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CATE Event: Incorporating research into teaching, March 26

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 05:00:31 +0000

The Center for Advancement of Teaching Excellence (CATE) invites you to “Incorporating Our Research into our Teaching: A Mini-Faculty Showcase of Teaching Excellence and Scholarly Expertise.” This event will be held in person on the Annandale Campus (CA-320) on March 26 from 1-2 p.m.

As content experts, faculty rarely get a chance to showcase their research or the ways it can inform our teaching (and others’)! Whether you are a faculty member who uses your own research in your classroom, or you are a faculty member who is interested in learning more about what your colleagues study, this is a chance to have an informal conversation about what we know a lot about and how that makes us better teachers. If you already use your research in the classroom, we would love for you to discuss how you do it, and what impact that has had on your teaching.

This is an in-person event. All faculty in all subject areas and on all campuses are welcome!

—Nathaniel Green, professor of history, Annandale Campus

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Join Us for Student Recital Week! Today and Saturday

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 05:00:36 +0000

It’s Recital Week! Join us at NOVA’s Alexandria and Annandale campuses to hear NOVA’s talented students’ final recitals of the year! All performances are free and open to the public.

Piano and chamber ensemble students of Dr. Kim, Thursday, April 27, 2 p.m., Annandale Campus, CM-203
Vocal students of Alexandria and Annandale, Saturday, April 29, 1 p.m., Alexandria Campus, AFA-118
Piano, Composition and Instrumental students of Alexandria, Saturday, April 29, 4 p.m., Alexandria Campus, AFA-118
Piano, Composition and Instrumental students of Annandale, Saturday, April 29, 7 p.m., Annandale Campus, CM-203

Submitted by:
Jonathan Kolm, AL-Music, JKolm@nvcc.edu

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Join Us for Student Recital Week! April 27 and 29

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 05:00:27 +0000

It’s Recital Week! Join us at NOVA’s Alexandria and Annandale campuses to hear NOVA’s talented students’ final recitals of the year! All performances are free and open to the public.

Piano and chamber ensemble students of Dr. Kim, Thursday, April 27, 2 p.m., Annandale Campus, CM-203
Vocal students of Alexandria and Annandale, Saturday, April 29, 1 p.m., Alexandria Campus, AFA-118
Piano, Composition and Instrumental students of Alexandria, Saturday, April 29, 4 p.m., Alexandria Campus, AFA-118
Piano, Composition and Instrumental students of Annandale, Saturday, April 29, 7 p.m., Annandale Campus, CM-203

Submitted by:
Jonathan Kolm, AL-Music, JKolm@nvcc.edu

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It’s Student Recital Week! Join Us to Enjoy Our Students’ Hard Work

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 05:00:44 +0000

It’s Recital Week! Join us at NOVA’s Alexandria and Annandale campuses to hear NOVA’s talented students’ final recitals of the year! All performances are free and open to the public.

Piano and chamber ensemble students of Dr. Kim, Thursday, April 27, 2 p.m., Annandale Campus, CM-203
Vocal students of Alexandria and Annandale, Saturday, April 29, 1 p.m., Alexandria Campus, AFA-118
Piano, Composition and Instrumental students of Alexandria, Saturday, April 29, 4 p.m., Alexandria Campus, AFA-118
Piano, Composition and Instrumental students of Annandale, Saturday, April 29, 7 p.m., Annandale Campus, CM-203

Submitted by:
Jonathan Kolm, AL-Music, JKolm@nvcc.edu

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Sarah Whitney Violin Recital with Loop Pedal, Tonight at 7:30

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 05:00:24 +0000

Join Boston based violinist Sarah Whitney as she concludes her residency at NOVA for an evening of violin music from Bach to the Beatles to Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham. This recital will also include a world premiere by NOVA music professor Jonathan Kolm. Praised by the Washington Post for her “marvelous violin acrobatics” Sarah has performed over 1,000 concerts around the world in solo and ensemble performances throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa and is dedicated to bringing fresh new ideas to classical music and empowering musicians to thrive.

