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Batten Arts and Letters Building (BAL)

2021-10-12

The Batten Arts and Letters Building, or BAL for short, is the tallest building at Old Dominion University (ODU) and houses the College of Arts and Letters departments and offices as well as classroom space and computer labs.  It is located off Hampton Boulevard between 44th and 45th Streets. History Construction on BAL started in 1971 and was completed… read more »

Frank Batten

2021-10-08

Frank Batten served as a member of the Board of Visitors of Old Dominion University (ODU), from 1962 to 1973,  and was the first Rector of the Board of Visitors from 1962-1970. From 1955-1962, Batten was a member of Director Lewis W. Webb, Jr.’s Advisory Board which advised Webb on administrative members and helped to raise… read more »

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