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Jada Cumberland, a cyber operations major, is the latest in her family to graduate from Old Dominion University. As she prepares to pursue a master’s degree in cybersecurity at the University, she reflects on the opportunities and home she found on campus.
Anetha, 24, who lives in Virginia Beach, is an experimental artist. And much like her creations, where opposites converge, Anetha herself is pursuing a career where two seemingly different concepts — business and art — meld together to create something beautiful.
“Creativity has a purpose in business,” said Anetha, who graduated from Old Dominion University’s Strome College of Business with a Master of Business Administration in December 2025. “You start with a concept and build your experiences around it.”
“Creativity has a purpose in business,” said Anetha, who graduated from Old Dominion University’s Strome College of Business with a Master of Business Administration in December 2025. “You start with a concept and build your experiences around it.”
With the encouragement of his professors, filmmaker Edward Moses will earn a Ph.D., in international relations at ODU’s Spring Commencement.