For spring 2025, the hours for NOVA’s bookstores, bookstore cafes and Nighthawk Cafés (cafeterias) will be: January 21 thru January 31 Bookstores will be open Monday thru Thursday, 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Friday (January 24 and 31), 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday (January 25), 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Nighthawk Cafés (cafeterias) at … Continued
As you continue into the semester, we want to remind you that the Office of the Ombuds is here to support you. If faculty/staff, administrators, students or affiliates of NOVA are reluctant to formally report a situation, the Office of the Ombuds can serve as a confidential, neutral and independent resource to address: Student issues (e.g., … Continued
NOVA Libraires was accepted into VIVA’s Curriculum Driven Acquisitions (CDA) Program for 2024-25 to assist students with lowering textbook costs. For the full list of 114 textbooks purchased by the program, please visit the LibGuide. VIVA, which stands for the Virtual Library of Virginia, is the consortium of nonprofit academic libraries within Virginia. The CDA … Continued
One of the deliverables identified in the report out from the fall semester listening sessions was the creation of a new “look back” report we’re calling the Semester Look Back. This report analyzes the previous semester’s enrollment. The Office of Strategic Insights has completed this new report, and the Fall 2024 Semester Look Back is … Continued
January 2025 has been unusually cold with many days falling below normal temperatures. Whether you’re heading out for errands, commuting or simply spending time outdoors, proper preparation is key to staying safe and comfortable. Dressing Warm: Layering for Comfort and Protection Extremely cold air can be dangerous, leaving people susceptible to frostbite and hypothermia (for … Continued
I have received a couple questions about last week’s Code Purple. I responded to those asking the questions but thought that the full NOVA community might also be interested. NOVA has had a color-coded closure announcement system for several years. Some history: on January 16, 2024, the first day of last spring semester classes, I … Continued
The Daily Flyer has returned for 2025! We are running two issues (Tuesday and Thursday) this week and next; and then we will be back to our daily publication schedule beginning Tuesday, January 21. At that time, we will also embark on Phase Two of our Daily Flyer reno. You will recall that in Phase One, … Continued
In the spring of 2024, an ad hoc committee, co-chaired by academic deans Maggie Emblom-Callahan (MSTB) and Jay Steere (LASS), reviewed and revised NOVA’s current Academic Integrity Policy and Procedures. They presented their revisions to academic deans over the summer, and Academic Affairs incorporated the deans’ suggestions and made process clarifications before sending the proposed … Continued
As the demand for online education continues to grow, Northern Virginia Community College is committed to delivering the highest quality in both asynchronous and synchronous online learning. With increasingly complex guidelines from the Department of Education and a competitive higher education landscape, NOVA recognizes the need to advance its online education offerings to meet and … Continued
As the demand for online education continues to grow, Northern Virginia Community College is committed to delivering the highest quality in both asynchronous and synchronous online learning. With increasingly complex guidelines from the Department of Education and a competitive higher education landscape, NOVA recognizes the need to advance its online education offerings to meet and … Continued
