作者:Jonah Grinkewitz
从 集成 of Old Dominion University and Eastern Virginia Medical School to create Macon & Joan Brock Virginia 健康 Sciences at Old Dominion University to the 开放 of the Ellmer College of 健康 Sciences Building, this school year marks a significant new chapter in the University’s history.
With these changes in mind, the 2024-25 Annual Campus Theme is “Transitions: Our Experiences, Development and Adaptation.” The multidisciplinary initiative will give students, 教师, staff and the ODU community opportunities to engage, learn and reflect on topics of change at the local, national and global levels.
The Annual Campus theme – first launched in 2021– combines academic courses, public lectures and exhibits, film showings and other events to engage students and the entire community in a collective learning experience about a timely, 有关问题.
"Over the last couple of years, we've witnessed the campus undergo many changes – organizationally, physically and technologically,” said Marissa Jimenez, executive director of ODU’s 学术成就 Center, which organized this year’s Annual Campus Theme. “Change done well often takes time, so we thought this was the perfect time for the campus and community to reflect on the shifts that must have occurred to propel changes forward.”
There will be a kickoff event from 11 a.m. 到2点.m. 9月. 12 in the 1st floor 学习 Commons at Perry Library with displays, discussions and collections that support the Annual Campus Theme as well as free pizza, swag and other prizes for attendees.
While there, guests can check out “Transitions: A New Foundation Exhibition” on view through Sept. 20 in the Perry Library’s gallery space. 陶瓷的学生, teachers and artists from ODU and Hampton Road collaborated on the exhibition which focuses on spaces and structures that have a positive impact on the community.
A year-long program – “Operation BLUE: Bridging Life and University Experience” – will focus on helping ODU’s student veterans transition from military life into their higher education and professional careers. Some of the activities include “ODU 资源 and You” 9月. 10和a Veteran Resume Workshop 9月. 26.
In addition to events, ODU 教师 and students will participate in the Annual Campus Theme through coursework.
艾米丽卡尔弗, an assistant professor of art, will teach a class called “Radical Jewelry Makeover” this fall. Collaborating with Virginia Commonwealth University and Longwood University, students from each university will collect donations of unwanted, unused or broken jewelry from the surrounding community to be turned into artworks. Students will also receive instruction on ethical and sustainable practices alongside traditional jewelry and metalsmithing techniques.
Master Lecturer Cathleen Rhodes will incorporate the theme into her Queer Studies course, contextualizing local LGBTQ history by charting it in a visual timeline alongside national queer history. The students’ work will be 分享d with the community in digital and print formats at the end of the fall semester.
参观 Annual Campus Theme website to learn more about programming and coursework. 教师 interested in participating in the Annual Campus Theme can email LaShay McQueen, director of academic initiatives, at lwyatt@lmjrsygc.com.