Northern Virginia Community College is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth K. Weatherly as Vice President of Institutional Advancement. Weatherly has joined the senior leadership of the college and will head the areas of fundraising and development; marketing, media relations, social media, communications, government relations and athletics.

Northern Virginia Community College’s Adult Pathways Program will host Workforce Training in Pathways for Secondary Educators from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 at the Regional Center for Workforce Education and Training on the Woodbridge Campus, 2675 College Dr., Woodbridge, VA 22191. This event is part of NOVA’s Workforce Development Career Pathways team’s goal to foster more collaborative efforts among institutions of higher education and county school systems in Northern Virginia.

Northern Virginia Community College has received a $100,000 grant from Capital One Foundation to help develop the Cybersecurity Career Pathways Project that will inform and support middle and high school students in the Northern Virginia Region who wish to explore and hopefully pursue a career in cybersecurity.

A delegation of Northern Virginia Community College students recently attended the John C. Whitehead Conference on Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State.

Beginning in the spring 2017 semester, Northern Virginia Community College students can finish a semester’s worth of classes in only 14 weeks through the NOVA Weekend College @ the Woodbridge Campus.

The Music Department at the Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will host its Holiday Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, 4915 East Campus Dr., Alexandria, VA 22311. The concert will include performances by the NOVA Community Chorus, the NOVA Nighthawks Jazz Ensemble, the NOVA Alexandria Band and special guest Scottish traditional singer Margaret Mather.

After conducting a national search, Northern Virginia Community College President Scott Ralls has named Molly Lynch as provost for NOVA’s Manassas Campus.

Kwadwo Bonsu, a liberal arts major specializing in international studies at the Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College, is doing his part to end poverty around the world by collecting gently used shoes through the global charity Soles4Souls.

Students can now create a physical object from a three-dimensional digital mode in the new Technology Innovation Lab located at the Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College.

The art galleries at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus will display works by Professor Emeritus Sherry Trachtman. The Life Cycles exhibit will open in the second-level Passage Gallery Nov. 19.

In recognition of Veterans Day, the faculty and staff of Northern Virginia Community College were honored for their military service at a pancake breakfast hosted by NOVA President Dr. Scott Ralls and members of the college’s Administrative Council.

As part of International Education Week, Student Life and the International Education Week committee at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus will host NOVA Gives Back – a community service project where faculty, staff, students and other community volunteers will package 1,000 meals for the homeless in New York.

Open registration for Northern Virginia Community College’s spring 2017 semester starts Nov. 14.

The Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will host a storytelling and book signing event with local children’s book author Tasha Fuller on Saturday, Nov. 19 in the NOVA-Woodbridge Gordon M. Cook Library Reading Room from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., 2645 College Drive in Woodbridge.

Artist Ryan Buyssens will be exhibiting his work, “Systems Fail,” in The New Gallery for Contemporary Art at the Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College, 2645 College Drive (WAS). The exhibition opens Tuesday, Nov. 15 and runs through Friday, Dec. 16. An artist’s opening reception is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

The Northern Virginia Community College Institute of Public Service (IPS) will host the 2016 Post-Election Conference at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 in the Bisdorf Building Room 196 at the Alexandria Campus, 5000 Dawes Ave., Alexandria, VA 22311. This is the fourth year IPS has hosted the conference where a panel of guest speakers discuss election results and recent developments in politics with students, faculty, staff and community members.

Northern Virginia Community College will showcase its career and technical education programs at Battleview Technology Center on Nov. 17 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Paintings by Ashburn-resident Debra Keirce will be on exhibition at the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College from Nov. 16 to Dec. 21.

The Music Department at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus will host its 6th Annual NOVA Jazz Night from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7 at The Carlyle Club, 2050 Ballenger Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314.

“Monet’s Garden: More Than Just Water Lilies” is an exhibition featuring photographs taken by Gail Sullivan Goodall at Claude Monet’s home in Giverny, France. The photos will be on display in Colgan Gallery at the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College from Nov. 1 to 15.

Northern Virginia Community College will host a College and Community Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Alexandria Campus in the cafeteria of the Bisdorf Building, 5000 Dawes Ave., Alexandria, VA 22311. The fair is free and open to all NOVA students and surrounding communities.

