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connected to FVSU, <i>Wildcat Dreams</i> highlights various campus activities
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In this special edition of the Wildcat Dreams, Fort Valley State University celebrates Black History Month.</div>
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Since 1976, the nation has officially marked the month of February as Black History Month. The month-long celebration started from Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson's "Negro History Week," which was launched in 1915, fifty years after slavery was abolished in the U.S.<br />
Similar month-long events are now celebrated in other countries including Canada and the United Kingdom.<br />
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<li><strong>Dr. Dawn Herd-Clark</strong>, chair for the Department of History, Geography, Political Science, and Criminal Justice</li>
<li><strong>Dr. Peter Dumbuya</strong>, professor of history</li>
<li><strong>Dr. Fred van Hartesveldt</strong>, history faculty member </li>
<li><strong>Dr. Christine Lutz</strong>, associate professor of history</li>
<li><strong>Stacey Watson</strong>, FVSU graduate student of history</li>
<li><strong>Christina D. Milton,</strong> public relations specialist</li>
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Black History Month, as Americans call it today, may have begun with a
woman’s proposal for a Day of Prayer. It would take a self-made man,
Carter G. Woodson, to re-create the Day of Prayer to be the moment at
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In 1903, Frances Harper, author and
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across the country to pray. Black congregations and denominations had
conducted days of prayer for decades since the Negro Day of Prayer on
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The beginning of Fort Valley State University is intertwined with one man's
dream to provide a school of higher education to African Americans in
the south. John Wesley Davison, founder and principal of Fort Valley
High and Industrial School, devised a plan that would provide a quality
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Davison's birth came at a monumental time for African Americans. He was born Sept. 15, 1865 a few months before the 13<sup><span data-scayt_word="th" data-scaytid="1">th</span></sup>
Amendment passed, abolishing slavery in the United States. Born in
Crawford County near Hickory Grove he received his early education from a
prominent southern family led by A. C <span data-scayt_word="Murchison" data-scaytid="2">Murchison</span> near his home. Working on a field day and night, he managed to learn by reciting lessons with <span data-scayt_word="Murchison's" data-scaytid="3">Murchison's</span>
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Two pieces of federal legislation gave rise to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the 19th century. The first was an act of the United States Congress in July 1862, a year after the outbreak of the Civil War. Popularly known as the Morrill Act or the Morrill Land Grant Act, the act empowered the federal government to donate public lands in “a quantity equal to thirty thousand acres for each senator and representative in Congress to which the States are respectively entitled by the apportionment under the census of eighteen hundred and sixty.” The lands and any proceeds from the sale thereof were to be used to support “agriculture and the mechanic arts,” among other subjects, in state colleges and universities. States in rebellion or insurrection against the United States government were not eligible to receive the benefits of this act. <br />
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Building upon the act of 1862, the second Morrill Act of 1890 provided annual appropriations in the amount of $15,000 to each state and territory “for the more complete endowment and maintenance of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts.” The act also provided for an annual increase of $1,000 over the preceding year for the next ten years. Thereafter, Congress appropriated to each state and territory the sum of $50,000 for instruction in food and agricultural sciences and to prepare instructors to teach what it described as the elements of agriculture and the mechanic arts. <br />
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Florence Johnson Hunt is one of the unsung heroes of Fort Valley State University (Fort Valley High and Industrial School when she arrived). The wife of Henry Alexander Hunt, second principal and a key leader in the growth of the institution, Florence Hunt arrived in Fort Valley in early 1904. At the time, FVH&I had an annual budget of $840 and an enrollment of 145. </div>
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Although it offered virtually the only possibility of secondary education for blacks in Middle Georgia, the school was on the edge of financial collapse. It was also struggling for intellectual identity. Some supporters, white and black, favored an academic model--pre-college courses such as Latin and Greek, for instance. More were inclined to the vocational model pioneered at Hampton and Tuskegee Institutes. The first principal, John W. Davison, favored the former and had been forced out. Although the Hunts’ were academic graduates of Atlanta University, they believed that the vocational approach was the best for the day. With their cooperation, the advocates of the academic curriculum were removed and vocational programs, primarily agriculture and manual labor, established.<br />
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The Hunts, college sweethearts, left middle-class circumstances in Raleigh, N.C., where he was on the faculty of Biddle (later Johnson C. Smith) University, for the considerably more primitive Fort Valley. The change had more impact on Florence than on Henry. The couple had three young children, and as was the custom, running the household and raising the children were largely the responsibilities of the mother. She lamented the lack of amenities such as running water and comforts such as flower gardens. In addition, she was never without formal and informal duties at Fort Valley High and Industrial School.</div>
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Horace
Mann Bond, the first president of Fort Valley State University, had a
distinguished career as a historian and college administrator. He was
the father of civil rights activist and Georgia lawmaker Julian Bond.<br />
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first president was born in Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 8, 1904 to Jane
Alice Browne and James Bond. His parents were children of former slaves
that valued education. Both were college-educated and graduated from
Oberlin College in Ohio.<br />
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Bond graduated from Lincoln
Institute. In 1919, he attended Lincoln University, a prestigious HBCU
in Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1923. The next year, he began his
graduate work at the University of Chicago in Illinois. He married Julia
Agnes Washington, and the couple had three children, Jane Marguerite,
Horace Julian and James George.<br />
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years to complete his doctorate degree. Between 1924 and 1939 he taught
at Langston University in Oklahoma, and served as the school's chairman
of education. He also was appointed the first academic dean of the newly
formed Dillard University in New Orleans, La. Bond produced his best
known work "The Education of the Negro in the American Social Order,"
and completed his doctoral dissertation published in 1939 as "Negro
Education in Alabama: A Study in Cotton and Steel."<br />
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campus. He spent the next five years improving the school's curriculum
and finances. The college's income doubled during his reign, and the
state appropriation more than triple. He oversaw the school's transition
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T. Walden, a graduate of Fort Valley High and Industrial School, was a
renowned attorney, political broker and civil right champion that was
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black educators in the state of Georgia. He also litigated lawsuits that
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Jennie Tomlin and Jeff Walden. As a teen, he attended FVHIS and was the
sole graduate of the class of 1902. He matriculated to Atlanta
University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1907. Later, he
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joined the Army in June 1917, and served as a captain and assistant
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FVSU alum Josiah Phelps is a Georgia Agriculture Education Hall of Fame member. He earned his bachelor's degree from Fort Valley State University and a Master's of Science Degree from Ohio State University. Phelps served in vocational agriculture for 32 years, and served Georgia's youth through the FFA Alumni.<br />
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Fort Valley State University's Huntington Hall, one of the oldest
buildings on campus, underwent a massive face lift. In the old days,
the stately structure served as a dormitory for female students. Thanks
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The original
construction of Huntington Hall was a labor of love. In 1907, leaders
at Fort Valley High and Industrial School, which later became FVSU,
secured a $25,000 donation from railroad financier Collis P. Huntington
to construct the dormitory. They named the building in honor of the
businessman. Student labor hand-fired each brick used in the building's
outer masonry and helped erect the structure in 1908. The National
Historical Society recently designated the 103 year old facility a
historic landmark.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">For Elizabeth
Miller, her best memories were made at Fort Valley State University. As
a teen, she fondly recalls attending fraternity-sponsored events
inside Ohio Hall, which started as a male dormitory in 1930. Later, she
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said Miller during an August 6, 2012 ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the
reopening of Ohio Hall and the Miller Building. The brief program that
preceded the ribbon-cutting ceremony drew a large crowd of faculty and
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<span style="color: black;">"Ohio Hall was a gift to FVSU
from the Ohio Women's Episcopal Church," she said. "We learned [from
their gift] that you could do more than just garnish wealth. All the
fraternities did their [events] there. In the past, you could walk out
and see the Florence J. Hunt Memorial Infirmary standing across from
Ohio Hall. It offered medical care, not only to Fort Valley students,
but to the community, too." Miller briefly moved to Massachusetts then
returned to Fort Valley, only to find out that the campus infirmary had
been demolished to make way for new facilities. "To tear [the
infirmary] down, was to tear down our history and the foundation that
Florence J. Hunt built in this community," she said.</span></div>
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<span class="userContent"><i>"A Light in the Valley" is a historical overview Fort Valley State University's beginnings.</i></span></div>
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Historian
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<li _mce_style="text-align: left;" align="left" style="text-align: left;">Dr. Waldo William Emerson Blanchet (1966-1973) </li>
<li _mce_style="text-align: left;" align="left" style="text-align: left;">Dr. Cleveland W. Pettigrew'43 (1973-1982) </li>
<li _mce_style="text-align: left;" align="left" style="text-align: left;">Dr. Walter W. Sullivan (Acting President) 1983</li>
