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Fall 2023
The theme for 2023 is Blue Connections.
With the expansion of maritime initiatives at ODU, "Blue Connections" hopes to explore opportunities for the campus community to engage in awareness and support of the ocean's ecosystems through a variety of disciplines - the arts and design, sciences, business, education, engineering, health, supply chain, and more.
Blue Connections means
- appreciating and researching the crucial roles our oceans, coastal waterways, freshwater systems, etc. play in our global economies.
- recognizing and advocating for the various sectors that impact our blue economy - ocean defense, tourism and recreation, fisheries, offshore renewable energy, ocean transportation, Naval enterprise, supply chain and logistics, maritime workforce, and more.
- connecting land and waterways in the distribution of goods and services.
Ways to Participate
| Event Name | Event Description | Event Information |
Jewish Refugees: Norfolk's Quanza Story Film Screening of "Nobody Wants Us" with Director/Producer Laura Seltzer-Duny |
ODU will welcome Laura Seltzer-Duny, director and producer of the Emmy-nominated documentary, "Nobody Wants Us." The film follows the story of the SS Quanza, a ship that arrived in Norfolk in 1940 with Jewish refugees aboard. It looked like they'd be sent back to a Nazi-controlled Europe before a savvy maritime lawyer from Newport News and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt got involved. On September 14, 1940, the refugees legally entered the United States. The Quanza story connects the humanities and maritime disciplines. It is grounded in the local history of Tidewater with links to larger themes concerning antisemitism, the plight of refugees, and the Holocaust. Join us on February 15 at 5:30pm in the University Theatre to view the film. A panel discussion follows with Laura Seltzer-Duny, Eric Michael Mazur, Professor of Religious Studies, Gloria & David Furman Endowed Professorship at Virginia Wesleyan University, & Stephanie Hawthorne, ODU History & Humanities Alum (BA 2013; MA 2019), Financial Manager, Academic Departments, Strome College of Business. A reception concludes the event. It is sponsored by ODU's Institute for Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding, the Center for Faculty Development, the College of Arts and Letters, the Batten College of Engineering and Technology, the Strome College of Business, the University Libraries, the Department of History, the Maritime, Ports and Logistics Institute, the Annual Campus Theme Blue Connections, the Office of Maritime Initiatives, and the Office of Faculty Diversity and Retention. For questions about the film screening contact IJIU at ijiu@odu.edu |
Februrary 15, 5:30-7:00pm in the University Theater This event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required but encouraged: |
| ODU Libraries' Annual Campus Theme Student Research Award | In the fall and spring semesters, ODU Libraries will be offering a research award for research papers and projects related to the Blue Connections Annual Campus Theme. Submissions will be accepted at the end of each semester and evaluated by a team of ODU librarians. Three prizes of Monarch Plus points will be awarded to the top three submissions. The first prize will be $100, the second $50, and the third $25. For more details, contact Travis Jones at tljones@odu.edu. |
Students may submit their projects by midnight on Monday, December 18th Submission link: https://tinyurl.com/ACTAwardF23 Winners will be notified by January 17th |
| 2023-2024 Maritime Photo Contest | The Maritime, Ports and Logistics Institute invites ODU graduate and undergraduate students to enter their best photos in the Maritime Photo Contest. Any current ODU student is eligible to participate. Cash prizes are offered for the first- and second-place winners. This contest seeks to promote a closer look at the maritime industry and share images that can inspire viewers about the potential of maritime activities. We welcome all kind of motifs related to maritime life at work or leisure, on board or on shore, vessels, marine terminals/ facilities, marine transportation, the sea and coast, and people and communities in port areas. The photographs must be original and taken by you. Computer-generated images or previously published photos will not be considered. Photos must have been taken in the Hampton Roads area. You can send one submission with up to three (3) photos. There will be two awards: 1st prize $300 and 2nd prize $200 |
Students may submit photos by February 1st, 2024 Submission link: https://forms.office.com/r/iDCNckP4Qt |
| Plastics in the Water | Fashion Merchandising students are addressing the fashion industry's impact on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, the Environment, and Economic Stability this semester. Classroom discussion, research, collaborative planning, graphic design, content writing, social media management, vendor negotiation, booth floor planning and construction, and staff scheduling have resulted in this student-led project, Plastics in the Water. Join us at the Fantastic Planet Public Arts Festival located along 43rd Street on October 13-15. Sustainability and Fashion Marketing classes operating in a booth will stimulate public awareness, interest, and learning through conversation, engaging activities, and visuals. Supported by an ODU Leadership and Learning Service-Learning Mini-Grant, the ODU Sustainable Collective of Fashion Merchandising Students will show original "Trashy Fashion" products, conduct a public awareness survey, and present pre- and post-consumer microfiber pollution issues and solutions. Additionally, students will engage the public and ODU community in conversations about water stewardship, microplastic pollution, and the fashion industry. Follow our journey on Instagram @monarchs.sustainability
Fashion Merchandising Instructors: Michael Conner, Teresa Fary, Sharon Davis, and Joy Kelly |
October 13-15 Barry Arts Museum |
| Connections: The 46th Annual ODU Literary Festival | In a time of technological advancements that seem to challenge the very nature of writing and art, we come together to reconnect and reaffirm the transformational and profoundly human act of making and experiencing the written word. Writing or reading, performing or viewing, we reach beyond ourselves and in that process are forever changed. Join us for the 46th Annual ODU Literary Festival, as we celebrate poets, novelists, memoirists, actors, directors and all those who tell the stories that link us together and change the way we understand ourselves and our world. - Dr. Luisa A. Igloria and Kent Wascom, 2023 Festival Co-directors All events are free and open to the community! Free parking available in Constant Center/45th Street Garage for events in University Theatre. For more information, please contact the Old Dominion University English Department at (757) 683-3991 or email mfagpdassistant@odu.edu. |
October 1-5, 2023 Event information and access links available at odu.edu/litfest |
| Blue Connections: ODU Symphony Orchestra | Come celebrate our coastal community and learn about current research aiding its long-term preservation! This "Blue Connections" Annual Campus Theme concert will include professors across ODU's campus, including Peter Sedwick from the Department of Ocean & Earth Sciences and Tom Allen from the Department of Political Science & Geography, who will discuss local research activities related to flooding and sea levels, as well as a representative from the Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience, who can share how others can get involved. Featured music includes Duke Ellington's jazzy "River Suite," guest composer Judith Shatin's glacier-inspired electroacoustic work "Ice Becomes Water," and other works by Percy Grainger and Niels Gade. Tickets $6 Students / $11 Faculty / $17 General at ODUArtsTix: |
October 1, 2023, 3:00 pm University Theatre |
| Blue Connections at ODU Libraries: Explore for Our Future! | ODU Libraries welcome the Monarch community to join us for Blue Connections at ODU Libraries: Explore for Our Future! Our kickoff event, set for September 14 from 11am to 2pm, will showcase upcoming events, displays, discussions, and featured collections that support the University-wide theme of Blue Connections. Enjoy free pizza, swag, and prizes, and learn more about the significance of our oceans and coastal waterways as they directly shape global economies. Notably, these opportunities for engagement serve as a bridge between academic exploration and community activism, and we invite all Monarchs to participate over the semester, all while considering the Libraries as a space to make a difference across ODU and beyond our campus environment.
