March 10, 2006

News for Faculty, Staff, Students & Friends

Volume 35, No. 9

Headlines

University College will focus on success, retention of first-year students Gallery/museum will move into Village; bookstore being considered Elie Wiesel to speak on campus March 28 Research Expo set for afternoon of April 5 Campus Community Campaign kicks off soon; contests open to donors of $100 or more ODU, Botanical Garden announce new position: Stiffler Distinguished Professorship in Botany Couple donates folk art collection to university ODU Film Festival will explore the question: “The last days of cinema?” More news		PHOTO BY STEVE DANIEL Gone with the wind Justin Rice of Virginia Beach, left, and Stargel Doane of Chesapeake, both senior mechanical engineering majors, take advantage of a warm, windy day last week to test a parachute they plan to use in a high-altitude balloon experiment. Raver-Lampman, Zeigler are ODU’s latest winners of SCHEV awards For the fourth time since the program was established in 1990, Old Dominion has two winners in the same year of Virginia Outstanding Faculty Awards. The recognition program is administered by the State Council of Higher Education and funded by the Dominion Foundation. Full story

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