When Jeanette Whitehead moved from Pensacola, Fla., to Northern Virginia five years ago, she wasn’t anticipating a major career shift, too. Trained as a nail technician in Florida, she found it difficult to break into the industry in Virginia, which requires significantly more training hours for license reciprocity. Faced with the prospect of additional training … Continued
The Honors Program has 50 Honors and Honors Option courses on the schedule for Spring 2025. We’re hoping this diversity of classes means that all exceptional NOVA students can experience an Honors course. Honors classes are smaller, seminar-style courses focused on research, experiential learning, academic rigor and leadership. You can find all Honors and Honors … Continued
Guaranteed Admission Agreements (GAAs) for the following institutions have recently been updated: Bridgewater College George Mason University Marymount University Regent University University of Virginia’s College at Wise – Nursing We encourage faculty and staff to review the documents to gain a better understanding of the eligibility criteria. As a reminder, a comprehensive list of GAAs … Continued
The Honors Program has 50 Honors and Honors Option courses on the schedule for Spring 2025. We’re hoping this diversity of classes means that all exceptional NOVA students can experience an Honors course. Honors classes are smaller, seminar-style courses focused on research, experiential learning, academic rigor and leadership. You can find all Honors and Honors … Continued
Guaranteed Admission Agreements (GAAs) for the following institutions have recently been updated: Bridgewater College George Mason University Marymount University Regent University University of Virginia’s College at Wise – Nursing We encourage faculty and staff to review the documents to gain a better understanding of the eligibility criteria. As a reminder, a comprehensive list of GAAs … Continued
In October, nine students from the NOVA-Woodbridge Campus Chapter of SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science), along with professors Sara Mendoza and Idalia Rodriguez, attended the annual National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference in Phoenix, Ariz. NDiSTEM is the largest multidisciplinary and multicultural conference in the country. The students … Continued
Effective Friday, November 15, NOVA’s Student Success Fund processing has been moved from the NOVA Foundation to the College’s Office of Financial Stability and Advocacy. The foundation will continue to fund this resource for our students, and has invested in a new digital platform, BEAM, through which students may apply, and applications and payments will … Continued
The Office of Auxiliary Services will offer a Zoom session for students regarding NOVA All Access, the new course material delivery system introduced at NOVA this fall. This session will be held today, November 19, from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. and is intended to help students better understand how to navigate the system. It … Continued
Representatives from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) participated in a recent Business Engagement and Career Services fair, where they shared information on the agency’s Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program. The SMART Scholarship is a unique education and workforce development opportunity for aspiring leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). … Continued
The Office of Academic Affairs will continue its monthly Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) webinar series for students on December 6 from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. These webinars aim to increase students’ awareness of CPL and empower them to make academic progress using their prior learning. Topics covered include potential time and cost savings … Continued