For more details, please contact Jennifer Hoyt at jhoyt@odu.edu. |
Thursday, Sept. 14 from 11 am to 2 pm Perry Library, 1st floor, Learning Commons |
| PAPAHANAUMOKU - A Panoply of New Island Cultures Works by Solomon Robert Nui Enos |
Solomon Robert Nui Enos is a Native Hawaiian artist, illustrator, and visionary. Born and raised in Makaha Valley (O'ahu, Hawai'i), he hails from the well-known Enos 'ohana and has been making art for more than 30 years. Papahanaumoku referenes one of the foundational mo'olelo or stories, telling of the mother, Papa, who birthed the islands, from Hawai'i island to Kaua'i and beyond. Works created for this exhbition offer a conceptual continuation of the peopling of islands, as effects of climate change reshape our planet's land masses, ecologies, and societies. | Opening Reception: Sept. 14, 2023, 6-8 pm Exhibition: Sept. 15-December 16, 2023 |
| Course Number & Title | Course Description | Course Instructor(s) |
| ARTS 351: Print II - The Hybrid Print | Sound Map for a Changing Landscape is a new socially engaged art project from lead artist and ODU professor Brendan Baylor and ODU English faculty Kelly Morse. Combining a digital app, archive, and installation, this project invites participants to archive sounds and images related to changing landscapes centered on the Tidewater region of Virginia. As part of the project, Professor Baylor will collaborate with the students in his Hybrid Printmaking course to create prints based on participant images. These prints will be exhibited as part of the gallery installation of the project. | Brendan Baylor |
| ARTS 445: Hybrid Approaches of Painiting and Drawing | Stop-motion animations will be produced as a result of Assistant Professor Jing Qin's Hybrid Approaches of Painting and Drawing class. Students use stop-motion animation to show how they relate to the larger maritime and water ecology and how they perceive the world. This effort aims to enhance awareness of the seascape's influence on sustainable human behavior by artistically celebrating and reflecting on the daily lives of Hampton Roads residents. | Jing Qin |
| ENGL 110C: English Composition | A cross-disciplinary project between ENG110C Composition and ART 351 Hybrid Printmaking that draws from the traditions of community-based knowledge and participatory mapping to create an installation of student work that reflects on identity as related to the roles of water systems in the Tidewater region. | Kelly Morse |
| ENGL 112L: Introduction to Literature | Introduction to Literature will feature a themed unit on maritime literature, exploring local connections to John Smith, Blackbeard, and famed shipwrecks like the Dictator. Students will read imaginative fiction and poetry that reflect on humanity's relationship to the ocean, from sailing to storms to sea-level rise. The unit will also examine the consequences of that relationship to island communities displaced by the nuclear diaspora. | Steffani Dambruch |
| HIST 402W: Senior Seminar | Focusing the Senior Seminar in History on maritime history and the history of the (regional) maritime industries will allow students not only to recognize the "blue connections" of historical research in a region like Hampton Roads, but will also allow history students to consider the maritime industries (in a broad understanding) as a potential field to build up a career based on the skills of a historian. | Ingo Heidbrink |
| MSCM 473: Inland Waterways & Intermodal Transportation | Project-based learning is an essential part in developing students' skills and abilities to address real-world problems in maritime and supply chain industries. Yet, integrating real company-based projects with the coursework during a span of one semester is a challenging task. This time constraint can be overcome through the process of project on-boarding: company-suggested projects will undergo a design and selection phase to ensure their scope, feasibility, and fit with course concepts, and students' learning outcomes prior to the semester. | Ricardo Ungo |
| MUSC 383+: Symphony Orchestra | "Ice Becomes Water": ODU Symphony Orchestra's season opening concert will include a performance of Judith Shatin's "Ice Becomes Water," a musical depiction of melting glaciers incorporating actual field recordings made by glaciologist Oskar Glowacki, with in-concert discussions of climate trends and current research related to sea-level rise being done by ODU faculty and students. | Paul Kim |
| PHIL 344E: Environmental Ethics | The course will have a service-learning component where we aid a local community to become or enhance their resilience to sea-level rise and other climate change threats. The goal is to promote social justice in respect to the problems related to climate change in the Hampton Roads area. | Chad Wiener |
| SOC 201S: Introduction to Sociology | This project will include collecting items which are most likely to be found polluting our rivers and oceans, having students work together to turn these items into (percussion) instruments, having students work with the professor on a song which reflects the various ways in which we depend upon water for survival, and culminating the semester with an in-class performance in which the professor performs the song while the students participate as the rhythm section using the instruments they have created. | Jonathan Lopez |
| UNIV 100: University Orientation | In the current UNIV 100 course, first year students are exposed to many majors at ODU and allow them to explore programs and career paths. This semester, the course is restructured to include an emphasis on the Blue Connections theme and introduce students specifically to majors and careers related to the ocean's ecosystems and land's transportation processes. Faculty, academic advisors, and/or industry professionals will be invited as guest speakers. The course may also include trips to related locations/spaces to discuss the various opportunities in these fields. | Katie St. John |
| Course Number & Title | Course Description | Course Instructor(s) |
ARTE 411: Curriculum and Instruction in Art Education TR 1:20pm-4:10pm CRN: 29662 |
Students enrolled in ARTE411 Curriculum and Instruction in Art Education will write a series of minilessons for the k-12 public school setting relating to the theme of blue connections. Their rationales for these arts-based lessons will be rooted in big ideas that pertain to protecting and sustaining our Chesapeake Bay ecosystems. | Natalia Pilato |
ARTS 495: Special Topics - Murals for Social Justice TR 4:30pm-7:10pm CRN: 33142 |
