The Folkes-Stevens Indoor Tennis Center is home to the men’s and women’s tennis teams at Old Dominion University (ODU). The facility, located between the Jim Jarrett Athletic Administration Building and Powhatan Avenue, is also available to ODU students, faculty and staff, as well as the Hampton Roads community. The 74,000 square-foot center features 8 climate… read more »
The ODU Sailing team is one of the most successful collegiate programs in the country. The ODU Sailing Center is home to the men’s and women’s sailing teams at Old Dominion University (ODU). The center is located behind G. William Whitehurst Hall along the Elizabeth River on the west side of campus. During the summertime,… read more »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
The ODU Innovation Center – Norfolk is a partnership between Old Dominion University (ODU) and the City of Norfolk to provide a space for area entrepreneurs, including ODU faculty, staff, and students, to collaborate and offers a variety of services to help grow entrepreneurial businesses in Hampton Roads. It is located inside the first floor… read more »
The Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library, or familiarly Perry Library, is the main library on the campus of Old Dominion University (ODU). It is located off 43rd Street between Albert Brooks Gornto, Jr. Hall and the 43rd Street Parking Garage. History By the early 1970s, the Hughes Library was running out of space to house all the… read more »
Monarch Fountain is located on the north side of Kaufman Mall just outside the main entrance to Webb University Center on the campus of Old Dominion University (ODU). History Constructed as part of the landscape renovations to Kaufman Mall in the early 1970s, the fountain was originally known as Labor’s Fountain when it was dedicated on April 24,… read more »
Kaufman Mall is located between Hampton Boulevard and Webb University Center on the north and south and 47th and 49th Streets on the east and west. It is one of the most recognizable areas of the Old Dominion University (ODU) campus and the site of numerous events throughout the year. While not officially named Kaufman Mall, the… read more »