INTERCOM
May 13, 2011
MacLane Honored with 2011
Chancellor’s Award for
Leadership in Philanthropy
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From Left to Right: Chancellor Glenn DuBois, Kathryn MacLane, Dan
Alcorn, Alison Voudrie and Executive Director John Ruffino.
Kathryn A. MacLane of McLean, Virginia, earned the 2011 Chancellor’s
Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. Nominated by the Northern Virginia
Community College Educational Foundation, MacLane was presented with
this prestigious award at a luncheon ceremony at the Country Club of Virginia on Tuesday, April 19.
“Kathryn MacLane has been a generous benefactor and tireless advocate
for NOVA for more than four decades,” said President Robert G. Templin,
Jr. “As a business leader and past president of our Educational Foundation,
she is a wonderful example of the power of volunteerism and philanthropy
when it is focused on serving the educational needs of our region.”
The Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy is hosted by the
Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCCE) to honor
the leading philanthropists from each of the Virginia’s 23 community colleges.
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Table of Contents
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MacLane Honored with 2011 Chancellor’s
Award for Leadership in Philanthropy
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Extended Learning Institute Volunteers
with Habitat for Humanity
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Chancellor's Faculty Fellowship Awarded to
Khawaja
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In Memoriam: Dr. Theodore L. Maguder, Jr.
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Alumni Board Announces 2011 Faculty of
the Year Awards
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Loudoun Hosts Second Annual 5K Run/
Walk Fundraiser
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King and Mallini Help Foster Unique Learning Experiences for Students
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Manassas Campus Commemorates
National DNA Day
MacLane Honored with 2011 Chancellor’s Award for
Leadership in Philanthropy
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This year’s class of distinguished philanthropy leaders has contributed
a combined total of $11 million dollars to Virginia Community Colleges.
Award recipients will have a scholarship named after them which will
be awarded next fall to a student attending their community college. The
scholarships are funded largely by the Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation.
Extended Learning Institute Volunteers
with Habitat for Humanity
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Woodbridge Production Raises Awareness
about Violence Against Women
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Sigma Chi Eta Communication Honor Society Inducts Members
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Annandale Student Poetry Contest
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Alexandria Automotive Uses Advanced
Technology – Repurposed!
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Technology Applications Center Summer
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A Very Special Opportunity for VCCS Students and Faculty
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First Annual Woodbridge Writers’ Retreat
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Notice to All 9-Month 18-Pay Faculty
Cash Match Increase for Deferred Compensation Plan Participants
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Back row: (left to right) Professor Richard Semmler (AN), future homeowner
Abraham Habteab, Bob Loser, and student volunteer Niraj Khanal. Front row:
Kristin Shriver, Professor Reva Savkar (AN), Bridget Downey, Carol Turner,
Nantana Wongtanasirikul and Michelle Gee.
On April 27, a group of staff, faculty and a student from the Extended
Learning Institute (ELI) spent the day volunteering with Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia at the Perry Hall site in Arlington, Virginia.
The group, organized by ELI Student Life Specialist Bridget Downey and
led by Professor Richard Semmler, spent the day caulking windows and
outside walls in the 12 unit structure. “It was a wonderful experience!”
said Carol Turner. “The work was fulfilling knowing that the cold air
would not come through the cracks.”
The group broke for lunch and got to know Abraham Habteab, a future
homeowner selected for a unit at Perry Hall. Originally from Eritrea, AfContinued on page 3
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Extended Learning Institute Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity
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rica, Habteab is a taxicab driver in D.C., and the sole breadwinner for his wife and two small children, ages
2 and 3. The family is currently living in a one bedroom apartment in Arlington and dreamed of the day
they could have more room. They simply thought owning a home would be nearly impossible. Habteab
worked hard just to become one of the approximately 300 applicants eligible as a future homeowner. He
made it through the cuts down to 20 and finally to being one of the very lucky 12 families selected. Now he
has to put in 500 sweat equity hours helping to build his and the other families’ dream houses. He donates
the little extra time he has on his one day off to put in those needed hours. Habteab was grateful to the
NOVA volunteers who contributed about 75 hours toward his 500 sweat equity hours. His gratitude made
the volunteers feel much pride.
