Today’s topic is the President’s Office NOVAnet Sharepoint site. A number of the anonymous questions I received for this month’s office hour Zoom can be answered by documents posted on the President’s Office NOVAnet Sharepoint site, so I wanted to call your attention to this resource. My office posts memos and reports to this site … Continued
Today’s topic is the new policy development process. In the fall of 2022, I outlined a new process for policy development at NOVA; and since that time, my office has worked with members of the College Senate to ensure that it aligned with the senate’s own internal process. As I noted in the fall, the … Continued
Today’s topic is NOVA’s commitment to inclusive excellence. With the start of the new year, our Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has a full calendar of engaging, impactful programming that supports our recently updated mission: Northern Virginia Community College provides equitable access to affordable and exceptional higher education and workforce programs, transforming the lives … Continued
Today’s topic is our next strategic plan. Welcome to 2023! NOVA’s current plan, Pathway to the American Dream, runs through the end of this year, and I’m asking for your help and participation in developing our next strategic plan. Specifically, I’m seeking college community members to engage in a process to define the goals and … Continued
Today’s topic is a list of more than 100 of your favorite reads of 2022! I am delighted today to share the incredibly diverse, vibrant and entertaining NOVA 2022 Updated Book List and want to thank you for sending in your favorite titles. From current affairs to history, science fiction to mystery—with some young adult … Continued
Today’s topic is your best book of the year. What is one of the best books you read this year? It doesn’t need to be a book published this year or even this century. It doesn’t need to be from an academic press. It doesn’t need to have won awards. The only criteria are that … Continued
Today is #GivingTuesday, an opportunity to support the many nonprofits that support and strengthen our communities. Every year, NOVA faculty and staff have made significant contributions to the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC), and I encourage you to use this year’s #GivingTuesday to donate to the CVC. This is the one statewide activity each year … Continued
Today’s topic is a follow-up on the surveys over the past two weeks on NOVA’s values and mission statement. First, our values. You were asked to vote up or down on the five values that emerged from the thoughts you shared on the ThoughtExchange. These were (in alpha order): Care, Excellence, Inclusion, Integrity and Respect. … Continued
Today’s topic is a follow-up on the mission statement ThoughtExchange (TE). My thanks to the 86 of you who offered suggestions and/or rated suggested revisions to the proposed draft mission statement. Much of the initial draft resonated with the respondents, with several voicing support for the statement as is. However, some of you offered suggestions … Continued
Today’s topic is a follow-up on the ThoughtExchange (TE) on NOVA’s values. The mission statement TE drew 94 different thoughts in response the question, “What do you believe are the key values that should guide and ground what is most important to the NOVA community?” and our community also provided almost 2,200 ratings. As a … Continued
