“Over the past year, John Broderick has deftly navigated Old Dominion University through a myriad of challenges and opportunities,” said Board of Visitors Rector Ross Mugler. “His leadership through significant state budget reductions positioned the university in a more stable fiscal situation, and his implementation of a comprehensive enrollment management plan brought about a more strategic approach for ODU to increase the quality and rigor of its academics in the coming years.” Mugler added, “John impressed the board with his knowledge and experience leading ODU, his positive relationships with legislators, community leaders, faculty, students, alumni and donors, and his dedication and commitment to this university.” “I am honored that the Board of Visitors would place its confidence in me at this challenging, but exciting time in Old Dominion University’s history,” noted Broderick. “I pledge to continue to work hard, be creative, invite collaboration and manage the intricate details to keep this university moving forward. I am excited to lead Old Dominion University into the future.” Broderick will receive $312,000 annually, a $30,000 increase from his salary as acting president. His contract will run through June 2011. As acting president, Broderick successfully guided the university’s six colleges, more than 10 economic development and research centers, and numerous partnerships with government and business organizations and agencies. He oversaw an operating budget of $411.6 million and more than 2,500 faculty and staff members. “John has been a very effective voice for Old Dominion in government relations and his service as acting president has brought continued success to the university,” said Gov. Timothy Kaine. “I know that ODU is in good hands and congratulate him on his most recent appointment.” Shortly after assuming the role of acting president, Broderick commissioned a university-wide enrollment management study that will result in the integration of all of Old Dominion’s programs, practices, policies and planning to achieve optimal future enrollment and growth. The plan establishes institutional priorities and provides the basis on which to make decisions for the future of the university. “This is a very good move by the Board of Visitors,” said Paul Champagne, chair of the Faculty Senate. “John Broderick has tremendous support across the campus. I’m looking forward to working with him, as are the Faculty Senate and the entire faculty.” “I am ecstatic that acting President Broderick will now be President Broderick,” said Michelle Davis, ODU’s 2008-09 student body president. “A particular quote by Donald McGannon comes to mind: ‘Leadership is action, not position.’ President Broderick is the epitome of action. He has proven that he will do all he can to ensure a bright future and excellent educational experience for the ODU student body.” During his tenure as acting president, Old Dominion drafted its 2009-2014 Strategic Plan, which will position the university to further develop its growing research reputation, enhance its residential campus, and strengthen its partnerships and contributions to the region. Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim said the Board of Visitors made a clear and compelling commitment to the university’s continuing role as a leader in the areas of economic development, research and education when it elected Broderick as president. “During his tenure as acting president, John clearly demonstrated that he has the skills, knowledge and ability to help the university meet the challenges of the future,” Fraim said. “John’s relationships with federal, state and local political, business and community leaders will be a major asset in the orderly growth of the university.” Tidewater Community College President Deborah DiCroce noted, “I am delighted with the appointment. Mr. Broderick is the right leader for the right time at Old Dominion. I look forward to working with John on issues of mutual interest.” Prior to becoming acting president, Broderick served 12 years as vice president for institutional advancement and admissions, taking on the additional role of chief of staff to the president in 2003. He also annually teaches graduate courses in the Darden College of Education. Broderick has been recognized for his contributions to higher education and the Hampton Roads community with the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities’ Humanitarian Award, the Urban League of Hampton Roads’ Marian Palmer Capps Award and the College Communicators Association Distinguished Service Award. He was a finalist for the national PR News’ Professional of the Year Award. Throughout his career, Broderick has been actively engaged in numerous community and professional organizations. He currently is a board member of the Hampton Roads Partnership, Urban League and Virginia Beach Vision, and has served for many years as a youth soccer league coach in Chesapeake. Prior to joining ODU in 1993, Broderick was a faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh and an administrator at St. Bonaventure University. He received a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University and a graduate degree from St. Bonaventure. Broderick succeeds Roseann Runte, who stepped down last year to become president of Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Back to top
With approximately 3,370 students eligible to graduate, this was ODU’s largest class ever. Gainey, director for logistics, J4, Joint Staff, addressed the colleges of Arts and Letters, Engineering and Technology and Health Sciences at the 9 a.m. ceremony in the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Gainey is a 1978 ODU graduate and the highest-ranking female military officer among university alumni. She also is one of only five female three-star generals from all branches of the military service and the second-highest ranking female officer in the Army. Both Gainey and Gergen were awarded honorary doctorates. In her speech, punctuated by applause and laughter from the audience, Gainey acknowledged the uncertainty of the political and economic climate the graduates would face as they ventured out into the workforce, but she encouraged them, saying, “Follow your dreams and take charge of your life.” She also advised them to avoid the seduction of money and power as the sole motivation for their professional pursuits. Quoting the novelist George Eliot, Gainey reminded the graduates that “it is never too late to be what you might have been,” and then offered five final pieces of advice:
At the 2 p.m. ceremony, Gergen addressed the colleges of Business and Public Administration, Education and Sciences. The director of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Gergen has served his country as a presidential adviser and staff member to Presidents Reagan, Nixon, Ford and Clinton. He also has worked as a journalist and political adviser, and is a best-selling author. In his address to the graduates, Gergen spoke of the professional difficulties they might face during a recession. “In this tough job market, it might take time to get a job, but adversity can be a handmaiden to developing character,” he said. He advised the students to pursue personal happiness as ardently as they pursue professional success: “Find out who you really are, what makes you happy, what you are passionate about. Find your own authenticity,” he said. Gergen then congratulated the graduates on three things: “You chose your parents and family well, you chose the right university and you chose the right colleges within the university,” he said. Gergen then asked the graduates to stand and applaud their families and the university for their support. In his closing remarks, Gergen used a song by the Oak Ridge Boys to humorously send off the new graduates to the future. “We don’t care if you go home,” he said. “But you can’t stay here!” Back to top Dear Readers: The final edition of The Courier will be published on June 19, 2009. Recent state budget cuts, the continued development of a vibrant daily news Web site and an ever-increasing emphasis on sustainability have led to the decision to discontinue the publication, which has been distributed on and off campus to faculty, staff and friends of Old Dominion for many years. Two of the regular features of The Courier – Profacts and Grants and Contracts – will now appear on the university’s daily news Web page. (Submissions for Profacts should be sent via e-mail to sdaniel@odu.edu.) ODU’s faculty/staff publication has been around for nearly four decades. It debuted on Sept. 16, 1971, under the name University News, with a biweekly distribution schedule. The name was shortened to Unews three years later, at the same time it adopted a weekly publication schedule during the fall and spring semesters. The paper returned to a biweekly format in 1981 under the name The ODU Courier. It went to a monthly publication schedule in 2003, due to budget cuts. I have served as editor of The Courier since September 1986, one of many duties I perform in the Office of University Relations. It has been both a privilege and a pleasure to have played this role in sharing the news about Old Dominion. I encourage you to visit the university’s daily news Web site often, at www.odu.edu/news, for the latest reports on ODU news and events. – Steve Daniel Back to top