The impact of the experience is best reflected in ELI volunteers’ comments:
NOVA Blackboard Coordinator Michelle Gee said, “This is something I’ve wanted to do for a long
time. It was very rewarding. It was especially great to see Abraham and give toward his sweat equity hours.
I hope to bring my daughter back because it was such a good experience.”
As ELI Student Coach Kristin Shriver noted, “This was a great hands-on experience and it was rewarding knowing that NOVA’s contribution along with my hard work is going to help someone’s dream come
true. It was extra rewarding working side-by-side with the future homeowners all day.”
ELI Instructional Designer Bob Loser further noted, “I have admired Habitat for Humanity for a long
time but I’m too shy to volunteer on my own so I’m happy that there was an opportunity like this. What I
enjoyed the most was working with Abraham and getting to know Niraj (our student volunteer) and my fellow co-workers in a different environment. It was a great change of pace from our usual—working with our
hands instead of only with our heads.”
ELI Instructional Designer Nantana Wongtanasirikul remarked, “It was a thrilling experience to be
part of such a wonderful group of people to help build a dream house. Although our accomplishments were
few, every single contribution counts toward this big task.”
Professor Reva Savkar said, “What we are doing is just a drop in the ocean but drop by drop is what
makes up the ocean. We are getting so much more than what we are doing to help.”
The group also learned more about Semmler’s work with Habitat for Humanity. For the past 16 years,
Semmler has supported the organization both through his labor and through financial donations. He spends
nearly every Saturday volunteering at Habitat sites and has donated a total of $270,750. He has also helped
build 70 homes for 70 families. In fact, the news media have been intrigued by Semmler’s generosity because they have not been able to find another philanthropist who not only gives his money away but also
donates his time working side by side with the people he helps.
Needless to say the experience was inspiring and rewarding for all who participated.
Read more about the NOVA-ELI Habitat for Humanity work day at
http://habitatnova.blogspot.com/2011/04/richard-semmler-donates-to-abwk-and.html.
Chancellor's Faculty Fellowship Awarded to Khawaja
Associate Professor Nasim Khawaja (WO), English as a Second Language
(ESL), has been awarded a 2011-2012 Chancellor's Fellowship for doctoral
study. Chancellor's Faculty Fellowship is a very prestigious award with only
three faculty members selected every year from the 23 colleges in the Virginia
Community College System (VCCS). Khawaja has been pursuing his doctorate
in Higher Education at George Mason University, College of Education and Human Development. This fellowship will allow him to take one-year study leave
to complete his dissertation. Khawaja's particular area of interest in research is
Generation 1.5 students and their lack of academic (English) writing skills.
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- In Memoriam Dr. Theodore L. Maguder, Jr.
Dr. Theodore Leo Maguder, Jr.,
formerly Dean of the Natural Sciences
and Mathematics Division at the
Woodbridge Campus, passed away on
April 13.
Before coming to NOVA, Maguder
was program director/dean of the
Natural Science Division of St. Petersburg Junior College, and served as
chairman and professor of the Biology
Department at the University of Hartford. He was known as a Civil War
author and researcher with articles
published in several newspapers and
periodicals. He also was published in wildlife field manuals
and journals for collegiate coursework. Maguder was awarded
a sabbatical in 1981 at Wind Cave National Park in Hot
Springs, South Dakota. He will also be remembered for the
summer courses he taught at Great Mountain Forest in Norfolk,
Connecticut, and at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies on Cape Cod. He enjoyed coaching little league for his sons, announcing for Hartford and Milford Jai Alai, being the faculty advisor for the University of Hartford's football club, and most recently his volunteer work at the Manassas Battlefield for the National Parks
Service.