<li _mce_style="text-align: left;" align="left" style="text-align: left;">Dr. Luther Burse (1988-1990)</li>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">George Washington Carver, botanist and inventor is renowned for his work his research into peanuts.</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dr. Charles Drew, an African-American doctor, created storage methods for blood and blood plasma for transplanting into patients.</span></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Famous African-American scientists and inventors</span></b></div>
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Learn about the lives of 14 African-American scientists and inventors that have broken barriers and changed lives.<br />
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<a href="http://www.biography.com/people/benjamin-banneker-9198038"> Benjamin Banneker</a> (astronomer and scientist)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_A._Harris,_Jr.">Bernard A. Harris Jr.</a> - (first African-American to walk on the moon)<br />
<a href="http://www.biography.com/people/mae-c-jemison-9542378">Dr. Mae C. Jemison</a> (astronaut, doctor and chemical engineer)<br />
<a href="http://www.biography.com/people/charles-drew-9279094#synopsis">Dr. Charles Drew</a> (doctor that created storage methods for blood)<br />
<a href="http://www.biography.com/people/george-carruthers-538794">George Carruthers</a> physicist, inventor of the ultraviolet camera<br />
<a href="http://www.biography.com/people/percy-julian-9359018">Percy Julian</a> - chemist, Civil Rights Activist<br />
<a href="http://www.biography.com/people/daniel-hale-williams-9532269">Daniel Hale Williams</a> - performed the first open-heart surgery<br />
<a href="http://www.biography.com/people/george-washington-carver-9240299">George Washington Carver</a> - botanist, scientist<br />
<a href="http://www.biography.com/people/garrett-morgan-9414691">Garrett Morgan</a> - inventor<br />
<a href="http://www.biography.com/people/otis-boykin-538792">Otis Boykin</a> - inventor of the pacemaker<br />
<a href="http://www.biography.com/people/james-west-538802">James West</a> - inventor of the electric transducer in microphones<br />
<a href="http://www.biography.com/people/ernest-everett-just-9359195">Ernest Everett Just</a> - biologist<br />
<a href="http://www.biography.com/people/neil-degrasse-tyson-20766239">Neil deGrasse Tyson</a> - astrophysicist<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Carson">Ben Carson</a> - neurosurgeon<br />
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Learn about individuals of African descent from around the world who have received the Nobel Prizes.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Bunche" target="_blank">Ralph Bunche</a> 1950 (United States, Peace 1st Black Person to win.)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_John_Luthuli" target="_blank">Albert John Luthuli</a> 1960 (South Africa, Peace, 1st Black African to win.)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr" target="_blank">Martin Luther King Jr.</a> 1964 (United States, Peace)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_El_Sadat" target="_blank">Anwar El Sadat </a>1978 (Egypt, Peace)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Arthur_Lewis" target="_blank">Sir William Arthur Lewis</a> 1979 (Saint Lucia, Economics)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Tutu" target="_blank">Desmond Tutu</a> 1984 (South Africa, Peace)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wole_Soyinka" target="_blank">Wole Soyinka</a> 1986 (Nigeria, Literature)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Walcott" target="_blank">Derek Walcott</a> 1992 (Saint Lucia, Literature)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Morrison" target="_blank">Toni Morrison</a> 1993 (United States, Literature, 1st Black woman to win prize.)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" target="_blank">Nelson Mandela</a> 1993 (South Africa, Peace)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Annan" target="_blank">Kofi Annan</a> 2001 (Ghana, Peace)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangari_Maathai" target="_blank">Wangari Maathi</a> 2004 (Kenya, 1st Black African woman to win prize.)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama" target="_blank">Barack Obama</a> 2009 (United States, Peace)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Johnson_Sirleaf" target="_blank">Ellen Johnson Sirleaf</a> 2011 (Liberia, Peace)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leymah_Gbowee" target="_blank">Leymah Gwobee</a> 2011 (Liberia, Peace) <br />
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Fort Valley State University's Founders Day honors the 18 men that helped to found our campus.<br />
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The very first speaker was W.E.B. DuBois, a historian, civil rights activist, Pan Africanist, sociologist, author and editor. He was born in Barrington, Massachusetts.<br />
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Learn more about DuBois' life as a scholar and activist <a href="http://www.naacp.org/pages/naacp-history-w.e.b.-dubois">here.</a><br />
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See the very first Founders Day program in the University of Massachusetts-Amherst's special collection of W.E.B. DuBois' papers online <a href="http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b091-i337">here</a>.<br />
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Read FVSU associate professor of history, Dr. Christine Lutz's article about W.E.B. DuBois' participation in the Pan African Congress <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/pan-african-congress-0">here</a>.<b><br /><br /><br /><br /> </b></div>
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<i>Odessa Hardison McNair wrote the second verse of FVSU's alma mater.</i><br />
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Dr. Odessa Hardison McNair is a living legend on the campus
of Fort Valley State University. Every time a special occasion like
Founders Day takes place on campus, students, faculty and staff members sing the
university's alma mater, written in part by McNair. This month, the
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was a beautiful campus then," said McNair. "We also had a good
president. We had good instructors who were very strict. We didn't have
the technology that students have now. Our instructors were serious,
and they were hard. We knew that we were coming here for a reason: we
were coming here to get an education. That's what they emphasized. We
had to follow the rules of the campus, and we had what they called a
scope chart. If we weren't in our seats during chapel, then they would
take the roll, and if you were absent, then everyone would know. They
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McNair graduated from FVSC in 1954. She taught in Fort Valley for two years, before she was hired by President Troup to work as a secretary for his administrative dean, Waldo W. E. Blanchet.<br />
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Read more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/alumni-spotlight-dr-odessa-hardison-mcnair" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Fort Valley State University will show the movie <i>Selma</i>, along with hosting a panel discussion at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 in the C.W. Pettigrew Center.<br />
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FVSU poised for enrollment climb</h2>
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<i><b>Here is a snapshot of where FVSU's applications and admissions were at this time (February 13) during previous years compared to now.</b></i></div>
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<li>Applications for Fall 2013 as of Feb. 13 - 1068</li>
<li>Applications for Fall 2014 as of Feb. 13 - 458</li>
<li>Applications for Fall 2015 as of Feb. 13 - 3556</li>
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<li>Admissions for Fall 2013 as of Feb. 13 - 246</li>
<li>Admissions for Fall 2014 as of Feb. 13 - 126</li>
<li>Admissions for Fall 2015 as of Feb. 13 - 502</li>
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an effort to fulfill community and workforce needs related to the
improvement in English language proficiency, Fort Valley State
University is planning to establish a Second Language (ESL) program. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The program, which begins this semester in Mini-Mester II, will offer instruction in reading, writing and speaking to individuals whose native language is not English. </span></div>
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FVSU's Living in the Valley radio show</h2>
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Fort Valley State University has a radio show called Living in the Valley. Catch up on past episodes online.<br />
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<a href="http://chirb.it/ePgMPa" target="_blank">Interview with Cynthia Parks, director of Financial Aid</a><br />
<a href="http://chirb.it/e8tO3y" target="_blank">Interview with FVSU alum Geneva West - Real I.M.P.A.C.T.</a><br />
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<a href="http://chirb.it/2xsEtw" target="_blank">Interview with Dr. Isaac Crumbly, CDEP director</a><br />
<a href="http://chirb.it/fPM5G4" target="_blank">Interview with Dr. Dwayne Daniels, FVSU's Chemistry Chair</a><br />
<a href="http://chirb.it/kn4yOM" target="_blank">Interview with Terrence Wolfork and Yolanda Surrency - Mobile Technology</a><br />
<a href="http://chirb.it/wvrLd6" target="_blank">Interview with FVSU's Adult Learning Consortium</a><br />
<a href="http://chirb.it/DB5IcB" target="_blank">FVSU Living in the Valley featuring Mayor Barbara Williams</a><br />
<a href="http://chirb.it/e7bNxC" target="_blank">Who is FVSU</a><br />
<a href="http://chirb.it/N7azex" target="_blank"> Living in the Valley featuring Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith</a><br />
<a href="http://chirb.it/N7azex" target="_blank">Living in the Valley Featuring Calandra Wright</a><br />
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COMING SOON - The FVSU Mobile App AND the new Website</h3>
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FALL SPORTS SEASON SCHEDULES</h3>
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OTHER UPCOMING FVSU EVENTS</h3>
<a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/fvsusl" target="_blank">Feb. 16, 2015 - FVSU Scholarship Luncheon</a><br />
<a href="http://ag.fvsu.edu/index.php/events/38th-annual-farm-home-and-ministers-conference" target="_blank">March 6-7 - Farm, Home & Ministers' Conference</a><br />
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<b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>Wildcat
Dreams</i> is Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd
Griffith’s tri-weekly e-newsletter. As an additional resource to stay
connected to FVSU, <i>Wildcat Dreams</i> highlights various campus activities
and updates about new initiatives and programs. Readers are encouraged
to share with friends and family. We welcome your
feedback. Please send comments to fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu. Thank you and happy reading!</span></b></div>
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><b>Read more news on the FVSU
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<b>Where are you from?</b><br />
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I am originally from Kingston, Jamaica. I moved to Atlanta, Ga. when I was fifteen years of age (tenth grade).<br />