In an e-mail on May 8, Simpson said: “This will allow review and feedback by the campus community members who are absent during the summer. Once a final product is completed, it will be presented for approval to the Board of Visitors at the September meeting.” In the meantime, Simpson encourages faculty and staff to “blog” on the plan’s Web site (www.odu.edu/ao/sp/) or send suggestions directly to her or any of the task force members. Between now and Aug. 1, the task force will be working to: develop specific objectives for each goal in the five-year plan; identify the means and responsible parties for achieving these objectives; outline the timeline for implementation; estimate the needed resources to accomplish each objective; and develop qualitative and quantitative measures, benchmarks and indicators for tracking the success of the implementation of the plan. Back to top
Bojagi (wrapping cloths), from which jogakbo developed, are perhaps the most unique form of Korean textile art. This tradition occupied a prominent place in the daily lives of Koreans of all classes. Though traditional, it is strikingly contemporary in form. The designs and colors of bojagi remind one of the works of some modern artists and have been described as a true form of abstract expressionism. Patchwork bojagi, called jogakbo, were made exclusively by and for the common people using various colors of small remnants. The aesthetic sensibility with which these discarded scraps of cloth are manipulated makes jogakbo appealing works of art. Admission to the Gordon Galleries, located at 4509 Monarch Way in the University Village, is free. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Back to top
“Few new books of American poems have more unity – or more happiness – than the latest from Blumenthal,” said Publisher’s Weekly in an April review. One of the poems from Blumenthal’s new collection, “And Here You Are,” was featured on “Poetry Daily” for the “Today’s Poem” selection on May 11 (http://poems.com/poem.php?date=14376). Blumenthal, who was on sabbatical during the spring semester to serve as the Copenhaver Visiting Chair of Law at West Virginia University’s College of Law, was recently awarded the 2009 Robert L. Kahn Prize for poetry from the Society for Contemporary American Literature in German. Back to top
The exhibit, which opened May 18, is available for public viewing in the Diehn Composers Room, 189 Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, through Nov. 3. The room is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The exhibit focuses on select early horror film scores and the composers that made the genre what it is today – with their innovative use of instruments, instrumentation, and corresponding motifs and visual cues. These composers were able to create an astounding emotional response to their music and the images on screen, by being unafraid to take risks. Highlighted in the exhibit are John Williams’ memorable “Jaws” theme; John Carpenter, the mind behind the chilling Mike Meyers theme in “Halloween”; and classics such as Bernard Herrmann’s “Psycho,” “Vertigo,” “Citizen Kane” and “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” Funding for this exhibit is provided by a grant from The Norfolk Foundation. Back to top Sakura Sushi Bar joins University Village lineup Sakura Sushi Bar, at the corner of Monarch Way and 43rd Street, is the latest tenant to open in the University Village. The restaurant, which seats more than 50 people, is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Lunch specials include sushi, bento boxes and Japanese favorites such as beef and chicken teriyaki. Sakura also serves beer and wine. This is the seventh Sakura location in Hampton Roads. For more information call the restaurant at 489-0158. Back to top
League activities include a variety of nine-hole games designed to encourage friendly team and individual competition. The league and games will be developed by the pro shop. Participants are asked to sign up 48 hours in advance each week. Weekly fees are $13 for walking nine holes and $17 for riding nine holes. There is a six-week discount fee of $60 and $90, respectively. To register or for more details contact Michelle Holmes: michelle_golfer@yahoo.com.
Stanger, who received an honorary doctorate at the May 9 commencement, came to Virginia in 1966 as the music director and conductor of the Norfolk Symphony and appointed the first African American orchestra member. During his 14 seasons he oversaw the merger of several local orchestras to create the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, which is recognized as one of the nation’s leading regional symphony orchestras and for which he now serves as conductor laureate. In 1994, Stanger donated to ODU a significant collection of music scores, books, periodicals, concert posters, photographs, music notations and archival information about music performances he conducted and the performers with whom he worked. Back to top
“This was ODU’s first try” at the conference’s “Jeopardy”-type quick-response competition, said Bryan Porter, associate professor of psychology, who attended the conference with the university’s delegation. “I couldn’t have been more proud of our team, who came from behind to take the title away from defending champion, Barton College.” Questions ranged from psychology’s history and theories to odds and ends such as the names of psychologists, psychology puns and psychology in different languages. Kelley and Milletich also made oral presentations of their undergraduate research at the conference. Back to top
The store recently received two new books by faculty authors: Michael Blumenthal’s “And” and John Adam’s “A Mathematical Nature Walk.” Back to top
John Sokolowski, the top researcher at Old Dominion’s Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC), has been appointed interim executive director of the center. He succeeds Michael McGinnis, who is leaving VMASC after three years as its leader to become executive director and chief science and technology officer of the Peter Kiewit Institute at the University of Nebraska. Since the fall of 2006 Sokolowski has been a research professor and director of research for VMASC. He is credited with expanding the areas and amount of research being conducted at the center, and he is an author and co-editor of “Principles of Modeling and Simulation – A Multidisciplinary Approach” (2009), the first multidisciplinary textbook in the M&S field. Sokolowski joined VMASC as a project scientist in 2001 after he retired from the Navy. At the time, he held a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Purdue University and a master’s in engineering management from ODU. In 2003, the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology awarded him a Ph.D. in modeling and simulation/engineering, the first degree of its kind to be earned worldwide. In announcing the leadership change at VMASC on April 23, Mohammad Karim, vice president for research, said: “John Sokolowski is not only equipped with technical insights of modeling, simulation and visualization but knows far more than many others about how this field will be transitioning in the coming decade to solve real-world problems.” Karim said McGinnis’ resignation is effective June 9. Sokolowski became involved in M&S even before he joined VMASC. His last tour in the Navy was as leader of the M&S division of the U.S. Joint Forces Command. As director of research at VMASC, he has helped to build expertise “clusters” that focus on transportation, serious gaming, social sciences, computational sciences and artificial intelligence, and enterprise engineering. He also has strengthened the longstanding VMASC initiatives in military/homeland security and medical M&S. VMASC is a catalyst for an M&S sector in Hampton Roads, which has an overall economic impact of as much as $600 million a year, according to a study conducted in 2007. About 60 ODU faculty members and graduate students do research at the facility, which has annual research expenditures of around $10 million. McGinnis will be returning to his native state. He was raised in the farming community of Wisner, Neb., before being educated at West Point and beginning an Army career. He directed the Army Training and Doctrine Command Analysis Center in Monterey, Calif., and was head of the Department of Systems Engineering at West Point. The Peter Kiewit Institute promotes connections between business/industry and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Engineering and the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s College of Information Science and Technology. Back to top
Old Dominion will open a national search in the fall, and de Silva has agreed to remain in the position until a new dean is found. “I am sure you will all join with me in hoping that we are fortunate enough to recruit someone who is as passionate about Old Dominion University and as supportive of each of the various disciplines in the college as Dr. de Silva has been,” Simpson said. Back to top
She joined the Old Dominion faculty in 1945, when the school was known as the Norfolk Division of William and Mary and VPI, and retired in 1979. She served as acting chair of the mathematics department from 1965-67. For many years she served as the university liaison for the American Association of University Women. She was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Norfolk and Trinity Episcopal Church in Huntington. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Margaret Phillips of Ardmore, Tenn., and many close friends. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hospice of Huntington. The family guest book is available at www.klingelcarpenter.com. Dr. Arthur Kaplan Kaplan practiced internal medicine in Norfolk for 40 years and served as president of the medical staff at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Raleigh, N.C., he was educated at the University of North Carolina and New York Medical College. He also served as chairman of the Tidewater Jewish Foundation from 1993 to 2002. In 1999 he was the recipient of the Joseph H. Strelitz Memorial Award for Distinguished Community Service. Kaplan and his wife were avid orchid gardeners and ODU was the beneficiary of their gift of 1,000 plants. Together with the orchids, the couple made a monetary donation for care of the plants. Kaplan’s brother and sister-in-law, Leonard and Tobee Kaplan of Greensboro, N.C., Joan Dalis of Norfolk, and other of his friends donated money for the construction of the $2.1 million conservatory. It opened in April 2008, and on many days during the past year the retired physician came to the facility to work in its greenhouses in his capacity as Honorary Curator of Orchids. A nationally recognized authority on orchids, Kaplan served as president of the Tidewater Orchid Society and the Eastern Orchid Congress. He also was a trustee of the Norfolk Botanical Garden. Kaplan is survived by his wife, brother and sister-in-law, two children and four grandchildren. Donations in Dr. Kaplan’s memory may be made to the Arthur and Phyllis Kaplan Orchid Conservatory and the Tidewater Jewish Foundation. Bruce Hanna “He was a very popular professor, introducing thousands of students to the wonders of science, particularly astronomy, in his many years at Old Dominion,” said Gail Dodge, chair of the physics department in which Hanna worked until his retirement in December. Dodge noted Hanna’s popularity as the planetarium director. “He gave lots of planetarium shows to university, civic and school groups every year. We would routinely see thank-you notes from schoolchildren on his office door.” Hanna came to ODU in the early 1970s to pursue a master’s degree in science education. In 1974, as a teaching assistant, he took the reins of the planetarium from the late C.S. Sherwood, professor of geophysical sciences. Hanna joined the faculty in 1976. One of his fondest memories was being invited in 1985 by a former student to supervise an observation program at Guantanamo Bay for Haley’s Comet. “One of my former students was a (Navy) lieutenant down there and he recommended me. So I got this call from Cuba, and they flew me down with my telescopes. ... I couldn’t believe it; they had 600 people lined up to look at it.” Survivors include his two daughters, Lee Hanna of Philadelphia and Tracy Hanna of Virginia Beach; his sister, Barbara Joyner of Lexington, Va.; and his new granddaughter, Gabrielle, of Virginia Beach. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com. Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Back to top
Michelle Kelley, professor of psychology, leads a research team that has won a $1.6 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to examine trickle-down benefits to children when parents are treated for drug abuse. Matthew Henson, assistant professor of psychology at Old Dominion, and two professors at the University of Rochester, William Fals-Stewart and K.K. Lam, are other members of the research team. The grant extends from July 2009 to June 2014 and is titled “Secondary Effects of Parent Treatment for Drug Abuse on Children.” It was awarded under the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Grant Program known as RO1. According to Kelley, more than 6 million children in the United States are estimated to live with an alcohol- or drug-abusing parent. As might be expected, these children often suffer short- and long-term effects of living in these homes. Although directly treating these children may be ideal, many parents who enter treatment for alcohol or drug abuse are very reluctant to allow their children to take part in mental health treatment. “To combat this problem, we have been developing and researching the effectiveness of different forms of couple-based treatments in which both parents attend treatment together,” Kelley said. “Couples-based treatments work to reduce a parent’s alcohol or drug use while at the same time helping couples learn to communicate more effectively, reduce their fighting, and help the non-substance-abusing parent learn how to support the substance-abusing parent’s attempts to stop using alcohol and drugs. This type of approach seems to have a greater benefit on all members of the family and improve the larger family unit.” She said the new grant will allow the researchers to continue their preliminary work by following children over time. “We will be able to see whether children whose parents take part in this type treatment experience greater benefits than children whose parents take part in a more traditional treatment in which the substance-abusing parents attend treatment by themselves and the treatment focuses on the reduction of drug use only,” Kelley said. Kelley has broad research experience in the area of at-risk families. Focuses include the effects of parent alcohol and drug abuse and related family violence and parenting problems. She also has conducted research on Navy families and the impact of parents’ deployment on their children. In 2007, Kelley and Fals-Stewart published research results showing that a treatment program that provides individual sobriety counseling for the husband as well as couple counseling for the husband and his wife can provide significant secondary psychological benefits to the couple’s preadolescent children. The research indicated, however, that the behavior of an adolescent child in the home may not be as likely to improve with reductions in the father’s alcohol use and improvements in marital functioning. The research focused on the behavior of preadolescents (8-12 years) and adolescents (13-16 years) whose fathers cease to abuse alcohol and whose fathers and mothers have a more peaceful relationship following their participation in the treatment program called Learning Sobriety Together. Preadolescents exhibited fewer symptoms of sadness and anxiety, as well as less aggressive and non-compliant behaviors, as the family conditions improved. But the same was not true for adolescents in the same households. The researchers speculate that children who have reached their teens may have behavior that is less likely to be linked to changes in the family environment. “Our findings have important implications for treatment providers,” the authors wrote at the time. “Interventions designed to reduce paternal drinking and improve couple functioning may be viable preventative interventions for preadolescents in these homes and a way to benefit children without identifying or treating children directly. This is important because many parents entering substance abuse treatment are reluctant to allow their children to participate in treatment. “In contrast to younger children, even in families of remitted fathers, adolescents who exhibit behavioral difficulties may need direct intervention to address problem behaviors.” Back to top
Casiello, who joined Old Dominion in 2002 as associate vice provost for technology, is responsible for a wide range of technological systems and services for the university including satellite, ATM, Internet and other media-based distance education networks and studios, as well as the video production operation, graphics and multimedia development teams. Additionally, he oversees the Center for Learning Technologies and the systems and operations that integrate technology with pedagogy. “I have every confidence in Andy’s leadership of the division,” said Simpson. “He is an enthusiastic advocate for the future role of distance learning technology, in both on- and off-campus learning environments, and he is fully familiar with the ODU distance learning organization through his leadership of the Academic Technology Services unit.” Simpson noted that a national search for an associate vice president for distance learning would begin in late summer. Prior to joining ODU, Casiello served as vice president of technology for National Technological University in Fort Collins, Colo., and chief engineer and acting director for the Video Instructional Program at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He holds a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications technology and communications from Fitchburg State College, and a master’s in instructional design and technology from ODU. Additionally, he completed the Management Development Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Cooley, who has served as vice provost for distance learning since 2005, will oversee Virtual College, FCCJ’s distance learning programs; computer classes for professional development and self-enrichment; an assessment center that offers pre-employment assessments; IT licensing; and certification testing. She will also have additional responsibilities relative to baccalaureate degree program coordination. Back to top
Amy Wilkinson, an interdisciplinary studies major from the College of Arts and Letters, was named as the overall Outstanding University Scholar. The awards, presented by the Alumni Association, are given to the student with the highest grade point average in each college. The top scholars and their inspirational faculty members (in parentheses) are:
Two Old Dominion faculty members have achieved a worldwide first – taking the modern, mystifying field of modeling and simulation and explaining it in a form that nonscientists and nonengineers can understand. The first-ever textbook in the field, “Principles of Modeling and Simulation – A Multidisciplinary Approach,” was written and edited by John Sokolowski and Catherine Banks. There have been technical books written about the emerging field, which involves the creation of computer simulations and models to test experimental concepts without constructing expensive prototypes. But Sokolowski, the recently named interim executive director of ODU’s Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC), said this book is different because it offers a multidisciplinary perspective. “The previous books, and there really aren’t that many, have been focused on a much more technical treatment of the subject, suitable to science and engineering majors,” he said. The idea for the textbook came from Sokolowski and Banks’ belief that nonscience and nonengineering students should be introduced to the modeling and simulation field, because it has proven to be a useful tool across many disciplines. “The modeling and simulation field as a discipline is just now being accepted,” said Banks, assistant professor of research at VMASC. “Experts in many different fields are just now learning the things that it can do.” The book gathers expertise from several ODU researchers, along with experts from the U.S. Marine Corps, Texas A&M University, the University of Florida, the University of Virginia, the University of Alabama-Huntsville and the University of Ottawa. In the book’s preface, the authors write that “many universities are realizing that modeling and simulation is becoming an important tool in solving and understanding numerous and diverse problems. “This text serves to provide an orientation to the theory and applications of modeling and simulation from a multidisciplinary perspective.” To students, the book offers a concise look at the key concepts that comprise the field of modeling and simulation. For instructors, it covers a lot of ground on the creation of the discipline, how models and simulations are used to solve problems, real-world examples, human interaction with modeling and simulation, and the future of the discipline. The authors envision the textbook being used in both undergraduate and graduate programs – in fields from computer science to medicine – to provide an introductory reference and course. “We also see it being used by professionals in industry and government as a way of understanding this emerging field,” Sokolowski said. Banks said the textbook could soon be in use in M&S courses across North America. Back to top
The $441.26 million annual budget reflects an approximately $30 million increase over the 2008-09 operating budget. Following a determination by the State Council of Higher Education that certain degree programs had fallen below program productivity levels with regard to the number of majors and graduates, and after careful review by administrators on campus, the university recommended to the board that the following programs be cut (termination dates are in parentheses):
The board approved tenure for the following faculty members:
The award of tenure also includes the promotion to associate professor, with the following exceptions: Gopinath, DeBruin-Parecki, Hsiung and Tolk already hold the title of associate professor, and Ezer was promoted to full professor. In other action, the board:
According to Diane Quarles, ARES manager of member services and a faculty member of the finance department at Clemson University, the annual award is given “in recognition of high-quality research contributions to the real estate discipline achieved by someone under the age of 40.” Seiler, who joined the faculty in 2008, conducts research primarily in the areas of behavioral real estate, portfolio management, brokerage and real estate investments. Back to top