Join us for Sarah Whitney Violin Recital with Loop Pedal, Friday, March 31, 7:30 p.m. Alexandria Campus (AFA-118). The concert is free and open to the public.

Submitted by:
Jonathan Kolm, AL-Music, JKolm@nvcc.edu

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Giving Thanks for Open Doors

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 06:00:28 +0000

As an icebreaker question, I was recently asked about a favorite Thanksgiving memory.

I shared the story of the time my family moved across country, from Milwaukee to Tampa, and one of my father’s new co-workers invited us all to his home for Thanksgiving. He had known my dad for only about two weeks, but even as a teenager, I could understand that he must have felt sorry that our family would be alone on the holiday. So, on Thanksgiving afternoon, we left our still partially-furnished new house, and my dad carefully navigated our pine green Ford station wagon to Mr. Diaz’s, in a place called Ybor City. I can only imagine the sight of four turkey-mashed potatoes-and-gravy Midwesterners carrying a pumpkin pie topped with Cool Whip into a Cuban family celebration overflowing with lechon asado, frijoles negros and fried plantains. But we were welcomed as if we were long-lost family members and enveloped by a new world of food, music and friends.

Musician Lionel Hampton once observed that “gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not the mind.” My appreciation for the extraordinary kindness of Mr. Diaz’s open door has grown ever warmer in my heart over the intervening decades.

This is the season for giving thanks, and I can never thank you enough for the doors you open every day for our students, colleagues and community. The grace and generosity, the talent and dedication, the care and compassion you bring to NOVA finds a place in all our hearts. Thank you!

I wish you a holiday filled with open doors that lead to the warmth of family and friends!

Anne

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NOVA to Reopen Today, March 30

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:00:42 +0000

The following communication was sent by President Kress to the College community following the campus closures on Tuesday due to bomb threats.

Dear NOVA Community,

Our Police Department has inspected NOVA’s campuses and worked with state and federal agencies to review the bomb threats we received today. The determination is that these threats were not credible. As a result, all NOVA campuses will reopen March 30.

NOVA Police continue to work with state and federal agencies to investigate and monitor the situation. I know you join me in thanking them for their dedication and expertise.

Please know that NOVA will always take immediate action if it faces a credible threat. Your safety is our priority.

The anonymous bomb threats against NOVA and colleges across the country are antithetical to the ideals and values that we hold dear and that drive our mission. I know our community stands strong and am grateful to you for your care and concern for each other and our college.

Your health and well-being in these stressful times are my top concern. As a reminder, if you need assistance or support, please reach out to the Office of Wellness and Mental Health. Students can also receive support through TimelyCare.

I look forward to seeing many of you this week on my campus visits and thank you, always, for your dedication to NOVA.

Sincerely,

Anne

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Woodbridge Provost Sam Hill to Retire

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:00:32 +0000

Woodbridge Provost Sam Hill has announced his retirement from NOVA at the end of spring semester, after a remarkable five-decade career in higher education. After earning his Master’s in Counseling from Gallaudet University, he spent the early years of his career working with deaf and hearing-impaired students before serving almost four decades in leadership roles at community colleges in Texas, Illinois and Virginia.

Dr. Hill joined NOVA in 2005 and has truly shaped the Woodbridge Campus into the heart of that community over his 17 years, including growing enrollment, adding to and updating the physical campus, expanding transfer and career programming and welcoming signature student support programs like Year Up.

Dr. Hill has become an integral part of the Woodbridge community during his tenure as provost, serving as a commissioner on the Prince William County Future 2030 Commission; and on the boards of Northern Virginia Family Services, the Prince William Chamber of Commerce, the Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center and the Greater Manassas/Prince William Center for the Arts, among others. He is a graduate of Lead Virginia, the Prince William County Citizens Police Academy and the FBI Citizens Academy at Quantico. Recognizing the significant role that the Marine Base at Quantico plays in the life of Prince William County, Dr. Hill has made serving and supporting student veterans a priority at Woodbridge.

