2000-2009
March 2000: The International Student Christian Fellowship is established
2000: The Saudi Student Association is established
2000: Sharifa Charlery, class of 2000 and a recipient of the Kaufman Award for leadership and service to the Old Domination community, becomes the first female African American Student Body President
2000: Sister4Sister student organization is created to address the cultural, social, and academic needs of African American female students.
2001: The African Caribbean Association is established
July 2001: Roseann Runte, President of Victoria University in Toronto, Canada, becomes the seventh and first female president of Old Dominion
2001: Charles Wilson becomes the first known African American Chair of English
January 2002: The Saudi Student Association is established
April 2002: The African Craibbean Association is established
April 2002: The ODU Chapter of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice is established
August 2002: The Fellowship of Minority Engineers and Scientists changes its name to the National Society of Black Engineers
2002: The Institute of Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding is established. The institute seeks to foster knowledge of Jewish history and cultures, and through scholarship, education and community outreach
2002: The Gay Lesbian Bisexual Students and Allies organization changes its name to the ODU Out Student Alliance, and later to ODU Out
2002: Oktay Baysal becomes the first dean of Asian descent as the Dean of the College of Engineering
2002: Janis Sanchez-Hucles becomes the first Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies
2002: The Omega chapter of Sigma Lambda Upsilon becomes the first Latina sorority on campus
2002: Anita Fellman becomes the first Chair of Women's Studies
2003: Chandra da Silva becomes the first known dean of Asian descent of the College of Arts and Letters
2004: A major and minor in Asian Studies is offered for the first time
2005: The Latino Student Alliance is established as a multi-ethnic organization dedicated to unifying students from all backgrounds while appreciating and connecting with the Hispanic ethnicity
2005: Sophie K. Thompson becomes the first female Chair of Medical Laboratory and Radiation Sciences
2005: The Global Student Friendship organization, aimed at welcoming international students and scholars to the Old Dominion campus by providing events, tours, and other services, is established
February 2006: The Graduate Association of International Studies is established but changes its name two years later to the Graduate Society for International Studies
2006: The Safe Space Committee, aimed at raising awareness and tolerance for the LGBTQIA+ community at Old Dominion, is established
2006: Annette Finley-Crosswhite becomes the first female Chair of History. Gail Dodge becomes the first female Chair of Physics
2006: F.O.R.E.I.G.N.E.R.S., a student organization created to help welcome the international community to Old Dominion, is established during the 2006-2007 academic year
2006: Jie Chen becomes the first known chair of Asian descent in the Political Science and Georgraphy Department
2006: Janis Sanchez-Hucles becomes the first known Latin X Chair of Psychology
November 2007: The Global Student Friendship organization is established
2007: Lambda Upsilon Lambda becomes the first Latino fraternity on campus. The Old Dominion chapter, however, is a multicultural chapter.
2007: Old Dominion unveils a new Bachelor of Arts degree in African American and African Studies (AAST) program
2007: Martha Walker becomes the first female Chair of the School of Physical Therapy
2008: The Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action restructures into the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity to adequately prioritize Old Dominion's commitment to diversity and inclusion. ReNee Dunman serves as the office's director
2008: The Office of Intercultural Relations, geared toward creating a community that is supportive of and values all cultures at Old Dominion, is created with Lesa Clark as the first Assistant Dean of Intercultural Relations
2008: Melvina Sumter becomes the first female Chair of African American Studies (later African American & African Studies)
2008: Ramona Austin becomes the first Curator of the Baron and Ellin Gordon Galleries
March 2009: The first Walk A Mile in Her Shoes event, to raise awareness for ending sexual violence against women, takes place on Kaufman Mall
December 2009: The International Justice Mission, a student organization which draws attention to global injustice issues, is established