Students enrolled in the Spring semester special topics course ARTS495 Murals for Social Justice, will participate in helping to paint the Blue Connections Mural project that will be installed and celebrated at the end of the semester | Natalia Pilato |
HIST 495/595: Maritime History of the Holocaust Thursdays 7:25pm-10:05pm CRN: 32276 |
This course explores the maritime history of the Holocaust by retracing the routes ships took to transport Jewish refugees away from Nazi-controlled territories in Europe to safer environments beginning in 1938 and continuing to the establishment of Israel in 1948. We explore bodies of water as avenues of escape but also as routes where legal and political conflicts as well as hazards of maritime travel condemned many fleeing antisemitism to their deaths. The course links the complexities of maritime travel and humanitarian crises while exploring ships and bodies of water as critical geographical spaces of the Holocaust. Students will explore new narratives and perspectives on Holocaust history and also work with Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and digital resources. | Annette Finley-Croswhite |
MSCM 473: Inland Waterways & Intermodal Systems TR 1:30pm-2:45pm CRN: 26612 |
Gamification plays an important role in developing students' skills and abilities to address real-world problems in maritime and supply chain industries. However, games for the maritime and transportation industry are limited in availability and scope. Students will benefit with the competition posed by a game based on course concepts. Two games will be developed for the Inland Waterways and Intermodal Systems course. | Ricardo Ungo |
COMM 395: Communication and the Blue Economy Online, Asynchronous CRN: 33261/2/3 |
This course explores the vital role of communication within the context of the Blue Economy. The Blue Economy refers to sustainable economic activities related to oceans, seas, and coastal areas, including fisheries, marine transportation, renewable energy, tourism, and conservation. Effective communication plays a crucial role in promoting collaboration, raising awareness, addressing challenges, and ensuring the sustainable development of the Blue Economy. Through theoretical foundations, case studies, and practical exercises, students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the various communication strategies and tools used in this dynamic sector. | Sandra McGee |
CPD 303T: Maritime Leadership, Technology and Society TR 11:00am-12:15pm CRN: 33618 |
This course is an introduction to the regional and global maritime industry and maritime related careers. It will explain the important elements of the marine transportation system, which consists of waterways and ports that allows for various modes of transportation to move people and goods to, from, and on the water. Specific topics include an introduction to different types of cargo, how cargo is moved, ship types, ship equipment, ship routes, basic navigation and ship stability, emerging industries including offshore wind and autonomous systems, maritime law, maritime safety, and leadership. A large part of this course will include guest speakers who are leaders in the maritime industry. These speakers will discuss different careers in the maritime industry including engineering, port operations, ship building and ship repair, military, logistics and supply chain, and entrepreneurship, as well as the skills needed to obtain these careers. | Elspeth McMahon |
SEPS 495: Fashion Supply Chain Management TR 3:00pm-4:15pm CRN: 33352 |
This course employs a global view of the legal, economic, environmental, and social issues behind the procurement, movement, and storage of materials and finished inventory through fashion organizations and marketing channels. Participants will explore best and worst practices and discover connections between sustainable supply chain management practices, consumer value, and profitability. It also includes field trips to Norfolk International Terminals and Target's Distribution Center in Suffolk. | Joy Kelly |
| Research Project Title | Description | Faculty |
| Interdisciplinary Research on Fashion related to Maritime, Supply Chain, and Logistics | It is proposed that an interdisciplinary consumer research study be undertaken in conjunction with the School of Supply Chain, Logistics, and Maritime Operations. The objective of the research would be to evaluate consumer awareness, attitudes, and practices in the purchase of counterfeit fashion goods. The idea is that if we better understand the consumers of these goods, their motives, and needs, then an effective corrective program could be developed at the industry level to help stem the demand for such goods. The research would be launched in Fall, 2023 to be included as part of the curriculum of a new Fashion Merchandising course: Responsible Fashion Supply Chain. Students in the class will execute the survey and analyze results. |
Sharon Davis Michael Conner Joy Kelly |
| Sound Map for a Changing Landscape | Centered on the Tidewater region of Virginia, this project invites participants to archive sounds, images, and narratives related to changing maritime landscapes via the combination of a digital app, multimedia archive, and art installation. Using a digital map, participants will be able to pin different locations, uploading sound recordings and imagery related to that place. These contributions could be interviews, original writings, memories, or field recordings. Images could represent the place itself, memories related to it, and/or any contributors and participants. | Brendan Baylor Kelly Morse |
| Trustworthy Smart IoT Maritime Connection to Enhance Safety at Sea | The overarching objective of this proposal is to design, analyze and implement a new secure lightweightauthentication platform for the smart maritime transportation systems. Specifically, the focus is on sensor data from smart vessels such as connected ports, video camera accompanied by local sensors at the edges such as lighthouse and red buoy. | Tran Phuong Ricardo Ungo |
| Blue Connections Mural Initiative | Blue Connections mural initiative will bring together members of the ODU and Hampton Roads communities through the Maritime Initiative to create a public mural and research project that will investigate the past, present and future of Maritime waterways. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, we will employ arts-based research and participatory action research methods, which includes asset-based investigations. These methods will aid in uncovering the region's rich maritime history emphasizing related careers and presenting the future of the industry. Depending on the findings, this can include highlighting issues regardingoffshore wind and ship autonomy, ingenuity relating to maritime resilience efforts, ecosystems,c oastal adaptation, and future sustainability efforts. | Natalia Pilato Elspeth McMahon |
