ODU Grad Adelaide Coles Is Finalist for Australian Student Composers Prize
Recent Old Dominion University graduate Adelaide Coles has been chosen as one of three finalists for the prestigious Fairweather Family Prize for Student Composers, in Australia. ( More )
ODU Professor’s Work Plays on Times Square Jumbotrons
Visitors to New York City’s Times Square and Grand Central Station through March 15 have the opportunity to learn more about colorectal cancer through a commercial, edited by Old Dominion University adjunct instructor of film Christopher Free, which is being shown on the city’s iconic Jumbotron screens. ( More )
ODU Prof Blake Bailey Scores Another Critical Hit with New Memoir
Old Dominion University professor Blake Bailey has made a critically acclaimed name for himself documenting the often-turbulent lives of literary greats Charles Jackson, John Cheever and Richard Yates. In his latest effort, Bailey turns an adept biographer’s eye inward on his own troubled family, a memoir The New York Times calls a “vivid, tender book.” ( More )
Twelfth Annual Graduate Research Conference Explores Global Challenges
The Old Dominion University Graduate Research Conference last week drew 34 students from nine institutions to present papers exploring the theme “Dynamics of the 21st Century.” ( More )
New Book by ODU Prof Focuses on Emerging Digital Music Industry
Old Dominion University professor Tim J. Anderson explores the rise of the “social musician” and popular music distribution services, including Spotify, Pandora and iTunes, in his new book, “Popular Music in a Digital Music Economy: Problems and Practices for an Emerging Service Industry.” ( More )
ODU Hosts 37th Annual Model United Nations Conference
This weekend, more than 70 ODU students will lead over 1,000 high school students from more than 50 local and regional high schools in a simulation of the United Nations. ( More )
ODU Entrepreneurial Film Project to Produce Feature-length Psychological Thriller
“The Ballerina” is the story of a desperate father’s struggle to rescue his daughter from the torment of nightmarish apparitions. In March, production begins at Old Dominion University on the feature-length movie, which represents an “unprecedented” entrepreneurial collaboration between film industry professionals and faculty, staff and students. ( More )
“Searing” ODU Theatre Arts Production Delves into Effects of Battlefield Horrors
Old Dominion University will launch its spring season of theater productions with “The Outsider,” a depiction of one man’s return home from World War II that confronts the emotional toll paid by surviving soldiers. “The Outsider,” which was the first radio play produced in Germany after World War II, tells the tale of a German soldier who returns home after being captured in Stalingrad and released from a Siberian concentration camp. He has dreamt of home, but returns to find that world no longer exists. ( More )
‘ODU Writes a Book’ Experiment Deemed a Success
“This was an experiment, but when I started thinking about how it was going, I started having goose pimples,” said George Fowler, associate university librarian for information resources and technology and project co-leader about ODU Writes a Book. ( More )
Work of ODU Poets Tim Seibles and Luisa Igloria Earn National Awards
The literary musings of Old Dominion University English professors Tim Seibles and Luisa Igloria have once again been recognized with national awards.
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ODU Prof’s Russia Expertise on Display in National Geographic Article and New Book
With the opening of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games this past weekend, the world’s eyes have been collectively focused on a long troubled and frequently misunderstood region of Russia. To help provide context to the security threats and other challenges organizers face, National Geographic recently published a primer that included valuable historical perspective from Old Dominion University’s Austin Jersild. ( More )
ODU Group Recognized as Outstanding Delegation at Ohio State Model UN Conference
Old Dominion's Model UN delegation took home three awards from the Model United Nations Conference at Ohio State University (MUNCOS), Jan. 25-26. This was ODU's first appearance at the OSU event. ( More )
Time Capsule Buried at Virginia Beach City Hall Contains Book by ODU English Prof
A time capsule buried recently within a wall of Virginia Beach City Hall contains an assortment of photos, video clips, city documents and books, including a walking guide written by Old Dominion faculty member Katherine Jackson. ( More )
Former ODU Art Professor Was Among America’s Monuments Men, the Subject of Wallenberg Lecture on Feb. 20
Robert M. Edsel, author of “The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History,” the 2009 book that first focused attention on the brave actions of this small unit of fewer than 350 Allied soldiers, will speak at ODU Thursday, Feb. 20. ( More )
‘ODU Writes a Book’ Seeks Co-Authors Across Campus for 24-Hour Creative Project
Final preparations are under way for Old Dominion University’s one-of-a-kind 24-hour, book-writing flash mob. On Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 12:30 p.m. in the Learning Commons @ Perry Library, faculty, staff and students will gather to kick off the ODU Writes a Book project. ( More )
Claire Cucchiari-Loring Music Scholarship Fund Benefit Concert Friday
The Old Dominion University Department of Music will hold the sixth installment of the “Her Melody Lingers On” concert Friday evening to benefit a scholarship program established in memory of Claire Cucchiari-Loring. ( More )
Auditions Scheduled for 2014 Season of ODU Hampton Roads Youth Wind Ensemble
Auditions are scheduled for the Hampton Roads Youth Wind Ensemble, an Old Dominion University-sponsored collection of area band students who will practice together for 12 weeks in preparation for a public concert at the University Theatre in June. ( More )
ODU Invencia Piano Duo Selected as Winners of 2014 VEER Local Music Award
Old Dominion University faculty members Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn, who comprise the Invencia Piano Duo, won a VEER Magazine local music award on Monday. ( More )
ODU Sociology and Criminal Justice Career Fair Today at Webb Center
The Old Dominion University Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice is resurrecting its annual career fair after a four-year absence. ( More )
ODU Criminology and Criminal Justice Doctoral Program a Leader in National Trend
The Old Dominion University doctoral program in criminology and criminal justice is on the leading edge of a national trend where women are playing a much more significant role in an academic discipline once dominated by men, according to an article published recently in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education. ( More )
