On October 26, NOVA sent a delegation of students (primarily Honors Program students) to the U.S. Department of State (DOS) to attend the John C. Whitehead Conference on Diplomacy. The first conference of its kind, the DOS hosted students from across the country who are interested in learning about careers in diplomacy. NOVA students were joined by college students from 23 different states, including a … Continue reading NOVA Goes to the State Department
With over 40 in attendance, new Honors Program students received their Honors pin at the September 22 Pinning Ceremony hosted by the Loudoun Campus. President Scott Ralls welcomed the students as did Loudoun Provost Julie Leidig, Associate Vice President for Academic Services Sheri Robertson and the Honors Program Coordinator Stacy Rice. The campus Honors chairs pinned their respective inductees. There were 54 new inductees into the Honors Program. A recent graduate from … Continue reading Honors Program Pinning Ceremony
The 44th annual conference of the Southern Regional Honors Council (SRHC) under the theme of “The Magic of Honors” took place in Orlando, Florida, March 31 to April 2. The annual conference provides an outstanding opportunity for NOVA’s Honors students to interact with fellow Honors students from institutions across the Southeast. Moreover, such a conference permits the dissemination of Honors student research and creative work and sharing … Continue reading Faculty and Honors Students Represent NOVA at SRHC 2016
On April 11, a group of Dr. Walerian Majewski’s Honors students attended the national meeting of the American Physical Society in Baltimore. The meeting brought together physicists and students in astrophysics, gravitational physics, nuclear physics and particle physics to share new research and insights at sessions on dark matter, black holes, cosmic rays, cosmology and the Higgs particle. NOVA students attended a session on dark … Continue reading Majewski’s Students Present to Physics Community
Honors Program Scholarship recipient Maria Vera-Alvarez received a high honor over spring break when she was one of only 13 students from seven different colleges across the U.S. to be chosen to travel to Micronesia and Mexico this summer to work on endangered language revitalization projects. This grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation to Dr. K. David Harrison at Swarthmore College and Professor Brook … Continue reading Honors Program Congratulates Student on Unique Opportunity
The Loudoun Campus and NOVA’s Honors Program is proud to congratulate Allan Edzii for being selected as a Gold Scholar for the Coca-Cola 2015 Community College Academic Team, a program sponsored by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation and administered by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK). His selection was based on the score earned in the All-USA Community College Academic Team competition. More than 1,700 applications were … Continue reading Loudoun Congratulates Gold Scholar Allan Edzii
The Manassas Honors Program hosted the annual spring Welcome Back Reception January 26. Current and potential Honors students mingled with Honors faculty and discussed upcoming Honors events, classes and benefits of joining the program. Manassas Honors chair Rebecca Hayes opened the reception with congratulatory remarks to the upcoming Honors Program graduates who will complete the program and graduate from NOVA this May. College-wide Honors Coordinator … Continue reading Honors Program Spring Welcome Back Reception
On January 15, Annandale Honors hosted a Welcome Back event for all Honors Program students and students currently enrolled in an Honors course. The event began with a welcome from Dr. Paul Fitzgerald, Annandale Honors chair, and a light reception. College-wide Honors Chair Stacy Rice (LO) opened the presentations with a brief speech followed by a transfer session held by Annandale Transfer Counselor Jennifer Nelson. … Continue reading Annandale Honors Hosted Welcome Back Event
