Did You Know?
That a member of the English faculty had a novel selected by Oprah's Book Club shortly before she joined ODU? Sheri Reynolds' The Rapture of Canaan was Oprah's choice in April of 1997.
That there are 95,000 living ODU alums?
That the High Hat was the name of the first student newspaper?
That Lewis Webb is considered the father of Old Dominion University? |

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That the Braves was our first sports nickname?
The University offers over 150 degrees?
That football will return to campus in 2009?
That the total research grants and contracts are valued at more than $50 million annually?
There are nearly 900 faculty members on campus?
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