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Success on Campus and in the Community

What an exciting year it has been for the Alexandria Campus! I am very honored to have been selected to serve as your Provost. I have learned a lot since arriving this

past December. The Alexandria Campus is one of the College’s best, and the faculty and staff have done tremendous work for our students.

In this report, I would like to share with you many of our activities and initiatives that have helped us to move forward and, in the aggregate, have helped to highlight the Alexandria Campus from a global perspective.

From a visit by the President of the United States in March to national lectures by our faculty and projects by the various units throughout the year, this academic year has certainly

been one of excitement as well as success. It is my hope that you see where the Alexandria Campus is going and how we are truly spotlighting success beyond the campus.

Dr. Peter MapuhumloProvost, Alexandria Campus

QUICK FACTSEnrollment

Summer 2009 Fall 2009 Spring 2010 TOTAL6,401 10,344 14,031 30,776

FTESSummer 2009 Fall 2009 Spring 2010 TOTAL

2,516 6,019 5,921 14,456

NOVA Enrollment by Campus*

Annandale 28.7%

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Alexandria 23.5%

Loudoun 15.6%

Woodbridge 14.5%

Manassas 12.7%

Medical Education 5.0%

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*Based on unduplicated headcount enrollment figures for the 2008-09 academic year.

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Dr. Peter Maphumulo meets U.S. CongressmenJohn Conyers, Jr. of Michigan and Dennis Kucinich of Ohio.

Historic Presidential VisitOn Tuesday, March 30, President Barack Obama signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 at the Alexandria Campus’ Schlesinger Center. Dr. Jill Biden, Associate Professor of English, introduced the President.

“The President has set an ambitious goal for higher education in this country,” Dr. Biden said. “By 2020, we want America once again to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. To make this happen, we’ll need to invest in these students and invest in the colleges that they will attend.”

“With this bill and other steps we’ve pursued over the last year,” Obama said, “we are finally undertaking meaningful reform in our higher education system. So this week we can rightly say the foundation on which America’s future will be built is stronger than it was one year ago.”

In addition to lowering health care costs for American families and small businesses, the act raises the maximum amount of Pell Grant aid, makes loan payments more affordable for students with unmanageable debt, and increases investments in community colleges, historically black colleges, Hispanic serving institutions and other minority serving institutions.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi were among the many dignitaries who attended the ceremony.

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Snowmageddon, Snowzilla, Snowpocalypse

Renovation Leads to Innovation

Call it what you want: Snowmageddon, Snowzilla, or Snowpocalypse. The winter snow storms that came in three separate waves between December and February proved to be challenging to the entire NOVA community. The second snowstorm was so severe that all six NOVA campuses and two centers shut down for an entire week. At the Alexandria Campus, several members of the Facilities Department spent three entire days working and sleeping at the campus to ensure the grounds were accessible when classes resumed. Some instructors also utilized Blackboard and other electronic technology, so classes could still be in session without having to meet in person. This diligence has prompted the College to investigate ways of holding classes during inclement weather.

There were several renovation projects around campus. In the Engineering Building, old Continuing Education/Workforce Development offices were converted into two new classrooms. The Academic Center for Excellence (AA228 and 229) is also being renovated to accommodate students and tutors better. Still in progress is the Bisdorf Building’s multipurpose room (AA158). This upgrade will increase the room capacity from 49 to 120 people. In addition, old, worn and broken furniture in 10 Bisdorf Building classrooms were replaced with more to come. Future renovations projects include suite 427 of the Bisdorf Building.

The Academic Center for Excellenceat the beginning of its renovation

Renovation of the Academic Centerof Excellence nearing completion

Dr. Maphumulo poses for a photo with the Facilities Department after presenting each of them with a certificate of appreciation.

Front row (left to right): Jeff McGilton, Jackie Giovani, Kathy Clement, Aurang Zeb, Provost Peter Maphumulo, Marwan Gharbieh and John Dyer.