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I learned about Fort Valley State University while I was a senior in high school. FVSU was among the schools that visited my high school (Westlake High). I was very fascinated by the recruiters and the passion the students expressed while describing their experience to us. Thus, I applied and was accepted. FVSU was one of my top two choices of selection for colleges (Bethune-Cookman was the second). However, my father quickly narrowed my choice down since the HOPE scholarship was available if I stayed in the state of Georgia. Hence, I enrolled at FVSU in 2009 where I graduated magna cum laude with a degree in mathematics four years later (2013).<br />
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Two FVSU online programs ranked top in the nation</h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Affordable Colleges Foundation (ACF), a resource for online learning and college affordability information, recently published its new ranking of 2015’s Top Online degree programs. ACF used a proprietary scoring system to evaluate hundreds of colleges with the best online psychology program options. Fort Valley State University’s online criminal justice program was ranked 21st in the nation, and its psychology program was ranked 24th.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> “Our recent rankings in the top 25 of the nation’s best online degree programs in Criminal Justice and Psychology are testament to not only the economic value of Fort Valley State University degrees but also to the dedication and excellence of our faculty and staff,” said Dr. Uppinder Mehan, FVSU’s dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “While online degrees allow students greater flexibility in reaching their goals they pose unique challenges, and our students benefit from faculty and staff who are experts in their disciplines as well as knowledgeable about the online world.”</span></div>
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<i><br />Fort Valley State University contractors recently completed repairs on the pool.</i><br />
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<i>Administrators and students cut the ribbon.</i><br />
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FVSU's pool re-opens</h2>
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During Middle Georgia’s coldest months, Wildcat students and the local community can warm up by taking a dip in Fort Valley State University’s newly re-opened pool.<br />
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To celebrate, the university held a Big Splash pool re-opening and ribbon cutting on Jan. 30 in the Health and Physical Education Complex.<br />
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Fort Valley State University president Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, first lady Francille Griffith, and members of the campus’ royal court and Student Government Association cut a ribbon to celebrate the completion of repairs on the pool.<br />
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HBCU Digest Interview with FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith</h2>
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Fort Valley State University president Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith was recently featured in HBCU Digest's presidential podcast series. The interview was conducted by Jarrett Carter, founding editor of HBCU Digest. Hear the podcast by visiting <a href="http://www.hbcudigest.com/articles/0115/hbcu-digest-podcast-series-fort-valley-state-president-ivelaw-griffith.html" target="_blank">this website</a>.</div>
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<i>Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson Jr. speaks to FVSU crowd about managing financial security and education at the Fort Valley State University on Jan. 29.</i><br />
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Jessie Jackson and Magnify Money host financial literacy class at FVSU</h2>
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Fort Valley State University and a national organization supported by civil rights icon Jesse Jackson Sr. joined forces to offer FVSU students and Middle Georgia citizens a financial literary class designed to help them become better consumer advocates.<br />
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The university hosted two financial literacy classes called “Foundations for College Success and Lifelong Learning” on Thursday, Jan. 29 in the C. W. Pettigrew Center. The sessions were lead by Nick Clements, a former banker turned consumer advocate and co-founder of MagnifyMoney.com.</div>
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To see video from the visit, click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm6DJevHMeU" target="_blank">here</a>. Read more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/jesse-jackson-and-magnify-money-host-financial-literacy-class-fvsu" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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<i>Dr. Isaac Crumbly, director of FVSU's Cooperative Developmental Energy Program, (left) and Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (right) gives an award to an honoree at last year's CDEP Energy Career Day and Student Recruitment Conference.</i><br />
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Fort Valley State University’s Cooperative Developmental Energy Program (will celebrate its 32nd Annual Energy Career Day and Student Recruitment Conference on Feb. 22-24, 2015. A Scholarship Awards Luncheon will be held 11:15 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23 in the C.W. Pettigrew Center.<br />
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The university’s program will present six high school students with $300,000 in scholarships. Each scholarship, which will allow students to attend CDEP’s dual-degree program is valued at $50,000 each. During the luncheon, members of the audience will include representatives from industry and government, state legislators, CDEP scholarship recipients, CDEP alumni and faculty.<br />
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<b><span style="font-weight: normal;">FVSU seeks Bahamian students at Recruitment Fair</span></b></h2>
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A Fort Valley State University recruiter will fly to the Caribbean later this month to share information about the university’s academic programs during an upcoming recruitment fair.<br />
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Calandra Wright, the university’s director of admissions, will attend the Freeport/Nassau College Fair in the Bahamas. She will speak with potential students at the Nassau fair on Feb. 27 at The College of the Bahamas in Oakes Field, Nassau.<br />
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“The recruitment trip by Director of Admissions Calandra Wright is our university’s second international recruitment outreach, following that to Barbados last November,” said Dr. Ivelaw Griffith, president of Fort Valley State. “As was the case in Barbados, I’m calling on my personal network in Bahamas to help make that venture successful. But unlike Barbados, we also will be engaging alums in the Bahamas, both to aid that February recruitment venture and to re-activate the Bahamas alumni chapter. Senior Director Edward Boston is spear-heading that aspect.”<br />
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FVSU students receive scholarships from fraternity</h2>
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A fraternal organization awarded two Fort Valley State University students scholarships that will help cover the expenses of attending college.<br />
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Gamma Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc., a fraternity committed to fostering the spirit of brotherhood and training a new generation of leaders, awarded Brian Cornish, an FVSU sophomore, and Andrew Crosby, a senior majoring in Middle Grades Education, $1,500 scholarships during its 21st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship and Awards Luncheon held Jan. 19 at First Baptist Church Garmon Street New Beginnings Center.<br />
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This month, Fort Valley State University will host a conference that will provide teacher educator programs at historically black colleges with strategies to help increase the number of instructors of color within the classroom. On Feb. 17-18, the university will host "A Call to Action: Raising the TIDES: Teaching Preparation Investigating Dimensions of Excellence and Service in the C. W. Pettigrew Center.<br />
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During the event, Dr. Ivory A. Toldson, deputy director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, will address administrators, professors and students at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The deputy directory has been featured on MSNBC, C-SPAN2, NPR News and publications including The Washington Post, New York Times, Newsweek Magazine and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.<br />
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<i>Dr. Nirmal Joshee (L), head of the graduate biotechnology
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Auriel Wright, a senior attending Northeast High School in Macon, Ga., was looking for an adequate laboratory to conduct agriculture research. An encounter with an instructor from Fort Valley State University's College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology changed her fortunes.<br />
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The Fort Valley State University family and community recently marched down State University Boulevard to honor the life of a slain civil rights leader. The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observance March took place Monday, Jan. 19. Following the march, participants entered Trinity Missionary Baptist Church for a short program about the fallen leader.</div>
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The Spring Open House is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 7 and March 28, from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the C. W. Pettigrew Center. In addition to showcasing academic, research and mentoring programs, visitors will get a chance to meet and greet current students, faculty and staffers. Also scheduled is a Greek fraternity and sorority exhibition, academic bowl, basketball game and a special presentation for the 2014 FVSU Wildcat basketball players and coaches.</div>
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"Open House is an extraordinary opportunity for FVSU to showcase its Wildcat spirit," said Sha-Ron Jones, FVSU's director of recruitment. Jones says the program will give prospective students time to meet personally with college deans and professors in different academic disciplines.</div>
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Chata Spikes, a media personality, writer and former FVSU professor, hosted the two-day leadership conference that featured motivational strategist Kervance Ross.<br />
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During the conference, students attended breakout sessions that helped them navigate professional settings and provided them the tools that would ensure their success in the global marketplace. </div>
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Reminder: FVSU to host 28th annual scholarship luncheon</h2>
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Fort Valley State University’s largest scholarship luncheon to aid deserving students will be held on Feb. 16, 2015. The 28th annual FVSU Scholarship Luncheon is scheduled for noon and will be hosted by U.S. Congressman Sanford Bishop and State Representative Calvin Smyre. Doors for the luncheon will open at 11 a.m.<br />
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The theme for this year’s luncheon is “Keeping the Flame of Excellence Burning.”<br />
