Category Archives: NOVACares

Events, NOVACares, Sexual Assault Services, Uncategorized

The Clothesline Project at Alexandria Campus April 11 and 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On April 11 and 12th, NOVA Sexual Assault Services (SAS) visited the Alexandria Campus for the Clothesline Project. The Clothesline Project raises awareness of the impact of sexual assault and domestic violence. Shirts are created for display to show support for victims of sexual violence. Staff, students and community members were invited to create shirts to show support for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. NOVA SAS hopes to raise awareness on the issue of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, and dating/partner violence.
For two days, members of the Alexandria NOVA community created several unique and supportive messages on t-shirts. Students have created extraordinary shirts with empowering statements such as “Walk a mile in her shoes”, and “Boys will not be boys, but be held accountable for their actions!” The turnout for the Clothesline project at the Alexandria campus was amazing, over 30 shirts were created.

We are coming to a campus near you very soon. Please consider joining us to create an inspiring shirt to be displayed to help raise awareness on the issues of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, and dating/partner violence.

April 18th – April 19th Woodbridge Clothesline Project (9am-3pm)
April 25th – April 26th Loudoun Clothesline Project (9am-3pm)
April 27th – Manassas Clothesline Project (9am-3pm)

NOVA SAS is a free, confidential service that offers support to all member of the NOVA family, including students, faculty, staff and their immediate family members. If you or someone you know is dealing with cases of sexual violence, dating violence, or stalking, reach out to NOVA SAS via the free, 24-hour cell phone (703-338-0834) or at nova.sas@nvcc.edu.

 

 

Events, NOVACares, Sexual Assault Services, Uncategorized

Denim Day – College-Wide Event: April 26th! Wear Your Jeans!

NOVA CARES and NOVA SAS will be participating in this campaign. Join us!

For the past 18 years, Peace Over Violence has run its Denim Day campaign on a Wednesday in April in honor of Sexual Violence Awareness Month. The campaign was originally triggered by a ruling by the Italian Supreme Court where a rape conviction was overturned because the justices felt that since the victim was wearing tight jeans she must have helped her rapist remove her jeans, thereby implying consent. The following day, the women in the Italian Parliament came to work wearing jeans in solidarity with the victim. Peace Over Violence developed the Denim Day campaign in response to this case and the activism surrounding it. Since then, wearing jeans on Denim Day has become a symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes about sexual assault. In this rape prevention education campaign we ask community members, elected officials, businesses and students to make a social statement with their fashion by wearing jeans on this day as a visible means of protest against the misconceptions that surround sexual assault. This year’s Denim Day is April 26, 2017.

NOVACares, Resources, Uncategorized

Tip of the Week: Academic Counseling

The NOVACare’s website offers the opportunity to connect with several resources available to the NOVA community. If you feel you are falling behind in your classes, you can visit our website http://www.nvcc.edu/novacares/resources.html, and click the page “Academic Support Services”. Under that page you will find information on different types of academic services the campus has to offer. If you are a new student or have questions, a counselor will help guide you through the sometimes confusing administrative procedures and requirements. All NOVA campuses have counselors available by appointment or walk-in. If you cannot come to campus to meet with your advisor, Online Virtual Advising is available to you.  http://www.nvcc.edu/advising/index.html

NOVACares, Public Safety, Resources, Sexual Assault Services, Uncategorized

Tip of the Week: Sexual Assault Definition

Sexual assault is any sexual activity that is perpetrated against someone’s will or without explicit consent of the individual. These can include behaviors such as:
• Non-contact sexual offenses are unwanted or non-consensual sexual behaviors that do not involve touch, such as threats of sexual assault, exposing someone to or creating pornography, taking nonconsensual sexual photography or exposing someone to nudity.
• Sexual harassment encompasses any unwanted or unwelcome sexual advances or obscene remarks in the workplace or other professional or social situations such as the school setting.
• Sexual battery is non-consensual touching, without penetration, of the intimate parts of another.
NOVA Sexual Assault services (SAS) is available 24 hours by phone, email or text for any student, faculty and staff of the NOVA community. To contact a SAS coordinator for free confidential support, please call 703.338.0834 or email NOVA.SAS@nvcc.edu. For more information on sexual assault please visit us at http://www.nvcc.edu/novacares/sas/sexual-assault.html

NOVACares, Resources, Uncategorized

Tip of the Week: Disability Support Services at NOVA

NOVA is committed to ensuring all students have an opportunity to pursue a college education regardless of the presence or absence of a disability. No academically qualified student with a disability shall be denied access to or participation in the services, programs and activities of the College. Disabilities can include autism, Down-syndrome, learning disabilities, and many others.

If you have a disability for which you require accommodations, please visit the https://www.nvcc.edu/disability-services/index.html

For more information about autism resources, please visit http://www.nvcc.edu/novacares/resources.html and click on the Autism Spectrum tab.

Mental Health Resources, NOVACares, Resources, Uncategorized

Tip of the Week: 3.27.17 Counseling Referrals

Although Northern Virginia Community College does not provide campus-based mental health services for students, NOVACares has created a database of mental health professionals available throughout the Northern Virginia, DC, Maryland area who are licensed to provide psychotherapy and medication management. Our Mental Health Provider Database allows you to search for a provider by discipline, specialty, gender identification, insurances accepted, location and public transportation accessibility. The Mental Health Provider Home Page also includes information about how to choose a therapist and offers information and resources for addressing grief, substance abuse, veterans’ concerns and LGBTQ support. For more information about The Mental Health Provider Home Page, please click the following link http://nvcc.rints.com/. To find more about available NovaCares services, visit us at www.nvcc.edu/novacares/resources.html

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NOVACares, Sexual Assault Services, Uncategorized

TIP OF THE WEEK

TIP OF THE WEEK:
Consent is a voluntary and sober agreement to engage in every step of a sexual activity. The absence of a verbal “no” does not indicate consent. If consent is not present then a sexual assault has been committed. Individuals who are intoxicated cannot give consent. If permission to have sexual activity is gained through force, imbalance of power, coercion, threat of violence or is perpetrated against someone who is not able to give consent, because that individual is sleep, incapacitated, unconscious, legally intoxicated or a minor, consent is not actually given.
For more information about consent please visit http://www.nvcc.edu/novacares/sas/sexual-assault.html. To contact a 24 hour NOVA Sexual Assault Services coordinator for free confidential support, please call 703.338.0834 or email NOVA.SAS@nvcc.edu.