Back row (left to right): Key Norris, Rob Williamson, Carlos Swann, Greg Daniel, Dan Teachey, Eric Hochstrasser, Yahree Cannon and Phillip Campos in the truck. Not pictured: Phuong Vu.

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What’s Up NOVADuring the Spring Semester, What’s Up NOVA was launched as a weekly calendar of events emailed to the Alexandria Campus community at the beginning of each week. The goal was to increase awareness and attendance of campus events while also providing faculty, staff, and students with engaging off-campus activities at little or no cost. The ten editions of What’s Up NOVA also served as a bulletin board of campus announcements.

The publication was broken up into three sections. The section called “This Week” promoted events during the current week while the “Down the Road” section listed upcoming event. “Around Town” announced off-campus events. What’s Up NOVA was published every Monday afternoon.

What's Up NOVA is a weekly calendar of events emailed to the Alexandria Campus community at the beginning of each week. If you would like an event listed, please email the Community Relations Office by Monday at noon. All submissions are at the discretion of the Office and are not guaranteed to be announced in What's Up NOVA.

This Week

Down the RoadEvent Date Time ContactLocation

Around Town

What's UpWeek of Monday, March 15, 2010

New Mother's Group (FACULTY & STAFF ONLY) 3/22 (Mon) 12:30pm AA331 Martha DavisKathy Harty Gray Dance Group Concert 3/22 (Mon) 7:30pm Tyler Auditorium Virginia Primus

Red Flag Campaign's Clothesline Project 3/23 (Tues)11am-2pm

4:30-7:30pm Bisdorf Cafeteria Pat Gordon

Demo of Blackboard 9 (FACULTY & STAFF ONLY) 3/25 (Thurs) 2:00-3:00pm AA156 Nancy HoaglandDemo of Blackboard 9 (FACULTY & STAFF ONLY) 3/25 (Thurs) 5-6pm & 6-7pm AA159 Nancy Hoagland

Demo of Blackboard 9 (FACULTY & STAFF ONLY) 3/26 (Fri) 10-11am;12-1pm AA159 Nancy HoaglandNOVA Idol Finale 3/26 (Fri) 7:00pm Schlesinger NOVA Idol Email

NOVA Community Chorus (& the Washington Metro Philharmonic) 3/28 (Sun) 3:00pm Bishop Ireton High School Barbara Ryland-Wells

Christopher Astilla Piano Recital 3/31 (Wed) 6:30pm AT130 Barbara Ryland-Wells

2010 Juried Photography Student Show 3/31 - 4/14 - Tyler Gallery (703) 845-6287

2010 Juried Photography Student Show (Opening Reception) 4/1 (Thurs) 5:30-7:00pm Tyler Gallery (703) 845-6287

Argosy University Transfer Info Session 4/5 (Mon) 11:00am-2:00pm Bisdorf Lobby (703) 845-6301

American University Transfer Info Session 4/6 (Tues) 10:00am-1:00pm Bisdorf Lobby (703) 845-6301

Worry-Free Retirement Lecture 4/14 (Wed) 1:00-2:00pm Brault Building (Annandale) cetl@nvcc.edu

Medical Education Campus Info Session

3/18 (Thursday)10:30am-1:30pm

AA196Contact: Keith Wynn

United States Marine Corps Band3/21 (Sunday)

2:00pmSchlesinger CenterAdmission Charged

Contact: Linda Vitello

Kite Festival: 3/20/10 from 12-5pm; Gunston Hall; $10/adults; $25/familyChicago: Thru 3/20/10; Wed-Sat at 8pm and Sun at 3pm; Little Theater of Alexandria; $19.50-$22.50Chamber Music Concert: 3/21/10 at 4pm; Lyceum in Old Town; FREEWashington Wizards Sports & Entertainment Career Fair: 3/23/10 from 2:00-5:00pm; Verizon Center; $25 (includes admission to see the Wizards vs. Bobacts)2010 Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead: 3/24/10 at 6:00pm; Kennedy Center; FREE; Featuring NOVA Professor John KocurThe Easter Bunny Comes to Del Ray!: 3/28/10 from 11:00am-12:30pm; ACKC Cocoa Bar; FREE with donations benefiting the American Red Cross & the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria

