Orientation FAQ
Orientation Schedule
Orientation is on Friday, September 5th, 2025
Please arrive 30 minutes early to take care of any necessary paperwork.
- Culinary Arts: 9:30 am - 11:00 am
- Illustration Technologies: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
- Graphic Design: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
- Photography: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
- Videography & Filmmaking: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Schedules
Schedules:
You will receive an email delivered to your new .edu email with login directions for the student portal closer to orientation
Your student schedule will be found on the Nossi student portal https://verity.nossi.edu/student/Account. Once logged into the portal, click on “My classes” located on the left hand side of the screen. If you need to make changes to your schedule, please reach out to Mindy Gilbert, the Diretor of Academic Operations. mgilbert@nossi.edu
SCHEDULES CAN ONLY BE CHANGED DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF CLASSES EACH SEMESTER.
Textbook Information
Textbook information:
Purchasing Books - You may purchase your books from any site; many students use Amazon. You may purchase e-books if you prefer or there are sites from which you can rent your textbooks. Many of our students post books for sale on our Nossi Insiders Facebook page. You can find this private Facebook discussion board by searching Nossi Insiders on Facebook.
Booklist - The booklist will be e-mailed to your nossi.edu email once completed.
Required Art Supplies for Illustration and Graphic Design Majors
Illustration and Graphic Design majors may purchase their initial art supplies at Plaza Artist Materials, 1205 2nd Ave North, Nashville, TN (615-254-3368). You will be provided a supply sheet at orientation or can order now online: Plaza Arts Drawing Kit (The link will be live August 15th, 2025)
Culinary Students Uniform & Knife Kits
If you have not yet purchased your uniform please go to Chef Works to order your uniform. You are expected to have this the first day of class. Your knife kits will be purchased at orientation.
Financial Aid
Please direct any questions pertaining to financial aid to Janet Buckley. jbuckley@nossi.edu
Housing
Please direct any housing questions to Mitzi Hatfield. mhatfield@nossi.edu
Access to Campus
Nossi College of Art and Design is a secure facility. You must have the Verkada Pass application in order to enter the building. During orientation you will be guided through the process of downloading the Verkada Pass app to your phone. This application is the “key” to the building.
Student Email Information
You should have received information about your nossi.edu email account. This information was sent via email to your personal email account. If you need to have your password reset, please reach out to Mindy Gilbert, the Diretor of Academic Operations. mgilbert@nossi.edu
Moodle
Moodle is Nossi's online learning software that is used with classes. To access Moodle go to noss.online.
The URL for Moodle is nossi.online. You will receive an invitation generated from Moodle with login information. This email will arrive in your .edu email account. If you are having difficulty logging into Moodle, please reach out to Mindy Gilbert, the Director of Academic Operations. mgilbert@nossi.edu
It is recommended to make sure to log in before classes to make sure you can access Moddle.
Equipment Requirements
There is required and suggested equipment, software and computers for each program. To view for each program, Click Here!