Our new academic year begins August 22nd and your CST faculty are looking forward to working with you and facilitating your learning.

If you need CST credits to meet your general education requirements, consider these six options:

CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking – learn to stand and deliver and to appreciate oration. This is a great option for surviving upcoming election debates!

CST 110 Introduction to Communication is a survey course of the field of communication. The course includes interpersonal, small group, and public communication. A bit of everything.

CST 115 Small Group Communication is a terrific choice for those of you who work in teams, on committees, and on task forces. Practice your leadership skills and your ability to manage group dynamics.

CST 126 Interpersonal Communication is all about relationships: personal, social, and professional. Explore the importance of listening and conflict management skills.

CST 227 Business and Professional Communication is a terrific choice for business majors and those who aspire to work better with colleagues, clients, and customers. This course includes a discussion on crisis communication.

CST 229 Intercultural Communication is a favorite for health care majors and those who expect to work and socialize with those from other cultures. This course also fulfills a global studies requirement at GMU and several other universities.

I love word clouds and have become particularly enamored with Tagxedo.com and Youareyourwords.com

These are fun ways to create visual representations of a text. Have you any favorites?

I’m taking an online course to learn more about copyright and fair use law and practices. Have you any particular issues or concerns about these that I ought to explore?

NOVA police are offering a two-day course for women in self defense. The program is being offered July 7 and 14 from 8-12noon on the Annandale Campus. It is taught by certified Sexual Assault Free & Empowered (SAFE) instructors. Participants must register and must be able to attend both days. To register, contact Officer Tony Ong, tong@nvcc.edu.

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package.

“What food might this contain?” The mouse wondered – he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning: “There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!”

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, “Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it.”
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May 7-11 is the official teacher appreciation week. Thank your professor for all that s/he does for you this week.

Our office of institutional research tells me that we have 20,500 students enrolled for summer session. If you are one of them, congratulations and welcome.

Today I received the NOVA Super Prof Award. It is an honor sponsored by NOVA’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. CETL held a reception today.

Spring Fling 2012 Cirkus Cirkus is coming April 26 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Annandale Campus

Thank you to our admin support staff, especially Adrienne Raynor, Liberal Arts, AN. Stop in and thank her, CM 342.

April 25th is National Administration Professionals Day. For more information about this occasion, go to http://www.iaap-hq.org/events/apw