Alumni Spotlight

I came to ODU as a transfer student...I did well in my history courses and was encouraged by some of my instructors to consider getting a graduate degree.
Yucel Yanikdag, M.A. '94
Associate Professor
University of Richmond
Alumni News
David Quang-Minh Nguyen ’13 Award-winning composer
David Nguyen’s composition “Weight Stranding” won second place in 2020 in the ASCAP/SEAMUS (Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States) student competition in early 2020. (More)
History Major, Stephen Davis, Interns at Virginina Beach Surf & Rescue Museum
Stephen Davis spent the summer of 2019 as an Exhibits and Curatorial Intern at the Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum. (More)
Market on Monarch: Summer Series
M.S.G. Acoustic Blues Trio, Live at the Market on Monarch
The Market on Monarch, a new community market that takes place on Saturdays on ODU's Monarch Way, will host a series of musical performances during market hours. Alumna Resa Gibbs will perform Saturday, July 24 as part of the MSG Acoustic Blues Trio, so we caught up with Resa before her performance. (More)
Market on Monarch: Julie Clark
Julie Clark graduated in 1989 with a BA in English, with an emphasis in journalism. After graduation she performed and toured nationally on a full-time basis for eight years... (More)