This Week @ NOVA Online – October 7, 2019

This Week @ NOVA– October 7, 2019
Your weekly source for information on NOVA Online Student Life! Check your VCCS student email for a full list of events from every campus! 

(Event dates are from October 7 – October 11, 2019)

*Tuesday – October Feature Film – Moonlight. A look at three defining chapters in the life of Chiron, a young black man growing up in Miami. His epic journey to manhood is guided by the kindness, support and love of the community that helps raise him. Watch and discuss this feature film in VSU during the month of October. 

*Tuesday – October Book Club Registration Begins –  This month we are reading, “Something Wicked This Way Comes” By Ray Bradbury. A 1962 dark fantasy novel about two 13-year-old best friends, Jim Nightshade and William Halloway, and their nightmarish experience with a traveling carnival that comes to their Midwestern town one October. Register HERE! 

*Friday – Webinar: Improve Your Concentration & Memory. 12pm-1pm. Learn about strategies that can help you to minimize distractions, stay on task longer, and maximize your memory recall. Register at least 24 hours in advance. 

*Friday – Webinar: BIO/NAS Medical Research. 3pm-3:30pm. In this 20-minute webinar, you’ll learn how to get started with your research for BIO 141/142 or NAS 150. Register Here. 

Ongoing: 

* Alcohol & Marijuana Wise Online Training – FREE! Develop protective behaviors for substance use and learn about alternative care methods. 25 Lucky participants in the program will be selected to receive a Rocket Book!! Sign up here 

* Diversity Edu FREE Online Training –  DiversityEdu is an online diversity & inclusion training course that seeks to teach students skills in addressing unconscious biases and stereotypical thinking. Register Here