Student Spotlight: Kaleb Hinman

It was a total honor to intern with TowneBank over the Summer of 2020. I had the opportunity to intern under a senior executive with TowneBank who I was able to meet through a networking opportunity provided by one of my professors at ODU. My responsibilities were assisting him in the details of managing and extending commercial real estate loans to developers and investors throughout Southeast Virginia. I was able to apply almost every single one of my business courses during my internship with Towne: Accounting, Corporate Finance, Real Estate Finance, and Intermediate Macroeconomics. COVID-19 delayed the start of my internship by a few weeks, but I believe my boss made the internship happen for me due to the relationship we built prior to discussing any internship.

This coming fall semester, I am looking forward to starting courses in my new minor: civil engineering technology, where I will be studying the in's and the outs of development projects (real estate finance & economics major). My longtime girlfriend will also be transferring in from Tidewater Community College (I also transferred in through the TCC to ODU program) and I am very excited that she will get to experience the wonderful opportunities, connections, and education provided by Old Dominion.

Thank you, Old Dominion University, and specifically Dr. Tanner for all that you do for the students of the Strome College of Business.