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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

2022-07-15

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is one of the departments that make up the College of Sciences at Old Dominion University. The department is located in the Chemistry Building between the Jim Jarrett Athletic Administration Building and the Oceanography and Physical Sciences Building. Prior to 2021, the department was located in the Alfriend Building…. read more »

Baseball at ODU

2023-07-05

Baseball is one of the athletic programs at Old Dominion University (ODU). Home baseball games take place at the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex. History Baseball at ODU began shortly after the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary began in 1930. The first game took place in March 1931 with A. Rufus Tonelson… read more »

James L. Bugg, Jr. Plaza

2021-12-10

The James L. Bugg, Jr. Plaza, is the student common/courtyard area between the Batten Arts and Letters Building (BAL) and the Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library on the campus of Old Dominion University (ODU). The Virginia Beach Monarch Memorial sits at the end of the plaza. Bugg Plaza was named after James L…. read more »

Virginia Beach Monarch Memorial

2022-06-22

The Virginia Beach Monarch Memorial is dedicated to the twelve victims of the May 31, 2019 mass shooting in Building Two at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center. The memorial is located in Bugg Plaza between Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library and the Batten Arts and Letters Building on the Old Dominion University (ODU)… read more »

Education Building

2022-06-28

The Education Building is home to the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies at Old Dominion University (ODU). The five-story building is located on the corner of 43rd Street and Hampton Boulevard at the entrance to the university. History Prior to 2016, the home of the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies was… read more »

Chemistry Building

2022-07-15

The Chemistry Building houses the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Old Dominion University (ODU). The building is located off Elkhorn Avenue between the Oceanography and Physical Sciences Building and the Jim Jarret Athletic Administration Building. History In 2019, construction began on the Chemistry Building to replace the Alfriend Chemistry Building, which had been the… read more »

Virginia Business & Professional Women’s Foundation (VBPWF) House

2021-10-12

The Virginia Business & Professional Women’s Foundation (VBPWF) House is one of the residence options for students at Old Dominion University (ODU). Located adjacent to the Nusbaum Apartments and across from Gresham Hall on 49th Street, the VBPWF House is a living-learning community for nine female Virginia residents in the Computer Science, Engineering, Math, and… read more »

Nusbaum Apartments

2021-10-12

The Nusbaum Apartments are one of the residences for students at Old Dominion University (ODU). The apartments consist of three buildings adjacent to Gresham Hall and Virginia Business & Professional Women’s Foundation (VBPWF) House residences along 49th Street between Hampton Boulevard and Killam Avenue. The apartments are reserved for upperclassmen. The residences are named after… read more »

Old Dominion (ODU) Inn

2021-09-30

The ODU Inn is one of the residence halls at Old Dominion University (ODU). The inn is located just south of 43rd Street along Hampton Boulevard. History The ODU Inn was built in 1989 to house visitors to ODU. In the late 1990s, the university experienced a housing shortage and acquired the inn. The first… read more »

Reign the Mermaid

2021-10-14

Located on Brock Commons in the University Village, Rein is one of the mermaids found throughout the city of Norfolk. It is the only one found on the Old Dominion University (ODU) campus. History In 1999, ODU alum Peter Decker, Jr. and his wife, Bess, had the idea of promoting the city of Norfolk by… read more »