| Assessing the Impact of the Regional Hampton Roads Maritime Innovation Eco-system on Entrepreneurs | The maritime supply chains are essential to national security and economic vitality, allowing for the efficient transport of goods and raw materials. Maritime port cities are bustling with the growing global pace of international trade. To facilitate the innovation, there has been a trend to establish incubators, accelerators, innovation centers and innovation corridors to bring together entrepreneurs, industry members and investors. This project will assess how the structures and processes for maritime innovation benefit entrepreneurs in the case of Hampton Roads, Virginia. We will look at the location benefits, such as closeness to key maritime stakeholders and contribution in terms of networking capital and financing. | Ricardo Ungo Jerry Cronin Daniel Richards |
| Advancing Awareness of the Blue Economy through Sustainable Engineering Education and Virtual Reality Experiences | This research project aims to enhance interdisciplinary research and education in sustainable engineering principles and their application in the blue economy. Through the immersive experience of VR, students will develop the critical knowledge and practical skills needed to make a real-world impact on the preservation and sustainability of our oceans and coastal areas. By exploring the challenges and opportunities of sustainable infrastructure development, students will be prepared to excel in careers in sustainable engineering and related fields while contributing to the global effort to build a more sustainable future. | Mohan Yang Dalya Ismael |
Fall 2022
In the News
ODU nursing students plant trees to help prevent runoff. For the complete story visit WVEC News Channel 13.
The theme for Fall 2022 is Sustainability.
In 1987, the United Nations Brundtland Commission defined sustainability as "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." It centers on the principle that our basic needs for survival and well-being depend upon our natural environment, and it's important to have a holistic understanding of the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in harmony to support present and future generations.
Sustainable practices support not only environmental health but also economic health and social health.
- Environmental Sustainability refers to practices that help preserve our natural resources and global ecosystems.
- Social Sustainability refers to practices that are inclusive and help build and maintain resilient societies where all have a voice.
- Economic Sustainability refers to practices that support long-term economic growth without negatively impacting communities.
There are many examples of institutions that are engaging in and researching sustainable practices - sustainable nursing, sustainable art, sustainable fashion, coastal sustainability. Sustainability is interdisciplinary and engages the community; it's about taking action.
Ways to Participate
| Event Name |
Event Description |
Event Information |
| ALLiGATER HELLHOUND | This exhibition features selections from hundreds of self-taught artworks in the permanent collection of the Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries. With many works made from found and repurposed materials, and with their visual commentary on communities and the hellish costs of social ills, they support the theme of sustainability—social, environmental, and economic—during ODU's themed semester this fall. The exhibition likewise includes several candidates for future display across campus as public art. Accompanying the 50 artworks on view are selections of folk and traditional music reflecting communities in areas where the artists have lived and worked. Social inequality and civil rights, spirituality, celebration and poverty, love and death, and longing and protest all are part of the everyday lives expressed here through sight and sound. |
On view through 12/17 odu.edu/gordongalleries |
| Wix at ODU | ePortfolios contribute to social sustainability by giving you a way to represent yourself and make your voice heard! The ePortfolio Studio is bringing a representative from Wix to ODU Zoom. Begin or grow your ePortfolio, learn more about Wix, and get a FREE 1-year Wix premium plan! We'll cover how to plan a website, how to use the Wix platform, and explore professional design features. Discover the basics in creating a Wix website as well as features to take your portfolio to the next level. Register at bit.ly/oduwixsignup for the online workshops. |
9/15/22 9/27/22 |
| Sustainability at ODU Libraries: Discovery, Growth, & Engagement Kickoff | ODU Libraries welcome the Monarch community to join Sustainability at ODU Libraries: Discovery, Growth, & Engagement! Aligning with the University-supported theme of sustainability, the Libraries and those partnering with us this semester will offer events, displays, and scholarly discussions on the themed topic - starting with a Sustainability Kickoff event on September 20! Please stop by the Learning Commons @ Perry Library from noon to 2pm to "Check Out" what's ahead for Fall 2022. The Libraries encourage students to participate in the kickoff event designed to serve as a bridge between academic exploration of issues and possibilities under the concept of sustainability. Also, enjoy the free pizza, snacks, swag, and giveaways along the way. Featured events, collections, and partners include:
Please contact Jennifer Hoyt at jhoyt@odu.edu for additional details! |
9/20/22 12:30-1:30 pm Learning Commons @ Perry Library (soft-seating area) |
| CCPO and ICAR Fall 2022 Virtual Seminar Series | The CCPO and Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience (ICAR) seminar next week will be given by Dr. Tom Allen and Dr. Margie Mulholland from Old Dominion University and Dr. Derek Loftis from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (flyer attached). The seminar will discuss how three citizen science programs are collaborating to raise awareness of coastal climate challenges in Hampton Roads by joining forces in October 2022 for Catch-the-King, Blue Line Project, and Measure-the-Muck. Results from analysis of data collected by these citizen science programs will be presented. Information will be provided on how to participate in the three programs. Information about the Blue Line Project is available at: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/blueline/ Information about a previous Measure the Muck event is at: https://www.odu.edu/oes/news/2018/12/measure_the_muck_wit Information about 'Catch the King' Tide is available at: https://www.vims.edu/people/loftis_jd/Catch%20the%20King/index.php Dr. Eileen Hofmann will host this virtual seminar. There will be an informal discussion prior to the seminar starting at 3pm. Everyone is encouraged to attend the seminar. |
