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INTERCOM

October 14, 2011

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Division of Student Services Hosted First-Year Experience

Student Convocation

The First-Year Experience (FYE) students received a special treat on Friday, September 23. The Division of Student Services hosted Convocation in the Richard Ernst Cultural Center Theatre to welcome the new students to NOVA’s Annandale Campus. President Robert G. Templin, Jr., Provost Barbara Saperstone, Dr. Athos Brewer, Dr. Christine Holt and Dr. Ellen Fancher-Ruiz all shared valuable information with the students throughout the program.

The program was specifically targeted for all first-year students as a welcome to the Campus. The program marked the beginning of their colle-

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Students received commemorative pins at the end of the Convocation ceremony. Dr. Barbara Saperstone shook hands and welcomed students to NOVA.

Photo by Kevin Mattingly

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NOVASIGHTINGS Table of Contents Pages 1-2 • Division of Student Services Hosted

First-Year Experience Student Convocation Page 3 • Alexandria Campus Walk to Help the

Homeless Page 4 • Alexandria Campus Library Blog Passes

20,000 Page Views • Pachter Speaks at National Society of

Collegiate Scholars Induction Page 5 • NOVA Chapter of The National Society of

Collegiate Scholars Induction Ceremony at Annandale

Page 6 • A New Role for a Familiar Face at NOVA’s

Annandale Campus Page 7 • National Information Literacy

Awareness Month • Rosemary Gallick Rocks at Artomatic Page 8 • “Piece of Green” Concert • Hispanic Heritage Month Events at

Alexandria Page 9 • Lyceum Event Features Humanist

Amadou S. Shakur • Science Seminar:

“Wetlands – An Ecosystem Perspective” Page 10 • Hybrid Training Available Page 11 • Faculty Promotions • The Chancellor’s Faculty Fellowship

Program, Chancellor’s Commonwealth Professors Program, and President’s Sabbatical Award

Page 12 • UNUM Long Term Disability Open

Enrollment • Call for Proposals for PUP Conference • Open Enrollment Plan Change for Optional

Retirement Plan Participants

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giate journey as they were ushered into NOVA’s community of scholars. The speakers provided the students with pertinent information that will assist them in becoming successful and active NOVA students. Each participant received a commemorative pin as a token of their commitment to higher education.

The students were not the only ones to make a commitment. NOVA representatives also made a commitment to provide the students with the best opportunity for higher education available.

After the ceremony, the participants enjoyed a lovely reception in the forum where light refreshments were served and everyone listened to the music of the NOVA Jazz Ensemble.

The event was a great success due in large part to the staff that worked hard behind the scenes – Dr. Joann Credle and Jessie Zahorian. The event was a great way to start off the students’ academic year. Congratula-tions to all who participated.

Division of Student Services Hosted First-Year Experience Student Convocation

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Alexandria Campus Walk to Help the Homeless

On September 29, faculty, staff and students participated in a campus “Walk to Help the Homeless” event for the second year at the Alexandria Campus. The event was organized to raise funds for the home-less and those at risk of becoming homeless in the Alexandria community. The walk was followed by the viewing of a documentary film on living below poverty level and a brief discussion by Christine Fiske, United Community Ministries. More than $700 was raised by participants and other contributors, which will directly benefit residents of the City of Alexandria and those living along the Route 1 Corridor.

The event was co-sponsored by the Alexandria Campus Women’s Center, the Circle K International student organization and United Community Ministries in Alexandria.

Back row (left to right): Officer Tony Ong, Police Lieutenant. John Weinstein; Christine Fiske, United Community Ministries; Mengistu Assebe, Instructional Support; Pat Gordon, Student Activities and several student participants. Front row, (left) Bruce Carroll, Library.

Photo by Provost Peter Maphumulo

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Alexandria Campus Library Blog Passes 20,000 Page Views

In 2005, the Alexandria Campus Library launched its first ever blog to publicize news and events, as well as to record milestones concerning the library and staff. Seven years later, readers have viewed blog pages over 20,500 times. Over 230 individual posts record such events as eleven extensions of library hours for exams, nine book sales, six National Library Week celebrations, five Constitution Day observations, four Virginia Library Association Conferences, three art exhib-its or performances, two weddings, and one deliv-ery of flowers from a class who were grateful to a librarian who showed them how to do research.

Major events were recorded, like the expansion of the library after the opening of Phase III, three months without air conditioning in 2009, and the great carpeting and renovation adventure of the summer of 2010 in which every book in the collection was removed from the shelves, stored, and later replaced. Other events recorded for posterity include a milestone birthday, a staff wedding, World Cup celebrations, the 30th birthday of the library suggestion book, and updates on the library plant life. So take a look at the Alexandria Campus Library Blog: http://alexandrialibrary.blogspot.com/ to keep up to date, or to take a walk down memory lane. You might even run across an unlikely photo or two.

