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Strome College of Business

The Strome College of Business is one of the colleges at Old Dominion University (ODU). Most of the schools and offices for the college, including the dean’s office, are located in Constant Hall. The Strome College of Business is the oldest college on campus and consists of the School of Accountancy, Department of Economics, Department… read more »

Ellmer College of Health Sciences

The Ellmer College of Health Sciences is one of the colleges at Old Dominion University (ODU). Most of the classrooms and department offices, including the dean’s office, are located in it’s building at the corner of 41st Street and Killam Avenue. Prior to 2024, the college was located in the old Technology Building. The college is the newest… read more »

College of Sciences

The College of Sciences is one of the colleges at Old Dominion University (ODU). The dean’s office for the college is located in the Oceanography and Physical Sciences Building. The college consists of the Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Computer Science, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Department of Ocean and… read more »

College of Arts and Letters

The College of Arts and Letters is one of the colleges at Old Dominion University (ODU). Classrooms and department offices, including the dean’s office, are located in the Batten Arts and Letters Building (BAL). The college is the largest college on campus and is made up of the Department of Art, African-American and African Studies… read more »

Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology

The Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology is one of the colleges at Old Dominion University (ODU). The dean’s office of the college is located in the Engineering Systems Building (ESB) while most of the classes take place in Kaufman Hall. The college consists of the Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering,… read more »

A. Rufus Tonelson

A. Rufus Tonelson was a student, teacher, administrator, and benefactor of Old Dominion University (ODU). Tonelson was among the first three students to register for courses at the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary in the fall of 1930. A start athlete in baseball and basketball, Tonelson was a member of the… read more »

Charles Sibley

Chalres Sibley was the founder and first chair of the Department of Art at Old Dominion University (ODU). A noted painter, Sibley taught all the art classes for a period of time after he arrived in 1955 out of a room in the Old Larchmont School. He received his bachelor degree from Ohio State University,… read more »

Barry Arts Building

The Barry Arts Building is home to the Department of Art and features classrooms, studio space, the Elise N. Hofheimer Art Library, and the Jean Outland Chrysler Library on the campus of Old Dominion University (ODU). The 39,000 square-foot building is located along Monarch Way between 46th and 47th Streets in the University Village. History… read more »

Barry Art Museum

The Barry Art Museum is a state-of-the-art, 24,000 square-foot museum at the corner of 43rd Street and Hampton Boulevard on the campus of Old Dominion University (ODU). The museum features paintings, dolls, and glass art, among others, donated by its benefactors, Richard and Carolyn Barry. History In 2016, plans were announced that ODU would build… read more »

TELETECHNET

TELETECHNET was one of the largest distance learning initiatives led by Old Dominion University (ODU) in the early 1990s and 2000s. It provided students at remote locations an ODU education through the use of satellites and televisions with two-way video connections. Most of the offices dedicated to the program were housed in Albert Brooks Gornto,… read more »

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