9/26/22 Passcode: 038517 |
| Informational Display in the Library Gallery | The Sustainability in the Fashion Industry class will install an informational display in the ODU Libraries' Gallery. The focus is on consumer textile waste. Please visit the Perry Library's Gallery section to check out the Sustainability in the Fashion Industry display. As part of the Student Sustainability Showcase at ODU Libraries, students from SEPS 495 collaborated to share facts about waste and helpful suggestions centered on fiber growth, processing, & uses of cotton. | Thursday, 9/29 |
| Sustaining Community: 45th Annual ODU Literary Festival | In times of difficulty— of suffering and trauma, violence and grief— our connections to one another become an engine of survival, and the work of cultivating and sustaining those bonds becomes both vital and deeply complex. In times of comfort, peace, and celebration, our communities extend and magnify our joy. No matter the state of the world, we are responsible to one another: interconnected and interdependent. Join us for the 45th Annual ODU Literary Festival, as we celebrate literature's capacity to forge and preserve community, work that examines the ways we live in relationship to one another, and remarkable writers who sustain—and are sustained by—the communities in which they live, work, and make. | 10/2 - 10/6 |
| YASS! Youth Art Saturday School 2022 | ODU Art Education preservice teachers are pleased to present YASS! 2022(Youth Art Saturday School) Located at the Chrysler Museum of Art and rooted in sustainability to align with the 2022 ODU Themester. 3 weeks, 3 classes, 3 age groups! Space is limited so don't delay and please share and sign-up children and youth for this exceptionally inspired enchanting art experience. https://oduarted.wixsite.com/my-site-1/yas-2022 |
10/15, 10/22, 10/29 |
| Sustainable Scholarship | Faculty/Graduate Student Workshop: Sustainable Scholarship. Understand the barriers to accessing research needed to solve important problems. We will discuss ways to make the scholarly publishing ecosystem more sustainable. | 10/26 Email Karen Vaughan, kvaughan@odu.edu to register. |
| Showing: Ganden: A Joyful Land, a film by Ngawang Choephel | Ganden: A Joyful Land takes a revealing and intimate look at the lives and remembrances of the last remaining generation of Tibetan Buddhist monks to have studied at the renowned Ganden Monastery in Tibet. Ganden is considered the most influential monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, likened by Buddhists to the Vatican City. It is here where the Dalai Lama's lineage began. For more than 500 years, monks lived in Ganden in simplicity and contentment, before a brutal invasion drove them from their sacred home to start anew in India. Embodying the strength and joy their faith teaches, survivors of the forced exodus tell of their lives in the old and new Ganden, in Ngawang Choephel's moving film. Features visit with award-winning filmmaker Ngawang Choephel. | 11/15 |
| Jeans Go Green Collection | Help divert textile waste from landfills by recycling your old denim. As long as your denim apparel is at least 90% cotton, it's recycable. Check the label! Every piece makes a difference. The ODU bookstore will provide discounts to those who bring dondations of old denim. Learn more at BlueJeansGoGreen.org. | 11/15-16 |
| Upcycled Denim Fashion Show | Using discarded textile waste, thrift store finds, or unwanted clothing in your closet, create an upcycled garment and present it in a December fashion show featuring upcycled denim. The fashion show will take place at the ODU Bookstore. | 12/1 |
| Course Number & Title |
Course Description |
Course Instructor(s) |
| ARTS 495: Topics |
Through a collaborative mural project, to be installed on the Stabler theater wall facing 47th street, Students will use their artistic voice to conceive, develop, and transform public space into an environment that sustains and enhances our quality of life at ODU. |
Natalia Pilato |
| GEOG 420/520: Marine Georgaphy, GIS for a Blue Planet |
This course will be modified to include a class project on the theme of Coastal Sustainability. The project will extend existing lecture and lab exercises to develop a hybrid participatory and web-based activity, including the creation of a digital dashboard of flood sensors, tidal flooding, and future projections by student groups. The class will converge on pre-determined sites coinciding with "King tide" flood events to raise community awareness (reviving the ODU Blue Line Project.) Teams may subdivide to analyze and map sustainability and resilience implications for each site, across economic, social, and ecological dimensions (e.g., data analyses by teams focused on economic value, loss, or hazard; social vulnerability and disparities; and wetlands and ecosystem services affected, such as wetland loss or "coastal squeeze"). |
Tom Allen |
| IDT 749/849: Designing Effectively for Sustainability | Designing effectively for sustainability is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier: it takes a lot of force, a lot of time, and it is slow. Engaged in semester-long community projects, students will design toward sustainable approaches to promote wellbeing and social innovation. Working in multi-disciplinary teams, students will design for a moment of use. In other words, what does the audience of focus need to know and do when they need to do what they do. Our contextual approach will challenge traditional ways of doing and unveil different and sustainable ways to design meaningful interventions. |
John Baaki Brett Cook-Snell |
| MGMT 427: Business & Society |
The 21st Century can be characterized by rapidly improving economic conditions for many people but persistent suffering and inequities for many others. Many people worry about the social and environmental costs of a business system based on shareholder primacy. Through this course, you are invited to explore competing perspectives in-depth and clarify your views on them. |
Jay O'Toole |
| NURS 472/3: Nursing in the Healthcare System HLTH 101: Introduction to Health Professions |
