98ÌÃ kicked off the 2019-20 academic year by about 3,100 freshmen during Friday's Move-In Day and Spirit Rally. Scheduled weekend events included Convocation and First Class.
Here are some quick facts about the campus for the Class of 2023:
- 98ÌÃ has 14 residential communities, with a total of 56 buildings.
- There is about 1.3 million square feet of residential living space.
- The University is home to 13 living-learning communities.
- About 4,800 students, half of whom are freshmen, live in residence halls.
- The University employs more than 275 students as resident assistants, office assistants, desk receptionists and night desk receptionists.
- The campus has four dining halls: Broderick Dining Commons, Whitehurst Hall, Café 1201 in Webb Student Center and Rogers Café in Rogers Hall. Students living on campus are required to be on a meal plan.
- Old Dominion has 148 buildings across 335 acres.
- The more than 19,000 undergraduate and nearly 5,000 graduate students can join more than 300 student organizations.
Welcome Back
Housing and Residence Life Facilities manager Terry Durkin helps students at Whitehurst Hall. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
Welcome Back
Macy Gregory heads toward Whitehurst Hall as a mirror reflects outgoing traffic. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
Welcome Back
Some parents took advantage of the early hours to move into the residence halls. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
Welcome Back
Large bins make moving into residence halls a breeze. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
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Karen Jones takes a break as she waits for her son to grab another bin. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
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Parents are welcomed to the Monarch family with a "Proud Parent" T-shirt. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
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Shelby Alphin does not waste any time making her room feel like home. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
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Sophomore Jocelyn Puttelkau makes moving into Virginia House look easy. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
Welcome Back
98ÌÃ's campus has come alive once again with the return of students for the fall semester. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
Welcome Back
Allena Edwards is one of the first students to move into the residence halls Thursday morning. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
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Genesis Martinez checks into the Ted Constant Convocation Center to receive her room keys. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
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Allana Johnston, right, loads her sister Alexis' stuff onto a dolly outside Rogers Hall. Photo Chuck Thomas/ 98ÌÃ
Welcome Back
Alan Corbett directs parents to open spaces at Rogers Hall to make unloading easier. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
Welcome Back
Associate Vice President for Student Engagement & Enrollment Services Johnny Young lends a hand. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
Welcome Back
Lindsay Smarrelli is one of the many volunteers who help the students move into their rooms. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
Welcome Back
Armed with coffee, backpacks and cellphones, students find their way to classes early Monday morning. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
Welcome Back
Sherri Watson, center, directs students to their rooms. Photo Chuck Thomas/98ÌÃ
Student/Family Welcome and Spirit Rally
Members of the freshman class pinned one another at the Freshmen Convocation ceremony. Photo David B. Hollingsworth/98ÌÃ
Student/Family Welcome and Spirit Rally
Hank Crafford leads one of the first class in the education building. Photo David B. Hollingsworth/98ÌÃ
Student/Family Welcome and Spirit Rally
Cheerleaders keep the crowd fired up for the freshmen's spirit rally. Photo David B. Hollingsworth/98ÌÃ
Student/Family Welcome and Spirit Rally
To start the 2019 Student/Family Welcome and Spirit Rally, freshmen and their families were asked to turn on their cell phone lights. Photo David B. Hollingsworth/98ÌÃ
Student/Family Welcome and Spirit Rally
The freshmen are taught the "Ice Cream and Cake" dance from Big Blue, and friends. Photo David B. Hollingsworth/98ÌÃ
Student/Family Welcome and Spirit Rally
Students listen to their first college lecture. Photo David B. Hollingsworth/98ÌÃ