Some items to be aware of

Hey!

 I thought that this week I would share some items about ODU's history and how things are going on the construction. 

History:   

 · The College was founded in 1911 by the Dominican Sisters who came to the area in the 1850’s.

· The property was originally a brickyard.  The sisters had the property cleared after they had purchased it and stacked by hand the remaining bricks into a mound.  They then covered the mound with soil and placed a statue of St. Mary on the top.

· The college was originally founded as a women's college and named    College of Saint Mary of the Springs.  The address of the college was made 1216 Sunbury Road, because the Dominican order was founded in 1216.

· In 1964 the College of Saint Mary of the Springs became co-educational.

· In 1968 the College’s name was changed to Ohio Dominican College.

· In 2002, the name was again changed to Ohio Dominican University with the addition of the master’s programs in Business, Theology, Education, and Liberal Studies.

Construction:

 Two of the campuses three large construction projects are well underway. The foundation is almost done for the new residence hall, and they will hopefully be under roof in just over a month.  The fence has been erected where the new parking lot will be and the Neighborhood Center is coming down.  With          construction on the  Student    Center beginning in the spring, this is going to be a year with much in the way of campus development. 
Check out all the latest at www.ohiodominican.edu

Have a great week everyone!

Jeremiah