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“This is our largest fundraiser of the year,” said Kristie Kenney, director of the FVSU Foundation. “We would love for everyone to contribute to help make this event a success.”</div>
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<i>Georgia lawmakers, administrators and Wildcat supporters at the 2014 FVSU Day at the Capitol.</i></div>
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anniversary of the legislation that established 1890 land-grant
universities. This event was launched by Dr. Mark Latimore Jr. (an FVSU
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<i>Shirley Ellis (left center) with Fort Valley State University
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Broadcast Manager receives NPBC award for second year</h2>
For the second consecutive year, Fort Valley State University's Broadcast Manager Shirley Ellis, was one of the award honorees at the annual National Broadcasting Professionals Coalition's ( NBPC) Radio & Records Awards Ceremony. During the ceremony held at the BackStage in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 14, 2014, Ellis was the recipient of a "Women in Radio & Music" award for her contributions in the radio and music industry<br />
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"It's so wonderful to be recognized by my peers in the business. I am so elated to be honored with some of the most distinguished women in the business," Ellis commented about receiving the award.<br />
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Two employees receive PAWS awards </h2>
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Two Fort Valley State University employees were recently honored for their excellent customer service to students, employees, and the community.<br />
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Sharon Palms, a retention specialist with FVSU's Center for Retention Services, and Teresa Joseph, an adviser in the university's Office of Financial Aid, received the Providing Awesome Wildcat Service Award on Jan. 21 for their commitment to customer service excellence.<br />
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FVSU president, Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, commended the employees for being good examples to others.<br />
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FVSU launches strategic plan focus group sessions</h2>
In January 2015, Fort Valley State University kicked off a series of meetings to help the university map out its new Strategic Plan. University administrators listened to groups of stakeholders that included faculty, staff, students and members of the community.<br />
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<i>Dr. Uppinder Mehan, Fort Valley State University's dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.</i></div>
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<i>Lynn Hobbs, FVSU's vice president of Business and Finance.</i></div>
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FVSU holds Leadership Retreat</h3>
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Fort Valley State University employees recently attended a leadership retreat session that would help them tackle the challenges on the job, Jan. 23 at the Agricultural Technology Conference Center. The theme of this year's retreat was "Facing and Fixing."<br />
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Please visit our Flickr site for photographs from the administrative retreat <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157650073713657/" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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FVSU releases latest economic impact facts</h2>
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Administrators at FVSU needed to document the institution’s economic impact for the purpose of better promoting
FVSU’s value to the University System of Georgia, Peach County, community members, university
stakeholders, and state legislators.<br />
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While the University System of Georgia (USG) already conducts annual economic impact reports on its 31
constituent institutions, FVSU desired a more detailed analysis focused on its specific economic and social impacts.<br />
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To quantify FVSU’s influence on local, regional, and statewide economic development efforts, the university commissioned
Hanover Research to perform both quantitative and qualitative economic impact analyses.<br />
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Hanover’s evaluation provided the following insights to supplement the USG report:<br />
• Expense-based analysis in addition to budget-based evaluation;<br />
• Long-term economic benefits (e.g., contributions to workforce development, increased lifetime earning
power associated with the degrees achieved by its graduates); and<br />
• Long-term social benefits (e.g., FVSU-hosted student community service and volunteer work, cultural
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The validated that in fiscal year (FY) 2013, FVSU’s operating, capital, payroll, and student spending
supported over 1,300 jobs and contributed nearly $139 million to the Georgia economy.<br />
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million more per year than state residents lacking comparable education credentials.<br />
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An invested member of the Fort Valley community, FVSU operates programs now proven to support a diverse
cross-section of local residents. FVSU’s impact on the local economy totaled nearly $90 million in FY 2013, and
supported 1,000 jobs within a six-county region surrounding the institution. The output amount was fueled by
$43 million in local spending within the region by FVSU and $25 million in spending by university students.</div>
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A prominent Atlanta publication recently featured two Fort Valley
State University alums who are blazing trails in the world of
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Tanya Scott-Pilcher, a United HealthCare manager of the
Southeast Region, and Dr. Lawrence E. Marable, owner of Marable Dental
Center, were spotlighted in the 2014 Fall Issue of the Atlanta Business
Journal. Pick up a copy today!</div>
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Save-the-Date: FVSU to show the movie <i>Selma</i></h2>
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FVSU Ag Advice Column: Help Stop the Spread of the Flu Virus</h3>
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Frequent hand washing is the best defense against the spreading of flu
germs. Although it may seem like common sense to some people, the
instructions for proper hand washing below are overlooked by many and
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FVSU holds internship fair</h2>
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All the faculty, staff, and students at FVSU and the College of Arts and Sciences looked forward to the break and have come back energized and ready to learn and work.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The program, slated to begin in spring 2015 with first-level courses, will offer </span>instruction<span style="font-family: inherit;"> in reading, writing and speaking to </span>individuals<span style="font-family: inherit;"> whose native language is not English. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.macon.com/welcome_page/?shf=/2015/01/05/3513845_fvsu-head-start-could-get-millions.html" target="_blank">FVSU's head start could get millions for child development</a><br />
<a href="http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/peach-crawford/2015/01/16/fvsu-scholarship/21837997/" target="_blank">Students to attend FVSU on Michael Brown scholarships</a><br />
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<a href="http://chirb.it/fPM5G4" target="_blank">Interview with Dr. Dwayne Daniels, FVSU's Chemistry Chair</a><br />
<a href="http://chirb.it/kn4yOM" target="_blank">Interview with Terrence Wolfork and Yolanda Surrency - Mobile Technology</a><br />
<a href="http://chirb.it/wvrLd6" target="_blank">Interview with FVSU's Adult Learning Consortium</a><br />
<a href="http://chirb.it/DB5IcB" target="_blank">FVSU Living in the Valley featuring Mayor Barbara Williams</a><br />
<a href="http://chirb.it/e7bNxC" target="_blank">Who is FVSU</a><br />
<a href="http://chirb.it/N7azex" target="_blank"> Living in the Valley featuring Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith</a><br />
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<a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-hold-second-annual-day-capitol" target="_blank">Feb. 11, 2015 - FVSU at the Capitol</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/fvsusl" target="_blank">Feb. 16, 2015 - FVSU Scholarship Luncheon</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sund</span>ay, <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jan</span>. <span style="font-family: inherit;">1</span>1</span></span>, 201<span style="font-family: inherit;">5</span> • Vol. 2, No.<span style="font-family: inherit;">8</span></b></span></h2>
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<b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>Wildcat
Dreams</i> is Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd
Griffith’s tri-weekly e-newsletter. As an additional resource to stay
connected to FVSU, <i>Wildcat Dreams</i> highlights various campus activities
and updates about new initiatives and programs. Readers are encouraged
to share with friends and family. We welcome your
feedback. Please send comments to fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu. Thank you and happy reading!</span></b></div>
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><b>Read more news on the FVSU
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">2014 YEAR IN REVIEW EDITION</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>2014
was an amazing year for Fort Valley State University. We celebrated
major milestones, including the inauguration of a new president, our
first FVSU Day at the Capitol and even partied with the Fly Jock Tom
Joyner and his amazing radio team for homecoming. We also welcomed a new
provost and deans, enjoyed several national rankings highlighting our
outstanding accomplishments and applauded the amazing achievements of
our students, faculty and staffers. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>We invite you to join us as we look back at some of those FVSU Wildcat 2014 highlights.</b></i></span></div>
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The inauguration of Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith</h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Did you miss the investiture ceremony for Fort Valley State University's ninth president, Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith? Visit the following links to find out what you've missed.</span></div>
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The Fort Valley State University Class of 1964 made a historic donation that broke previous giving records. The class donated $70,000 on May 2 as part of its 50-year reunion and celebration.<br />
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Tommy McMullins, a member of the FVSU Golden Class of 1964 and the group’s fundraising chair, said he hopes the gift inspires other alums to give back to Fort Valley State.<br />
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“We understand that there is a great need for student scholarships and support of the university and we wanted to set an example and as alumni, someone has to step up to the plate and hopefully we did,” said McMullins of Alta Dena, California. “If $70,000 is the largest gift then that means something. It means that it’s going to challenge other classes to do similarly and if they do, then we’ll come back and beat them.”