The $10,000 award is presented to a graduating senior “who has exerted an exceptional and constructive influence on the university, its students or the community by demonstrating the highest qualities of leadership and service.” Landmark Communications established the award. Austin, who is from Conyers, Ga., received the award at the Student Honors and Awards Reception and Dinner May 7. Austin served as editor-in-chief of the Mace & Crown for the 2008-09 school year. For the two previous years, he was sports editor at the student newspaper. A member of the Dean of Students Leadership Council, Austin was also involved in a number of community activities, both on and off campus. He served breakfasts to ODU students with morning classes through the Good Morning Monarchs program; worked as a community organizer for Barack Obama's presidential campaign; was a manager with Community Advancement of Norfolk; and participated in Keep Norfolk Beautiful in March of this year. Austin, who named Joseph Cosco, associate professor of English, as his most inspirational faculty member, plans to pursue a master’s degree in public policy. The three other finalists for the Kaufman Prize were Amy Daugherty, Meredith Brier Lee and Rachel Ririani. Back to top
A. Rufus Tonelson Faculty Award Nancy Bagranoff, dean of the college and one of several colleagues who nominated him for the award, noted: “Professor Markowski is an outstanding instructor and that rare teacher who is able to take very complex subject matter and explain it simply.” The following quote from a student evaluation speaks to his teaching talents: “Dr. Markowski is one of the best teachers I have ever had at the university. His ability to explain clearly a difficult topic significantly helped me to learn the material. ” The Tonelson Award, which includes a $2,000 prize and free parking for a year, is sponsored by the Alumni Association. It is named for one of ODU’s first students, the late A. Rufus Tonelson ’33. Faculty Research Achievement Award “This year’s co-winners are from relatively non-overlapping disciplines and yet were considered co-equals in terms of broader impact they have already made via their research,” said Mohammad Karim, vice president for research. Hatab, University Professor and Louis I. Jaffe Professor of philosophy, has taught at ODU for 32 years. He was one of two ODU winners in the 2009 SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Awards competition. The only member in the College of Arts and Letters to have received both its teaching and research award, Hatab is a nationally and internationally recognized scholar. He has published six books (all monographs) and more than 40 articles, book chapters and reviews. His areas of specialization include 19th- and 20th-century continental philosophy, ancient philosophy and social and political philosophy. Laroussi, professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Laser and Plasma Engineering Institute, is the inventor of the so-called plasma pencil, which has been likened to a Star Wars light saber. Biological research begun earlier at ODU, and which is continuing, investigates uses of cold plasma to kill harmful bacteria in the mouth, disinfect wounds and speed healing. Nearly eight years ago, Business Week magazine named Laroussi as one of the nation’s leading experts in atmospheric, or cold plasmas, and he has been building research momentum ever since, much of it supported by funding from the Air Force’s Office of Scientific Research. J. Worth Pickering Administrator of the Year Award During his 27-year career, Perry has developed more than 262 computer- and Web-based training programs and distance education courses. His research interests include instructional design, human factors engineering, graphical user interface design, psychometrics, self-directed learning and courseware authoring. Perry volunteers to assist students in academic difficulty by teaching a section of University 110 and through the LADDERS program, having also served as co-facilitator of this program. He volunteered to put University 110 materials into an interactive Blackboard site. Doctoral Mentoring Award Regina Karp, professor of international studies and graduate program director, joined ODU in 1995. A former student stated: “Despite my rush to complete my work, she never let it be just average, always pushing me to take that next intellectual step.” John Ritz, professor, chair and graduate program director of occupational and technical studies, joined ODU in 1977. He says, “Mentoring students to learn and apply research is not just a lecture process. It is a communicative process where ideas are presented, refined and focused.” Provost’s Award for Leadership in International Education Jin has worked diligently developing the Asian Studies Program, increasing the number of majors since its inception in 2004. She has participated in the Beijing Forum, an international conference by invitation only, hosted by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education and Peking University. Jin authored the highly regarded book, “The Culture of Power: The Lin Biao Incident in the Cultural Revolution” (1999). Eminent Scholars Lephsa Vuskovic, professor of physics and a Fellow of the American Physical Society, has written many papers and conference abstracts, and received several NSF grants. According to one external reviewer, she “has been a respected leader in the atomic physics community and an ... important role model for younger women.” Li Xu, professor of information systems and decision sciences, has received an NSF grant of over $400,000 and published more than 100 papers in refereed journals. He was elected to the prestigious Chinese Academy of Sciences as a Distinguished Scholar in 2003 and received the Changjiang Endowed Chair Professorship in 2007. University Professors Joyce Neff, professor of English, joined ODU in 1993. She is a recipient of the Teaching with Technology Award (2008) and Outstanding Service Award for Arts and Letters (2005). She also has teaching experience in the following venues: high school, community college, government and corporate. She has served as interim and associate chair, and director of composition. Steven Rhiel, associate professor of information technology and decision sciences and department chair, joined ODU in 1977. He is a three-time winner of the Outstanding Teacher Award in the business college. His teaching philosophy includes these two goals: for students to leave his class prepared to apply statistics and quantitative analysis to real-world problems and for them to develop an appreciation and fondness for the subject. James Swanson, professor of biological sciences, has taught at ODU since 1975. He is dedicated to teaching not only university students, but also high school students, as evidenced by his 10 lectures/
But this year is a little different for Sandford, minister with the Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM), formerly the Baptist Student Union, part of the campus ministry consortium. After 39 years of serving students, he’s retiring. Sandford will retire June 5, on his 66th birthday. He will have spent more than half of his life at the school where he arrived in 1970, fresh from completing the master of divinity program at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. He later received his doctor of ministry degree from the school. When Sandford arrived at ODU, the BCM didn’t even have a permanent home. It moved into its current location on 49th Street in 1973. But Sandford soon made ODU his professional home, and stayed, partly because of “the openness and cooperation we received from the university, from the very beginning.” He noted, “Old Dominion was a nice place when I came, but it was very limited in what it could offer. Now it’s quite diverse. It’s bringing people from all around the country.” BCM membership has been constant at a few hundred students per semester, but Sandford said students meet in smaller groups, sometimes doing activities far removed from the traditional Sunday worship service. “You have to hold kids’ attention, keep them interested,” he said. In recent years, the BCM was involved in some on- and off-campus mission work, such as a 2006 spring break trip to New Orleans to help the city rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. – Brendan O’Hallarn
