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Brand Architecture

Core Brand

Old Dominion University

Administrative Offices are encompassed by the ODU core brand, including

  • Office of the President
  • Office of Academic Affairs
  • Office of Administration and Finance
  • Office of Development
  • Office of Institutional Advancement
  • Office of Research
  • Office of Student Affairs

Brand Extensions

These major, high-profile divisions of the core brand are integral components of the Old Dominion University brand and directly support its mission.

  • College of Arts and Letters
  • College of Business and Public Administration
  • Darden College of Education
  • Batten College of Engineering and Technology
  • College of Health Sciences
  • College of Sciences
  • Honors College
  • University Libraries

Sub-Brands

Having distinctive personalities and missions, sub-brands are prominently linked to the core brand while requiring differentiation because they provide significantly distinctive services.

  • Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center
  • Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium

Independent Brands

These brands represent a complete departure from the core brand, establishing independent identities that clearly articulate their distinct relationship to Old Dominion University.

  • Alumni Association
  • Athletics
  • Intercollegiate Foundation
  • Real Estate Foundation
  • Research Foundation
  • University Village
  • Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education
  • Virginia Space Grant Consortium