From insightful presentations with major Hampton Roads companies to Q-and-A sessions with Strome alumni, academic clubs at the Strome College of Business have a lot to offer. 

Students -- joining a club not only helps you to making connections with your fellow Business Monarch students and faculty, but it also allows you to expand your network into the Hampton Roads community and beyond. 

Some of the events from last week included: 

-A relaunch of the Finance Club with a discussion featuring representatives from Dollar Bank;
-A Women in Business Panel organized by AMA Strome Marketers; and 
-A presentation on property assessment from two ODU alumni working for the City of Suffolk, organized through the Monarch Real Estate Club. 

Interested in becoming involved in a club or volunteering your expertise for the next presentation? Reply to this email to get started. 

Dr. Wayne K. Talley, a member of the Department of Economics for 50 years, passed away on Jan. 29, 2025.

Our thoughts are with Dr. Talley's family, his colleagues and everyone he worked with during his exemplary career at Old Dominion University. 

Rick Lovato and Charles Walls are Super Bowl champions, in addition to being Strome alumni! Rick, who earned a degree in management, is a long snapper for the Philadelphia Eagles, who defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9. Charles is the Eagles' vice president of player personnel and earned his Master of Public Administration degree from Strome. 

On Feb. 4, President Donald Trump’s order to impose tariffs of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico — to curb illegal immigration and fentanyl trafficking — were paused for 30 days at the last minute as both countries agreed to send troops to their borders. At roughly the same time, China, on which the administration had imposed a 10% duty on goods, retaliated with levies on oil and gas. Just two days prior, the world watched as stock indexes in the United States fell along with shares in Asian manufacturers and European carmakers as investors worried that tariffs will disrupt trade and supply chains.

As the news was breaking, ODU News asked Old Dominion professors Bob McNab, chair of the Department of Economics and director of the Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy, and Ricardo Ungo, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Information Technology & Decision Sciences, about how the tariffs might affect the national economy and regional cargo traffic.

Photograph courtesy of Virginia Port Authority. 

The Strome College of Business hosted an Academic Showcase on Feb. 8 as part of Old Dominion University's Open House event. Prospective students and their visitors learned about Strome and its mission of "The Business of Problem Solving" with a presentation and panel discussion. Didn't get a chance to attend Saturday's session? Sign up to attend the next ODU Open House and Strome Academic Showcase, scheduled for March 1.