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>A large screen announces the FVSU Day at the Capitol on March 12, 2014.</i></span><br />
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Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith shakes the hand
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><i><span class="Apple-style-span"> Fort Valley community welcomes its new mayor, Barbara B. Williams, a FVSU alum, at
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We selected the top 12 news stories of the year at Fort Valley State University. Take a look at the highest rated stories by month in 2014. </div>
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FVSU Alumni Spotlight: Fort Valley Mayor Barbara B. Williams - This month’s Fort Valley State University Alumni Spotlight is featuring an alumna who has taken the helm of a major Peach County town. The City of Fort Valley recently elected Barbara B. Williams, a 1971 FVSU alum, as its new mayor. She is the first African-American female mayor of the city. </div>
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FVSU receives state commendation from the governor's office - Georgia Governor Nathan Deal recently honored Fort Valley State University with a special commendation honoring the campus’ innumerable contributions and continued impact on higher education. </div>
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On Feb. 26, President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, members of his cabinet, and three FVSU students traveled to the State Capitol to receive the commendation.
“This distinguished university has built a lasting legacy which continues to be a source of pride for all Georgians,” Deal wrote in the commendation. “With many illustrious alumni, the current and former students of Fort Valley State have impacted our state and nation for the better.”</div>
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<i>Georgia state Rep. Patty James-Bentley praises the FVSU president during his one-year anniversary celebration in July 2014.</i></div>
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<i><i>President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith addresses the crowd inside the Student Amenities Center Building during his first-year anniversary celebration in July 2014.</i></i><br />
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The University Board of Regents inaugurated Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith as the ninth president of Fort Valley State University on Friday, April 11, 2014.<br />
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He celebrated his first year in office in July 2014 at a special ceremony.<br />
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<a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fort-valley-state-university-president-announces-two-new-appointments-his-leadership-team">Fort Valley State University president announces two new appointments to his leadership team</a><br />
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an ongoing effort to enhance campus leadership and support key
strategic initiatives, Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw
Lloyd Griffith recently announced the addition of two new cabinet
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president for Careers and Collaborative Programs and founder/director of
the Cooperative Developmental Energy Program (CDEP), and Dr. Joshua W.
Murfree, Jr., director of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
The promotions will become effective May 1.<br />
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Read more highlights <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/presidential-highlights-and-initiatives-2014" target="_blank">here. </a></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dr. Peter Dumbuya, FVSU professor of history and Fulbright scholar.</span></i><br />
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Last year, Fort Valley State University faculty earned national prominence for their scholastic research and academic contributions. </div>
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U. S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, appointed FVSU College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology dean, Dr. Govind Kannan, to the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. Kannan will serve a two-year term on the board from 2014 until 2016. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Kena
Torbert, family life specialist for Fort Valley State University’s
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<i>Joy Moten-Thomas, assistant administrator for Community Development
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Fort Valley State University’s staff received national recognition for their expertise, professionalism and work ethic in 2014.<br />
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Several employees were recognized by national organizations.
In addition to the honors they received, the university’s staff council selected new leadership in 2014 after being reactivated by President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith in 2013.<br />
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FVSU’s assistant administrator for Community Development and Outreach, Cooperative Extension program, Joy Moten-Thomas was elected as the council chair in July 2014. Other officers included Ashley Ballard, vice chair; Deborah Tucker, secretary; and Elsie Ridley, treasurer.<br />
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<i>FVSU students who participated in the Role Model Award are
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biotechnology majors Jasmine Scott and Ashley Norris. Plant science
biotechnology majors’ present research in Dubai at the 4th Annual
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FVSU students repeatedly pushed and exceeded the bar for high achievement inside and outside the classroom in 2014.<br />
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<a href="http://ag.fvsu.edu/index.php/news/future-researchers-attend-conference-in-washington-d.c./">Future researchers attend conference in Washington, D.C.</a> - Joseph Nesbit, a senior agricultural education major, received the First Place Poster Award in the Ecology, Environmental and Earth Sciences category at the Emerging Researchers National Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Nesbit was among 800 undergraduate and graduate students and faculty members in attendance.<br />
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Read more highlights <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-students-shine-2014" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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of The Fort Valley Links, Incorporated present Fort Valley State
University President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith with a check for scholarship
funds for students.</i></span><br />
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<i>Dr.
Issac Crumbly, vice president of Collaborative Programs (far left), Dr.
Govind Kannan, dean of the College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and
Technology, (second, left), Dr. Uppinder Mehan, College of Arts and
Sciences dean (far right) and Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (left center)
recently received a $5,000 check from Northrop Grumman Finance Manager
Larry Wingate (right center) and Human Resources Manager Keri Pierce
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">FVSU gains major support in 2014</span></b></h2>
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For Fort Valley State University, last year was a banner year in the area of external funding. The university received several major grants that will help fund students scholarships and launch new programs on campus. Read the briefs below for an overview of the grant money that FVSU received in 2014. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith signs agreement with Georgia Military College <br />allowing its students to seamlessly attend FVSU</i>.</span><br />
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<i> </i><i>FVSU president Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith and CGTC president Dr. Ivan
Allen during the recent signing of an articulation agreement in Warner
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FVSU Articulation Agreements in 2014</span></h2>
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<a href="http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/macon/2014/05/29/fort-valley-state-partnership-warner-robins-police/9751799/"><span data-scayt_word="FVSU" data-scaytid="1">FVSU</span> inks new agreement with the City of Warner Robins</a> - On May 30, <span data-scayt_word="FVSU" data-scaytid="2">FVSU</span> President Dr. <span data-scayt_word="Ivelaw" data-scaytid="6">Ivelaw</span> Lloyd Griffith and Warner Robins Mayor Randy Toms inked a new articulation agreement that will allow <span data-scayt_word="FVSU" data-scaytid="3">FVSU</span>
students to give future law enforcement officers real-life experience
with the city’s police department. It will also help with the city’s
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<a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-pens-articulation-agreement-georgia-military-college">Fort Valley State University pens articulation agreement with Georgia Military College</a></div>
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Dr. <span data-scayt_word="Ivelaw" data-scaytid="7">Ivelaw</span>
Lloyd Griffith, president of Fort Valley State University and
Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell IV, president of Georgia Military
College (GMC), recently signed an articulation agreement that makes it
easier for GMC students to attend Fort Valley State. The articulation
agreement signing took place June 10, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. in the
legislative chamber of the Old Capitol Building on GMC’s campus in <span data-scayt_word="Millidgeville" data-scaytid="10">Millidgeville</span>, Georgia.</div>
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Valley State University administrators recently traveled to Warner
Robins to sign an agreement that will help technical college students
get an edge in their future career goals by securing a four-year degree.</div>
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The university signed an articulation agreement with Central Georgia Technical College on Thursday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. on the <span data-scayt_word="CGTC’s" data-scaytid="14">CGTC’s</span> Warner Robins campus. The document allows <span data-scayt_word="CGTC" data-scaytid="13">CGTC</span> criminal justice students working on their associate’s degrees to enroll at <span data-scayt_word="FVSU’s" data-scaytid="16">FVSU’s</span> campus and pursue their bachelor’s.</div>
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<i>Edward Boston, FVU's new senior director for Career and Alumni Services</i></div>
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Fort Valley State University’s had a number of administrative changes, promotions and new staff members to join during 2014. Read the following briefs to learn about the new hires, promotions and notable appointments campus last year.<br />
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<a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-hires-new-director-marketing-and-communications">FVSU hires new executive director for Office of Marketing and Communications</a> - The university recently named Pamela Berry-Johnson as the new director of the Office of Marketing and Communications.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Fort Valley State University
employee Florine Sturn (right) receives her award from Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd
Griffith (middle) and Dr. Dwayne Crew, associate vice president <br />of Business and Finance (left).</i></span><br />
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FVSU 2014 Providing Awesome Wildcat Service (PAWS) winners</span></h2>
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Florine Sturn – Plant Operations Custodian<br />
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Awesome Wildcat Service Award winners Bryan Bird, director of Campus
Life (left); Dr. Romelda Simmons, director of FVSU's Office of Career
and Alumni Services; and Willie Johnson, assistant director of Head
Start Manager and Education and Mental Health manager, accept their
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Brian Byrd – Director of Campus Life<br />
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Willie Johnson, FVSU Head Start Manager<br />
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Dr. Romelda Simmons, director of Campus Life<br />
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<i>Fort Valley State University's Department of Information Technology
won the Providing Awesome Wildcat Service Award for excellence in
customer service for August 2014.</i><br />
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FVSU Information Technology Department<br />
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Dr. Jerry Haywood, professor of psychology<br />
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FVSU 2014 Alumni Spotlights</span></h2>
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Fort Valley State University alums are making strides in the professional realm in 2014. Catch up on some FVSU Alumni Spotlights that you might have missed.</div>
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<a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-alumni-spotlight-fort-valley-mayor-barbara-b-williams">Barbara B. Williams</a> - The City of Fort Valley recently elected Barbara B. Williams, a 1971 FVSU alum, as its new mayor. She is the first African-American female mayor of the city. </div>
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<a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/alumni-spotlight-jasmine-bowers">Jasmine Bowers</a> - The 22-year-old, who was named to the 2014 Young Futurists list, was identified as one of the nation’s rising stars by The Root, an Internet news and opinion site that is published by the Slate Group. </div>
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<a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/alumni-spotlight-dr-vernard-l-hodges">Dr. Vernard L. Hodges </a>- The philanthropist along with fellow FVSU alum, Dr. Terrence Ferguson, owns Critter Fixer Veterinary Hospitals in Bonaire, Ga. </div>
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FVSU Ag Advice Column: Winter care for pets</h3>
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Dr. George McCommon, head of Fort Valley State
University’s Department of Veterinary Sciences and Public Health and
director of the State Animal Facilities for Emergencies (SAFE) Center,
provides tips below that will help