Music In the Bisdorf (Feat. Music Dept. Students)

3/16 (Tuesday)12:00-12:30pm

Bisdorf CafeteriaContact: Dr. Ryland-Wells

Salsa Lessons3/18 (Thursday)

2:30pmAA157

Contact: Linda Vitello

Fairfax Choral Society

3/20 (Saturday)8:00pm

Schlesinger CenterAdmission Charged

Contact: Linda Vitello

Wizards vs. Bulls SGA Ticket Sale

3/16 (Tuesday)12:00-2pm and 5:30-7:00pm

AA134$15 tickets, game 4/2-7pm

Contact: Pat Gordon

For Students For AllFor Faculty & Staff

Annandale Campus’ Laila Sanie,2010 NOVA Idol Winner

Annandale Campus’ Javad Jarrahi,1st Runner Up

Alexandria Campus’ Erika Anderson,2nd Runner Up

NOVA Idol 2010Alexandria Cam

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The quest to become the 2010 NOVA Idol champion started back in November when over 250 students auditioned for the opportunity to be the next NOVA Idol. After the opening round of auditions, 40 students advanced to the semifinals, which were held at the Alexandria Campus’ Tyler Building. From the initial 250 students, only nine ultimately appeared in the finale,

which was held at the Schlesinger Center on Friday, March 26. In the end, it was Laila

Sanie (AN) that captured the 2010 crown with her unique rendition of the Beatles classic, “Let it Be.” This year’s runner-up was Annandale’s

Javad Jarrahi (I Just Called to Say I Love You), and Alexandria’s Erika

Anderson (Natural Woman) finished in third.

Art professor Sherry Trachtman receives an H1N1 vaccination.The nurse is a graduate of NOVA’s Medical Education Campus.

Community Business Organization PartnershipsGoodwill Industries International became the sixth NOVA-community business (CBO) partnership. This CBO initiative is designed to provide students of CBO training programs with the opportunity to be co-enrolled as NOVA students and can, therefore, earn college credit and be eligible for college credit. This workforce development enhances job readiness and aligns with NOVA’s Strategic Vision 2015. Currently, this model is unique to the Alexandria Campus, though NOVA’s President, Dr Templin, envisions this can be a replicatable, national model. The NOVA-Goodwill partnership will help facilitate the process since Goodwill has training centers throughout the country. The other CBO partnerships are Training Futures, Year Up, Enterprise Development Group, Community Business Partnership, and Computer C.O.R.E.

2nd Annual Community Fall Festival @ NOVAThe 2nd Annual Community Fall Festival @ NOVA was held at the Alexandria Campus on October 10th. This event provided members of the campus as well as neighbors from the surrounding community with a day of recreation filled with engaging and age-appropriate activities. Despite the rain, the event still drew a good crowd, and faculty of the Music Program were able to showcase their talents by hosting the instrument “petting zoo.” This activity allowed children (and adults) to play a variety of instruments that they may not have ever seen in person. The faculty were on site for personal instruction. Faculty from the Automotive Program were on-site at the car show portion of the event to answer questions about automobiles while promoting their degree and certificate programs. Exhibitors were on hand to display and sell their products, and performers provided live entertainment. Several raffle prizes became hot-ticket items. All proceeds from this event benefited the Alexandria Helping Hands Fund, an assistance program that benefits students facing unexpected life issues not typically covered under financial aid programs.

NOVA faculty & staff pose for a quick photo during the Community Fall Festival @ NOVA.