It will be difficult to imagine our college without Dr. Hill, but I know you join me in congratulating him on a well-deserved retirement with much more time for his family and—as anyone who knows him can testify—more time for golf. Please look for announcements in the next weeks about opportunities to celebrate Dr. Hill and thank him for his almost two decades of exemplary leadership at NOVA.

NOVA will engage in a national search for the next Woodbridge provost, and I anticipate that this search will begin and be completed in the upcoming fall semester. Thus, I am seeking an interim provost for the Woodbridge Campus to serve from approximately June 1 through December 31.

The interim provost must hold a doctoral degree from a regionally-accredited institution and must have at least four years of progressive administrative responsibility, including program oversight, personnel supervision and budget management.

The interim provost will serve as a member of Administrative Council with all associated responsibilities and will report to the president. Acting pay, in accordance with VCCS policy, will be provided for the duration of this appointment.

NOVA employees who meet these qualifications, understand the requirements, and wish to be considered for the role of interim provost for the Woodbridge Campus should submit a one-page letter of interest to Corinne Hurst (churst@nvcc.edu) in the President’s Office no later than Friday, April 8, at 5 p.m. The interim provost for the Woodbridge Campus will be selected and appointed by the president from the pool of qualified individuals expressing interest.

Please Note: This announcement does not constitute or replace the full search for the NOVA Woodbridge provost. A national search based on the complete EWP for this position will be conducted by NOVA during fall 2022. If the interim provost meets all criteria outlined in the formal posting, this individual is eligible to apply. The expectation is that the successful candidate in the national search will begin their appointment as Woodbridge provost in January 2023.

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NOVA Stands Ready to Support Ukranian Students, Families

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:00:44 +0000

Last week, a member of the NOVA community reached out to me to ask why I had not issued a statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. All of us have watched this tragic event unfold in horror, and my heart goes out to the Ukrainian people and all impacted by the invasion. NOVA does not have a practice of issuing statements on international conflicts. However, this does not mean that we are not responding to the crisis as it impacts our students.

Since the beginning of the invasion, NOVA’s International Student Office has reached out to students from the region to offer support. In addition, recognizing the impact that any U.S. engagement in the conflict could have in our region, our Office of Military and Veteran Services is prepared to support students called into active duty and NOVA students in the families of active duty personnel. We also continue to promote TimelyCare mental health services for all students who need assistance, and Employee Assistance Program services for NOVA employees.

In the months ahead, should NOVA be asked by state and federal authorities to provide temporary emergency shelter for Ukrainian refugees, we will immediately step forward to do so, as we did last August for Afghan refugees.

Finally, like you, I have wondered what I could do to help; a friend shared this Charity Navigator list of reputable, results-driven organizations working on the ground in Ukraine and in the region providing humanitarian aid and relief.

Thank you for caring for and about our students and colleagues from and with family in Ukraine: this connection and empathy are what make our community special and bring hope in even the darkest hours.

Anne

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NOVA Stands With Bridgewater College and HBCUs Nationally

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 06:00:10 +0000

NOVA Stands With Bridgewater College and HBCUs Nationally

NOVA joins in mourning the loss of Bridgewater College Campus Police Officer John Painter and Campus Safety Officer J.J. Jefferson and decrying the threats to HBCUs across the country, including Bowie State University, Coppin State University, Howard University, Morgan State University and University of the District of Columbia.

Officers Painter and Jefferson died while protecting the Bridgewater College community from a senseless act of violence that shattered the campus’s sense of peace and safety. The officers’ heroism and sacrifice prevented the unimaginable. We send our deepest condolences to their families, whose lives are forever changed because officers Painter and Jefferson nobly put service above self, and to the Bridgewater College students, faculty and staff as they grieve this horrible loss. Our hearts are with them.

NOVA stands with the Bridgewater College community.

The nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities have experienced anonymous threats of violence that brought fear and disruption to their campuses. The legacy of scholarship and excellence that is at the heart of these institutions should be nurtured and protected, not derailed by cowardly, racist attacks. We know the strength of these institutions will not be moved.

NOVA stands with the students, faculty and staff at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Anne

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