This is National Nurse’s Week, and NOVA has a lot to be proud of in its nursing and healthcare graduates. Lisa McKean graduated from NOVA’s Nursing program in May 2019, passed the NCLEX (the Nursing licensure exam) in June and started working on a hospital Medical-Surgical unit in July. As a student, she was 2018-19 … Continued
Each year, nearly 21 million blood components are transfused in American hospitals. This means that every day about 36,000 units of red blood cells, almost 7,000 units of platelets and 10,000 units of plasma are needed and used to treat cancer patients, car-accident victims, premature babies, burn victims and other patients. Sadly, only three percent … Continued
COVID-19 is really cramping the style of sports fans! However, Loudoun Student Life received an exciting update recently! Nighthawks Rugby has been invited to participate in the Capital Rugby Union’s Collegiate Division 2 Conference. NOVA is the only community college program that will play at the D2 level in the region, and this marks a … Continued
Filipino-Asian singing star, Claire Cee, otherwise known as Carol Banawa, has had a long career in the music industry spanning decades. She started singing at eight years old and was discovered during a children’s contest. She signed with her first record company IVORY Records in Manila at 13. Then from 1997 until 2003, she joined … Continued
Students from NOVA’s Man-up and WISE mentorship programs are among many who have received NOVA Scholarships and acceptance into their desired institution. In these important mentorship programs, we focus on scholarship application and encouraging students to achieve the GPA necessary to make sure that they are able to compete with other qualified applicants. Some of … Continued
Faiz Adem, Judith Obregon and Reham Elsayed of Northern Virginia Community College were among the 50 recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s prestigious Community College Transfer Scholarship. The highly-competitive national scholarship will provide these three outstanding NOVA students with up to $40,000 a year to complete their bachelor’s degree. Faiz Adem believes that “when … Continued
In recognition of NOVA’s commitment to supporting students who wish to practice their religious beliefs, NOVA Muslim students are seeking the support of faculty, staff and administrators as they observe the Holy Month of Ramadan, which began on Thursday evening, April 23 and will end the evening of Saturday, May 23. Ramadan is considered one … Continued
This year, due to COVID-19, we were unable to hold our student art show on campus. We decided to move the entire show online and received hundreds of artwork entries! Anyone can visit our show. Juried awards will be announced on the website and on our department Instagram account @AnnandaleArtsNova on Monday, April 27th. Stay … Continued
Made possible through a dynamic partnership between NOVA’s Music Department on the Alexandria Campus and the The United States Air Force Band, please take a moment to enjoy this beautiful saxophone duet by NOVA student Breane Evans and Professor Ricky Parrell. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LomKesW-d8SGuyTvWtb8fwRd5BgBX3i7/view Greame Evans is a freshman Music major who is grateful for this positivity … Continued
Jade Garnett is currently a first-year, non-traditional student taking 15 credits and double majoring in Computer Science and math at NOVA. She is a standing SGA (Student Government Association) senator, member of the Alexandria Forum Council and is completing a work study program at the Technology Innovation in Learning and Teaching Center. She is a … Continued
