Fort Valley State
 |
|
| Motto | Be Bold. Be Amazing. Be Prepared. |
|---|---|
| Type | Public HBCU |
| Established | 1895 |
|
Parent institution
|
University System of Georgia |
| Endowment | $5,124,791 |
| President | Paul Jones |
|
Administrative staff
|
400 |
| Students | 2,240 |
| Location | Fort Valley, Georgia, United States |
| Campus | 1,365 acres (5.52 km2) |
| Colors | Royal blue and Old gold |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
|
Sporting affiliations
|
NCAA Division II – SIAC |
| Website | www |
 |
|
| Dr. Horace M. Bond (1939–1945) |
| Dr. Cornelius V. Troup (1945–1966) |
| Dr. W. W. E. Blanchet (1966–1973) |
| Dr. Cleveland W. Pettigrew (1973–1982) |
| Dr. Luther Burse (1983–1991) |
| Dr. Oscar L. Prater (1991–2000) |
| Dr. Kofi Lomotey (2001–2005) |
| Dr. Larry Rivers (2006–2013) |
| Dr. Ivelaw Griffith (2013-2014) |
| Dr. Paul Jones (2015–present) |
Fort Valley State University (FVSU) is a historically black university (HBCU) located in Fort Valley, Georgia. It is a unit of the University System of Georgia and a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Fort Valley is approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of Atlanta, 25 miles (40 km) south of Macon, 18 miles (28 km) west of Warner Robins, and 15 miles (24 km) north of Perry.
As the only 1890 land-grant university in Georgia, Fort Valley State University is a comprehensive institution that provides an education to over 4,000 students. Approximately 91% of the current student body is of African-American descent. The average age of undergraduates is 24 and the average age of graduate students is 33. Roughly one-third of the students live on the campus, and 85% of the student body are full-time students. The university is located in the town of Fort Valley in Peach County, the original site of the state's peach industry. Its 1,365-acre (5.52 km2) campus is the second-largest in area for a public university in the state.
Fort Valley State University (formerly Fort Valley State College) began with the 1939 consolidation of the Fort Valley High and Industrial School (chartered in 1895) and the State Teachers and Agricultural College of Forsyth (founded in 1902). The Fort Valley High and Industrial School, previously affiliated with the American Church Institute of the Protestant Episcopal Church, was transferred to state control and operation. Under the agreement, the work formerly carried on at the State Teachers and Agricultural College was consolidated with the work at Fort Valley High and Industrial School to form the Fort Valley State College.
In 1947 the state Board of Regents adopted a resolution moving the "land grant" designation from Savannah State College to Fort Valley State College. In response to the Regents' resolution, in 1949 the Georgia General Assembly officially designated the Fort Valley State College as the Land-Grant College for Negroes in Georgia. Public education was segregated at that time.
...
Wikipedia