Professors Indigo Eriksen (WO) and Karen Murph (AN) led a delightful hike in Great Falls this past Saturday, February 10. A total of 15 students joined the 11-mile walk along the C&O Trail for the first spring hike for NOVA’s Walk in the Woods program, created by Professor Eriksen. To sign up for future hikes, … Continued
The spring semester is in full swing at NOVA, and so is our Esports program! At Spring 2024 tryouts, more than 80 students engaged in highly competitive team exercises to determine who would be added to our rosters for Valorant, Valorant Violet (an all-women’s team), League of Legends, Overwatch 2 and Rocket League. Decisions were finalized … Continued
On Friday, January 12, Fairfax County’s Department of Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS), members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and leaders from Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) came together to proclaim Tuesday, January 16, 2024, a National Day of Racial Healing in the County. The proclamation event officially recognized the partnership between NCS and … Continued
The Loudoun Campus and NOVA SySTEMic are thrilled to announce that the December 2 STEM Day event was an overwhelming success! With a record-breaking 350 families in attendance, guests were able to engage in hands-on activities facilitated by NOVA faculty and staff, as well as several non-profit community groups. From robotics and life sciences to … Continued
I am delighted to share that the Personnel Services Committee has recommended three faculty members for the President’s Sabbatical, and that committee’s recommendations have been accepted by my office. Congratulations to the following outstanding NOVA faculty: Professor Robyn Russo (English), who will be conducting interview-based research with professional writers and faculty experienced in implementing public … Continued
On Wed. Nov. 15, Joshua Bruce and Steve Lessner held the “Check Your Technique: Hip Hop Writing Workshop 2.0” at the Annandale Campus. This interactive workshop allowed faculty, staff and student participants to explore various rappers’ techniques of writing, invention and delivery. They also learned to analyze rap lyrics to identify poetic elements. During these … Continued
In a captivating convergence of journalistic legacy and contemporary discourse, the Alexandria Campus recently hosted Courtland Milloy, esteemed Washington Post columnist and a relative of the late Dr. Joe Windham, a beloved professor who taught history for many years on NOVA’s Alexandria Campus prior to his death in December 2014. Milloy is a seasoned storyteller, … Continued
Over the course of the weekend, the NOVA Esports Program participated in a grueling Local Area Network (LAN) competition, sending three teams as part of the Mid-Atlantic Esports Conference (MAEC) Playoffs, named the Game Gym Winter Games 2023, which concluded the Fall semester regular season. Players from the Valorant, Rocket League and League of Legends … Continued
NOVA’s Office of Student Affairs hosted a conference for parenting students at the Annandale Campus’s Ernst Community Cultural Center on November 30. The event served to amplify the voices of NOVA’s student parent population, facilitating discussions on the array of resources available at the College for students who are also parents. Last year’s inaugural conference, … Continued
NOVA’s Police Department participated in the second Veterans 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on November 8 in honor of Veterans Day. This event was hosted by the Office of Military and Veteran Services at NOVA’s Alexandria Campus. Faculty, staff and students represented branches of our military and participated in this competitive event. NOVA Police was honored to … Continued
