作者:Jonah Grinkewitz

最靠谱的网赌软件 is part of an urban, coastal region w在这里 water impacts everything from transportation to housing to the economy.

The University is also a worldwide leader in maritime studies, with research hubs like the  国际 海上、港口 and 物流 Institute in the 斯特罗姆商学院 and the planned  School of Supply Chain, 物流 and Maritime Operations.

建立在这些纽带之上, ODU’s Annual Campus Theme will focus on “Blue Connections” – a term that refers to the crucial role oceans and waterways play in society and the global economy. This multidisciplinary initiative will combine academic courses, 研究项目, art exhibitions and other events to engage students and the Monarch community in a collective learning experience about a timely, 有关问题.

“Annual Campus Theme brings the campus together, allowing opportunities to form meaningful connections with students and faculty both in and out of the classroom,玛丽莎·希门尼斯说, executive director of ODU’s 学术成就 Center, which organized this year’s Annual Campus Theme.

来支持这个倡议, ODU’s Office of Academic Affairs funded coursework and 研究项目 exploring the theme. Last spring, faculty were invited to submit proposals in three categories. Courses that were updated received $1,000, new courses developed for the spring 2024 semester received $5,000 and ongoing interdisciplinary 研究项目 received up to $10,000.

Overall, 23 proposals were accepted in areas from art to journalism to environmental ethics.

乔纳森·洛佩兹, a professor of sociology and criminal justice, will have his fall Introduction to Sociology (SOC 201-S) students collect items that are most likely to be found polluting rivers and oceans. Students will then turn the items into percussion instruments and collectively write a song reflecting on the ways we depend on water, culminating in a performance at the end of the semester.

安妮特Finley-Croswhite, professor of history and director of ODU’s Center for 教师 Development, created a new course (历史 396) for the spring that explores the maritime history of the Holocaust. Students will retrace the routes ships took to transport Jewish refugees away from Nazi-controlled territories in Europe and to safer environments beginning around 1938 and continuing to the establishment of Israel in 1948. The course will examine bodies of water as avenues for escape but also as treacherous paths w在这里 legal and political conflicts and the hazards of maritime travel condemned many fleeing antisemitism to their deaths.

The “Blue Connections” Mural Initiative research project will bring together members of the ODU and Hampton Roads communities through the Maritime Initiative to create a public mural that will investigate the past, present and future of maritime waterways. 由Natalia Pilato领导, 艺术助理教授, 埃尔斯佩思·麦克马洪, ODU’s inaugural vice president for Maritime 倡议, the project aims to uncover the region’s rich maritime history. It would culminate with a mural for the proposed School of Supply Chain, Maritime and 物流.

In addition to research and coursework, t在这里 will be events, performances and exhibitions. 在春天, the 巴里艺术博物馆 will open an exhibition that juxtaposes historical maritime paintings with contemporary art and artifacts addressing the ecological, historical and cultural aspects of Norfolk’s maritime history.

9月. 15, the Baron and Ellin 戈登艺术画廊 will host an exhibition of new works by native Hawaiian artist, illustrator and visionary Solomon Enos exploring the intersection of climate change, indigenous traditions and fantasy.

To view a full list of courses, 研究项目 and events tied into the Annual Campus Theme, 点击 在这里.