Review/enhancement of Community Health Nursing II to include sustainable nursing as it relates to environmental and social sustainability. Students will complete a carbon footprint assessment of the Virginia Beach Higher Ed Center with recommendations for sustainability. Students will also develop and engage in community based education and resource sharing. | Beth Tremblay Janice Hawkins Leanne White |
| PHIL 250: World Religions |
Celebrating sustainable communities, the award-winning Tibetan film director Ngawang Choephel will show and discuss his new documentary film Ganden: A Joyful Land at Old Dominion University. |
Nicole Willock |
| PRTS 475: Sustainable Tourism Management |
Students in the PRTS 475 Sustainable Tourism Management class will do a community assessment of the entrepreneurial potential for a proposed rail-trail on the Eastern Shore. The assessment would help inform the tourism development plan for the bike trail. |
Lindsay Usher |
| SEPS 495: Sustainability and the Fashion Industry |
This course is a holistic view of the fashion industry's environmental, social and economic impact in the Fashion Merchandising program. Students engage in research, analysis, and creative hands-on application projects in a total of 7 fashion merchandising courses, including a new topics course. This interdisciplinary project will challenge students to explore best and worst practices, discover connections between sustainable practices and profitability, inspire action, and lead to deeper relationships with peers, instructors, and the community. Students will develop connections among ideas, experiences, disciplines, and goals. They will increase their sense of belonging by connecting with peers, faculty, staff, and community through shared experiences and they will develop new perspectives about issues beyond individual class experiences. | Sharon Davis Joy Kelly Mike Conner Michale Kosloski Dee Hamlet Sharon Joyner |
| WMST 303/ENGL 395: Queer Studies |
Students in Queer Studies (WMST 303/ENGL 395) will create an immersive virtual walking tour of local LGBTQ history. The tour will consist of 360° videos supplemented with photos, audio from oral history interviews, and artistic renderings of buildings and businesses that no longer exist. As they tour local queer spaces from the past, participants will have the feeling of walking through local streets today while viewing historically significant queer sites of the past. The virtual tour will be available on YouTube, and viewing with optional virtual reality headsets, including Google Cardboard and other inexpensive options, will create an even more immersive experience. The tour will allow participants to experience LGBTQ history firsthand, creating a more inclusive representation of local history that gives voice to the people who lived it. |
Cathleen Rhodes |
Fall 2021
Featured Course
Students in ARTS 281/381 looked at craftivists who use craftivism as gentle protest to share messages of hope, encouragement, or to get a message out. The students were then given the task to use needlework to create craftivist notes of their own and to spread them out on campus and beyond.
View highlights of their work in 'Present' mode.The theme for Fall 2021 is Arts and Social Justice. People the world over and throughout history have grappled with issues of justice in their societies, and they have explored and expressed what it means to be human through many art forms. This vital work has intersected in powerful ways with science, technology and engineering, affected political change, and altered ways in which people think, behave, communicate, educate, and do business.
Featured Event
Students enrolled in the Fiber Arts and Arts for Social Justice courses, offered through the Department of Art at ODU, collaborate through craftivism. Dr. Brinn and Dr. Pilato, from the art education program, guided their students through an investigation of the contemporary craft movement through yarn bombing and other fiber arts processes.
Fall 2021 Events
Ways to Participate
Current Courses
| COURSE(S) | INSTRUCTOR(S) | BRIEF DESCRIPTION |
| ARTS 258: Print I - Screenprint & Lithography; ENGL 112L - American Literature; or ENGL 110C Composition | Brendan Baylor; Kelly Morse | Students from across majors will analyze the seminal short story "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid and then compose a piece of writing that explores their lived experiences amid societal pressures and injustice in their ENG112L or ENG110C course. Working across disciplines, Introduction to Printmaking students will then collaborate to design, print, and create art for anthology zines featuring these writings. Both groups will come together for a final reading in the community. |
| ARTS 263: Introduction to Ceramics | Richard Nickel | La Casa de Colores: Building the House of Colors - Poetry and Visual Art. The proposed project is a collaborative effort between college, high school/elementary students, and the Chrysler Museum to create a portable, clay tile mural on which they portray what community and the future of the world mean to them. The tiles, when joined together, will form the shape of a house. |
| ARTS 281/381: Weaving & Fibers | Virginia Brinn | Through centuries fiber arts have been viewed as nothing more than women's work and are often seen as less than. However, fiber arts have a long history of being subversive, space where conversations freely flow to space where activists come together. The term craftivism (craft + activism) emerged as a term to encompass this place where both introverts and extroverts voice their views and can be in the form of political movements to more quiet acts of protest all through craft and often through the fiber arts. |
| ARTS 472: Art Therapy | Eleanor Lampell | The project will focus on preparing students, through lecture and readings, to eventually co-lead community art making experiences for social justice activists. The groups will focus on promoting self-care and wellbeing of activists during the current civil rights movement in America through art making. |
| ARTS 495: Art for Social Justice | Natalie Pilato | Students enrolled in ARTS495 will become familiar with visual and performing artists that use their practice to address social justice issues. Student will create works of art based on specific social justice topics and participate in series of work, in different settings outside the classroom walls, throughout the semester. Final visual art works will be presented Nov. 22-Dec. 12 in the Barry Arts building rotunda. |