H1N1 Vaccination ClinicsThe Alexandria Health Department offered H1N1 (swine flu) vaccines to faculty, staff, and students of

the Alexandria Campus during two free clinics. The first clinic was held during the day while the second

clinic was held the next day in the late afternoon/early

evening to accommodate working students. Over 100 people in all were

vaccinated at the two clinics.

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NOVA ServesOn MLK Day, faculty, staff, and students took a “day on,” not a day off during the first annual college-wide day of service, dubbed NOVA Serves. There were several service projects throughout NOVA’s service area, two of which were hosted by the Alexandria Campus. The first was a supply kit packing venture in support of Operation International Children. Volunteers sorted through an array of school supplies and bundled them into over 300 kits, which were delivered to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan who then redistributed them to school children in those countries. The second project was the launch of the Drive to Employment program. This grant-funded initiative is a service learning class supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service with the purpose of giving automotive students a hands-on learning experience that offers low-income clients free automotive service.

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Legendary Retirements

Dr. Betty KingProfessor of Biology

32 Years

Dr. Barbara Ryland-WellsAsst. Dean of Music

38 Years

Mr. Jon WilkinAsst. Professor of Math

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Student ServicesThe Student Services Center is committed to helping meet educational, career, and personal development

goals while providing a variety of student activities for students of all ages.

Acting Dean of Student Development: Mrs. Frances Villagran-Glover

Student Development: A new curriculum was created for a Leadership Development Orientation course (SDV 109). It was based on StrengthsQuest, which identifies an individual’s top five natural talents and provides recommendations for study techniques, careers, leadership, and relationships based on those talents. Included in the curriculum is a service learning component that resulted in two group projects: campus recycling and a student/alumni volunteer bank. Over four hundred students expressed an interest in leadership and service and were entered into the database. Both of these projects, however, are still being developed and will hopefully be completed next year.

International Students: All international student needs are now routed through the International Student Office (ISO). Students no longer need to be jockeyed between ISO and the Students Services Center when completing paperwork and seeking academic advice. The ISO served over 200 students in just the first month after this adjustment was made. NOVA’s central Office of International Student Services

recognized Alexandria’s ISO as an exemplary model for other campuses. Additionally, student engagement events have trips to professional sports games, a guided history and cultural tour of Washington, DC’s monuments, informal coffee hours, and workshops such as transferring as an F-1 student

and work options for F-1 students.

Financial Aid: The Financial Aid Office staff doubled during the 2009-10 academic year and now has four financial aid specialists and two administrative support staff. The office served 7,312 students with 4,324 awarded financial aid – more than any other campus. For 2009-10, there was a 48% increase in students receiving awards.

Veterans Affairs: During the Spring 2009 semester, only 175 veterans were able to obtain their GI educational benefits. This past spring semester, that number increased 241% with 421 veterans receiving benefits. Sixty five students and staff attended the office’s first ever Annual Veterans Day Appreciation Luncheon.

InternationalStudent Office

Student Services Center Veterans Affairs Office

Student ServicesStudent Services: Student Activities

Leadership Development: • Thirteen students participated in the college-wide Student Leadership Symposium, and eleven students

attended the VCCS Student Leadership Conference in Roanoke, VA. • Two Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) officers attended the National Honors Institute, five officers traveled to

the International PTK Convention, and several officers participated in every Virginia region conference. • Three students participated in the George Washington Leadership Symposium. • Five student leaders participated in the annual legislative visit to the General Assembly in Richmond.

Student Government: • Focused on student life and student engagement by developing three new spaces/rooms: a student

lounge, a gaming area, and a meditation/meeting room• Movie events, a Jeopardy-style competition between clubs, and several off-campus field trips, including

Washington Wizards games, a ski trip, a Baltimore Harbor trip complete with an Orioles baseball game, and a Kings Dominion trip

• Developed a college-wide student government constitution and bylaws for a college-wide student government council

Student Club Events • Zumba and Salsa dance contests• Campus-wide Thanksgiving dinner, international festival, chess tournaments, and gay pride events• Oversaw an art project that was donated to the Women’s Center, Inova blood drives, an Adopt-a-Block

clean-up, and several other events with guest speakers• Haitian relief fundraisers, food drive, toy drive, Relay for Life, and a fine arts scholarship fundraiser• Formation of a new chapter of the Circle Kiwanis International volunteer organization

Civic Engagement: • Participated in the Honor Flight Network where students, faculty, and staff greeted and mingled with

World War II veterans who flew from around the country to visit the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC

NOVA supports the Honor Flight Network

Liberal ArtsThe liberal arts are the disciplines or branches of knowledge concerned with man and culture. This

knowledge helps with the exploration and understanding of what it means to be human, which is important in an age that increasingly emphasizes technology and demands a faster pace.

Dean of Liberal Arts: Dr. Jimmie McClellan

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rts World Languages: Dr. Laura Franklin and Professor Takako Shigehisa have published the website

“NOVASTARTALK: Technology-Enhanced Language Instruction” (http://novastartalk.nvcc.edu) in collaboration with world language professors from two other academic institutions. This website provides a modular workshop designed to help teachers integrate technology and 21st century standards-based language pedagogy in less commonly-taught language classrooms. It was featured along with the World Languages Program in a publication of the American Association on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. NOVASTARTALK Online is a project of the National Security Language Initiative’s STARTALK program, a federally-supported initiative that promotes the teaching of critical languages in America’s schools as well as the creation of learning materials, courses, and workshops to support those languages. This academic year was the fourth year this program has been funded.

Political science professor Dr. Jack Lechelt (left) with Hon. Dennis Hastert, former US Speaker of the House of Representatives.

History and Political Science: Ms. Carol Truesdell was selected as a Fulbright Scholar to study in Russia. Mr. Bill Primosch began a successful new course, SSC 115: Introduction to Global Affairs. Additionally, the following specialized courses were offered:

• HIS 261: Topics in Cultural Ethnicity• HIS 280: American Foreign Policy Since 1890• HIS 295: Topics In: Disease in History• HIS 295: Topics In: The Holocaust • HIS 295: Topics In: History of the British Empire

Middle schoolers of the Summer Band Camp, which is hosted each summer by music professor Dr. Wendy Matthews.

National Presenters: The following professors presented at national conferences this academic year:• Dr. Jim Baer • Dr. James Bernhardt• Dr. Martha Davis• Dr. Laura Franklin• Professor Takako Shigehisa

Other Divisional Accomplishments:• Creation of a design studio to tap student communication design talent for public service• Offering of a year-long course on American Culture that connected NOVA students with students at

the University of Antananarivo and College Royale in Madagascar through a live video link• Two public performances by the Alexandria Community Band• Completion of a successful summer band camp for middle school students• Opening of the photography lighting studio• Establishment of ESL and Developmental English Learning Communities by Dr. Virginia Cabasa-

Hess, Mr. Jim Toepper,Mr. Tim Schleeter, Ms. Joan Blankmann, and Dr. Barry Selinger.

Congratulations to:• Dr. Robert Gehl, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Writing Center, who completed his

Ph.D. in Cultural Studies from George Mason University• Dr. Martha Davis, Assistant Professor of Spanish, who received her doctorate from Catholic

University of America

Liberal Arts

Anthropology and Sociology • Communication Design • Communication Studies and Theatre • Developmental Reading & Writing • Early Childhood Development • Economics • English Composition and Literature • English as a Second Language • Fine Arts • Geography •

History • Humanities • Library Technology • Linguistics • Music • Philosophy • Photography • Political Science • Psychology • Religion • Social Science • Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Counseling • World Languages

Liberal Arts Division - Programs of Study

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The purpose of the Science, Technology, and Business Division is to develop the student’s academic competence to enable success in higher education and in the workplace. The division offers courses in

Science, Mathematics, Business and occupational/technical areas.

