Campus Alert Archive

Institution

Old Dominion University

ODUVAPublic R1ODU Urgent Alert~24,000 students

Cases: 5
Alerts: 13
Verbatim: 23%
Span: 2018–2026

Official alert policy

How ODU says it will alert — when and how ODU Alert activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.

Case log

Every documented incident

5 cases · 3 of 13 alert messages verbatim-confirmed

2026

police activity: 2026-03-13Spring 2026 in Exile: How ODU Tells a Campus That Constant Hall Will Stay Closed All Semester After the ROTC Attackadvisory
active shooter: 2026-03-12ROTC Cadets Kill the Gunman: How Students Ended a Terrorist Attack Inside Old Dominion's Constant Hall in Seven Minutesemergency notification1 killed · 2 injuredverbatim

2025

shooting: 2025-02-27ODU's 102-Minute Shelter-in-Place for a 49th Street Parking Lot Shooting Was the Quieter Precursor to Its 2026 Constant Hall Tragedyemergency notification2 killed

2019

burglary: 2019-02-26Five Suspects Forced Their Way Into a Dominion House Dorm Room at Gunpoint, All Were Eventually Arrestedtimely warning

2018

hurricane: 2018-09-11ODU Orders Full Campus Evacuation as Norfolk Falls Inside Hurricane Florence's Forecast Cone — A Storm That Ultimately Veered Awayemergency notification

By incident type

What ODU has alerted about

Active Shooter · 2 Police Activity · 1 Property Crime · 1 Weather · 1

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