A practicum with Meals on Wheels led to a full-time job for Chiamaka Akujuobi, who recently received her second degree from Old Dominion University.
First-gen leader Erica Harper earns her doctorate at Old Dominion University, completing the online community college leadership program to expand student impact.
Online students represent 46% of ODU’s 1,638 total Fall 2025 graduates, which includes online students from 39 states and seven countries.
PayPal applied scientist Ashish Verma ’25 earned ODU’s online master’s in data science and analytics, balancing work, family and a Jefferson Lab capstone in AI/machine learning.
Across health care, public safety and technology, ODU students explain why they transferred—credit mobility, flexible courses and clear paths to completion—and how those decisions shaped the next step in their lives.
Gregory Wilson earned an online certificate in AI in Cybersecurity through ODUGlobal in addition to a pair of cybersecurity degrees from the university.
Jinhee Kim, Ph.D., and Kay "Rita" Detrick research AI integration in education, emphasizing human-AI interaction, AI literacy and ethical, collaborative tool development.
ODU is partnering with the Virginia Department of Education to offer scholarships for teachers interested in enrolling in the certificate program.