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For more tips on how to care for your pets in Winter, <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/sites/default/files/Winter-Pet-Tips.pdf">download this pamphlet</a>.</div>
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English as a Second Language Program coming soon </h3>
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University is planning to establish a Second Language (ESL) program. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The program, slated to begin in spring 2015 with first-level courses, will offer </span>instruction<span style="font-family: inherit;"> in reading, writing and speaking to </span>individuals<span style="font-family: inherit;"> whose native language is not English. </span><br />
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<i>Tom Joyner, Sybil Wilkes, J. Anthony Brown (center) joined Fort Valley
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157640634928283/">Snow at FVSU - Jan 2014</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157641473764355/">FVSU Scholarship Luncheon</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157641477706124/">Farm Bill Signing</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157641477254085/">CDEP Recruitment Conference</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157641959812664/">First Wall of Wisdom Unveiling</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157643812447773/">President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith Investiture Ceremony</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157643950609903/">Ham & Eggs Legislative Breakfast</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157644267291431/">Research Day</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157644228225066/">Administrative Professional Day</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157644476814826/">Spring Commencement</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157644180027028/" target="_blank">Carolyn Pitts 100th Birthday Celebration</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157644686586531/" target="_blank">Nigerian Consulate Visit FVSU</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157645515514480/" target="_blank">President's 1st Anniversary Celebration</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157646185005650/" target="_blank">Freshman Convocation</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157648333742955/" target="_blank">Melba Moore Meet & Greet</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157646574391633/" target="_blank">Happy Hour with Tom Joyner and Team</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=77344636@N05&q=ebola" target="_blank">Ebola Lecture</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157648894375982/" target="_blank">Tom Joyner & Team Visits FVSU</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157648941783892/" target="_blank">Homecoming</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157649339347145/" target="_blank">Barbados Recruitment</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157647273949704/" target="_blank">Christmas Lighting</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157649324422447/" target="_blank">Fall Commencement</a><br />
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OTHER UPCOMING FVSU EVENTS</h3>
<a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/ilead" target="_blank">Jan. 23 and 24 - ILead Conference</a><br />
<a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-hold-second-annual-day-capitol" target="_blank">Feb. 11, 2015 - FVSU at the Capitol</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/fvsusl" target="_blank">Feb. 16, 2015 - FVSU Scholarship Luncheon</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2014/12/09/3457981/columbus-state-routs-fort-valley.html" target="_blank">Columbus State Routs Fort Valley State </a></div>
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I would like to personally thank all the readers of the Wildcat Dreams e-newsletter for your outstanding support during this year. This newsletter will be the final edition for 2014.<br />
I am inviting you to be on the look out of the upcoming "2014 Year in Review edition" scheduled for January 11, 2015.<br />
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This issue, the Fort Valley State University Spotlight is featuring Dr. Noel Matthews-Gardener. The 29-year-old is currently teaching as a chemistry professor at Hinds Community College. She currently conducts research in computational chemistry.<br />
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The 2006 graduate earned her doctorate in computational chemistry from Jackson State University in 2013. The 29-year-old is currently teaching as a chemistry professor at Hinds Community College in Utica, Miss. She currently conducts research in computational chemistry. She is focused on identifying sites for carcinogenic mutations as a preventative measure to avoid cancer-causing agents.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wildcat students said their goodbyes and marched with their degrees during Fort Valley State University’s 2014 Fall Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 13 in the Health and Physical Education Complex. This year’s graduation ceremony spotlighted the university’s class nontraditional students.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Graduates, I join your parents and your family in celebrating your achievements,” said Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, president of FVSU. “Your professors and family have prepared you well for your life’s journey.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Griffith began recognizing outstanding student stories among this year’s graduating class. A mother and son pair that were graduating at this year’s 2014 ceremony - Debra and Adrian Ford - were among the students recognized</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.538em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Young people are graduating with higher levels of debt, but a new study found that Fort Valley State University’s campus was among the top schools in the nation of students who graduated with the least amounts of debt. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.538em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">For a second year in a row, the Institute of College Access and Success’ named the university to its Project on Student Debt Class of 2013. </span><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.538em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">FVSU</span><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.538em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> was ranked </span><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.538em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">13th</span><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.538em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> in the nation for having students that graduated with the least amounts of debt in the nation. On average, Wildcat students graduate with $9, 301 in debt, compared to the current national average of $28,400. The campus was the only college in Georgia that made the list. Other colleges named to 2013 class were </span><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.538em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">CUNY</span><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.538em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">York College, Princeton, California State University-Sacramento, Howard University and Hampton University.</span></span><br />
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Patty James-Bentley (D-139) will join Fort Valley State University administrators later this month in Marshallville, Ga., to visit the location of the transmitter for the university's new radio station on Dec. 23, 2014. The new transmitter will broadcast the campus’ 6,000-watt radio station on Jan. 1, 2015. </div>
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According to Dr. Dwayne Crew, associate vice president for business and finance, the university spent $180,000 on a pre-fabricated, 10 ft. by 10 ft. building that will hold the new transmitter. FVSU is leasing space on an existing antenna that will broadcast the new station. The structure will be delivered to the new location later this month. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Dr. Ian Toppin, <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">director of the Office of Enhancing Critical Thinking and Center for Teaching and Learning,</span> visits with student presenters at the inaugural social sciences symposium.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fort Valley State University recently held an inaugural symposium that features the latest research from students majoring in the behavioral sciences.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On, Dec. 3, students presented papers and poster presentations of their research during the first Behavioral Sciences Research Symposium. The event was held in the Pettigrew Center.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dr. Diane Byrd, an assistant professor of psychology, is one of the organizers for the event. She said the event was started to increase the amount and quality of research done by social sciences students.</span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Our students need hands-on research and learning experiences in the behavioral and social sciences,” Byrd said. “This symposium will help them have a better appreciation for research, prepare them for conferences, and increase their self-esteem, and feel good about the work they are doing in their classes.”</span></span><br />
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<i>Fort Valley State University officials Dr. Komanduri Murty (far left), Dr. Uppinder Mehan (middle left), Dr. Jerry Haywood (far right), and FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (right center) pose with psychology major and 2014 Fall Commencement Valedictorian Caryn Patel (center) at the Behavioral Sciences Honors Awards Banquet.</i><br />
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FVSU holds banquet for graduating behavioral sciences seniors
Fort Valley State University’s Behavioral Sciences Department held its first Honors Awards Banquet for graduating social work and psychology seniors on Dec. 4 in the Student Amenities Center.<br />
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“The banquet is a nice way of creating a bond between students and alumni,” said Dr. Komanduri Murty, professor of sociology, who helped organize the social sciences banquet. Murty says the department is seeking accreditation for the social sciences departments on campus, and has started work on creating a new master’s in psychology degree program.<br />
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<i>Dr. Issac Crumbly, vice president of Collaborative Programs (far left), Dr. Govind Kannan, dean of the College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology, (second, left), Dr. Uppinder Mehan, College of Arts and Sciences dean (far right) and Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (left center) recently received a $5,000 check from Northrop Grumman Finance Manager Larry Wingate (right center) and Human Resources Manager Keri Pierce (second left).</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>national defense contractor recently donated funding to help support Fort Valley State University science, technology, engineering and mathematics students. The Northrop Grumman Corporation donated $5,000 to the university’s scholarship fund. Two company representatives, Human Resources Manager Keri Pierce and Finance Manager Larry Wingate, delivered the check to <span data-scayt_word="FVSU" data-scaytid="5" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">FVSU</span> president <span data-scayt_word="Ivelaw" data-scaytid="6" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ivelaw</span> Lloyd Griffith on Dec. 11, 2014 in the presidential conference room in <span data-scayt_word="Troup" data-scaytid="7" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Troup</span> Building.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Northrop Grumman is a global security company that provides unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, logistics and modernization for the U.S. government and its international commercial customers. It is the fourth largest aerospace contractor in the United States.</span></div>
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<i>FVSU president Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith and CGTC president Dr. Ivan Allen during the recent signing of an articulation agreement in Warner Robins, Ga.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.538em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Fort Valley State University administrators recently traveled to Warner Robins to sign an agreement that will help technical college students get an edge in their future career goals by securing a four-year degree.</span><br />The university signed an articulation agreement with Central Georgia Technical College on Thursday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. on the <span data-scayt_word="CGTC’s" data-scaytid="1" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">CGTC’s</span> Warner Robins campus. The document allows <span data-scayt_word="CGTC" data-scaytid="4" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">CGTC</span> criminal justice students working on their associate’s degrees to enroll at <span data-scayt_word="FVSU’s" data-scaytid="5" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">FVSU’s</span> campus and pursue their bachelor’s.<br /><br />Dr. Ivan Allen, president of CGTC, called the agreement a means of "enhancing the pathway for young people to reach their goals."<br /><br />This is not about any one institution, it is about all of central Georgia," Allen said. "But I want to stress again this would not be possible without Dr. Griffith's leadership. We've met many months ago and I'm most impressed it was not just a conversation....that we were actually able to execute and implement this program today for citizens throughout our region."</span></div>
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<i>The Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony held on Dec. 1.</i><br />
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Fort Valley State University's Fort Valley Area Alumni Chapter sponsored the university's annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 1.</div>
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FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, First Lady Francille Griffith, Mr. FVSU Jared Johnson and Miss FVSU Ivy N. Brown pulled a switch to light up the university's Christmas Tree near the Anderson House Museum and Welcome Center. The event was attended by FVSU faculty, staff, students, alumni and the local community.
