Ted Constant Convocation Center

Ted Constant Convocation Center, circa 2010

The Ted Constant Convocation Center, or the Ted familiarly, is home for wrestling and basketball games as well as concerts, lectures, and Commencement exercises at Old Dominion University (ODU). The building is located in the University Village along Hampton Boulevard between 43rd Street and 45th Street and is named in honor of Theodore (Ted) Constant, a long-time ODU benefactor.

History

Construction began on the Ted in 2000 as part of the University Village project conceived by ODU President James V. Koch. The 9,100 seat convention center opened in the fall of 2002. Prior to 2002, most of the basketball games at ODU were played at the Fieldhouse inside the Health and Physical Education Building. In 2019, in a 10-year, $4.25 million agreement with Chartway Federal Credit Union, the arena inside the Ted was renamed Chartway Arena.

Resources

  1. Old Dominion University Photographic and Multimedia Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Perry Library, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, 23529.
  2. ODU Photographic Collection, Old Dominion University Libraries Digital Collections, Old Dominion University Libraries.
  3. Building the University, Old Dominion University Libraries Digital Exhibit, 2005.

References

  1. Bookman, Steven and Jessica Ritchie. Old Dominion University: A Campus History Series.  Arcadia Publishing. Charleston, South Carolina, 2017.
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