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Originally [|Old Dominion University] was a part of the College of William and Mary, which was established by the Anglican minister James Blair in 1695 [1]Old Dominion University (ODU) was developed in March of 1930. It was brought about as a division of the [|College of William and Mary], during the first year of the Great Depression. As such, it thus benefited from President Roosevelt's New Deal[2]. While ODU was being developed, it was known as "The Division"; it was situated in the old Larchmont Elementary School building. Tuition, the first year, was only $50. With the help of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (now know as Virginia Tech), "The Division" was able to expand upon the number of classes offered[3]. The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided funding for the Administration Building, known know as Rollins Hall, and Foreman Field, named after A.H. Foreman. From this point in time, the college developed further southward down Hampton Boulevard in Downtown Norfolk, thus creating an emerging campus upon an empty field. "The Division" initially began by educating future teachers and engineers but, as the campus expanded, it also built upon its offerings. After changing into a four-year college, the college earned its independence from William and Mary in 1962 and changed its name to Old Dominion College. In 1969, with the ever increasing enrollment figures, the expansion of the college's research facilities, and preparations being made to add a graduate program, Old Dominion College changed its name to Old Dominion University.


 * 1) [|Old Dominion University] Retrieved 03/15/2012.
 * 2) [|College of William and Mary] Retrieved 03/15/2012.
 * 3) ^ Stewart, Peter. "The Durable Dominion: A survey of Virginia History," Kendall Hunt, 2009. 34-35.