He will be greatly missed by his family, colleagues and
friends.
Contributions may be made to the Manassas National Battlefield Park where Maguder enjoyed talking to visitors while
demonstrating how to load and fire Civil War muskets.
For more information, please call 703-754-1861 or go to:
http://www.nps.gov/mana/supportyourpark/donate.htm.
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Alumni Board Announces 2011 Faculty of the Year Awards
The NVCC Alumni Federation Board of Governors announced the winners of the 2011 Faculty of the Year awards at
its annual reception held on Friday, April 15 at the Richard J.
Ernst Community Cultural Center Forum. Faculty, staff and students attended the exciting reception. Each nominee was presented with a certificate and the winner from each campus received an engraved Jefferson Cup. Only alumni and current students may nominate faculty members for this award. The
Alumni Federation Faculty of the Year Committee made the
selections based on the written essays from the student/alumni
nominators.
The winners are Dr. Izanne D. Zorin (AL), biology; Dr.
Paul Fitzgerald (AN), biology; Dr. Andrew W. Bidwell (LO),
veterinary technology; Dr. Barbara Lash (MA), art history;
Christine Slevin (MEC), nursing; and Dennis Staszak (WO),
criminal justice. Adjunct Faculty of the Year is Tariq Rahimi
(WO), mathematics.
Congratulations to all those who were nominated and to all Margaret Reed, president, NVCC Alumni
the students and alumni who took the time to submit nominaFederation.
tions. NOVA has outstanding faculty and we are proud to honor
them.
Loudoun Hosts Second Annual 5K Run/Walk Fundraiser
In honor of Dr. James Tiffany, the Loudoun Office of
Student Activities hosted its
second 5k Run/Walk fundraiser on Friday, April 22. Tiffany was a physical education
professor at the Loudoun
Campus who passed away in
2009. Despite heavy showers,
many people participated including Ann and Heather, Tiffany’s widow and daughter.
Faculty, staff, students, alumni
and friends of Tiffany all gathered to honor his memory.
Tiffany worked at the LouDean of English Stacy Rice (in the red Jacket) and Pathway Counselor
doun Campus for 35 years and Assistant
Shannon Nieves (# 91).
designed and constructed the
Campus Exer-Trail and Fitness Center. Additionally, he wrote “The Exer-Trail Way to Total Fitness,”
available at the Loudoun Campus Bookstore.
The 5K race included three laps around the course carefully designed by Business Manager Mitchell
Markon, Administrative Assistant Sandy Payne and parking facilities. The race concluded with a prize
presentation to the first, second and third place winners, great food and music. More than $2,300 was
raised, which will be applied toward the Dr. James Tiffany Memorial Scholarship fund. The Campus and
community are looking forward to next year’s event.
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King and Mallini Help Foster Unique Learning Experiences for Students
Front row: Dr. Rosalyn King, Carmen Carnejo, Shriti Bhadel, Nilofar Moayyer. Back row: Garron Haun,
Melanie Feliciano, Jason Bailey, Dr. Monica Mallini, Micah Poole, Baffour Agyeman-Duah, Sherry Ramberg
and Chasity Hamilton.
Students of Dr. Rosalyn M. King (LO) and Dr. Monica Mallini (MA) presented at the 37th Annual
Conference of the Eastern Community College Social Science Association Conference (ECCSSA) in Buffalo, New York. The theme of this year's conference was, "The National and Global Impacts of Economic
Collapse: Perspectives from the Social Sciences." The conference was held March 31 to April 2 at Erie
Community College, City Campus.
King's Loudoun Campus students from Developmental Psychology and Theories of Personality classes
presented on the “Long-term Impacts of Economic Collapse: Effects on Health, Human Development and
Overall Quality of Life.” The students included Shriti Bhadel, Carmen Carnejo, Baffour Agyeman-Duah
and Nilofar Moayyer. A second group that included students Sherry Ramberg and Chasity Hamilton presented on the topic “Personal Economic Crisis: Impact on Self View, Identity and Personality.”