Rosaelena “Rosie” O’Neil, a member of the NOVA College Board representing Arlington County, has been elected as an at-large member of the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Board. O’Neil was one of nine candidates elected last week to the 26-member board and will serve a three-year term. The two main functions of the ACCT Board involve national-level advocacy as well as trustee education to strengthen community college leadership.

NOVA art faculty will host an exhibit in The New Gallery for Contemporary Art at the Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College, 2645 College Drive (WAS). The exhibition opens Tuesday, Oct. 11 and runs through Friday, Nov. 11. An opening reception is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13.

The NOVA Alexandria Band and the George Mason University Wind Ensemble will present a concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 in the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus, 4915 East Campus Dr., Alexandria, VA. The concert is free and open to the public.

The Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at the Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria Campus will exhibit the works of one of its own this fall. Jessica Gardner’s art exhibit Raising: Motherhood in Modernity, will be on display from Friday, Nov. 4 to Sunday, Dec. 18 with an opening reception from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12.

The NOVA Community Chorus, directed by Dr. Mark Whitmire, will present its Annual Chorus Benefit Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at the Alexandria Campus, 4915 East Campus Dr., Alexandria, VA.

A multimedia art show called “Disguised Identity: Spirits of the Past, Present and Future” features paintings, drawings and masks created by students and faculty at the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College. The show will be on display from Oct. 3 to 28.

Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus will host its annual Dr. Joseph Windham Series on Race Relations from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 in Room 196 of the Bisdorf Building, 5000 Dawes Ave., Alexandria, VA. This year’s focus for the discussion is “Different Narratives and Perspectives in Mass Media.”

Discover a plethora of careers available in the healthcare profession at Northern Virginia Community College’s Medical Education Campus open house event on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 9:30 a.m. until 12 p.m., at 6699 Springfield Center Drive in Springfield.

Northern Virginia Community College’s mascot has a name. “I’m excited to announce that our NOVA Nighthawk will be known as Ace,” said President Scott Ralls. “Ace evokes many positive meanings, such as a person who excels or the highest score on an exam, and we believe the name fits our mascot perfectly.”

In celebration of what would have been John Coltrane’s 90th birthday, the Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria Jazz Faculty will pay tribute to the jazz pioneer and fellow saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley at the annual Jazz Faculty Recital at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4 in the Tyler Building Music Recital Hall, Room 130, 4915 East Campus Dr., Alexandria, Virginia.

Northern Virginia Community College has been working hard to create a pathway for ITT Technical College students who were displaced when their college suddenly closed earlier this month. NOVA offers staggered course start dates, which may help ITT Tech students get back on track quickly. The next eight-week session begins Oct. 19, 2016 and the spring semester begins Jan. 9, 2017.

The Pathway to the Baccalaureate program of Northern Virginia Community College was a recipient of the 2016 Examples of Excelencia Award at the Associate Level. NOVA President Scott Ralls accepted the award given by Excelencia in Education at a ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the Grand Ballroom of the Washington Court Hotel in Northwest D.C.

Registration is taking place now for an eight-week session that begins Oct. 19 at Northern Virginia Community College. Registration for the session closes at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 18.

The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus welcomes regional artist Matthew Grimes who will exhibit his show IN(MATERIAL) in the Passage Gallery Friday, Sept. 23 to Sunday, Nov. 13 with an artist’s reception from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24.

The Fine Arts Department at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus will partner with the Workhouse Arts Center of Lorton, Va., to present the Workhouse Ceramics and Special Guests art show Oct. 3-28 in the Tyler Building, Room 270, 4925 East Campus Dr., Alexandria, Va.

The Annandale Campus Lyceum committee will present the Constitution Day speech at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 in the Mark R. Warner Student Services Building (CA), Room 302. The speaker for the event will be Dr. Allan J. Lichtman, distinguished history professor at American University.

Northern Virginia Community College has honored its fourth president, Dr. Robert G. Templin, Jr., by naming a building at its Loudoun Campus after the man whose passion is to advance education in the region and nation. Dr. Julie Leidig, provost of NOVA’s Loudoun Campus, hosted the ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 8.

The Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College welcomed several new faculty members at the start of the fall 2016 semester.

Northern Virginia Community College’s Fine Arts Department at the Alexandria Campus has partnered with the local organization ALIVE! (ALexandrians InVolved Ecumenically) and will donate handcrafted, one-of-a-kind bowls for the Second Annual Empty Bowls Alexandria. This will be the Fine Arts Department’s second year partnering with ALIVE! and participating in this charity event.

Northern Virginia Community College will host a special science seminar from noon to 1:15 p.m. Sept. 23 in the forum of the Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center at the Annandale Campus, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003. The seminar will focus on the recent publication of Evolutionary Theory: A Hierarchical Perspective (The University of Chicago Press).

In partnership with Virginia Department of Labor and Industry-Division of Registered Apprenticeship and SkillSource Group Inc., Northern Virginia Community College will host an Apprenticeship Fair for job seekers and industry employers from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7611 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003.

Northern Virginia Community College President Scott Ralls has announced a survey to name NOVA’s new mascot, the NOVA Nighthawk. “We’re asking everyone in the community to help us select a name for our NOVA Nighthawk,” Ralls said. “Participants can vote for one of the proposed names or write in something different. In addition, people are encouraged to lobby for their favorite name through the hashtag #NameYourNighthawk.”

In an effort to help drivers prevent vehicle theft, Northern Virginia Community College Police and Virginia State Police will host a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) etching event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8 in the B-14 Parking Lot at the Annandale Campus, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, 22003.

Virginia Governor Terry R. McAuliffe hosted a cyber roundtable discussion on Aug. 31 at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus. This roundtable was the second in a series of roundtables McAuliffe has organized to promote his Meet the Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge initiative as Chair of the National Governors Association (NGA).

Dr. Tregel Cockburn, assistant dean and associate professor of the Veterinary Technology program at Northern Virginia Community College’s Loudoun Campus has been appointed by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe to the Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine, the board that regulates the licensure and practice of veterinary medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus will display the paintings of well-known regional artist John M. Adams in his show Current Interrupted. The show will be on display and available for public viewing in the Forum Gallery from Friday, Sept. 23 to Sunday, Nov. 13 with an artist’s reception from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24.

As part of an initiative to develop a new comprehensive plan for the economic expansion of Loudoun County, Dr. Julie Leidig, provost of Northern Virginia Community College’s Loudoun Campus has been appointed to serve on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Stakeholders Committee.

“Viable Patterns” featuring paintings by Sondra N. Arkin will be on display from Sept. 26 to Oct. 28 in the Waddell Art Gallery at the Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College, 21200 Campus Drive in Sterling. The exhibit showcases visual patterns created by the Washington, D.C., based artist.

In collaboration with the Office of Grants Development, the Mathematics, Science and Engineering (MSE) Division at Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale Campus will host a National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant Writing Workshop with speaker Dr. Thomas B. Higgins, program director for NSF’s Division of Undergraduate Research.

The Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher Gallery at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus will exhibit Casey Snyder’s mixed media artwork in the show Physical/Ephemeral, on display from Friday, Sept. 16 to Sunday, Oct. 30 with an artist’s reception from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24.

Northern Virginia Community College’s Woodbridge Campus will showcase its first art exhibit of the season, “Structure(d) Observations,” from Aug. 23 to Sept. 30, in The New Gallery for Contemporary Art, 2645 College Drive in Woodbridge.

The Automotive Program at the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College has earned accreditation by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF).

Acrylic paintings by Greg Skrtic will be on exhibition in Colgan Gallery at the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College from Aug. 23 to Sept. 24, with a reception to meet the artist scheduled for Aug. 23 from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in the gallery space.

Northern Virginia Community College’s Woodbridge Campus will host its annual Open House for first-year students and parents on Saturday, August 20, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., 2645 College Drive in Woodbridge.