Collection Development Librarian Matt Todd, former Dean of Learning Resources Dave Williams and Associate Direc-tor Sylvia Rortvedt find some NOVA fashion items in the library archives.

Pachter Speaks at National Society of Collegiate Scholars Induction

Instructor of Communication Studies Josh Pachter spoke to the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) at this year’s induction ceremony. The ceremony was held on September 27 at the Annandale Campus. Pachter was recognized as an influential professor and named a Distinguished Member of the organization. The NSCS is an honor society that encourages and supports high-achieving first- and sec-ond-year students in the top 20 percent of their class. NSCS has more than 800,000 members from across the country.

In addition to being a full-time instructor at NOVA, Patcher also writes detective stories (almost 100 of them have been published in magazines and anthologies world-wide), edits short-story collections, and translates both fiction and nonfiction from Dutch and Flemish into English.

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NOVASIGHTINGS NOVA Chapter of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Induction Ceremony at Annandale

On Tuesday, September 27, the NOVA Chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) inducted a record 118 new members at the Induction Convocation held in the Ernst Community Cultural Center Theater on the Annandale Campus. This year, 1,084 students joined NSCS. The Chapter’s student officers and faculty advisor (President Michael Schindler, Executive Vice President David Liendo, Secre-tary-Treasurer Marzuk Ahmed, Vice President of Community Service Sarah Schmidt; Vice President of PACE Junaid Shahid; Vice President of Public Relations Frishta Ali, and Vice President of Social Media, Wafa Hamid and faculty advisor and Accounting Assistant Professor Jill Mitchell (AN) worked diligently to plan the large event. Over 500 family members and friends of the inductees enjoyed the ceremony which celebrated the accomplishments of the high achieving students. Josh Pachter (LO), professor of communi-cation studies, gave remarks about “integrity” which NSCS considers the foundation of the Society’s pillars of scholarship, leadership and service.

NSCS was honored to be one of four colleges selected from over 300 member schools to have the NSCS Founder/CEO Steve Loflin provide the keynote address. Loflin shared the NSCS story, encouraged students to follow their “crazy ideas,” and congratulated our NOVA students on their accomplishments.

NOVA students have benefited from a number of scholarship opportunities. Student Luis Velasquez received the 2011 Community College Transition Award Scholarship and Sarah Schmidt recently received the 2011 Merit Award Scholarship. Also, NSCS just announced a partnership with George Washington University to offer up to $20,000 in scholarships to NSCS community college members.

For more information, go to http://www.nscs.org/press-releases/gw-nscs-scholarship/.

The newly inducted members of the NOVA Chapter of NSCS, as well as faculty members Josh Pachter (LO) and Jill Mitchell (AN).

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A New Role for a Familiar Face at NOVA’s Annandale Campus

In August, Mark Mannheimer accepted the position of coordinator for student success on the Annandale Campus. In this new position, Mannheimer will plan, direct, manage and oversee the activities and operations of campus student success initiatives including New Stu-dent Orientation (NSO), First Year Experience (FYE), Learning Communities and Student Activities.

Mannheimer’s background is rooted in student affairs and higher education. He earned a master’s degree in counseling and human development with a concentration in higher education administration from Radford University. While at Radford, he worked closely with residence life, the dean of students, student activities, orientation and peer mentoring programs.

After completing graduate school, he worked in University Housing at Florida State Univer-sity. As a coordinator there, he supervised the day-to-day operations of a residential complex, worked with the FYE program, and provided advisory support for the hall government and several campus-wide organizations.

Since arriving at the Annandale Campus in the spring of 2008, Mannheimer has served as both a student activities and Veterans affairs counselor as well as acting coordinator for the International Student Center. He has provided valuable knowledge, leadership and support to SOAR, NSO and Learning Community programs. As part of the college-wide NSO Taskforce, he has collaborated with administrators and staff to help produce an online SOAR program that will be piloted in the coming year. Mannheimer has developed strong working relationships with college administrators, staff and faculty and was instrumental in providing faculty training for summer advising.

Mannheimer is excited for this new opportunity and eager to help aid in the development and enrichment of the student success program and initiatives at Annandale.

Congratulations Mark!

Mark Mannheimer with NOVA student.

