Author Archives: egilliam

Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992. After medical school and a brief general practice, Jemison served in … Continue reading →

Starting in Fall 2018, all of NOVA’s college-level math courses (those starting with the MTH prefix) will be revised or replaced. This is a statewide change put in place to improve transferability and improve success. New Course Numbers and More … Continue reading →

Special Testing Hours   Alexandria Testing Center    703.845.6052

Monday – Thursday 8:30- 8:00 p.m. Friday 8:30-4:00 p.m. Saturday 8:30-3:30 p.m. Visit the testing website for specific details www.nvcc.edu/alexandria/testing    

Put out your birdfeeders and start leaving snacks for other animals such as squirrels, rabbits, ducks, and deer. Start taking walks. It’s good for your circulation, and it also gives you a chance to step outside and enjoy the warmer … Continue reading →

  Diversity is our history.

  Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers … Continue reading →

 Martin Luther King, Jr.: The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice