U.S. News & World Report ranks three Old Dominion University colleges and schools as well as 12 graduate programs in its 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings. 

Among them, the Strome College of Business: Part-Time MBA program is ranked No. 6 in Virginia and No. 126 (tie) nationally. 

Additionally, U.S. News & World Report also released 2025 Best Graduate Schools Peer Assessment Only rankings. These rankings are based solely on the results of surveys sent to academic officials in fall 2024 and early 2025. The rankings reflect peer assessments of academic quality. The Strome College of Business School of Public Service’s Public Affairs programs climbed in the rankings, going from No. 99 to No. 82.

Maliyah Terry, Chris Russell, Izzy Rojas and Angel Baker recently participated in the "Battle in Blacksburg" Sales Competition held by Virginia Tech and sponsored by CoStar Group. The students competed against their peers from Virginia Tech, JMU, VCU and Catholic University to work through various sales conversations.

Recently, students from all over Strome and Professor Rhett Epler's Professional Selling course met at Top Golf to interact with salespeople and recruiters from the following organizations. 

Gold Sponsor:
Enterprise Mobility
Fastenal
United Rentals

Silver Sponsor:
ADP
CoStar Group
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BSBA in Marketing with a concentration in Digital Marketing

Klaudine Caday is a standout marketing student known for her creativity, professionalism, and leadership as Co-Director and Creative Director for AMA Strome Marketers’ Marketing Week. She balances her studies with roles as Creative Director at EBC Digital Nest and Marketing Specialist at Slaughter & Lupton Law, while also attending MKTG 490 in person by choice. A registered-nurse-turned-marketer, Klaudine aims to merge young adult health and development with marketing. 

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A cup of coffee is a sensory delight. The aroma of freshly brewed beans. The warmth of the mug (for those who like it hot). The steam rising from the top, mingling with conversation and fogging up glasses.

The anticipation of that first sip, mixed with the hope of not burning one’s tongue.

Now, take all that and drop it in the middle of a college campus.

Monarch Morning Roast, a special blend of Indonesian Sumatra and Colombia beans, creating a dark roast with notes of chocolate, almond and caramel.

To that end, Old Dominion University has partnered with local coffee shop Town Center Cold Pressed to develop, roast and launch Monarch Morning Roast. The new blend was officially unveiled on Thursday, April 3, at Town Center’s Central Park Ave. location in Virginia Beach.