NORFOLK, VA, June 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Old Dominion University will create a School of Supply Chain, Logistics, and Maritime Operations, reflecting its commitment to serving as a worldwide leader in maritime studies.
At its June meeting, the University’s Board of Visitors approved a resolution to create the school effective Oct. 15. The University will next seek approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
The school will create a central academic home to coordinate programming on supply chain, logistics and maritime topics that have been studied across the University’s colleges and through its Office of Research. Supply chain management and maritime operations are inherently interdisciplinary, and recent supply chain challenges have shown logistics professionals need wide-ranging subject matter expertise to address challenges affecting the global economy. Students trained in supply chain, logistics and maritime operations can find experiential and professional opportunities in thinktanks, businesses, health agencies and nonprofits.
The addition of the school will build on the University’s legacy of maritime-focused initiatives, including the International Maritime, Ports and Logistics Institute created more than 30 years ago in the Strome College of Business. Earlier this year, ODU was ranked by the Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research as the top U.S. university in maritime management research.
The school will…