Twenty-five students from Northern Virginia Community College graduated as the first cohort from the Year Up National Capital Region (NCR) – Woodbridge location, on July 29 at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC. NOVA-Woodbridge students Jasmine Baker, Michael Deberry Jr., Beemnet Dinare, Miguel Ephraim, Timothy Freeman, Christian Galvan, Lorena Garcia, Ajani Grant, Rania Jaffa, Reeyia Jaffa, RaVaughn Jones, Courtney Jones, Bushra Kabir, Bazal Kabir, Bishal Karki, Christopher Mallace, Delia Moran, Catherine Mosier, Rivan Rashik, Mariah Spencer, Ibrar Tariq, Kalik Ware, Jacob Weintraub, Robin Williams and Sara Withrow completed the one-year intensive training program toward a career in cybersecurity or information technology.

For the first time in many years, the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will offer “Writing for Business” (ENG 116). “Writing for Business” involves extensive practice in composing business correspondence and other documents. Students will learn about voice, tone, style and content appropriate to a specific audience and purpose.

Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale Campus will participate in the 2016 Fall for the Book event – a week-long, multiple-venue, regional festival that brings people of all ages together in celebration of books and literature. NOVA-Annandale will welcome novelist Susan Muaddi Darraj from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the President’s Dining Room of the Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center.

In an effort to bolster STEM capacity in Northern Virginia, AT&T, Northern Virginia Community College, Fairfax County Public Schools and Fort Belvoir are partnering to provide hands-on summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) camp opportunities specifically for Mt. Vernon High School students.

In an effort to support students’ successful transition and integration into college life, Northern Virginia Community College will host several Fall 2016 New Student Orientation events for adult learners.

More than 1,800 people attended a campaign event for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Thursday, July 14 at the Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center at the Annandale Campus of Northern Virginia Community College. Clinton visited NOVA along with Virginia’s junior U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a former mayor and governor who has been touted as a possible running mate for Clinton.

Northern Virginia Community College’s Woodbridge Campus has partnered with The George Washington University (GW) to offer two bachelor’s degree completion programs on NOVA’s Woodbridge campus. The two programs to be offered at the Woodbridge location will be: Cybersecurity and Integrated Information, Science and Technology (IIST); with an anticipated launch of the Cybersecurity program in Fall 2016 and the IIST program in Spring 2017. This collaborative effort will provide a direct pathway for NOVA transfer students with an associate degree into these bachelor’s degree programs at GW.

eventy-five high school students from across Northern Virginia explored a forensics mystery during a week-long summer STEM academy at Northern Virginia Community College. The students learned cutting-edge laboratory techniques during the camps held at NOVA campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Manassas and Woodbridge.

The Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Center Concert Hall and Arts Center will exhibit unique drawings and painting by Tanya Ziniewicz in the show Évoluer. The show will be on display in the gallery from Friday, July 29 to Sunday, Sept. 11 with an artist’s reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6.

The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus is honored to exhibit the works of artist Raye Leith in her show, Blueprints, on display in the Forum and Passage galleries from Friday, July 29 to Sunday, Sept. 11. An artist’s reception is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6.

In partnership with Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Northern Virginia Community College’s Great Expectations will host a Fostering Futures Forum from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 at NOVA’s Annandale Campus, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003.

Camp SheEO, an enrichment program for young girls, has partnered with the Woodbridge and Manassas Campuses of Northern Virginia Community College to offer a five day summer camp throughout the month of July.

There’s still time to earn college credits this summer. Northern Virginia Community College offers a six-week summer session that starts June 27 and ends Aug. 7. Students must register by 11:59 p.m. June 26.

The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus is pleased to showcase A Game of Consequences, a collection of acrylic paintings created by color8art – a group made up of six local women artists. Consequences will be on display in the Forum and Passageway galleries from June 10 to July 24 with a closing reception from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 23.

The Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College is offering music classes in new formats during the fall 2016 semester. “Music Appreciation” (MUS 121) covers Western music through the classical era, including the music of Bach, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. The course will also introduce students to music from India, Africa, the Middle East, Indonesia, China and Japan. “Music Appreciation” is a 16-week course scheduled for Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. starting Aug. 24.

The Medical Education Campus (MEC) of Northern Virginia Community College will offer ENG 111 (English Composition I) as a general education course in the fall semester for students who are pursuing a career in the medical profession. This is the first general education course offered at the MEC in its 13-year history.

The Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher Gallery at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus is pleased to showcase the work of Northern Virginia artist Mark Howe. The exhibit Precious Metals: Precious Visions will be on display from June 10 to July 24 with an artist’s reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday June 10.

From robotics to rocketry, summer STEM camps offered by Northern Virginia Community College’s SySTEMic Solutions will take place at multiple locations across the region. Summer STEM camps are integral to SySTEMic Solutions’ mission to spark an early interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), equipping youngsters with skills to pursue STEM education and ultimately strengthen the local workforce.

Landscape paintings by Samuel Musa of Haymarket will be on exhibition in Colgan Gallery at the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College from May 23 to July 22. Musa started painting in his 70s after retiring from various management and research positions in government, industry and academia. His only formal art training has been the studio art classes he started taking at NOVA-Manassas five years ago. He began painting with pastels, progressed to acrylics and is currently working in oils.

The Verizon Gallery at the Northern Virginia Community College Annandale Campus’ Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center is pleased to announce the exhibition Color Chords: Vibrations of the Washington Color School opening Tuesday, May 24. Exhibiting artists include Jeremy Flick, Matthew Grimes, Bill Hill, Andrew Hudson and Barbara Januszkiewicz.

The Medical Education Campus of Northern Virginia Community College hosted its annual Allied Health and Nursing pinning and recognition ceremonies this month. The ceremonies honor spring graduates who successfully completed any of the ten health-related programs at NOVA.

In an effort to cultivate a conversation about implementing digital humanities in community colleges, Northern Virginia Community College will host the 2016 THATCamp June 3-4 at the Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center at the Annandale Campus, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003. This event is open to faculty, staff, grad students, scholars, librarians, archivists and other interested parties at all community colleges.

Northern Virginia Community College is extremely pleased to announce that an unprecedented four of its 2016 graduates have been awarded the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The scholarship provides up to $40,000 per year for tuition, books, living expenses and required fees for the final two to three years necessary to earn a bachelor’s degree at a four-year college or university.

Northern Virginia Community College, on Saturday, May 14, celebrated its fiftieth anniversary and the achievement of 7,662 graduates and the family and friends who helped them get to the finish line. Dr. Jill Biden, second lady of the United States, who has been a full-time professor of English at NOVA since 2009, addressed the eager grads in a packed house at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Va. in her last address to NOVA as second lady.

Northern Virginia Community College’s Adult Career Pathways (ACP) program will partner with Hopkins House’s Early Childhood Learning Institute for an open house event at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9 at McNeil Preschool Academy, 8543 Forest Place, Alexandria, VA 22309.

“Forward Restraint” featuring paintings by Kyle Hackett will be on display from May 16 to June 17 in the Waddell Gallery at the Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College. The exhibition showcases oil paintings done by the Washington, D.C.-based artist.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation of Lansdowne, Virginia, has earned the 2016 Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. The Foundation was nominated for the award by Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA). The award was given at a luncheon ceremony at the Country Club of Virginia on Tuesday, April 19, 2016.

NOVA student Katharine Fraser recently worked with nonprofit organization Youth Leadership Foundation and won Washington Business Journal’s 1st Annual Create-a-thon. Sponsored by Pepco Holdings, Inc., the Create-a-thon brought together local college students and nonprofit organizations for an advertising competition.

Sculpture students in the Communications and Humanities Department at the Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will showcase their outdoor artwork during the Manassas First Friday Gallery Walk on May 6.

In partnership with the Rotary Club of West Springfield, Northern Virginia Community College’s Office of Disability Services had a Service Animals Awareness Campaign Competition and will award the three NOVA winners at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 27 at the Springfield Golf and Country Club, 8301 Old Keene Mill Rd., Springfield, VA 22003.

As part of the 50th anniversary celebration, Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus will host a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 6 at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center. The 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert is free and open to the public.

Film students in the Communications and Theatre Department at Northern Virginia Community College will present selected films they’ve created during the 2016 NOVA Student Film Festival 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, April 29 in the Bisdorf Building, Room 196 at the Alexandria Campus.

Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale Campus is currently offering students the opportunity to study abroad in Fiji, June 1-10. Students interested in registering for Biology 299 are encouraged to apply for the opportunity to have a fun, hands-on learning experience. This class is a four-credit science course that also counts as a lab science course for almost all majors.

