Tag: NOVA
NOVA hosts a pottery sale
Just in time for Mothers’ Day, the Clay Club at Northern Virginia Community College is hosting a pottery sale with bargain prices on Wednesday, April 24. The sale will be held outside on the first-floor patio of the CA Building on the Annandale Campus, 8333 Little River Turnpike, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. If it’s raining, the … Continued
Man arrested for two brutal sexual assaults in Annandale
Police arrested a man for two brutal sexual assaults last week in Annandale. The perpetrator of both crimes is “a monstrous 23-year-old man whose crimes in Fairfax County are both abhorrent and inhumane,” Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said at a March 25 press briefing. Kevin Lopez-Altan, of Annandale, was charged with a … Continued
NOVA offers free classes to HS graduates
Northern Virginia Community College is offering free summer classes for graduating seniors who are considering enrolling in NOVA. The JumpStart2NOVA program allows high school graduates to take one three-credit course and NOVA’s one-credit College Success Skills course with no tuition cost. Twelve three-credit courses are available, including art appreciation, quantitative reasoning, principles of psychology, and … Continued
Community members donate supplies for Afghan refugees
Local residents bring donations for Afghan refugees at NOVA. Community members came out in force Aug. 21 to help Afghan refugees sheltered at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale. The refugees were among the few able to catch a flight out of Kabul as the Taliban took over the country.
New Virginia program offers free community college tuition to lower-income students
Northam signs legislation enacting the G3 program. Students from low and middle-income households in Virginia are now eligible for free tuition at community colleges in certain high-demand fields. Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation March 29 at the Alexandria campus of Northern Virginia Community College creating the “Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back” (G3) initiative.
NOVA offers free online summer courses to rising high school seniors
The NOVA Annandale campus: The buildings are closed but learning continues online. [NOVA] Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is offering free summer courses to approximately 70,000 rising high school seniors. The courses run from June 1 to July 15. High School students can attend up to two courses tuition free and earn college credit – … Continued
NOVA grad donates $1 million to the NOVA Foundation
Howe When Debra Coffman Howe was a nursing student at Northern Virginia Community College and struggling to afford the tuition, she was helped by an anonymous donor. Now she’s a healthcare executive and committed $1 million to the college, the NOVA Foundation announced April 2. Howe’s gift supplements her existing endowed scholarship fund for NOVA … Continued
Virginia governor declares state of emergency as coronavirus spreads
Gov. Northam speaks at a coronavirus briefing. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency March 12, as the number of people who test positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to grow. That declaration allows the governor to ease regulatory rules and more easily coordinate with federal officials. In addition, Northam said, large state-run conferences and events … Continued
Gov. Northam proposes free community college
Gov. Northam speaks at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale. [Office of Gov. Ralph Northam] Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam visited Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale campus, Dec. 12, where he announced a proposal to provide free community college tuition to low and middle-income students who pursue careers in high-demand fields. The governor’s budget proposal will … Continued
Former NOVA president, Richard Ernst, dies
Richard J. Ernst [NVCC] The following information is from the NVCC website and an obituary in the Washington Post. Richard J. Ernst, who was president of Northern Virginia Community College for 30 years and built the school into the state’s largest institution of higher education, died Aug. 15 at a retirement facility in Springfield. Ernst … Continued
NOVA invites public to 50th anniversary ceremony
The Pruitt farmhouse. Northern Virginia Community College invites NOVA alumni and the public to a Heritage Celebration Sept. 22, at 10:30 a.m., on the “Historic Site” on the Annandale Campus. That site, where the original Pruitt family farmhouse once stood, is next to the CM building. NOVA President Scott Ralls will dedicate interpretive signage at … Continued
Annandale Rotary Club forges close relationship with Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale Rotary Past President Jim McConville presents a check to NVCC Rotaract Faculty Advisor Jacintha Jayatilake. Also pictured, left to right: Provost Pam Hilbert, Jennifer Sayasithsena, Jennifer Winters, and JoAnn Short. The Annandale Rotary Club has donated $300 to the Rotaract Club at the Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale campus to support the club’s food … Continued
Environmental Film Festival Oct. 31
Here’s something fun to do on Halloween that doesn’t involve dressing up or pumpkins – Attend the free Environmental Film Festival at the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College. It’s Oct. 31, 1-4:30 p.m., in the Ernst Center. NOVA and the Fairfax County Restoration Project invite the public to “learn about a brighter environmental future … Continued
NOVA president to strengthen community partnerships
Ralls Residents who live near the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) brought up the familiar complaints about parking, traffic, and pedestrian safety at the Wakefield NVCC Community Forum March 1. NOVA President Scott Ralls promised to address those issues, but he also described some of the changes he’s bringing to the college. … Continued
Free legal clinic for veterans March 4 in Annandale
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is sponsoring a free legal clinic for veterans at the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College on March 4. The clinic is 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in Building CA, Conference Room III, 8333 Little River Turnpike. Veterans and their partners who need help with wills, powers of attorney, advanced medical … Continued