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Dean's Welcome
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At the Batten College, we provide experiences and support to empower students from all backgrounds to secure and thrive in rewarding careers in engineering and technology. Students work in a range of areas, such as building and testing autonomous vehicles, developing life-saving biomedical devices, planning coastal resilience strategies, researching human-robot interaction and building small satellites to be launched into space.
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Departmental Highlights
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Benjamin Belfore, a newly minted Ph.D. in electrical engineering, devised the world’s second-best spin polarized photocathode.
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The Engineering and Technology faculty and staff of Old Dominion University cordially invite teachers, counselors, prospective students and parents to learn more about Old Dominion's engineering programs and facilities. Programs begin at 2 p.m. on the first Friday of every month, (with the exception of January and July) and last approximately 2 hours.
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From initial enrollment to graduation, we support your success. With valuable resources such as in-depth new student orientation, academic advising, student-led research at our Enterprise Centers and industry partnerships, as well as a dedicated engineering student success team, your path to success is at your disposal.
![2022 Early Engineering Advantage Program](/sites/default/files/styles/node_list_carousel_thumbnail/public/images/1658234816557.jpg?h=c70fac75)
EEAP was established in 2001 to attract, retain and develop female students in the traditionally male-dominated field of engineering.
![Ben Belfore](/sites/default/files/styles/node_list_carousel_thumbnail/public/images/1657813628272.jpg?h=5404bf41)
Benjamin Belfore, a newly minted Ph.D. in electrical engineering, devised the world’s second-best spin polarized photocathode.
![image of faculty and students at first friday events](/sites/default/files/styles/node_list_carousel_thumbnail/public/images/first-fridays-23.png?h=f81f72d1)
The Engineering and Technology faculty and staff of Old Dominion University cordially invite teachers, counselors, prospective students and parents to learn more about Old Dominion's engineering programs and facilities. Programs begin at 2 p.m. on the first Friday of every month, (with the exception of January and July) and last approximately 2 hours.
![Engineering Systems 1](/sites/default/files/styles/node_list_carousel_thumbnail/public/col-dept/eng/img/odu-esb1.jpg?h=ed2e95c4)
From initial enrollment to graduation, we support your success. With valuable resources such as in-depth new student orientation, academic advising, student-led research at our Enterprise Centers and industry partnerships, as well as a dedicated engineering student success team, your path to success is at your disposal.
![2022 Early Engineering Advantage Program](/sites/default/files/styles/node_list_carousel_thumbnail/public/images/1658234816557.jpg?h=c70fac75)
EEAP was established in 2001 to attract, retain and develop female students in the traditionally male-dominated field of engineering.
![Ben Belfore](/sites/default/files/styles/node_list_carousel_thumbnail/public/images/1657813628272.jpg?h=5404bf41)
Benjamin Belfore, a newly minted Ph.D. in electrical engineering, devised the world’s second-best spin polarized photocathode.
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Diversity In Engineering
At the Batten College of Engineering & Technology we are committed to advancing diversity, supporting equity and promoting inclusion among faculty, staff and students.
17%
Veteran Student Population
107
Full-Time Faculty
34%
Underrepresented Student Population