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.538em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Faculty and staff at Fort Valley State University will start the new year off right with a seminar that will help them to brush up on professional skills, core standards and goals. </span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.538em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.538em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">On Wednesday, Jan. 7, the university will host its first Mid-Year Faculty/Staff Institute, from 7:30 a.m. to noon, in the Health and Physical Education Complex.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">FVSU's </span>College of Agriculture, Family Science and Technology staffers <span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 12pt;">Terrence Wolfork, assistant administrator for communications, conferencing and technology and Yolanda Surrency, information technology specialist, were recently recognized during the L.A. Potts Luncheon for their works. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The L.A. Potts Luncheon, held during the 72<span class="Normal__Char" style="vertical-align: super;">nd</span> Annual Professional Agricultural Workers Conference (PAWC) in Tuskegee, Alabama, highlights success stories that address the plight of the rural disadvantaged and addresses the conference theme, <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-style: italic;">“Dr. George Washington Carver Lives On: Changing the World in Uncommon Ways</span>.<span class="Normal__Char" style="font-style: italic;">”</span> FVSU’s Mobile Information Technology Center partnered with the Georgia Department of Human Services in order to reach senior citizens in rural areas. The mobile center, which is equipped with computer stations, travels to various communities and residents use its technology to enroll in Medicare assistance programs, among other things. The three-year partnership has resulted in more than $5 million in savings for Georgia senior citizens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the third time, since 1984, that FVSU has been chosen to have a success story highlighted at the conference. FVSU was first recognized in 1985 with Reversing the Crab Barrel Mentality - The McIntosh Project by Clarence Wiliams, and 1990 - Small Landowners Information Project<span class="Normal__Char"> by Fred Harrison.</span></span></div>
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Fort Valley State University’s downtown gallery recently showcased the work of graduating senior Raven Wilson. During Wilson’s one-woman art show, 42 of her pieces were displayed. FVSU administrators and invitees attended a private viewing of Wilson’s work prior to the gallery opening. <br />
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<i>Dr. Angela Harris, interim vice president of the Office of Student Success, spoke before members of the FVSU Dekalb Chapter Alumni Association, Inc. about FVSU's future. </i></div>
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<b>Dr. George McCommon</b><br />
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Fort Valley State administrators and representatives from its National Alumni Association will head to Atlanta, Ga. for an upcoming conference designed to advance the missions of Historically Black State Universities.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Savannah State University National Alumni Association will serve as host for the 30th annual Georgia Alumni Association of Historic Black State Universities (GAAHBSU) Legislative Conference in Atlanta, Jan. 27-29, 2015 in the Capitol Building. Registration for the conference is $130.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"It points to his personal stature within the 1890 Extension community and it enables our university to be recognized once more for our continuing </span></span>outstanding contributions to the lives and livelihoods of farming communities across the southern United States."<br />
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<i>FVSU Employee LaRue Goss hands Cheri Troutman toys during the FVSU Staff Council social.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> In 1997, FVSU's new web content coordinator earned his associates degree in broadcast communications technology from Meridian Community College in Meridian, Miss.. He has a bachelor’s degree in project management from DeVry University in Alpharetta, Ga. in 2009. Inge obtained his master’s in Information Systems Technology from the Keller Graduate School of Management in 2011.</span></div>
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On Dec. 12, President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith hosted a luncheon for Bishop Kenneth Carter of Georgia's Sixth Episcopal District of the CME Church, 16 Elders and other guest to discuss recruitment and other areas of collaboration.<br />
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The Fort Valley State University National Alumni Association, Inc. hosted a breakfast for senior students graduating during Fall Commencement on Dec. 13. The event was held in the Student Amenities Building on Dec. 12. Students feasted on a selection of pancakes, bacon, sausage and eggs.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">Fort </span><span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">Valley State University's campus pool is rapidly on the path to reopening as pool contractors are making the final repairs to the olympic-sized structure.</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The pool was closed in 2009 after a crack in its foundation was discovered. Earlier this year, FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith successfully lobbied the University System of Georgia to provide $400,000 in funding to repair the pool.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The program, slated to begin in spring 2015 with first-level courses, will offer </span>instruction<span style="font-family: inherit;"> in reading, writing and speaking to </span>individuals<span style="font-family: inherit;"> whose native language is not English. </span><br />
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Congratulation to <a href="http://www.fvsusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1248">LeRon Furr</a>, <a href="http://www.fvsusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1177">Brian Walker</a>, <a href="http://www.fvsusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1272">Drelon Freeman</a> and <a href="http://www.fvsusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1243">Bernard Little</a> for being selected to the BSN 2014 D2 Football All Super Two Region.<br />
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Furr was selected to BSN 2014 D2 All Super Two Region 1st Team. He was named 2014 SIAC Football Player of the Year (MVP), Defensive Player of the Year and SIAC First Team All-Conference, while leading the Wildcats in tackles with 108 (49 solo) and tied for first place in the SIAC. He finished with 49 tackle-for-losses, 10 sacks, one interception, 4 pass break-ups and 6 quarterback hurries. Furr was also named Defensive Player of the Game at the Fountain City Classic and twice SIAC Player of the Week.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Fort Valley State University alumni and friends were recently asked to help send two former Fort Valley State University Wildcats to the upcoming NFL Pro Bowl.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Dr. and Mrs. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith held an Annual Holiday Gathering on </span><span style="color: black;">Friday, Dec. 12</span><span style="color: black;">, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Fort Valley State University Agricultural Technology Conference Center (</span><a href="https://webmail.fvsu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=S7LBU8TT4kq7Yov0Bf6n7WKogEyZ4NEIEfwzQeIuLRrTv8ZaPkQvQZQ2DbPYEUxqLn_-80cQ8Ws.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fmaps.google.com%2fmaps%3fdaddr%3d46%2bCamp%2bJohn%2bHope%2bRd%2c%2bFort%2bValley%2c%2bGA%2b31030%26gl%3dus%26hq%3dAgricultural%2bTechnology%2bConference%2bCenter%26hnear%3d0x88f3c03338ba97ef%3a0x1d1349b69b513915%2cFort%2bValley%2c%2bGA%26panel%3d1%26fb%3d1%26geocode%3d0%2c32.518954%2c-83.864048%26cid%3d1632010637476226267%26t%3dm%26z%3d16" target="_blank">46 Camp John Hope Road</a><span style="color: black;">, Fort Valley, Ga.).</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">President Griffith asked employees to bring a wrapped gift for a girl or boy between the ages of
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<a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-hold-second-annual-day-capitol" target="_blank">Feb. 11, 2015 - FVSU at the Capitol</a><br />
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feedback. Please send comments to<a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu">fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu</a>. Thank you and happy reading!</span></b></div>
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This month’s featured student is Fenika Miller, a property manager and the chair of Houston County’s Democratic Committee. Miller is a nontraditional student who decided to return to Fort Valley State University’s campus to complete her degree. She will graduate in December 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in English.
