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*[[Anne Donovan]], women's [[basketball]] player, inducted into the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]] in [[1995]]; Gold medalist in the [[Summer Olympics]] in [[1984]] and [[1988]]; and [[1983]] [[Naismith College Player of the Year]]. She is also a charter member of the [[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]] (1999). Played on the [[Lady Monarchs]] basketball team from 1979 to 1983. Was a starter on the [[1980]] [[AIAW]] national championship team.
*[[Anne Donovan]], women's [[basketball]] player, inducted into the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]] in [[1995]]; Gold medalist in the [[Summer Olympics]] in [[1984]] and [[1988]]; and [[1983]] [[Naismith College Player of the Year]]. She is also a charter member of the [[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]] (1999). Played on the [[Lady Monarchs]] basketball team from 1979 to 1983. Was a starter on the [[1980]] [[AIAW]] national championship team.


*[[Samuel Face]], inventor and co-developer of advances in concrete & piezoelectric technologies
*[[Samuel Face]], inventor and co-developer of advances in concrete & piezoelectric technologies.


*Adm. [[William J. Fallon]], Commander of U.S. Military Central Command.
*Adm. [[William J. Fallon]], Commander of U.S. Military Central Command.

Revision as of 17:40, 28 May 2007

"ODU" redirects here. For other uses, see ODU (disambiguation).
Old Dominion University
Identifier logo of Old Dominion University
MottoChanging Lives
TypePublic university
Established1930
PresidentDr. Roseann Runte
Academic staff
878
Students21,625
Undergraduates15,464
Postgraduates6,161
Location
Norfolk
,
Virginia
,
U.S.
CampusUrban, 170 acres (68.79 ha)
ColorsBlue and Sliver            
NicknameThe Monarchs
MascotBig Blue
Websitewww.odu.edu

Old Dominion University (ODU) is a public research university located in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. ODU awarded its first bachelor's degrees in 1956 and became an independent institution in 1962.

The university was recently named one of the best colleges in the Southeast by The Princeton Review.

Academics

File:Odulogo.jpg
Old Dominion identifier logo

Old Dominion provides seven colleges for students to obtain a degree from any subject that interests them. There are more than 65 undergraduate programs available for students.

Nearly 80 percent of the student population is from Virginia. In 2004 it was estimated that around 1,000 students are from foreign countries. The average high school grade point average for an incoming student is a 3.2, with an average score of 1080 on the SAT. Transfer students enter the school with greater than a 2.2 transfer grade point average. Distance learning serves a large portion of the student population, accounting for nearly a third of all students which are enrolled in the school. Distance learning courses are taught online or are live televised classes which are presented in community colleges and military installations throughout the world. The average class size is around 30 students. The University has an Honors College where class sizes are less than 20 students.

Colleges

E-Learning

Old Dominion University is one of the largest providers of distance learning degree programs in the country via its TELETECHNET initiative. The University serves 4,000 students at 50 sites in Virginia, Washington D.C., Arizona, Illinois, Washington, and Georgia. Thanks to a partnership with the Virginia Community College system, no Virginian is more than 50 miles (80 km) from an Old Dominion University site. More than 3,500 students have graduated from Old Dominion via distance learning, including Navy personnel who took classes while deployed around the world.

Athletics

Old Dominion's Ted Constance Convocation Center
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Old Dominion's fourteen athletic teams are known as the Monarchs (men) and Lady Monarchs (women) and compete in the Colonial Athletic Association. Old Dominion University athletic teams have captured 28 team national championships and four individual titles.The school's best-known sports team is the Lady Monarchs basketball team, which is often nationally ranked and won three national championships in 1979, 1980 and 1985. ODU athletic teams have won a further 29 national championships including 15 in men's and women's sailing and 9 in women's field hockey. The Lady Monarchs' nine national titles in field hockey are unprecedented in NCAA record books for most titles in that sport by the same school.

The Old Dominion University Lady Monarch's women's basketball team, have captured five Sun Belt conference championship titles (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1990), and have captured fifteen CAA championship titles, winning every year since 1992.

The Old Dominion University Monarch's men's basketball team, have captured four CAA championship titles (1992, 1995, 1997 and 2005) since their conference admission in 1985, ranking second among past and present CAA schools.

In 2002 ODU opened the Ted Constant Convocation Center for the 2002-2003 basketball season. "The Ted" has 8,600 fully cushioned seats, 16 luxury suites, and a state-of-the-art scoreboard. In addition to being used for home basketball games, the Constant Center hosts family-oriented events as well as concerts and lectures.

ODU has not had a football program since it was still a division of William and Mary. On June 14, 2005, its Board of Visitors approved by a 14-0 vote the creation of an NCAA Division I team, expected to begin play in 2009.

On February 9, 2007, ODU's Athletic Director Jim Jarrett announced that Bobby Wilder, the associate head football coach at the University of Maine, will be the head football coach at Old Dominion University when the football program begins in the fall of 2009. ODU will be competing as an NCAA Division I-Championship Subdivision member (formerly known as I-AA) in the CAA.