Open registration for Northern Virginia Community College’s fall 2016 semester begins May 2. Students may secure classes early in the registration period while the most choices are available and not pay tuition until July 25. Starting July 25, tuition is due by 5 p.m. on the next business day after registering.

Northern Virginia Community College’s President, Dr. Scott Ralls, is pleased to announce Dr. M. Annette Haggray as the next provost of the college’s Alexandria Campus. Currently, vice president for academic affairs at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Md., Haggray starts at NOVA this summer.

Northern Virginia Community College’s President, Dr. Scott Ralls, is pleased to announce Dr. Pamela Tipton Hilbert as the next provost of Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale Campus. Hilbert, currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Robeson Community College in Lumberton, NC, starts at NOVA this summer.

Northern Virginia Community College’s Loudoun Campus will host a free Career Fair on Tuesday, April 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Higher Education Center. Job seekers are welcome to meet with more than 70 local employers hiring for full-time, part-time, seasonal and internship positions.

NOVA held a ceremony renaming the Student Services Building on the Annandale Campus the Mark R. Warner Student Services Building in honor of the Virginia Senator who was instrumental in acquiring critical capital funding for Virginia’s community colleges during his time as Governor of Virginia (2002-2006). The ceremony was attended by an array of guests, including Hon. Belle Wheelan, president, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and former president of NOVA; Hon. Charles J. Colgan, former president pro tempore of the Senate of Virginia and Sen. Mark Warner and his family.

The Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College is hosting two free events to celebrate Multicultural Awareness Week. Both events are free and open to the public with free parking in the student parking lots. NOVA-Loudoun is at 21200 Campus Drive in Sterling. To learn more, contact Tatyana Schum at 703-450-2520 or tschum@nvcc.edu.

The Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will host Woodbridge Alive! - a free family event filled with live musical performances, art displays, poetry and food trucks on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., 2645 College Drive in Woodbridge.

Northern Virginia Community College’s Loudoun Campus will hold a job fair for potential part-time instructors April 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Higher Education Center, Room 203. The campus is at 2100 Campus Drive in Sterling.

For the 13th year, Northern Virginia Community College brought together a community of talented students for NOVA Idol 2016 at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at the Alexandria Campus.

The Veterinary Technology Club at the Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will hold a Rabies Clinic and Dog Wash on April 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

High school juniors and seniors are invited to apply for a weeklong summer STEM academy at Northern Virginia Community College. Selected students will unravel a forensics mystery by conducting various STEM experiments in a college setting.

The Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus will host three photography exhibitions from Friday, April 29 through Sunday, June 5. There will be an artists’ reception on Saturday April 30 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will host a free writing conference April 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The conference is open to everyone but registration is required at www.novamawritingconference2016.eventbrite.com. Lunch will be provided.

Students entering grades 8 to 12 are invited to apply for the Aviation Career Education (ACE) Summer Academy scheduled for July 11 to 22 at the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College.

For the first time this summer, the Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will offer two health courses for students who live or work near the campus. The courses fit into several Allied Health and Nursing programs.

The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus will host an Artist Speaks event from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21 with artist Jessica Kallista whose current show, Dear Suburbia, is on display in the upstairs Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery.

In celebration of Earth Day and 100 years of National Parks, Northern Virginia Community College will host the 2016 Green Festival with Keynote Speaker Pete McBride – National Geographic Society’s “freshwater hero” and award-winning photographer, writer and filmmaker. Green Festival 2016 is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, April 18, 2016 in the forum of the Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center at NOVA’s Annandale Campus, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA.

NOVA Idol 2016 returns with strong vocalists from all six campuses of Northern Virginia Community College and local high schools. After several rounds of auditions and the semi-finals in December, judges chose 12 finalists to compete in the finals at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 7 at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at NOVA-Alexandria.

Northern Virginia Community College’s Woodbridge Campus will host its annual Spring Open House on Saturday, April 16, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., 2645 College Drive in Woodbridge. Prospective students will have the opportunity to apply for the upcoming fall semester, receive early advising and onsite FAFSA assistance, tour the campus and learn about transferring and guaranteed admissions procedures. Participants will also meet NOVA students, staff and faculty and receive materials on academic programs and student organizations.