The exhibition, part of “The Art of Glass II,” the 10-year anniversary of the successful 1999 Southeastern Virginia celebration, “The Art of Glass,” is a visual homage to the colorful and fluid medium of contemporary glass. The show is co-curated by Bonnie Biggs, professor of art at Cornish College of the Arts, and Ken Daley, professor of printmaking at Old Dominion, both of whom have works in the show. Back to top
Old Dominion’s Community Development Corp. (CDC) hopes to break ground this fall on a workforce housing project that will result, ultimately, in the construction of 50 townhouses in a one-block-wide strip of land from the fire station at 43rd Street and Hampton Boulevard west to Powhatan Avenue. The property, previously owned by the university, was transferred to the city of Norfolk and will be conveyed to the ODU CDC, an independent nonprofit organization whose grassroots partnerships involve neighborhood residents and organizations, local churches, government officials, the business community and public schools. The two- and three-bedroom townhouses will be “for sale at prices that workforce families can afford,” in particular, teachers just starting out or who are in the early years of their careers, said Ann Grandy, CDC’s executive director. The Norfolk Public Schools have experienced difficulty in recruiting and retaining teachers due to the high cost of housing in the city, she added. Grandy said she expects that the homes will also appeal to other city employees at the lower end of the pay scale, such as firefighters and police officers – “to keep families from being forced out of the city by the high cost of housing.” She anticipates that the two-bedroom, one-car garage homes will cost $160,000, and that the CDC will obtain subsidies to assist buyers with down payments and closing costs. The timeline calls for selecting a developer this June, and having the first phase of townhouses ready for sale by fall 2010. Grandy said she believes the new housing development will play a role in the revitalization of the Lambert’s Point neighborhood and encourage others to make improvements to their property in the area. The 43rd Street housing project is part of the overall mission of the CDC to revitalize communities near the campus, develop their human and physical capital, improve the lives of their residents and support the community development interests of ODU. Another project, currently in the planning stages, calls for a housing/retail development in a different location near the campus, which would be targeted to members of the university community. Other, more immediate, CDC initiatives include hosting the 2009 Hampton Roads Young Women Conference on June 6, “The Journey to Becoming an Empowered Woman: A Leadership and Life Skills Conference for Girls and Young Women.” Also, the CDC is developing a program in partnership with the Darden College of Education to provide a postsecondary college experience for post-high school students with moderate intellectual disabilities. The students will be enrolled in a two-year program on campus, and during their last semester transition to the community of their choice, where they will live and work as independently as possible, using the skills learned at the university. The inaugural class is scheduled to begin in September. Bob Spina, chair of the exercise science, sport, physical education and recreation department, will oversee the program. Back to top
The following information was taken from the bios printed in the dinner program. Hiroyuki Hamada He has published five textbooks on Japanese martial arts and serves as special assistant to the university president in the Japanese exchange program. He holds the highest martial arts title of Hanshi (Illustrious Master) in four major classical disciplines. Hamada has served as the chairman of Dai Butoku Kai International Division, which is the sole legitimate representative of Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, Japan’s premier martial arts society. He received a B.A. in sociology from Greensboro College, an M.A. in sociology and an Ed.D. in higher education from the College of William and Mary. John Holsinger He served terms as graduate program director for the master’s degree in biological sciences and for the ecological sciences Ph.D. program. Holsinger was designated a Fellow and Honorary Life Member of the National Speleological Society and has also received a certificate of merit and Science Award from the society. Holsinger received the 1992 Thomas Jefferson Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Natural Science from the Virginia Museum of Natural History, and the 2002 Karst Waters Institute Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to Karst science. In 2007, his work was honored by a special symposium at the annual convention of the National Speleological Society. He received a B.S. from Virginia Tech, an M.S. from James Madison University and a Ph.D. in biological sciences from the University of Kentucky. Peter Mikulka He twice served as graduate program director and as chair of the psychology department. In 2007, Mikulka took a leadership role at the Virginia Beach Higher Education Center as professor and adviser for students. Mikulka oversaw the growth of the psychology department from a small group of faculty to its current stature with close to 1,000 undergraduate students, a master’s program and four doctoral degree programs. On several occasions, students have recognized Mikulka as their Most Inspirational Faculty Member for the College of Sciences. Additionally, he has published 80 articles, had grant support in excess of $1 million and made more than 47 presentations at professional meetings. He received a B.S. in psychology from Manhattan College, and earned his M.S. in psychology and Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Rutgers University. Raymond Morgan He twice served as graduate program director of the master’s in reading program and was a Faculty Senate leader at both the local and state levels. He is a past winner of the Darden College of Education’s Tonelson Award for Teaching, Research and Service. Morgan has been a featured speaker at national conferences of both the International Reading Association and the Southern Regional Education Board. Currently, he serves on the editorial review board of Reading Improvement, a refereed national journal of reading education. Allen Sandler He served as a Fulbright Scholar at Hue University in Vietnam for the 2002 academic year. During his 27 years at ODU, Sandler published 25 articles in national, peer-refereed journals and provided programmatic leadership in the area of severe disabilities for his department. As a Fulbright Scholar, he founded a number of projects to help children with disabilities, including the Central Vietnam Surgical Intervention Project for Children with Disabilities and Congenital Heart Defects. Sandler was awarded the ODU Community Service Award in 2004. He received a B.A. in religious studies (1970), an Ed.M. in special education (1974) and a Ph.D. in special education (1981), all from Temple University. Carl Schulz He also served as assistant chair and chief departmental adviser during his ODU career. Schulz received a B.A. and B.S. in mathematics from Western Michigan University and an M.S. in mathematics from Florida State University. Ed Fraim Of his 45-year career in athletics, which included 13 years at Norfolk Catholic High School before coming to ODU, he devoted the past 32 years to promoting Monarch athletics. Most of that time was spent on donor fundraising meetings. Fraim was actively engaged in alumni relations, promotions, event management and public relations, in general, and spoke to many civic clubs and sports organizations. He spent much of the past decade involved with major-donor fundraising for both annual and endowed giving. Teaching with Technology Award Kurt Gaubatz, associate professor of political science and geography and the graduate program in international studies, joined Old Dominion in 2000. He is also a faculty associate at the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center. He is the author of “Elections and War” (1999, 2002), as well as a number of articles on international law and on the relationship between domestic politics and international relations. Before coming to ODU, he was the Visiting John G. Winant Lecturer in American Foreign Policy at Oxford University. Katherine Gossett, assistant professor of rhetoric and new media in the English department, joined Old Dominion two years ago and has taught a variety of courses, from New Media Theory and Practice to Medieval Literature. Her work has been published in Kairos, the online journal of rhetoric, technology and pedagogy, and in the edited collection of “Reading and Writing New Media.” Her work on the redesign of the Kairos interface received the 2008 Best Journal Design award from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals. Back to top