Acting Dean of Science, Technology, and Business: Ms. Trudy Streilein

Science, Technology, and Business

National Presenters: • Dr. Margaret Leary presented at the HI-TEC conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Her presentation was on

Using Second Life to Teach Security Courses. She also presented at the New Horizons Conferenceon Using Second Life in Distance Education.” In addition, Dr. Leary was interviewed for an article that appeared in the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Voice of Technology, which focused on how NOVA’s network security certificate and degree programs were meeting the cyber security needs of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area.

• Kevin Reed presented at the HI – TEC conference in Phoenix, Arizona. His topic was Using Google Docs to Create Collaborative Learning Communities. He also presented the paper at New Horizons Conference in Roanoke, Virginia.

Arlington Public Schools Partnership: Dr. Amy Wang, Dr. Bruce Colletti, Mr. Ed Delean, Mr. Ernie Packer, Mr. Keith Brown, and Mr. Kevin Reed collaborated with Arlington County Public Schools’ Governor’s Academy in creating learning modules for Math in CTE (Career and Technical Education). This initiative infuses real life math problems into workforce-oriented scenarios such as construction, automotive, and drafting. The program was so well received, that the Governor’s Academy will be expanding with the creation of modules for Science in CTE, beginning Summer 2010.

Automotive Program: The AUT 195: Drive to Employment class ran for the first time during the spring semester. This service learning class allowed students to help low-income clients by fixing their vehicles at minimal cost. The course was partially funded through a special grant from Volkswagen. The department was also able to purchase three new hybrid vehicles to boost the start of a hybrid program. The 2010 Ford Fusion, 2010 Toyota Prius, and 2010 Honda Insight will prove useful to students learning about the cutting-edge technology employed by these alternative fuel vehicles. A curriculum for a hybrid vehicle certificate is currently being written. Automotive instructors with a new hybrid vehicle

Accounting • Administration of Justice • Administrative Support Technology • Architecture Technology • Automotive Technology and Collision Repair • Biology • Business Management and Administration • Natural Science • Physical Education • Physics • Real Estate

Labs include: Automotive • Biology • Chemistry • Geology • Math • Physics

Science, Technology, and Business Division - Programs of Study

Continuing Education&

Arlington CenterWorkforce Development and Continuing Education

The Workforce Development and Continuing Education Office offers a variety ofnon-credit courses on and off campus to help meet workforce and continuing education needs.

Director: Mr. Chris Applegate

Potomac Metro Region Workforce Development & Continuing EducationAlexandria and Annandale Campuses

The Basic Motorcycle Rider Course is a popular continuing education course at the Alexandria Campus.

• The Region’s workforce development and continuing education enrollment was 10,310 students with approximately 500 classes taught by 225 total instructors.

• The Virginia Community College System Chancellor recognized six staff members for their exemplary community service.

• Partnerships were formed with Virginia Tech and Green Builder College to share clean, sustainable energy-efficiency curriculum, research, and outreach regarding evolving “green collar” workforce techniques and technologies. An additional partnership with Veterans for Green Jobs has assisted veterans in obtaining employment in the field of energy efficiency.

• The Region developed a strategic alliance with the U.S. Small Business Administration to train students in starting, maintaining, and expanding small businesses.

Arlington CenterOpened in the spring of 2006, the Arlington Center is an extension of the Alexandria Campus that offers a variety of educational and work-related credit, workforce development and continuing education courses.

Director: Chris Applegate

• TheArlingtonCenterenrolled203FTESforthe2009-10academicyear.• AsperthepartnershipagreementwithArlingtonCountyPublicSchools,theArlingtonCenterhoused

ArlingtonMillHighSchoolforasecondyearandoffereddualenrollmentcollegecreditto22students.Additionally,30moreparticipatedinthePathwaytoBaccalaureateprogram.

• Therewere60creditedcoursesand24workforcedevelopment/continuingeducationcoursesofferedattheCenter.