Northern Virginia Community College and NBC4 (WRC-TV) celebrated Women’s History Month by recognizing NOVA’s female student athletes’ and their accomplishments, as well as the coaches who guide them to success.

Northern Virginia Community College will partner with NBC4 (WRC-TV) again this year to host a community shred event from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 2 at the Annandale Campus in the B-15 parking lot, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale. The gate for entry will open at 7 a.m. Participants can enter the campus on Lake Drive from Little River Turnpike and follow posted directions.

A total of 885 underserved members of the local community began arriving at Northern Virginia Community College’s Medical Education Campus (MEC), to receive free dental care at Mission of Mercy (MOM). Sponsored by the Northern Virginia Dental Society (NVDS), the widely anticipated two-day event was hosted by the MEC on March 11 and 12. In its 13th year, Mission of Mercy provided free dental care services valued at $637,394.

Northern Virginia Community College Dean of Liberal Arts Dr. Jimmie McClellan and Communications and Theatre Instructor Araceli “Shelly” Bachner recently traveled to Dundee, Scotland. During their week-long stay, McClellan signed a memorandum of understanding, solidifying an ongoing partnership between NOVA and Dundee and Angus College.

Registration begins March 29 for Northern Virginia Community College’s summer session. Students must register by 11:59 p.m. on the day before a session begins. Classes in the 12-week session begin May 16 and end Aug. 7. NOVA also offers two six-week sessions during the summer, starting May 16 and June 28.

Meredith Atwood, founder of Swim Bike Mom, will appear at the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College on Thursday, March 24 at 2 p.m. in Colgan Theater. The presentation is free and open to the public. Attendees without NOVA parking stickers must park the parking meters ($2 per hour).

The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, and the Forum Gallery at the Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College features the exhibit, Rhythm and Hues by Greg Braun Saturday, March 5 to Sunday, April 24 with an opening reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, March 18.

More than 200 students from Northern Virginia Community College’s Medical Education Campus networked and discussed potential job opportunities with representatives from 24 local major healthcare employers during the MEC Career Fair held March 3.

More than 30 veterans from the surrounding communities registered and attended the pro bono Veterans Legal Services Clinic Friday, March 4 at the Northern Virginia Community College Annandale Campus. NOVA was one of four locations throughout Virginia to host the clinics organized through a new partnership with the Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS), Virginia State Bar (VSB) and Virginia’s Attorney General Mark R. Herring.

Artwork inspired by the movie “Star Wars” will be on display in Colgan Gallery at the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College from March 14 to 31, with a reception March 23 from 12:15 to 1 p.m.

A crowd of 236 educators and business leaders gathered at the Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College on March 2, to celebrate the official grand opening of the Regional Center for Workforce Education and Training (RCWET), the first facility of its kind to offer a local solution for highly-specialized continuing professional education.

Longtime Northern Virginia Community College professor William Woodard recently returned to the area after spending the fall 2015 semester teaching English in the applied linguistics master’s degree program at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago.

In honor and remembrance of local artist and professor Kurt Godwin, more than 20 artists will exhibit the Red Thread Show in the Verizon Gallery at the Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center at Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale Campus. The show will be on display from March 6 to April 24 with an artists’ reception scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday March 6.

Northern Virginia Community College topped the 2015-2016 list of America’s Top Producing Institutions for Fulbright scholars and students in the Community College classification. The list was published by the Chronicle of Higher Education this week and includes the names of institutions in each classification (Research, Master’s Institutions, Bachelor’s Institutions, Community Colleges and Specialized Institutions) that had the highest number of students and scholars who received Fulbright grants that year.

The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery at the Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College announces the exhibit Dear Suburbia Mixed Media Works by Jessica Kallista. Dear Suburbia opens Friday, March 18 and runs through Sunday, April 24. The artist’s reception is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, March 18.

Registration is taking place now for an eight-week session that begins March 14 at Northern Virginia Community College. Courses in the eight-week session cover the same material and award the same credits as semester-long classes.

The Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College is hosting a free workshop on Saturday, March 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help skilled immigrants find meaningful employment in the United States.

Northern Virginia Community College will showcase its career and technical education programs in the Ernst Center at NOVA’s Annandale Campus on March 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Dr. Erin Devine, associate professor of art history and humanities at Northern Virginia Community College’s Woodbridge Campus will be exhibiting her work, “The Rest is for You,” in The New Gallery for Contemporary Art at the Woodbridge Campus, 2645 College Drive (WAS). The exhibition is open Feb. 16 through March 24, with an opening reception on Thursday, Feb. 18 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Northern Virginia Community College’s Credentials to Careers (C2C) program will host the networking event “Leap Into Your New IT Career” from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29 at the Annandale Campus Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center.

“Daily Drawings” by Allison Long Hardy will be on display in Waddell Gallery at the Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College from Feb. 15 to March 18. Hardy is interested in how people communicate, both effectively and ineffectively. “Communication is the one thing that binds us all together, the one common thread that must continue,” she said. “Without communication what else do we have?

The Northern Virginia Community College Annandale Campus Liberal Arts Division will present a Black History Month Celebration performance by Mosaic Harmony, a multicultural and interfaith choir. Led by Reverend David K. North of Holy Redeemer Metropolitan Church in College Park, Maryland, the choir will perform from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 at the Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center.

The Medical Education Campus (MEC) of Northern Virginia Community College hosted the 2016 Give Kids A Smile event (GKAS) on Fri., Feb. 5. The event, sponsored by the Northern Virginia Dental Society, provided free dental services to 342 preschoolers from the Arlington County Head Start Program. The children were seen by 34 volunteer dentists, 6 volunteer hygienists, 43 dental assistants, 24 second-year dental hygiene students and 13 dental assisting students enrolled in the program at the MEC.

Northern Virginia Community College will present a series of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) learning events with hands-on lessons at NOVA’s Global Learning Center in the Manassas Mall. All events run from noon to 5 p.m.

In honor of Black History Month, the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College (6901 Sudley Road) is hosting a discussion with former NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous on Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public but reservations are required because space is limited. Reserve free tickets at http://www.benjealouspresentation.eventbrite.com or call 703-530-3057 to learn more.

The Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will present Your Queens on Feb. 17 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the campus cafeteria (Howsmon Hall, first floor).

David Hudgens, dressed in his usual shirt and tie, could easily pass for a professor as he walks the halls of Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus. Hudgens’ past is one of military service; but also drug and alcohol use, depression, low self-esteem and incarceration. Hudgens draws his strength and determination from his family and friends, Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR) – the rehabilitation program he’s involved in – and the NOVA professors and students who have since embraced and encouraged him. After serving 14 months in prison, Hudgens was released in 2013 and enrolled at NOVA in January 2014.

IRS-certified volunteers at the Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will prepare free tax returns for individuals and families with 2015 earnings less than $54,000.

On Friday, Feb. 12, the Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will host a Marine Corps Leadership Seminar. The United States Marine Corps is known worldwide for developing leadership, courage, tenacity and teamwork – skills that can help you stand out from the competition anywhere you go.

Paintings by Brian Burgess will be on display in Colgan Gallery at the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College from Feb. 2 to March 1. The show features paintings based on Greek mythology.

Northern Virginia Community College President Scott Ralls has named Molly Lynch as acting provost for NOVA’s Manassas Campus while a search is conducted for a new provost to replace Roger Ramsammy.

The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery at the Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College begins the 2016 exhibition season with the group visual art exhibit, Global Narratives – Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here DC 2016, Friday, Jan. 29 to Sunday, March 13, with an artists’ reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12.

In recognition of 50 years of education, student success and opportunities, Northern Virginia Community College has arranged a diverse art show at NOVA-Annandale’s Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center in the Verizon Gallery, featuring the work of art faculty and emeriti.

Join the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation of Falls Church as they celebrate Black History Month with the first annual Harlem Renaissance Fair from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19 at the Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center at Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale Campus. Musicians and actors will recreate the dynamic years and rich artistic achievements of the early 20th century in Harlem with an evening of jazz, dance, poetry and exhibits.