| COMM 400W: Intercultural Communication | Fran Hassencahl | This course is designed to introduce students to the study of communication in cultural contexts, the purpose of which is to prepare one to live and work within an increasingly multicultural world. This is accomplished by defining and critically analyzing concepts of culture. Throughout the semester, the course will investigate theories of culture and communication that address the development of cultural identity, intercultural communication competence, the role of verbal and nonverbal communication across cultures, the cultural composition of the U.S., and ethical communication and challenge in a globalized era. |
| COMM/THEA 495/595: Asian American Media & Social Justice | Priya Vashist | Professors Vashist and Santo will co-teach a course on Asian American Media & Social Justice that will introduce students to the ways Asian American artists, activists and filmmakers have used films to challenge a history of misrepresentation and racism in the US. Students in the course will work collectively on curating an Asian American film festival that will be held on ODU's campus at the end of the Fall semester. The film festival will provide broader opportunities for the campus community and the Hampton Roads community to be exposed to the works of Asian American filmmakers and to be engaged in meaningful dialogue about the Asian American experience. |
| ENGL 110C: English Composition | Jenn Sloggie | Instructors of some English Composition sections will place social justice at the center of lessons and ensure their readings, writing assignments, assessment methods, and pedagogies are in line with the current discussions in the field of Writing Studies, which emphasize antiracism and linguistic justice. |
| ENGL 112L: Introduction to Literature | Heather Weddington | In this course, designed specifically for first-generation college students and linked as a Living-Learning Community with COMM 101R and UNIV 100, students will explore literature across a variety of genres, histormical time periods, thematic aims, styles, and authors. We, along with our linked public speacking course, engage in an in-depth exploration of spoken word poetry, which is thematically committed, in various ways, to social justice movements and the artistic expression for the need for such movements. Students will have the chance to perform original spoken word poetry and will hear from spoken word artists in the course. |
| GDES 490: Design Seminar | Kenneth Fitzgerald | The Design Seminar course will confront issues of social justice within the design profession and the wider society, as seen through the lens of design. Readings, discussions and projects will educate students on social justice issues and devise actionable, actual design-based responses. |
| HIST 104H: Interpreting the American Past | Leanne White | Students reflect on the impacts of racism and implicit bias as a social determinant of health and explore their role as future health professionals in combating racism as a public health crisis. |
| HIST 481: Museums and Museology | Ingo Heidbrink | Museums are playing a critical role in the societal dialogue on social justice as they are among the most trusted institutions within society. In this introductory course on museums and museum studies students will learn how museums built up this trust throughout their history and how museums today can be central institutions for the dialogue on Arts & Social Justice without damaging their societal trust, but using it to stimulate open-minded exchange. |
| HMSV 346: Diversity Issues in Human Services; HMSV 448: Interventions & Advocacy with Children | Jason Sawyer | This co-curricular project aims to engage students in arts-based methods (ABM) to facilitate transformational learning toward alleviating real-world social problems. Linking human service curriculum to community, local arts and human service practitioners, students, and faculty; it demonstrates how arts based methods can facilitate prolonged community engagement, build capacity for creative collective problem solving, target social change, and fundamentally impact participants across civil identity, social location, and levels of power. |
| PSYC 353: Adulthood & Aging | Suzanne Morrow | The project will involve the development of a learning module and an assessment tool on the topic of ethnic minority health disparities in adulthood. The learning module will include information on the presence of, reasons for, and ways to eliminate the health disparities that currently exist in our society. The assessment tool will be an art project in which students will do research and develop an infographic to change behaviors associated with health disparities. The learning module and assessment will be implemented in PSYC 306 Health Psychology and PSYC 353 Adulthood and Aging. |
| SOC 201S: Introduction to Sociology | Jonathan Lopez | This project will be an event to demonstrate how music can be a powerful medium for social justice. Throughout history music has been used to document instances of social injustice and to rally people to campaign for social justice. |
| THEA 495: Arts for Social Justice | Brittney Harris | Dialoguing with our Bodies, an Exploration of Performance Activism |
| This interdisciplinary collaboration initiative exploration is to provide and inspire all participants to look at performative expression as more than "just for actors" but as an opportunity to ground and encourage ourselves in the basic gifts of the present—more specifically highlighting and addressing issues of injustice in our society and creating a forum for catharsis and empathy | ||
| This exploration has three components: 1) student-based workshop, 2) guest lecture, and 3) public workshop. | ||
| TLED 468/568: Language Acquisition and Reading for Students with Diverse Learning Needs | Jihea Maddamsetti | In this course, we will critically investigate how socially-dominant discourses often dehumanize people based on how their bodies are perceived in public and in private. We will investigate body discourses in society and in the classroom to reclaim power, and to cultivate healing and healthier mind among our students and different stakeholders at ODU. Specifically, I will ask teachers to use multimodal body-mapping—an arts-based approach to storytelling and counter-storytelling—to understand and embody anti-oppressive pedagogy. |
Current Events
| Event Name | Brief Description | Date/Time | Location | More Information |
