We extend our heartfelt gratitude for your dedication and compassion. Anticipation fills the air as we embark on another journey toward academic excellence, innovation, and service in the coming year.
Please be advised that NOVA will suspend all operations from 8:00 a.m. to noon during the convocation ceremony, ensuring that all members of our community can attend.
Friday, August 16, 2024
Convocation
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Lunch
11:30 a.m. – Noon
Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center
Annandale Campus
8333 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, Virginia 22003
Registration is closed.
Alexandria Campus
Fine Arts Building Room 234
Annandale Campus
Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center
Brault and Pender
Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center
Loudoun Campus
Waddell Theater
Medical Campus
MEC Forum
Manassas Campus
Howsman Hall Room 216
Woodbridge Campus
WAS Café
Note: All Pender and Brault employees will attend convocation at the Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center for this annual in-person event.
NOVA College Board Chair
NOVA President
NOVA Vice President, Academic Affairs/Chief Academic Officer
NOVA Vice President, IET & College Computing
NOVA Vice President, Student Affairs
NOVA College Senate Chair
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Emcee
Anne M. Kress, President
Greetings
Ambassador Joseph Huggins, College Board Chair
Eun-Woo Chang, Vice President, Academic Affairs, Chief Academic Officer
Joel Frater, Vice President, Student Affairs
Jack Lechelt, College Senate Chair
Video Presentation
NOVA Values
Opening Remarks
Anne M. Kress, President
Keynote: One VCCS
David Doré, Chancellor, Virginia Community College System
How Is NOVA Inspiring Excellence?
Access: Accelerating Onramps to College Credentials
Moderator: Eun-Woo Chang, Vice President, Academic Affairs, Chief Academic Officer
Panelists: Margaret Chung, Meredith Kintzing, Malcolm Pace, Katherine Westhafer
Video Presentation
NOVA Artificial Intelligence
Retention: Advancing the Opportunities Created by AI
Moderator: Chad Knights, Vice President IET and College Computing
Panelists: Ryan Ammons, Meredith Aquila, Chvonne Parker, Jarice Risper
Completion: Supporting Students’ Journeys through Transformative Advising
Moderator: Joel Frater, Vice President, Student Affairs
Panelists: Jamin Bartolomeo, James Gillispie, Regina Sanders, Kimberly Wright
Video Presentation
Stop At Nothing
Inspiring Excellence: A Bold Blueprint for Student Success
Anne M. Kress, President
Lunch 11:30 a.m.-Noon