Photo by Kevin Mattingly

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UP&COMING

National Information Literacy Awareness Month

NOVA libraries are joining other libraries, museums and educational institutions across the nation in promoting October as National Information Literacy Awareness month. In today’s digital world, people who are information literate know how to find, access and critically evaluate information to improve their health, environment, education and workplace performance. Having that skill set empowers them to inter-pret and make informed decisions about their lives, in essence taking more responsibility for their own indi-vidual welfare and that of the nation.

In 2009, President Barack Obama noted in a proclamation, “Rather than merely possessing data, we must also learn the skills necessary to acquire, collate, and evaluate information for any situation. This new type of literacy also requires competency with communication technologies, including computers and mobile devices that can help in our day-to-day decision making. National Information Literacy Awareness Month highlights the need for all Americans to be adept in the skills necessary to effectively navigate the Informa-tion Age.”

For additional information, please see the National Information Literacy Awareness Month website: http://infolit.org/national-information-literacy-awareness-month/.

Rosemary Gallick Rocks at Artomatic

Portraits of rock stars painted by Art History

Professor Rosemary Gallick (WO) will be on display at Artomatic@Frederick through November 6. Gallick’s exhibition includes paint-ings of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Keith Richards and more.

Featuring visual arts, theater, music and poetry, Artomatic@Frederick will take place in the former Frederick County Public Schools central office building at 115 E. Church Street in Frederick, Maryland.

Exhibit hours are Wednesday and Thursday 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday noon to 6:00 p.m. For more information, go to http://www.artomaticfrederick.org/ or contact Gallick at rgallick@nvcc.edu.

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“Piece of Green” Concert

You are cordially invited to “Pieces of Green,” a new music concert reflecting on the environment on Wednesday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center. It will feature music by NOVA faculty composers Jonathan Kolm and Jason Lovelace with performances by IonSound Project, the VCU Women’s Chorus, NOVA students and faculty, and Jane Franklin Dance. There will be a display of informational graphic posters designed by the NOVA design studio on climate change, pollution and energy policy in the lobby before and after the concert.

Admission is free, donations accepted. Parking is $6. The venue address is 3001 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22311. For more information,

contact Kolm at jkolm@nvcc.edu or 703-845-6026.

Hispanic Heritage Month Events at Alexandria

The Alexandria Campus International Studies Committee has planned several events for Hispanic Heritage Month. All events take place at the Alexandria Campus in Room AA-196.

International Film Series: “Calle 54” Monday, October 17, 5:00 p.m.

Learn the story behind the birth of jazz in the Spanish speaking Caribbean and the tale of cultural exchange between the blaring trumpets of Havana and the roaring saxophones of New York.

“Calle 54” is a 2000 documentary film about Latin jazz by Spanish director Fernando Trueba. With only minimal introductory voiceovers, the film consists of studio performances by a wide array of Latin Jazz musicians. Artists featured include Chucho Valdés, Bebo Valdés, Eliane Elias, Gato Barbieri, Tito Puente, Paquito D'Rivera, Chano Domínguez, Jerry Gonzalez and Michel Camilo. The film takes its name from Sony Music Studios where much of the film was shot” – From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calle_54.

For more information, contact Jack Lechelt at jlechelt@nvcc.edu or Amanda Trostle at atrostle@nvcc.edu.

International Film Series: Sin Nombre Monday, October 24 at 2:00 p.m.

“Seeking the promise of America, a beautiful young woman, Sayra (Paulina Gaitan), joins her father on an odyssey to cross the gauntlet of the Latin American countryside. Along the way, she crosses paths with a teenaged Mexican gang member, El Casper (Edgar M. Flores), who is maneuvering to outrun his violent past. Together they have to rely on faith, trust and street smarts if they are to survive their increasingly per-ilous journey towards the hope of new lives.” From: http://focusfeatures.com/sin_nombre.

These screenings are funded by a grant from the NVCC Educational Foundation as part of the

International Studies Committee’s International Film Series.

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Lyceum Event Features Humanist Amadou S. Shakur

Attend a unique Lyceum event on Monday, October 17 at 12:30 p.m. in CA 302 at the Annandale Campus. Amadou Shakur is a writer and lecturer on West African history, the spread of Islam in Africa and the Americas, and Islamic Spain; founder and director for the Center for the African Diaspora in Charlotte, North Carolina; director of development for the Museum of Muslim Cultures; and senior consult-ant for Unity Productions Foundation, a Washington, D.C., film company.

He currently hosts the “Open Forum” on American Muslim 360 radio. He is a graduate of the University of Barcelona, Spain, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University at Qayrawan, Fez, Morocco.

Shakur’s lecture will be on “In Search of Greatness: Mandela, Gandhi, Nkrumah, and Obama.”

