NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Annandale Campus

Lisa R. O'Quinn, Ed.D.
Credit Program Developer

I administer the Cooperative Education Internship Program (Co-op) and facilitate the delivery of credit and non-credit courses at private corporations, federal agencies and small businesses.

A Partner with the Business Community

When you picture Northern Virginia Community College you might think of the ways we serve Northern Virginia area through our associate degree and certificate programs and non-credit continuing education courses. Did you know that we also maintain partnerships with business and industry training workers in the latest information systems technology skills, and other professional development areas such as business management, administrative support technology, computer science, communications and marketing.

We are currently engaged in partnerships with several government agencies and private corporations. We can offer any number or combination of courses, degrees or certificates at corporate locations in convenient six, eight, twelve or sixteen week formats.

If your company wants to offer training or credit courses please contact me via phone at 703-323-3164 or via email at loquinn@nvcc.edu

The Cooperative Education Program

Employers
Employers may access information about the Cooperative Education Program at http://www.nvcc.edu/annandale/business/coop/. If employers have internship openings I ask that they email me job descriptions at loquinn@nvcc.edu

coop Once they have secured all the materials listed on the “Co-op Checklist” and have secured an internship they may contact me at 703-323-3164. I ask that they provide me with their employer information (name and address of employer, phone number, and email address) at least 30 days before the last day of class prior to the semester for which you want me to register for co-op.

Research Interests and Favorite Links:

Publications
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/winter53/Quinn54.htm

Distance Learning
http://www.adec.edu/online-resources.html
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/home.html
http://www.ed.psu.edu/acsde/

Adult/Higher Education and Self Directed Learning
http://www.aaace.org
http://odin.indstate.edu/level1.dir/adultlrn.html
http://www.webcrawler.com/education/adult_and_continuing_education/organizations/

NON-PROFIT ANIMAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT CARE FOR ANIMALS:

Ten Commandments for Animal Parents from the Heritage Human Society, Williamsburg, VA
http://www.heritagehumanesociety.com/education/living_with_your_pet.htm#ten_commandments_for_pet_owners

Cornell University Feline Health Center

The Feline Health Center is a veterinary medical specialty center devoted to improving the health and well-being of cats everywhere by:

Finding ways of preventing and curing diseases of cats by conducting and sponsoring breakthrough feline health studies
Educating veterinarians and cat owners about feline health by providing timely medical information and by promoting public understanding and awareness of feline issues
Aiding veterinarians when new or unknown feline diseases occur.
The Center is dependent upon donations. Help them find cures and ways to treat diseases and conditions that may affect your cat. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc
Become a member and receive their monthly newsletter http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/membership.htm

ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
Join their guardian program; contribute to life saving animal programs. All it takes is a small monthly contribution to make
a difference. All donations are tax deductible http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=donate

The Humane Society of the United States
http://www.hsus.org/

Noah's Wish
Noah's Wish is an organization that shelters and protects animals in natural disasters.
http://www.noahswish.org/

ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ANIMAL ADOPTIONS:

The Fairfax County Humane Society
http://www.hsfc.org/

Labrador Retriever Rescue, Inc.
http://www.lrr.org/

The Feline Foundation of Greater Washington:
http://www.ffgw.org/

Basset Rescue of Old Dominion
http://www.brood-va.org/

Washington Animal Rescue League
http://www.warl.org/

A Web-page devoted to Animal Rescue Organizations
http://www.paw-rescue.org/others.html

Northern Virginia Cocker Spaniel Rescue, OBG
http://www.cockerspanielrescue.com

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