Football Stadium Project

A recent development at the university is the construction of a football stadium which is expected to bring in revenues that total millions of dollars and entice more students to attend the university. Foreman Field, which is currently the field hockey and women's lacrosse teams' home venue, will also be used by the football team until the new stadium is completed.

ODU Real Estate Foundation

University Village, a $55 million private, mixed-use development of the nonprofit ODU Real Estate Foundation provides modern apartment living for 1000 students on the eastern border of the campus. The apartments opened for the 2003-2004 school year. Various restaurants and businesses have opened up in University Village, which began in 2005, and more retail, office, and apartment development is planned. In addition, negotiations were underway in the spring of 2005 for private development of a hotel and grocery store.

Administration

  • Dr. Roseann Runte, President
  • Dr. Thomas Isenhour, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Robert L. Fenning, VP for Administration and Finance
  • John R. Broderick, VP for Institutional Advancement
  • Dr. Dana Burnett, Vice President for Student Services
  • Cecelia T. Tucker, Assistant to the President for Community Relations
  • Alonzo C. Brandon, Executive Director of Foundations
  • John Heyl, Executive Director, Office of International Programs
  • ReNeé S. Dunman, Assistant to the President and Director of Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
  • Capt F. Richard Whalen, USN (ret), Director of Military Activities
  • Deane A. Hennett, CPA, CGFM, Director of Internal Audit
  • Dr. Robert L. Ash, Interim VP for Research

ODU Administrative Offices

Student life

Student organizations

Old Dominion University recognizes over 200 student organizations. There are student groups for students with similar majors, professional organizations, honor societies, religious organizations, minority students, and groups for students with common interests as well as a variety of traditional, multicultural, and professional sororities and fraternities.

The Office of Student Activities and Leadership is in charge of matters relating to student activities on campus.

Campus ministries

ODU is nationally known for the strength of its campus ministries, which is co-ordinated by the University Chaplain's Association (UCA). The United Methodist, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Episcopalian, Presbyterian and Lutheran. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and Chi Alpha Campus Ministries also have a presence at ODU and are members of the UCA. Each of these churches have a campus ministry presence at ODU, as does Hillel, the Society for Jewish Students, and the Tidewater Islamic Center, which serves the Muslim community at ODU. The UCA and its constituent members are nationally recognized as one of the most effective campus ministry programs in the United States.

Prominent Faculty

Threats

Two days after the Virginia Tech massacre, a threat was made against the students at Old Dominion and an advisory[1] was posted on the main website.

Famous Alumni

  • Cal Bowdler, former NBA basketball player, for the Atlanta Hawks from 1999 to 2002 (three seasons). Second highest NBA draft pick from Old Dominion, at #17, in 1999. Played on the men's basketball team from 1995 to 1999.
  • Tom DiCillo, American film director, cinematographer and screenwriter. He graduated from Old Dominion University before attending film school at NYU.
  • Samuel Face, inventor and co-developer of advances in concrete & piezoelectric technologies.
  • Kenny Gattison, former NBA basketball player. He is a 10-year veteran of the NBA, playing nine seasons between 1986 and 1996. Played on the men's basketball team from 1982 to 1986.
  • Benjamin S. Griffin, Four-star General in the U.S. Army. He assumed the duties of Commanding General, U.S. Army Material Command on November 5, 2004.
  • Odell Hodge, former Euroleague basketball player. Played on the men's basketball team from 1993 to 1997. He is one of only four Virginia Division I collegians to score over 2,000 career points and haul in over 1,000 career rebounds.
  • Chad Hugo, musician and producer in the Neptunes,(also in rock group N.E.R.D.) briefly attended Old Dominion University on a music scholarship. Once his music career took off, he put his studies on hold and has not resumed his academic career since.
  • Tommy Newsom, former assistant director of "The Tonight Show" band.
  • Ticha Penicheiro, WNBA basketball player with the Sacramento Monarchs - 4-time WNBA All-Star, since her WNBA career began in 1998. She was on the 1999 All-WNBA First Team, and the 2001-2002 All-WNBA Second Team and led the WNBA in Assists per game (6 times) from 1998 to 2003. She is a member of the 2005 WNBA championship team; She is part of the 1997 NCAA Women's Final Four championship runner-up team, and a Wade Trophy recipient in 1998. Played on the Lady Monarchs basketball team from 1994 to 1998.
  • Beth Polson, Emmy-winning producer of the "Barbara Walters Specials".
  • Mark West, former NBA basketball player - NBA field goal percentage leader in the 1989-1990 season, while playing for the Phoenix Suns. He is a 17-year veteran of the NBA, from 1983 to 2000. Played on the men's basketball team from 1979 to 1983.
  • Mae, a rock band.

Media

Old Dominion University has a school newspaper called The Mace & Crown and a student radio station called WODU.

References

  1. ^ http://www.odu.edu/webroot/orgs/IA/university_news.nsf/articles/04182007054159PM
  2. ^ IMDB Biography

External links

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