contents features 2 Sharing the Fruits of Our Contemplation in the Face of a Global Crisis As the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread in the U.S., faculty and staff took quick, creative and decisive action to minimize the impact to students.
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4 Telling the ODU Story During a Pandemic By leveraging the power of video, social media, and relationships with local media outlets, the ODU story continued to be told as a new chapter in the university’s history was written. 6 Contemplata – Faculty Perspective: Sharing My Contemplation at Home and Abroad Before the pandemic limited travel abroad, longtime ODU professor Imali Abala, Ph.D. visited her home country of Kenya to share her passion with students halfway around the world.
departments 8 Campus Happenings 10 Alumni Profile 11 Pursuing Innovative and Mission-Centric Partnerships 13 Student Point of View 14 Class Notes Front cover: Manuel Martinez, Ph.D., vice president for Academic Affairs, in Erskine Hall.
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