• The Arlington Center features nine state-of-the-art classrooms, four computer labs, and a comprehensive library with Wi-Fi capabilities.

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Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts CenterThe Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center is a state-of-the-art, acoustically rich theater and meeting venue serving the Greater Metropolitan Washington Area where the College and the community-at-large are enlightened and enriched through events that are artistic, cultural, and educational.

Director: Dr. Leslie White

Concerts and Programs• United States Marine Band and Chamber Orchestra• United States Army Band• Alexandria Symphony• New Dominion Chorale• Alexandria Community Band and Chorus• Ethnic programs

• Sudanese beauty pageant• Persian program• Vietnamese program

Student Events• New student orientations• Campus Convocation• NOVA Idol• Medical Education Campus’ nurse pinning ceremony• Transfer fair• 37 college events, rehearsals, seminars, and performances

Other Happenings• U.S. presidential bill Signing• 163 rehearsals, performances, seminars, and other community events

Above: NOVA Community Chorus and Band at the Schlesinger CenterBelow: Schlesinger Center stage awaiting the NOVA Idol finale

Learning ResourcesLearning Resource Services

Learning Resource Services facilitates student and faculty access to print/electronicresources and enhances the development of information literacy skills.

Director: Dr. Dave Williams

Instructional Support and Development• Upgraded campus technology such as touch link

control systems in 35 smart classrooms, 30 LCD projectors, and 9 visual presenters, smart podiums, and interactive tablets

• Utilizing videoconferencing equipment to offer two successful Liberal Arts credit courses with colleges in Madagascar

IT Services• Laid the groundwork to provide 100%

wireless access including outside of the Bisdorf cafeteria

• Upgraded 60 auto-cad lab computers• Installed the campus’ first student file

server, which students and instructors can access from both labs and classrooms

Library• Earned a 90% student approval rating

and a 97% faculty/staff approval rating during a spring survey

• Led all campuses in the circulation of li-brary materials, accounting for 30% of all materials checked out by NOVA libraries

Open Computer Center• Established a group study lab and an

additional open computer lab• Recorded 82,798 Open Computer Center

uses, a 27.63% increase over last year

Testing Center• Maintained 20 off-campus placement testing sites

with 897 placement tests administered in the spring alone with sites including high schools and community-based organizations

• Increased on-campus testing by 23%

Web Services• Conducted workshops to help faculty

build or update their professional websites, which resulted in the creation of over 50 faculty/staff websites

LRS Director Dr. David Williams (left) speaks with VCCS vice chancellors and Dr. Steve Sachs (center), NOVA’s Vice President for Instructional and Information Technology.

NOVA’s Matt Todd is the youngest president of the VirginiaLibrary Association and the first from a Community College.

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The Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College is the College’s second largest campus and the most diverse. Approximately a tenth of the 30,766 students come from 148 international countries. There are two academic division (Liberal Arts and Science, Technology & Business) that offer more than 70 programs and degrees, including nine foreign languages and an ESL program. In addition, the Workforce Development and Continuing Education Office provide the surrounding community with non-credit courses for personal enrichment. Located near Ballston Mall, the Arlington Center is an extension of the Alexandria Campus and accommodates residents from Arlington County. The Alexandria Campus is the lead campus for Community Based Organization (CBO) partnerships. Currently, the campus provides college credit and financial aid to six CBOs: Training Futures, Year Up, Enterprise Development Group, Community Business Partnerships, Computer C.O.R.E., and Goodwill Industries. The long-standing reputation of the Alexandria Campus has attracted several “celebrity” instructors such as two former United States presidential campaign managers and the Second Lady of the United States.

Call today to learn how you canenroll at NOVA’s Alexandria Campus.

3001 N. Beauregard StreetAlexandria, VA 22311

Alexandria Campus,Northern Virginia Community College

www.nvcc.edu/alexandria • (703) 323-3000