Mallini's Manassas Campus students from Introduction to Engineering classes presented on “Smart
Town: an Urban Autonomous Transportation Test Bed” and included students Melanie Feliciano, Micah
Poole, Gannon Haun, Michael Schoonover and Jason Bailey. The second group presented on “Forever
Auto: Transportation Joins the Smart Grid” and included Melanie Feliciano, Micah Poole, Gannon
Haun, Michael Schoonover and Jason Bailey.
This experience was an invaluable experience for these NOVA students. It also provides another example of the great work NOVA faculty do to give students practical opportunities that will strengthen them in
their academic journey and careers. ECCSSA is an association of professional social scientists and related
professionals devoted to advancing research, practice, knowledge, and understanding, in the social sciences
for the progression of humankind. The association covers the east coast of the United States of America.
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Manassas Campus Commemorates National DNA Day
On April 25, students, faculty and
staff at the Manassas Campus celebrated National DNA Day. National
DNA Day commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in
April 2003 and the discovery of DNA's
double helix. National DNA Day activities included DNA face painting, DNA
art, DNA hair twist, a five minute DNA
extraction, a 6’ x 3’ DNA cake, and
DNA jewelry-making. In addition, information on career opportunities in the
biotechnology field and about the
NOVA Biotechnology Program was
available.
The day concluded with a special
guest speaker, Marvin Anderson, who
was exonerated through DNA testing.
In 1982, Anderson was wrongly convicted of rape and other crimes and sentenced to 210 years in the Virginia State
Penitentiary. He was released after serv- Dr. Ia Gomez (Biotechnology), guest speaker Marvin Anderson and
ing 15 years but faced lifetime parole. Dean of Students Mark Kidd.
Seeking to clear his name, Anderson
contacted the Innocence Project and the
organization agreed to accept his case.
In 2001, the Innocence Project convinced the Circuit Court to test newly
found DNA evidence which excluded
Anderson as the perpetrator. In August
2002, former Virginia Governor Mark
Warner granted Anderson a full pardon.
Senator Charles Colgan, special
guest and friend of the Manassas Campus, spoke to the students.
Congratulations to Dr. Ia Gomez and
the NOVA students for organizing this
successful commemoration of National
DNA Day at the Manassas Campus.
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DNA cake created by NOVA students.
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Woodbridge Production Raises Awareness about Violence Against Women
The Woodbridge Campus Communications and Humanities Division presented the first NOVA production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” on Friday, April
29 in the Lakeside Theatre. The
production, which included students
and adjunct faculty members, provided a unique opportunity for collaboration and community service.
The event was a benefit performance for Prince William County’s
Domestic Violence program, ACTS
Turning Points. The organization’s
mission is to raise awareness and
end violence against women and
girls in our community.
Since 1996, the monologues
have been performed at colleges
and communities all over the world.
It is also a part of V-Day organization’s global efforts to end violence
against women and girls in the
world. Each year, V-Day spotlights
a specific group of women to raise
awareness, and this year’s spotlight
was on the women of Haiti. Past
years spotlights have included the
women of the Democratic Republic
of the Congo (DRC) and the women of New Orleans.
Adjunct faculty coordinators LeeAnn Thomas served as organizer, Laurean D. Robinson facilitated
publicity and Leisha Anderson served as the stage director. Adjunct faculty cast members included Amber
Maiden, Deanna Fleischmann, Theana Kastens, Anderson and Thomas. NOVA student cast members
included Alexandrea Harris, Alyssa (Yssa) Kroll, Carmen Ocasio and Destiny Johnson. Serving as lighting
technician was Christopher Stull. Special thanks to Dean Lori Leeker who helped make this event a great
success as well!
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Sigma Chi Eta Communication Honor Society Inducts Members
All inductees who attended along with Communication Studies and Theatre’s Associate Professor
and Assistant Dean Tami McCray Olds (LO) and Professor Phil Tirpak (AN).
