January 17, 2003

News for Faculty, Staff, Students & Friends

Volume 32, No. 9

Headlines

Great Decisions Series to feature 3 ODU faculty Nursing graduates lead state in licensure pass rates Carlton, Tiant to speak at Baseball Clinic, Jan. 24-25 Visiting biology lecture set for Jan. 23 in MGB Study Abroad Fair scheduled for Feb. 4 Lady Monarchs to host “Baskets for Books” game New exhibit opens Jan. 18 at University Gallery NSF FastLane Workshop open to faculty researchers Nine faculty chosen for summer fellowship awards ECE prof’s fellowship leads to DOD grant and selection to prestigious research team Three students representing university in USA Today academic competition Courier moving to monthly publication schedule Black History Month promises variety of events, lectures More news

Photo by Chuck Thomas A cold welcome Students who returned to campus this week after the holiday break were greeted by near-freezing temperatures, as were Leslie Hellerman ’94 and her daughter, Chloe, 2, who stopped by the icicle-draped Monarch fountain during their Monday morning walk. Tom Isenhour steps into role of university provost Thomas L. Isenhour, until recently Old Dominion’s dean of the College of Sciences, stepped into the role of university provost and vice president for academic affairs Jan. 2 following his appointment to the position last month. The Board of Visitors approved the change on Dec. 13. Full story SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award goes to English dept.’s Sheri Reynolds For the second year in a row, a novelist from Old Dominion’s English department has been selected to receive a prestigious SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award. Sheri Reynolds, associate professor of English, is among 10 statewide winners who were honored yesterday in Richmond. Old Dominion’s winner last year was Janet Peery. Full story Chandra de Silva is choice for dean of Arts & Letters Chandra R. de Silva, chair of the Old Dominion history department, has been named dean of the College of Arts, Provost Thomas L. Isenhour announced last week. Full story

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