The group, which includes representatives from Old Dominion, the city, and the Lambert’s Point, Larchmont and Highland Park neighborhoods, met biweekly from early January to late March and will continue to meet on a quarterly basis. The task force issued its final report in late April. The report outlines short- and long-term recommendations in the following areas:
A number of initiatives will be adopted over the next year. In the area of policing, there will be expanded use of patrol vehicles, such as Segways and T3s, along with additional bicycle and foot patrols on the campus and in the neighborhoods by the ODU and Norfolk police departments, as well as a new student patrol aide unit. The university will expend approximately $200,000 in the coming school year primarily to fund the student positions, which will support campus policing efforts. Robert Fenning, vice president for administration and finance, added that the university is seeking grants from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) for additional personnel and the purchase of new crime prevention equipment. In the area of student/resident crime prevention education, the university will work with area civic associations to host block parties and encourage more interaction with church and neighborhood leaders. Fenning noted that two of the longer-term recommendations, which call for installing emergency telephones in the adjacent neighborhoods, and expanding the ODU shuttle bus service further into the communities that border the campus, are included in the university’s 2009-10 budget. In the area of code enforcement, efforts will be made to inform students and the civic leagues to encourage reporting infractions, such as trash and high grass/weeds, to the Norfolk Cares Center (664-6510). ODU will also investigate imposing more sanctions for students living off-campus who are cited for code infractions. Additionally, the university plans to expand the Adopt-A-Spot program by student groups and its Community Care Day efforts to include more neighborhood beautification projects. In the area of lighting, recommendations call for the city and university to join forces to perform a lighting-level assessment on campus and in the three neighborhoods. In the neighborhood/block watch area, one of the recommendations – extending the current Neighborhood Watch program to Highland Park – is already in process. The report states: “Expanding the neighborhood/block watch initiatives and making those in place more effective represents an important step to improving the perception and reality of the safety of these neighborhoods.” In addition, ODU will assist with the development of a shared Web site for the campus and areas covered by the three civic associations that displays information about recent crimes. Regarding the area of property improvements to deter crime, the report calls for initiating joint efforts with the civic associations and the city to address enforcement issues related to property upkeep and exterior repairs. In the area of emergency communications, ODU will soon debut an audible siren/public address alarm system that utilizes alarm stacks mounted on the roofs of three campus buildings. The alarms, which will reach parts of the three surrounding neighborhoods, will be activated in only the most severe emergency situations, such as “an active shooter, several-alarm fire, tornado sighting or chemical spill, for example,” according to the report. “The ability to improve the overall safety in the neighborhoods requires all of us to work together in these different areas,” Fenning said. “Improved information sharing and joint efforts are critical. Being more vigilant in identifying code deficiencies and adopting more crime prevention measures, for example, will not only address incidents of crime, but also improve the appearance of the neighborhoods and thus promote the perception of safety in these areas while deterring further criminal activity.” Back to top ODU researchers take aim at malaria in two new studies BY JIM RAPER IRoland Cooper, assistant professor of biological sciences and a prominent malaria researcher, is a member of two research teams that have reported advances against the mosquito-borne disease recently. A paper published in early April in the prestigious international journal Nature reports the design of a “double-whammy” drug that is a potent new agent against the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Cooper and his former master’s student at Old Dominion, Kristin Lane, were co-authors of the paper. Jane Kelly, a researcher at Portland State University in Oregon, led the research team. Cooper and a Ph.D. student that he advises, Carmony Hartwig, led a collaboration with Johns Hopkins University’s Gary Posner on another study published in February in the journal Biochemical Pharmacology. This article focuses on the long-used, but little understood malaria drug artemisinin, which is derived from the Sweet Wormwood plant. Last year, Cooper and two collaborators from the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University received a $1.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for a five-year study of the drug resistance of the lethal malaria parasite. “We are studying how 60 years of intense drug pressure has reshaped the genome of P. falciparum, which kills about 1 million people each year, mainly children in sub-Saharan Africa,” Cooper said. The malaria parasite infects the red blood cells of its host and is transmitted from person to person by mosquitoes. No vaccine for malaria exists, and the lack of affordable, effective drugs for people in developing countries is the main reason for the large numbers of annual deaths. “Compounds such as quinine and artemisinin have been used for centuries to cure malaria, but we still do not have a good understanding of how these drugs kill the parasite,” Cooper said. “There are only a few isolated reports of resistance to artemisinin in southeast Asia. However, since this drug will be the mainstay of chemotherapy for the next decade, resistance is expected to spread. Already, the parasite’s resistance to quinine and other drugs is the single greatest obstacle towards malaria control in the endemic regions of the world.” The study reported in Nature describes a drug that not only can kill the malaria parasite, but also seems to keep it from developing resistance to quinine. The new drug, an innovative acridone design called T3.5, “merges intrinsic potency and resistance-counteracting functions in one molecule, and represents a new strategy to expand, enhance and sustain effective antimalarial drug combinations,” the paper states. An article about the breakthrough was prepared for Reuters and distributed internationally under the headline: “New malaria drug fights resistance, helps others.” T3.5 is relatively inexpensive to make, has a good safety profile and appears to be highly potent against drug-resistant and non-drug-resistant versions of the malaria parasite in laboratory culture studies and in rodent malaria models, Cooper explained. The new drug targets the iron-containing pigment heme, which develops when the parasite digests the hemoglobin in blood. The iron content would be lethal, but the parasite can convert it to a nontoxic form. Compounds such as quinine can stop this conversion, but the parasite has come up with a way to eject malaria drugs. T3.5 both keeps the heme toxic to the parasite and stops it from pumping drugs out. Cooper and Hartwig’s work that is reported in Biochemical Pharmacology explores how artemisinin works against P. falciparum. Knowing why the drug is effective would be of critical importance if the parasite does develop resistance to the drug. Using a series of novel fluorescent artemisinin derivatives synthesized by the Posner group at Johns Hopkins, Hartwig conducted the first extensive study of the intracellular localization of artemisinin in living, human malaria parasites. The research found that the drug acts as a strong oxidant, damaging cell membranes. “The drug takes advantage of the parasite’s need to feed on the hemoglobin,” Cooper said. “Digestion of hemoglobin releases large amounts of iron-containing heme, which interacts with the endoperoxide group of the artemisinin to form free radicals,” which can attack the parasite. Back to top