NOVA’s Alpha Alpha Chapter of Sigma Chi Eta Communication Honor Society proudly welcomed its
newest members. On April 15, students from three campuses were inducted into the honor society at the
Loudoun Campus. The inductees included Lauren Wight (AL), Jose Araujo (AN), Esther Namubira (AN),
Hogir Rahim (AN), Catherine Brady (LO), James Russell (LO) and Halah Zenhom (LO).
After the initiation before family, faculty and staff, a small reception was held in their honor. Honoring
the tenets of Sigma Chi Eta, the students selected for membership displayed commitments to character,
scholarship and the field of communication studies. NOVA’s Communication Studies and Theatre departments were proud to recognize their achievements.
Sigma Chi Eta, the national communication honor society for two-year colleges, was established September 24, 2007, and the chapter became active fall 2008. Students completing nine credit hours in communication studies and/or theatre with a 3.25 and an overall GPA of 3.0 are eligible for membership. If interested in more information on becoming a part of Sigma Chi Eta, contact the advisor, Dr. Tami Olds in the
Division of Communication and Human Studies, Loudoun Campus, at 703- 450-2515 or tolds@nvcc.edu.
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Annandale Student Poetry Contest
On Tuesday, April 12, the Annandale Campus
Library hosted a poetry reading and reception for
its first annual Student Poetry Contest. The event
was part of the Library’s celebration of National
Library Week. Co-sponsored by the Campus Writing Center and the Annandale Library (with assistance from Shirley Nuhn in the English as a Second Language (ESL) Department), the contest drew
110 submissions from 40 different entrants. Faculty
members from the English Department, the Writing
Center and the Library acted as event judges.
Contest winners included:
First Place
Kaniki Jakarta Mix for the poem “Joy”
Second Place
Jessica Washington for her work titled “Christmas
Eve”
Third Place
Thomas Neff for his piece, “Quatrain #1”
Kaniki Mix, first place winner, and Eric Sentell, Annandale
Campus Writing Center.
The winners received award certificates as well
as Barnes and Noble gift cards and read their award
-winning poems to a diverse reception gathering of
students, faculty and staff. These readings were followed by an open reading session for audience
members, where several students shared some of
their latest poetic creations. Contest winners will
also be given the opportunity to have podcasts of
their poems linked to the Library website. The Annandale Library, encouraged by the number and
diversity of student entries, plans to make the contest an annual event.
Jessica Washington, second place winner
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Alexandria Automotive Uses Advanced Technology – Repurposed!
Alexandria Automotive Technology Program Head Ernie Packer
went to the Alexandria Campus Instructional Support and Development
(IS&D) with a dilemma. How could
he show a large group of students in a
class the adjustment of a small part
buried in the engine compartment of a
car? Also, how could on-screen results
from an automotive test scanner – a
kind of small laptop for emission tests
– be seen by students as well?
Parker and his colleagues had to
somehow project the display in the
Automotive Technology Labs in
which it is impractical to have a computer, projector and screen set up with
document camera or web-cam. These
labs have bright lights, garage doors
open to the weather and no A/C. In
addition, large electronic equipment
needs to be on wheels to be moved to Van Robertson (center) demonstrating the unit to Automotive Program
protected storage after class.
Head Ernie Packer (left) and Auto Lab Technician Daniel Alix (right).
So how could the Campus afford
Photo by Shi Lee
some kind of display that would survive under lab conditions with Campus equipment budgets practically exhausted at the end of the year? “No
problem,” said Van Robertson,
IS&D. “A year ago we had to put our
original plasma digital signage in storage when the College made new requirements for digital displays and installed new monitors on the
walls.” Robertson took out one of the
42” plasma screens and mounted it on
a COW computer cart. He also
checked out an old-technology
miniDV video camera to Parker to
provide high quality images for the
screen. This was a wonderful solution
for a true dilemma.