Science Seminar: "“Wetlands – An Ecosystem Perspective”

All students, staff and faculty are cordially invited to a Science Seminar on Friday, October 28 in the CE Forum from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Titled “Wetlands – An Ecosystem Perspective,” NOVA faculty Lisa D. Williams will be the speaker.

Wetlands are ecosystems still undervalued in the United States and throughout the world. Although the international scientific and public communities have taken steps to protect them, the areal extent of these ecosystems continues to decline. The functions that ecosystems provide to living organisms, what the inter-national community is doing to protect these ecosystems, and some current research in wetland vegetation will be discussed.

Williams earned a B.A. and M.S. in biology from George Mason University. She spent 17 years in private industry as a toxicology and biochemistry technician. She began teaching at NOVA in 2004 as an adjunct in as a biology instructor and in 2009, she became a full-time member of the Annandale MSE faculty. Williams is currently working toward a M.S. in science education through Montana State Univer-sity.

Williams’ professional interests are in science education, botany and all aspects of wetland ecology. She assists graduate students at the Wetland Ecology Lab directed by Dr. Changwoo Ahn at George Mason University with vegetation collections and identifications. She and Ahn are currently collaborating on experiments that model competition amongst wetland plants in miniature ecosystems called mesocosms. Williams and her botany and general biology students have also worked with Earth Sangha, a local environmental group, on streamside restoration projects.

This seminar is presented by the Mathematics, Science and Engineering Division and the Lyceum. Author Justin Martin to be Lyceum Speaker in November

Justin Martin, author of “Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted,” will speak about his new book on Wednesday, November 2 at 12:30 p.m. in the CE Forum on the Annandale Campus.

Martin’s new book tells the story of one of the most important figures in the history of America. Olmsted was a fervent abolitionist, noted journalist, Civil War hero, early environmentalist and the land-scape architect behind New York's Central Park, Boston's Emerald Necklace, Stanford University, the Biltmore Estate and dozens of other green spaces around the U.S.

Martin’s previous biography subjects include Alan Greenspan and Ralph Nader. The Greenspan bio was selected as a notable book for 2001 by the New York Times Book Review. The Nader bio was a primary source for “An Unreasonable Man,” an Academy Award nominated documentary.

Martin is a 1987 graduate of Rice University in Houston, Texas. He was married in Olmsted’s Central Park and currently lives with his wife and twin sons in Forest Hills Gardens, New York, a neighborhood designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.

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Hybrid Training Available

Hybrid Overview Duration - 4 hours training This one-day course is a “grandfathering” requirement for current or former faculty who teach hybrid

courses. The course revisits the NOVA policies as well as Virginia Community College System (VCCS) policies of hybrid instruction. Faculty who fulfilled their Blackboard Competency, attend the Hybrid Over-view and demonstrate their course meets the NOVA policies and VCCS policies of hybrid instruction will receive the Hybrid Instruction Certification.

Hybrid Instruction Certification Program

This Hybrid Instruction Certificate is delivered over four weeks. New faculty learn the best practices for

building a hybrid course.

Hybrid Certification: Track I – What is a Hybrid Course? • Duration - 4 hours training, 2 hours outside activity and online. • During this portion of the course, faculty will discuss what constitutes a hybrid course according to

NOVA and VCCS standards. Faculty will be introduced to best practices in hybrid instruction.

Hybrid Certification: Track 2 – Technology and Collaboration • Duration - 4 hours training, 2 hours outside activity and online. • The various types of technologies such as Merlot, Web 2.0, Voice Threads, and more are discussed

and sampled. Faculty comfort level is increased in their use of technology in hybrid instruction.

Hybrid Certification: Track 3 – Design and Activities • Duration - 4 hours training, 2 hours outside activity and online. • Faculty focus on how the design of a hybrid course impacts the interaction and the goal of activities

to meet learning objectives. • After the completion of the three tracks, faculty will be equipped with the tools and knowledge of

NOVA/VCCS policies, design, activities and technology to teach a hybrid course.

Hybrid Wrap-Up • A recap of Hybrid Tracks 1, 2 and 3.

To register: http://www.nvcc.edu/faculty-and-staff/technology/tac/tactraining/register/.

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HOTTOPICS Faculty Promotions

It is a pleasure to announce that 70 members of NOVA’s faculty earned promotions in rank this past July

and August. There were 14 promotions to the rank of professor, 43 promotions to the rank of associate professor, and 13 promotions to the rank of assistant professor. You can see the full list in this week’s attachment section. Please join us in congratulating them on their accomplishment.