At the 9 a.m. ceremony, Patricia A. King received a Doctorate of Humane Letters and Russell Stanger received a Doctorate of Music. At the 2 p.m. ceremony, Frank Foster received a Doctorate of Music and Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg received a Doctorate of Science. King, originally from Norfolk, is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law, Medicine, Ethics and Public Policy at Georgetown Law Center. She is also the first African American woman to be elected to the Harvard Corporation. She is a noted expert in legal and ethical aspects of biomedical science, and is co-author of “Cases and Materials on Law, Science and Medicine.” Her work in the field of bioethics has included service on the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare’s Advisory Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, the President’s Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research, and the Ethics, Legal and Social Issues Working Group of the Human Genome Project. Stanger served as assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic and Minneapolis Symphony, before coming to Virginia in 1966 as music director and conductor of the Norfolk Symphony (now the Virginia Symphony). He directed the symphony for 14 years, and now serves as conductor laureate. He donated the Russell Stanger Collection to the Old Dominion University Libraries in 1994. The collection, which represents more than 50 years, includes memorabilia from Stanger’s performances around the world, including original scores and parts of some of his compositions. Foster is one of the most prominent African American jazz composers and arrangers in the world of music today. After completing military service in 1953, Foster joined Count Basie’s Big Band. In addition to his distinctive tenor saxophone playing, Foster contributed original material to the band, including the standard “Shiny Stockings” and other popular songs. Foster was leader of the Basie Band from 1986-95, and was awarded an American Jazz Masters Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. He has received two Grammy Awards for his arranging. He currently resides in Chesapeake. Lindberg is a scientist who has been a pioneer in applying computer technology to health care. In 1984, he was appointed director of the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest biomedical library. In 1996, he was named by the secretary of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department to be the U.S. coordinator for the G-7 Global Health Applications Project. In addition to an eminent career in pathology, Lindberg has made numerous contributions to information and computer activities in medical diagnosis, artificial intelligence and educational programs. The author of three books, he has a current academic appointment as clinical professor of pathology at the University of Virginia. Back to top
The leaders in the fields of counseling and psychology have had a huge impact on their profession, and on society in general. Now, an Old Dominion professor wants to celebrate their achievements by collecting stories from colleagues, former clients and friends who have memories of interactions with these giants in the field. Using an ODU Faculty Innovator Grant, Professor of Counseling and Human Services Ed Neukrug has created Stories of the Great Therapists, a Web site dedicated to celebrating the mental health and counseling field. In the tradition of National Public Radio’s “Storycorps Recording America,” the project is in the process of collecting oral histories concerning famous theorists of counseling and psychotherapy. “A surprising number of my colleagues have had interactions with these pioneers in the field, collaborating on research, as their students,” Neukrug said. “We hope that these stories will help to personalize the individuals who created these well-known theories and offer a glimpse into their lives.” With the site up and running, and stories trickling in from across the country, Neukrug is now applying for a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to turn the site into an interactive teaching tool and oral history of the profession. There are currently about a dozen biographies of great theorists on the Web site, including B.F. Skinner, Carl Rogers and Virginia Satir. Neukrug hopes to increase the number of profiles to 25, collecting oral and written stories about each theorist. Eventually, Neukrug would like to add pictures and documents, and use additional Web technologies such as podcasts, blogs and a public wiki to create as full a picture of the pioneers as possible. Finally, he hopes summarize the words and concepts the theorists have put forward that have influenced American culture. “There are so many expressions that are part of everyday life that were popularized by these people,” Neukrug said. “The unconscious. The id. These are terms that people didn’t use before, but they’ve been adopted by society, which shows how these people have influenced culture and thinking.” The Great Therapists Web site is available at www.odu.edu/~eneukrug/therapists/. Back to top
Tuesday, June 16 “Managing Video Streaming,” 1:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 17 “Podcasting from Blackboard,” 1:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 18 “Preparing Content for Broadcast and Video Streamed Courses,” 1:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 Wednesday, June 24 “Adobe Connect II – Management of Online Meetings,” 1:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25
– “Insult to students” – “ODU to honor former symphony conductor” “But asking similar questions of a simulation of sale shoppers – in a realistic model that accounts for the impact, excitement and even madness of crowds – would result in rules of thumb that store managers could follow. In the Valley Stream case, this could well have saved a life.” (Frederic McKenzie, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, in an op-ed) – “Computer models could help Wal-Mart with safety plan” “ODU acting President John Broderick has earned the respect and admiration of the ODU community for his stalwart work on behalf of the university, its students, faculty and community. For most of his tenure as vice president, he was in the background getting the real work done.” (Robert McCabe, Norfolk sheriff, in a letter to the editor) – “The man for the job” “With some of the projections being used previously, it was hard to understand how to properly serve that many students.” (Paul Champagne, Faculty Senate chair) – “Funding cuts force ODU to plan slower growth” “Hopefully, Russia’s leaders will continue their efforts to diversify the economy and support the emergence of the middle class.” (Austin Jersild, associate professor of history, in an op-ed) – “VDNKh shows how things have changed” “As the new line is drawn for light rail, the lines of the old streetcar network – and the lessons to be learned from them – should not be ignored.” (Robert Wojtowicz, professor of art history, in an op-ed) – “A line is drawn in Norfolk, and another is erased” “Our forecast is data-driven. We can’t rely on feelings.” (Vinod Agarwal, professor of economics) – “Region’s economy won’t grow in 2009, ODU forecast says” |