| Norfolk in 1919: An exhibition of photographs of underrepresented communities in Norfolk, VA in 1919 | This exhibition and accompanying digital video feature photographs documenting the lives of immigrants, African Americans, and women during a time when these communities were underrepresented in the historical record. By centering the dignity, labor, skills, and economic contributions of the subjects, the photographs provide primary source evidence of the various ways these communities contributed to the history of Norfolk, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the nation. | 8/31 - ongoing | Learning Commons Gallery of Perry Library and Online | |
| Storytelling: A Work of Art | A Salvadoran-American writer, author, artist, filmmaker and founder of Quail Bell Press Productions presents her journey in writing "Hispanic and Latino Heritage in Virginia". Participate in a riveting discussion and visual display of social justice, feministic expression, and Hispanic heritage reflected in her art and storytelling. | 9/15/2021 | Webb Center Hampton Newport News Room | Flyer |
| 5-7 pm | ||||
| Banned Books Week Mugshots | TAKE a MUGSHOT WITH YOUR FAVORITE BANNED BOOK TO HELP SPREAD AWARENESS AGAINST COUNTLESS INNOCENT VICTIMS! | 9/28/2021 | Perry Library | Poster |
| 12:30-1:30 pm | ||||
| American Dystopia: Stop Reading | You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them" (Ray Bradbury). This lecture debriefs students on literary censorship in American public schools and libraries, which often feels dystopian and obstructs the democratic right to read. The lecture would explain how/why books are banned, the top banned books for 2019 (most recent data), and the top banned books of the last 30 years. Thematically, the audience will recognize a trend in books which involve racial minorities, gender, LGBTQ, and politics, and that banned books are often unwarranted. The lecture will be followed by a 10-15 minute Q&A. | 9/30/2021 | Perry Library, Learning Commons | Poster |
| 12:30-1:15 pm | ||||
| Themed Semester Kickoff Event: You Are Here! | ODU Libraries encourage student Monarchs to join the You Are Here! Themed Semester Kickoff in Perry Library on September 30 from 1-3 pm! Learn more about the events planned for Fall 2021, which are designed to serve as a bridge between academic exploration and the social issues surrounding us today. We invite you to participate this semester and to consider the Libraries as a space to make a difference across ODU and beyond our campus environment. | 9/30/2021 | Perry Library, Learning Commons | Poster |
| 1 - 3 pm | ||||
| Crafting Conversations | Brock Commons, located in the heart of monarch way, will host a variety of collaborative and solo fiber art installations led by faculty and students engaged in Fibers and Art for Social Justice course work, with hopes to ignite colorful conversations. The installations will be on view throughout the month of October, with a community activity scheduled for Oct 2nd, during the weekly Community Market on Monarch. | Beginning, 10/1/21 | Brock Commons | |
| ODU Symphony Orchestra - Symphonic Rediscoveries: Music of Schumann and Price | Featuring the bold Third Symphony of African-American composer Florence Price, incorporating elements of jazz, blues, and ragtime within a uniquely modern language. Also featuring Robert Schumann's once forgotten Cello Concerto with Virginia Symphony Orchestra Assistant Principal Cellist Rebecca Gilmore. | 10/3/2021 | University Theater | Poster |
| 3:00 PM | ||||
| "Poems From the Holocaust" Revisited | The Monarch community is invited to explore a composition that melds both art and social justice by urging listeners to never forget the tragedy of the Holocaust's youngest victims through music. ODU Libraries will host an evening of remembrance by virtually highlighting the incredibly moving work entitled "Poems From the Holocaust," written by Composer Allan Blank and based upon children's poetry found at the Jewish concentration camp of Terezin after its liberation in 1945. Panelists will share their perspective and expertise on the composition and this significant time in history during the virtual event. October 20, 7pm to 9pm. | ###### | Virtual Event | |
| 7pm - 9pm | ||||
| TRiO SSS Poetry Slam | Join us to support TRiO SSS participants as they read an original poem focused on social justice topics. The student poets will be competing for a chance to win a $500, $300, or $200 scholarship. on Thursday, October 21st from 12:30 - 1:30. Audience members will vote for their favorite poets. Join us to hear some original spoken word! | ###### | Webb Center, Isle of Wight Room | |
| 12:30 PM | ||||
| Disability and the Arts Presents: Dancing Wheels | For four decades, the Dancing Wheels Company has offered performances recognized for their artistry, diversity, and infusion of eclectic works from renowned choreographers. This skilled ensemble of stand-up and sit-down dancers has reached over five and a half million people worldwide with innovative mainstage performances, school assembly programs, guest appearances, master classes, and varied outreach activities. This performance will feature works from our diverse repertory - strong, full-company contemporary pieces; works created by disabled choreographers; and "Neither Lost Nor Found", a work choreographed by James Morrow. A short artist talkback and Q&A will follow the performance and audience members will have a chance to ask questions and learn more about the company! | ###### | University Theatre | |
| 7:30 PM | ||||
| Work in Progress: 13 Murals for Right Now | Explores the power of murals to catalyze change during a historic time of turmoil and confusion in the country | 6/12 - 10/3 | Hermitage Museum | https://thehermitagemuseum.org/work-in-progress/ |
| Washed Ashore 2021 | Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea | Until 10/31 | Norfolk Botanical Garden | https://norfolkbotanicalgarden.org/washed-ashore-2021/ |
| Through the Lens of Wellness: community art making experiences promoting wellness for social justice activistis | Students from Art Therapy class will partner with a local art therapists to facilitate expressive arts experiences designed to explore healing properties of art and concepts of wellness. | 11/9, 11/16/ and 11/30 - 7-8pm | Barry Art Room 3000 | Flyer |
| "Here Us Out!" - Theatreof the Oppressed Workshop for the Public | Be seen! Be heard! 'Here Us Out" is a 1 hour workshop that culminating in the creation of an archivable video montage of performative activism, Here Us Out provides a forum for each participant's physical embodiment of embracing the theme of "social inequality and injustice" during these current times. | ###### | Brock Commons | |
| In Her Shoes - film viewing and panel discussion | Come join a film screening of "In Her Shoes," a film documenting incarcerated women in an art course as they reflect on their lives through the shoes they have worn. | ###### | Zoom | Flyer |