Dr. Charles Poland, history professor at Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale campus, is the recipient of a 2012 Virginia Outstanding Faculty award. He is one of 12 faculty members at Virginia’s public and private colleges and universities who were so honored for 2012.

The men’s lacrosse team is having a tough season so far under first year coach Anthony LePore, winning only one of eight contests.

The college-wide student activities department welcomed Jeff Dukat in January as its Intramural and Recreation Specialist. He will work to improve intramural and recreational opportunities for Northern Virginia Community College students.

Whereas the Northern Virginia Community College women’s team rolled to lopsided wins in the Virginia Community College System tournament, the men’s team was engaged in two frenetic contests.

The Northern Virginia Community College women’s basketball team captured their first Virginia Community College System championship at the tournament in Chesapeake over the weekend of March 3.

The Northern Virginia Community College men’s basketball team continued its strong recent performances, winning eight of its last 10 games, including all seven of its Virginia Community College System games. The VCCS wins included beating its top two VCCS competitors a total of three times.

The Northern Virginia Community College women’s basketball team played two consecutive especially exciting and close games on Dec. 16 and Dec. 20 at the Annandale campus. Both scores were remarkably similar, with NOVA winning the first but losing the second.

The Jan. 14 game for the Northern Virginia Community College men’s basketball team turned out to be the game that most players dream of as NOVA scored 124 points — 70 points in the second half — whooping Lord Fairfax Community College 124-84.

It was another year of going green at the 2012 Washington Auto Show. “Green” environmentally-friendly cars lead to green money. At least, that’s what the auto makers hope.