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Meet the Grad, Anum Khan a Future Engineer Who Will Pursue Ways to Provide Safe Drinking Water Around the World
Anum Khan is an engineering student who wants to travel the world with ‘Engineers Without Borders’ to help provide safe drinking water for populations at risk.
Meet the Grad: Nicole Mullings, Single Mother, Former Pentagon Staffer and Now Regionally Renowned Artist
First generation college student Nicole Mullings came to NOVA with three kids and a difficult relationship at home.
Shelby Lukes Loves Horses, Dogs and…Fixing Cars
Shelby Lukes is passionate about fostering Labrador Retrievers, taking care of horses, and fixing cars.
A Memorial Day ‘Thank You’ from Luigi Grande, Voice Student and NOVA’s Commencement Singer
NOVA student, Luigi Grande, has years of experience in military services and engineering. He also is following his passion to become a singer.
NOVA Cybersecurity Grad Grateful for G3, Pell Grants, Which Made College Possible for Him
Every student at NOVA brings a different story and a different perspective on student success and achievement. Commencement brings to life their accomplishments.
NOVA Honors Graduating Nurses at Pinning; Receives Largest Gift in College’s History to Establish Center for Nursing Excellence at MEC
Last week, NOVA celebrated the accomplishments of its graduating class of nursing students with its annual pinning ceremony, a history-laden ceremony that signifies the official launch of a nurse’s career.
Graduate Spotlight: Gabrielle Walters, Another Stand-Out Dual Enrollment Graduate on Her Way to Big Things
Gabrielle Walters is another of NOVA‘s outstanding dual enrollment students who has kept her eye on the prize.
Meet the Grad: Anastasia Duenas, Promoting Equity in Healthcare Research
Every student at NOVA brings a different story and a different perspective on student success and achievement. Commencement brings to life their accomplishments.
Graduate Spotlight: Dual Enrollment Student Eryn Yarrell Graduates from NOVA in May and Hayfield HS in June
Eryn Yarrell will graduate from Hayfield High School in Alexandria this June. There’s one thing she needs to do before high school graduation, however, and that is to graduate from NOVA on May 15.
Meet the Grad: Meelod Waheed, from NOVA to NASA and Beyond
Every student at NOVA brings a different story, and a different perspective on student success and achievement. Commencement brings to life their accomplishments.
Meet the Grad: Subin Kim, Army Reservist and Jack Kent Cooke Semifinalist
Every student at NOVA brings a different story, and a different perspective on student success and achievement. Commencement brings to life their accomplishments.
Thank You to All Who Supported NOVA’s First Annual ‘Giving Day’
On April 21, the NOVA Educational Foundation launched an inaugural 24-hour virtual fundraiser in support of NOVA student achievement. Nearly $30,000 was raised to support student success through scholarships, emergency grants, textbooks and even caps and gowns for NOVA’s upcoming May commencement.
Smithsonian Student Intern, Axel Concha-Lopez Talks About Career Pathways at NOVA
NOVA’s Student Internship Month Spotlight is Axel Concha-Lopez who just landed the prestigious summer position at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art. He hopes to leverage this amazing position for a future career in marketing and entrepreneurism.
Five NOVA Students Receive Smithsonian Internships
Five NOVA students join the competitive summer undergrad internship program at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA). This is a paid internship opportunity open to college students across the nation to work on a variety of programs and pathways, offering a wide range of learning opportunities within the various departments
NOVA’s National Student Employment Week Spotlight, Shonia Bates on Balancing Motherhood and Certified Clinical Medical Assistant Training
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background: I am originally from Philadelphia but moved to Dallas, Texas in 2017 with my fiancé who received a promotion at work. In a few years, he was promoted again, and we moved to Virginia. We have a five-year-old daughter, whom I adore so much! She’s my motivation for everything I do in life and, honestly, I wouldn’t know what I would do without her.
