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Liberal Arts Division - Alexandria
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Dr. Jimmie McClellan |
Welcome to the Liberal Arts Division, the largest academic division at NOVA. The liberal arts are the disciplines or branches of knowledge concerned with man and his culture, and thus help us to explore and understand what it means to be human. Such an understanding is important in an age that increasingly emphasizes technology and demands a faster pace. |
The Division offers a broad range of disciplines and courses taught in a variety of traditional and technological formats by teachers who are among the very best. We offer a complete array of English courses, from entry-level ESL to specialized literature courses; 12 different foreign languages (including Arabic, Hindi, Vietnamese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Ancient Greek and Latin), supported by a multimedia Language Center (Room AA160); and a wide variety of history, social science, philosophy, religion, communications, music, fine arts and photography courses.
Our peer-tutoring program (for ESL and Developmental English) and our Writing Assistance Center (in Room AA340) offer support with your written coursework.
Our Honors Program gives qualified students the opportunity to explore subject matter in greater depth in seminar atmospheres.
Finally, a relatively new program feature within this division is International Area Studies (in Latin American, Chinese, Japanese, and African-American Studies), which enables you to concentrate your studies in one of four areas combining the studies of history, literature, language, even economics and psychology.
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Location:
Room AA 252
3001 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 703.845.6241 or x6242
Division Dean
Dr. Jimmie McClellan
Assistant Dean of Liberal Arts
Jean Braden
Administrative Staff
| Sam Rosado Rodriguez Office Manager nvrodrs@nvcc.edu 703.933.3974 Azza Ahmed Administrative Assistant azahmed@nvcc.edu 703.845.6241 |
Olga Merkezas Administrative Assistant omerkezas@nvcc.edu 703.845.6242 Nasim Ali Administrative Assistant nali@nvcc.edu 703.845.6241 Jose Zalles II Administrative Assistant jzalles@nvcc.edu 703.845.6241 |
Assistant Deans
| Dr. Jim Baer, AD History and Political Science jbaer@nvcc.edu Dr. Ivy Beringer, AD Childhood Development / Human Services / Education iberinger@nvcc.edu Jon Burton, AD English jburton@nvcc.edu Constance Elsberg Economics / Geography / Psychology / Social Sciences / Sociology celsberg@nvcc.edu Elizabeth (Lisa) Hill, AD Communication Design ehill@nvcc.edu Brenda Lewis-Holmes, AD Communications Studies and Theatre blewisholmes@nvcc.edu Janice Hornyak English as a Second Language jhornyak@nvcc.edu |
Wendy Matthews Music wmatthews@nvcc.edu Sarah Raymond, AD Photography sraymond@nvcc.edu Mike Waguespack English as a Second Language mwaguespack@nvcc.edu Bill Schran, AD Fine Arts wschran@nvcc.edu Takako Shigehisa, AD World Languages (including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Ancient Greek, Hindi, Japanese, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese) tshigehisa@nvcc.edu Jarrod Waetjen Developmental English / Humanities / Philosophy / Religion jwaetjen@nvcc.edu Kathy Wax, AD Developmental English. Humanities, Philosophy and Religion nvwaxxk@nvcc.edu |
Courses of Study/Programs:
- Anthropology and Sociology
- Communication Design
- Communication Studies and Theatre
- Developmental Reading and Writing
- Early Childhood Development
- Economics
- English Composition and Literature
- English as a Second Language
- Fine Arts
- Geography
- History
- Humanities
- Library Technology
- Learning Communities
- Linguistics
- Music
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religion
- Social Science
- Sociology
- Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Counselor Certificate
- Women's Center
- World Languages