The Faculty Promotion Process for this fiscal year has begun. Faculty applying for promotion should submit NOVA Form 105-14 Request for Review of Credentials for Promotion to their supervisor by the end of November. You can also see an overview of the process in this week’s attachment section.

The Chancellor’s Faculty Fellowship Program, Chancellor’s Commonwealth Professors Program,

and President’s Sabbatical Award

NOVA faculty have consistently distinguished themselves by winning the top teaching awards. This year the college nominees for the prestigious SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Awards are Callan Bentley, Rebecca Kamen, Charles Poland, and Jane Serbousek.

It is time now for all eligible faculty to consider applying for three other opportunities. The Chancellor’s Faculty Fellowship Program provides paid leave and tuition assistance for doctoral degrees in leadership/higher education or discipline specific programs. The fellowship provides between $7,500-$12,500 in tuition assistance and a leave of absence of one year to pursue full-time graduate study. It pays the recipients three-quarters of their salary during their leave with continuation of insurance, retirement, seniority, and other employee benefits.

The Chancellor’s Commonwealth Professors Program provides release time and summer stipends over a two-year period for faculty members to complete a self-directed educational project. Recipients can receive up to $7,500 in reimbursable expenses related to their teaching/learning project, a $3,000 stipend for two consecutive summers, and release time for four courses over a two-year period.

There are very specific eligibility requirements for each of these awards and those interested in applying should go the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) webpage and then link to the faculty/staff section for more information. By November 21, please submit a two-page statement that the Awards Committee will review in their consideration of NOVA’s nominees for these awards. Those interested in the Chancellor’s Faculty Fellowship Awards should specify the degree that they are pursuing and the university that they will be attending. Those who wish to apply for the Chancellor’s Commonwealth Professor Program will need to address the self-directed project that focuses on community college teaching and learning.

The President’s Sabbatical Award allows three professors, one of whom can be on a 12-month contract, to receive a semester of leave with full pay. Proposals should be no longer than 1,000 words, include a 50 word executive summary, and specify how the sabbatical will uniquely benefit both the indi-vidual and the College. Faculty members on the Personnel Services Committee will evaluate the proposals and make recommendations to President Robert G. Templin, Jr. Award recipients will present a lecture on their sabbatical experience to the college community during the year following their leave. The deadline for the President’s Sabbatical Award is December 2.

Please forward your proposals for these three valuable professional development opportunities to Dr. Charles Errico at cerrico@nvcc.edu.

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Please note that the attachment section of the Intercom can be accessed online at: http://www.nvcc.edu/pip/101411attachment.pdf.

UNUM Long Term Disability Open Enrollment

The month of October is the open enrollment period when salaried employees not enrolled in the Virginia Sickness and Disability Program (VSDP) may elect to participate in the College’s group Long Term Disability Program. The College’s plan is serviced by UNUM and includes income protection at three levels: 50 percent, 40 percent and 25 percent of monthly salary. Eligible salaried employees may enroll in the program for the first time and current participants may increase or decrease their level of income protec-tion. All enrollments and changes must be received in Human Resources no later than 5:00 p.m. on October 31. New elections and changes take effect January 1, 2012. Contact a member of Employee Services in Human Resources for forms or additional information.

Open Enrollment Plan Change for Optional Retirement Plan Participants

October 1 through October 31 is Open Enrollment for participants in the Optional Retirement Plan for Higher Education (ORP). The two providers available to plan participants are Fidelity Investments and TIAA-CREF. For information on the providers visit their websites at http://www.fidelity.com/atwork and http://www.tiaa-cref.org. This open enrollment period does not allow for a change from ORP to VRS or from VRS to the ORP.

To change providers during Open Enrollment, participants must request the Provider Change Form and Provider Enrollment Application from Human Resources. Completed forms must be received in Human Re-sources no later than 5:00 p.m. on October 31. Requested provider changes take effect January 1, 2012. Contact a member of the Employee Services Team for additional information.

Call for Proposals for PUP Conference

You are cordially invited to submit a proposal for NOVA’s 7th Annual Power Up Your Pedagogy (PUP) Conference. Held each year in early January, the PUP Conference is by and for NOVA faculty. Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, January 4 and Thursday, January 5, 2012. The conference will take place at the Annandale Campus. Check the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) website for more details: http://www.nvcc.edu/CETL.

The deadline for online proposals is October 14. For more information, go to http://www.nvcc.edu/faculty-and-staff/teaching-support/cetl/conference.html. This year’s theme is “Empower Student Success.”

The PUP Conference is co-sponsored by Academic Services, CETL, the Extended Learning Institute, Human Resources, the Technology Applications Center, and Web Services and Digital Media. Contact any of these units for more details.