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Liberal Arts Division
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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. |
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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.
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 srosadorodr@nvcc.edu 703.933.3974 Sean Nance Administrative Assistant to the Dean snance@nvcc.edu 703.845.6233 Jose Zalles II Administrative Assistant jzalles@nvcc.edu 703.845.6241 |
Olga Merkezas Administrative Assistant omerkezas@nvcc.edu 703.845.6242 Azza Ahmed Administrative Assistant azahmed@nvcc.edu 703.845.6241 Nasim Ali Administrative Assistant nali@nvcc.edu 703.845.6241 |
Assistant Deans
| Dr. Ivy Beringer Childhood Development, Human Services and Education iberinger@nvcc.edu Constance Elsberg Economics, Geography, Psychology and Sociology celsberg@nvcc.edu Elizabeth (Lisa) Hill Communication Design ehill@nvcc.edu Brenda Lewis-Holmes Communications Studies and Theatre blewisholmes@nvcc.edu Janice Hornyak English as a Second Language jhornyak@nvcc.edu Dr. Jonathan Kolm Music jkolm@nvcc.edu Sarah Raymond Photography sraymond@nvcc.edu |
Mike Waguespack English as a Second Language mwaguespack@nvcc.edu Bill Schran Fine Arts wschran@nvcc.edu Takako Shigehisa World Languages (including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Ancient Greek, Hindi, Japanese, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese) tshigehisa@nvcc.edu Jarrod Waetjen / Jon Burton Developmental English, English, Humanities, Linguistics, Philosophy and Religion jwaetjen@nvcc.edu Dr. Joseph Windham History, Political Science and Social Sciences jewindham@nvcc.edu |
Courses of Study/Programs:
- Communication Design
- Communication Studies and Theatre
- Developmental English
- Early Childhood Development
- Economics
- Education
- English
- English as a Second Language
- Fine Arts
- Geography
- History
- Human Services
- Humanities
- Music
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religion
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Counselor Certificate
- World Languages