Board of Visitors Approves $528.1 Million Budget for Upcoming School Year

Included is $6.5 million for salary increases for ODU employees and $1.4 million in additional scholarship aid for economically disadvantaged students.

Across Campus - A Photo Essay

Taste of India is one of the largest Asian Indian festivals in Virginia. The 13th annual event, held in April at the Ted Constant Convocation Center, is a collaborative effort of hundreds of Indians living in Hampton Roads. The festival showcases the diversity and pageantry of Indian culture with food, vendors and an Indian fusion and Bhangra dance competition that has grown to include nine college teams from across the eastern U.S. This year's theme was "Rivers: The Lifelines of India." Photos David B. Hollingsworth/ODU

The University Village Bookstore partnered with The Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters to participate in Reach Out and Read, a program in which medical providers give books at well-child visits. This year, Big Blue made a few new friends, including 3-year-old Tyanna Davis, as he handed out books. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU