May 9, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Youths are creating a vision of community through art

#arts, #community events, #higher education, #schools, #youths
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Some of the students involved in the GMU art project with Officer Kathleen O’Leary (center).  Local residents are invited to a community dialogue and pop-up art exhibit on the theme “Youth Re-imagining Community” May 3 at the DarAl-Hijrah Islamic Center in Seven Corners. The event, hosted by the Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community … Continued

Stuart Foundation helps students go to college

#higher education, #schools, #Stuart High School, #volunteers, #youths

Some of the Stuart High School graduates who received scholarships from the Stuart Educational Foundation. Hundreds of Stuart High School graduates from lower-income families were given an opportunity to attend college thanks to the help they got from the Stuart Educational Foundation. Since the foundation was created 10 years ago, it has raised nearly $900,000 … Continued

Local student wins big

#education, #Falls Church High School, #higher education, #immigration, #youths
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Radford University’s Student Management Investment Portfolio Organization. Giancarla Rojas is in the bottom row on the right. Falls Church High school graduate and “dreamer” Giancarla Rojas Mendoza is the member of a Radford University team that won first place in a national investment competition. Two years ago, Rojas, then 18, was struggling to afford college, … Continued

Glasgow Middle School is National Demonstration site for AVID

#Glasgow Middle School, #higher education, #schools
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Glasgow Middle School has again been designated a National Demonstration School by AVID, reports Principal Shawn DeRose Dec. 7. The AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program provides extra support to students in kindergarten through postsecondary education aimed at motivating underperforming students to consider going to college and prepare to succeed once they get their. Glasgow … Continued

NVCC offers lots of flexible options for working adults

#higher education, #NOVA, #schools

While most people are familiar with Northern Virginia Community College’s role in providing two-years of affordable higher education  to recent high school graduates, they might not appreciate the NVCC’s extensive programs for busy adults. Working professionals can complete a degree or certificate at the Annandale campus by taking classes on weekends or weeknights, supplemented with … Continued

NVCC leaders getting new offices

#higher education, #NOVA, #redevelopment

A rendering the Brault Building by the Cole & Denny architectural firm. The renovation of the old Brault building on the corner of Little River Turnpike and Wakefield Chapel Road on the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College is expected to be completed Sept. 1, 2015. The NVCC staff members displaced by the renovation … Continued

Virginia immigrant youths can now pay in-state tuition for higher education

#higher education, #immigration, #state government
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Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has determined that undocumented immigrants youths who meet certain requirements are considered as having “Virginia domicile,” which means they are eligible for in-state tuition at the state’s colleges and universities. Herring made the announcement April 29 at the Alexandria campus of Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC). The ruling applies to … Continued

Immigrant students sue for right to pay in-state college tuition

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NOVA student Giancarla Rojas Mendoza and Tim Freilich of the Legal Aid Justice Center. Giancarla Rojas Mendoza, 18, worked really hard as a student at Falls Church High School and planned to attend George Mason University, majoring in economics and political science. But when she learned she would have to pay the out-of-state tuition rate, … Continued

NOVA offers new Fridays-only classes

#higher education, #NOVA, #parking

NOVA’s Annandale campus. The Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) will offer a new Fridays-only degree program “for students who are seeking a flexible and convenient option toward achieving an associate degree,” the college announced June 24. The new program “is designed for students who have work or family obligations and need flexibility,” … Continued

New task force will address student parking on streets near NVCC

#Braddock District, #higher education, #neighborhood groups, #NOVA, #parking, #traffic

NVCC students park along Wakefield Chapel Road. Northern Virginia Community College President Robert Templin plans to appoint a college task force and an Annandale committee to consider alternatives to the student parking fee system. The task force will present recommendations to the NVCC College Board in March. The proposal will then be submitted to the … Continued

NOVA career training programs essential to region’s economic growth

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NOVA President Robert Templin (left) speaks to the Committee of 100. Next to him is the committee’s president, David Huddleston. Whether the Northern Virginia economy will to continue to grow depends on the ability of  Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) to train enough “middle-tier, highly skilled, high tech-savvy employees” to meet companies’ workforce needs. That’s … Continued