Parker and Alex in action, teaching with the plasma in the automotive
lab.
Photo by Van Robertson
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UP&COMING
Technology Applications Center Summer Training
The Technology Applications Center
(TAC) summer training schedule is now available for faculty and staff. Faculty who will
teach fall 2011 hybrid courses are now able to
sign up for Hybrid Training classes. Faculty
who currently teach or have taught hybrid
courses should sign up for the Hybrid Overview. Faculty who will teach a hybrid course
for the first time should sign up for the Hybrid
Certification which runs from June 3 to June 24. A complete description of the Hybrid Training is in the
attachment section of this edition.
TAC will offer additional trainings in Blackboard, Computer Skills, Adobe Products and Web2.0 Certification over the summer. All trainings are located at http://tac.nvcc.edu/tactraining/su11/. Please check the
registration page often as new trainings are added regularly.
If your department would like to schedule customized training, please contact TAC Director Pamela
Wimbush at fpwimbush@nvcc.edu.
A Very Special Opportunity for VCCS Students and Faculty
There is a special collaboration between NOVA and
the Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ambassador of the Environment. Dr. Richard Murphy, marine biologist with Jean
Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society, will be working with Jill Caporale to explore marine and terrestrial
ecology, environmental science, cultural values and sustainable living.
Murphy came to the Annandale Campus in February
and spoke to a packed auditorium about the declining
state of the oceans and the importance of protecting the
environment.
This Cousteau Ambassador/NOVA course is geared
toward individuals, educators and students of all disciplines, and designed to increase understanding of ecological concepts and relationships between humanity and nature, with a focus on how our society can create
more sustainable communities. Students and faculty of all disciplines are encouraged to join in for this
unique experience, exploring the natural world, discovering fundamental environmental concepts and investigating connections between cultures and between academic disciplines. This program is designed to have
relevance to all majors and address the greatest challenge our species has ever faced: sustainable living.
Please convey this information to your students and consider coming on the trip as well. Murphy is very
interested in working with educators in all disciplines. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity to work and
study with Cousteau’s Ambassador program in Fiji.
For more information, go to http://www.nvcc.edu/home/jcaporale or e-mail jcaporale@nvcc.edu. It is
going to take people from all professions to protect our planet. Whether you are a scientist or a poet; business person or politician; student, educator or administrator, we all need to work together to protect our
home, the Earth.
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Spring
First
Annual
2011 Woodbridge
Seminars onWriters’
Afghanistan
Retreat
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Announcing the first annual NOVA Woodbridge Writers' Retreat, a three-day workshop and conference
with four of the most accomplished writers in America: Richard Bausch, Jill McCorkle, Randall Kenan and
Alan Shapiro. The retreat will begin Wednesday, May 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the Woodbridge Campus
Atrium. Workshops for each writer will run from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 19 and
Friday, May 20. There will be craft talks in the afternoons by each writer, and readings on Thursday and
Friday evenings which will be open to the public.
The cost of the workshops is $325, which includes dinner on May 19 and lunches on May 19 and 20.
The price is $250 without food.
The four workshops will be:
Richard Bausch
The Short Story
Jill McCorkle
The Novel
Randall Kenan
Memoir and Non-fiction
Alan Shapiro
Poetry
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To register, call the Continuing Education office at the Woodbridge Campus at 703-878-5770. For more
information, call Robert Bausch at 703-878-5664.
Photo by Mark Bennington
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Notice to All 9-Month 18-Pay Faculty
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term disability or other miscellaneous benefits for the months of May and June will be deducted from your
May 16 pay. This will ensure that all premiums are current and there are no interruptions in your benefits
throughout the summer months. To that end, please note the following:
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long term care and any other miscellaneous insurance benefits.
Optional Life premiums will be deducted at two times your regular per pay period deduction but coverage continues through the summer
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year, which ends June 30, 2011. If you have questions about cash match or any other benefits for NOVA
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