Women’s History Month Spotlight: NOVA Alumna Nicole Lazarte, Early Childhood Education Advocate
For Women’s History Month, NOVA highlights women who have been innovative in their fields and are recognized for their commitment. NOVA alumna, Grace Nicole Lazarte, who prefers to go by Nicole, was recently appointed to the board of the 2022 Northern Virginia Association for the Education of Young Children.
Women’s History Month Spotlight: NOVA Student and Jack Kent Cooke Semi-Finalist, Kerri Langhorne is also a Trailblazer and Inventor
NOVA non-traditional student, Kerri Langhorne, exemplifies being #BoldlyNOVA! Recently named a Jack Kent Cooke semi-finalist, Kerri is an inventor, entrepreneur, single mom, an in-demand equine athletic recovery therapist and holder of a patent on a top-of-the-line horse recovery supplement—a patent she wrote herself because she couldn’t afford a lawyer. She has been a speaker for NOVA Stem Week, and she serves as a mentor for other NOVA students.
Nazrawi Yenberberu, NOVA Data Center Operations Student Spotlight
Nazrawi Yenberberu became interested in NOVA’s Data Center Operations course after spotting an online ad for the program. Nazrawi lives in Ashburn, Virginia and is a real estate agent by trade who hopes to capitalize on the growing data center industry.
International Women's Day Spotlight, Film Prof. Lucy Gebre-Egziabher
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow,” which honors all women in the movement against collective biases that fuels gender inequality.
NOVA’s 2022 Black History Month in Closing
NOVA thanks the many contributors, presenters, logistical personnel, students, faculty, staff and attendees who have made Black History Month memorable.
NOVA-LO Accounting Prof. Kush Jenkins Awarded 2022 Fulbright to Teach in Trinidad-Tobago
Interim Dean and Accounting Professor Kush Jenkins has been awarded the 2021-2022 Fulbright teaching scholarship and will spend the spring semester of 2022 teaching accounting and entrepreneurship to students at COSTAATT (The College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago).
NOVA National Engineer's Month Spotlight, Nicolas Height
Nicolas Height worked in restaurant kitchens for six years. It was during the height of the pandemic, after being furloughed, Height decided to look for ways to get out of the service industry. After connecting with a technology industry leader on LinkedIn, Height decided to give NOVA’s Data Center Operations program a try.
NOVA Alumna, Naraya Omar Talks Winning Generation Hope Grant and Her College Experience
Northern Virginia Community College alum, Naraya Omar is part of a group of 12 recipients of a grant from Generation Hope, a nonprofit that provides parenting students with mentoring and financial/childcare assistance so they can graduate college.
NOVA’s Albertine Djoumou Nkombou, International Women’s Day STEM Spotlight
Albertine Djoumou Nkombou works diligently to make a name for herself as an engineer while ensuring that support for women like her in the tech industry continues. To her, it is important to help bring more women into the STEM industry.
Meet NOVA's Aleksander Marthinussen a Recent ECMC Spotlight
Aleksander Marthinussen, program manager with NOVA SySTEMic, has been named as a Post-Secondary Leadership Spotlight ECMC Foundation Fellow. Marthinussen’s Techniques interview appears as part of a digital-exclusive spotlight series on fellows.
NOVA Alum, Kim B. Miller, Poet Laureate Talks Poetry and Information Technology
Kim B. Miller is the Poet Laureate of Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park from October 2020 until October 2022. She’s the first African American Poet Laureate for this region. Her poetry is inspirational, and her words are bold as she is unapologetically blunt. Miller has performed nationally in person and internationally online.
NOVA Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Annual “Day of Service” Featuring Voices from Across the Community
NOVA’s annual “MLK Day of Service” kicked off on Monday, January 17, 2022 with a series of heartfelt speeches, warm memories of what the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy meant to them, opportunities to further serve and volunteer in the community and a closing video of vignettes from NOVA’s faculty, students and staff members, each reciting parts of the famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
