{"id":709,"date":"2019-05-07T11:59:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T15:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oduwiki\/?p=709"},"modified":"2021-10-12T12:33:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T16:33:49","slug":"kaufman-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oduwiki\/2019\/05\/07\/kaufman-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaufman Mall"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Students Juggling on Kaufman Mall, 1980s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kaufman Mall<\/strong> is located between Hampton Boulevard and\u00a0Webb University Center<\/strong><\/a> 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\u00a0Old Dominion University (ODU)<\/strong> campus and the site of numerous events throughout the year. While not officially named Kaufman Mall, the area derives its name from Kaufman Hall that sits on the west side of the mall.<\/p>\n

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History<\/h3>\n

With the growth of student enrollment in the 1960s, more academic buildings we needed. Plans for the mall began in 1965, but due to several setbacks, mostly funding, the mall was not fully landscaped until 1976. By 1971, all the buildings surrounding the mall were completed, including\u00a0Webb University Center<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Kaufman Hall<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Duckworth Hall<\/strong> (now a part of Kaufman Hall), the Education Building (now\u00a0Monarch Hall<\/strong><\/a>), Hughes Library (now\u00a0Dragas Hall<\/strong><\/a>), the Fine Arts Building (now\u00a0Visual Arts Building<\/strong><\/a>), and J.A.C. Chandler Memorial Hall (now\u00a0Constant Hall<\/strong><\/a>). Another landscaping renovation was completed in the 1990s and a large replica of the University Seal<\/a><\/strong> was placed on one of the walkways. In 1997, a large 1,000 pound bronze lion statue was incorporated into the existing fountain, now known as\u00a0Monarch Fountain<\/strong><\/a>. As part of the\u00a0Commencement<\/strong><\/a> exercises, the faculty and students process from Webb University Center through Kaufman Mall on their way to the\u00a0Ted Constant Convocation Center<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Resources<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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  1. Old Dominion University Photographic and Multimedia Collection<\/a>,\u00a0Special Collections and University Archives, Perry Library, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, 23529.<\/li>\n
  2. ODU Photographic Collection<\/a>, Old Dominion University Libraries Digital Collections, Old Dominion University Libraries.<\/li>\n
  3. Building the University<\/a>, Old Dominion University Libraries Digital Exhibit, 2005.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    References<\/span><\/h3>\n
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    1. Bookman, Steven and Jessica Ritchie. Old Dominion University: A Campus History Series.\u00a0 Arcadia Publishing. Charleston, South Carolina, 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n