Dr. Kent E. Carpenter (1953-2026) was an Eminent Scholar and professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Old Dominion University (ODU). Dr. Carpenter taught at ODU from 1996 until his death in 2026. He received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1975 and his Ph.D. in Zoology… read more »
The Engineering and Arts Building, located between Monarch Hall and Batten Arts and Letters, the new state-of-the-art building features three floors of classrooms, staff offices, maker spaces, labs, design studios, and exhibition space. History In June 2026, Virginia Governor Abigail D. Spanberger appropriated approximately $250 million for the 140,000 square-foot building. VMDO Architects, as well… read more »
The Tidewater Police Academy was a regional police academy that took place on the Old Dominion University (ODU) campus in the 1960s and 1970s. The program consisted of courses and lectures dealing with all aspects of law enforcement. The academy seems to have been phased out at ODU in the early 1980s. History The first… read more »
The Division of Digital Transformation and Technology is one of the administrative units at Old Dominion University (ODU). The leader of the unit is the Vice President for Digital Transformation and Technology. The division oversees ODU Global Administration, Continuing Education, Digital Innovation, Digital Learning Marketing and Outreach, Digital Learning Student Experience, Information Technology Services (ITS),… read more »
The Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University (ODU) serves as the overarching structure for all health sciences programming and operations at ODU, including the Ellmer College of Health Sciences, Joint School of Public Health, the Ellmer School of Nursing, as well as the Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) School of… read more »
The Vice President for Research is one of the vice presidents at Old Dominion University (ODU). The vice president is responsible for the Office of Research, which supports faculty research across all the colleges and research centers. The office also oversees research compliance, commercialization, and grand development. Some of the strategic initiatives that the Office… read more »
The Graduate School is one of the academic colleges and schools at Old Dominion University (ODU). The Graduate School oversees the development of all the graduate courses at ODU. The school was established in July 2016 and is currently housed in Monarch Hall. History While the Graduate School was established in 2016, graduate programs at… read more »
The School of Data Science is one of the academic colleges and schools at Old Dominion University (ODU). The school is a partnership between ODU, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Laboratory (JLAB), and NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC). The school includes more than 150 faculty from a variety of disciplines such as computer science, mathematics, education,… read more »
The Ellmer School of Nursing is one of the schools at Old Dominion University (ODU). The school, which offers a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and licensure programs, is located in the ODU Virginia Beach Center. History ODU first offered a program in nursing in 1962, and the following year, a department of nursing was established… read more »
The Joint School of Public Health is one of the schools at Old Dominion University (ODU). The school is housed at ODU but is a collaboration between ODU and Norfolk State University). The ONE School of Public Health, as it will be known, offers collaborative degree programs leading to a Master of Public Health and… read more »