“The FVSU experience this time around has been the best thing for me," Miller said. " I love my HBCU.”<br />
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Fort Valley State University will provide lawmakers with a glimpse into Wildcat Country during the 2nd Annual FVSU Day at the Capitol on February 11, 2015 in Atlanta.
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<i>FVSU supporters enjoy the 2014 Scholarship Day at the Health and Physical Education Complex.</i><br />
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Fort Valley State University’s largest scholarship luncheon to aid deserving students will be held on Feb. 16, 2015. The 28th annual FVSU Scholarship Day is scheduled for noon and will be hosted by U.S. Congressman Sanford Bishop and State Representative Calvin Smyre. Doors for the luncheon will open at 11 a.m.<br />
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Fort Valley State University is launching a new program that will encourage former students to return to campus to complete their degrees. </div>
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The Recruit Back program, which is in line with Governor Nathan Deal’s new “Go Back, Move Ahead program, will reach out to FVSU students who either dropped out or left campus before finishing their degrees, and encourage them to come back and finish their college degree.</div>
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<i>An Enroll Now session from earlier this year drew in potential Fort Valley State University candidates to campus.</i></div>
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High school graduates, nontraditional and transfer students will have a unique opportunity to apply and enroll on Fort Valley State University’s campus during a one-day recruitment event. The Enroll Now Session will take place on Saturday, Dec. 6 in the Troup Building, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Qualifying students that have sealed, official transcripts from their school and test scores could be admitted the same day. </div>
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“This will be a one-stop shop opportunity to apply to FVSU and be enroll the same day,” Sha-Ron Jones, director of recruitment, said. “This is an opportunity for students who are thinking of enrolling in Fort Valley State University this spring to come to campus on Dec. 6, and enroll.” </div>
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Fort Valley State University recently celebrated the accomplishment of 28 students who successfully completed course work that qualified them to become official Wildcats in the 2015. The graduates that completed the university’s new Pre-College Academy received their certificates at a closing ceremony on Nov. 21 in the Wildcat Commons Clubhouse. </div>
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Parents, teachers and well wishers celebrated the accomplishment of the recent high school graduates who will enroll on campus in the spring of 2015.<br />
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<i>Ten Fort Valley State University College of Education student scholars received scholarships from the Kitchens Family at the annual Educator Induction Ceremony.</i></div>
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Aspiring educators that met all of the requirements to enter Fort Valley State University’s College of education were officially inducted during a special Teachers’ Induction Ceremony on Nov. 11 in the C. W. Pettigrew Center auditorium. During the ceremony, 12 education students received scholarships.<br />
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<i>FVSU's Dr. Angela Harris speaks to the Veteran's Day crowd. </i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.538em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The university held its 2014 Veterans Day program on Nov. 11 in the Historic Quadrangle near Founders Hall. This year’s program featured keynote speaker Terry Love, a university graduate and former</span><span data-scayt_word="FVSU" data-scaytid="2" style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.538em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">FVSU</span><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.538em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Wildcat Battalion commander.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Each day, we should pause as a nation to honor the sacrifice of our veterans,” said Dr. Angela Harris, interim vice president for the Office of Student Success and Enrollment Management. Harris spoke on behalf of President</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span data-scayt_word="Ivelaw" data-scaytid="3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ivelaw</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Lloyd Griffith. “While only one day is dedicated to our veterans, we must never forget the sacrifice they have made, and the opportunity they took to defend and serve. Thank you: a royal salute to you on this Veterans Day.”</span></div>
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Fort Valley State University recently held its one-day signature Grantsmanship Institute and Training Conference on Nov. 13 in the C. W. Pettigrew Center. </div>
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During the annual workshop, attendees learned strategies and tips that would help make their grant proposal application competitive and get funded. Individuals networked with federal agency program officers and private foundation representatives, and also underwent a mock proposal review. They also attended breakout sessions about foundation funding, promoting educational excellence abroad, and compliance.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Furr led the Wildcats in tackles with 108 (49 solo) and tied for first place in the SIAC. He finished with 49 tackle-for-losses, 10 sacks, one interception, 4 pass break-ups and 6 quarterback hurries. Furr was named Defensive Player of the Game at the Fountain City Classic and two-times SIAC Player of the Week.</span></div>
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Wildcat students did well this year at an annual symposium that encourages college students to pursue research in the sciences.<br />
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Six FVSU students placed in the top three in the Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in the Sciences 9th annual Fall Symposium hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga.<br />
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Women at a domestic violence shelter had a happier Thanksgiving holiday thanks to the kindness of some Fort Valley State University students. Recently, the campus’ Residential Life program, and residents in the Wildcat Commons, created five gift baskets that will go to five domestic violence victims and their families that living in the Salvation Army Domestic Violence Shelter in Warner Robins. </div>
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Marketing and Communications director Pamela Berry-Johnson recently announced that writer Christina Milton will become the new public relations specialist for the department. Milton has served as an editorial assistant for Marketing and Communications for the last six years.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> In an effort to fulfill community and workforce needs related to the improvement in English language proficiency, Fort Valley State University is planning to establish a Second Language (ESL) program. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">The pool was closed in 2009 after a crack in its foundation was discovered. Earlier this year, FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith successfully lobbied the University System of Georgia to provide $400,000 in funding to repair the pool.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Dr. and Mrs. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith cordially invite you to attend the Annual Holiday Gathering on </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Friday, December 12</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Fort Valley State University Agricultural Technology Conference Center (</span><a href="https://webmail.fvsu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=S7LBU8TT4kq7Yov0Bf6n7WKogEyZ4NEIEfwzQeIuLRrTv8ZaPkQvQZQ2DbPYEUxqLn_-80cQ8Ws.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fmaps.google.com%2fmaps%3fdaddr%3d46%2bCamp%2bJohn%2bHope%2bRd%2c%2bFort%2bValley%2c%2bGA%2b31030%26gl%3dus%26hq%3dAgricultural%2bTechnology%2bConference%2bCenter%26hnear%3d0x88f3c03338ba97ef%3a0x1d1349b69b513915%2cFort%2bValley%2c%2bGA%26panel%3d1%26fb%3d1%26geocode%3d0%2c32.518954%2c-83.864048%26cid%3d1632010637476226267%26t%3dm%26z%3d16" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">46 Camp John Hope Road</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">, Fort Valley, Ga.).</span></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/hUntJiNw9WE?list=PL9JFglBpHQwZ-frfTsAWuvUlmVBKXp8j0" target="_blank">FVSU vs. Kentucky State University </a><br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/EqcXdeM3M6Y" target="_blank">FVSU vs. Delta State University</a><br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/EqcXdeM3M6Y?list=PL9JFglBpHQwZ-frfTsAWuvUlmVBKXp8j0" target="_blank">FVSU Coaches Show featuring Donald Pittman</a><br />
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Dec. 13, 2014 - FVSU Commencement<br />
<a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/fvsusl" target="_blank">Feb. 16, 2015 - FVSU Scholarship Luncheon</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/sports/vsu-women-drop-road-opener-to-fort-valley/article_ebb3078e-6f98-11e4-bb8c-b38eed3faa4b.html" target="_blank">VSU women drop home opener to Fort Valley</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.macon.com/welcome_page/?shf=/2014/11/13/3422161_fort-valley-state-teams-looking.html" target="_blank">Fort Valley State teams looking forward to season</a><br />
<a href="http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=39863" target="_blank">Land grant university helping Region Becoming Secure</a> (The Barbados Advocate) <br />
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FVSU Alum Spotlight: Safira Sutton </h3>
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This issue, Fort Valley State University is featuring Safira Sutton, a doctoral student at the University of Georgia’s plant pathology program, as our featured alum.<br />
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Sutton recently received a $9,500 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program grant to conduct research into fruit blotch, a disease that infects cucurbits (or gourd plants that include watermelon and squash), and examining ways to prevent bacterial fruit blotch, which is a pathogen that spreads through infected seeds of plants.<br />
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According to a new report, Fort Valley State University now ranks top in the country for producing the most African Americans graduating with bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and statistics for the 2012-2013 academic year. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, a journal that focuses on issues of diversity in colleges and universities across America, named the university number one in its 2014 Top Degree Producers rankings that confer the highest numbers of degrees to minority students.<br />
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FVSU outranked Harvard University (ranked at 20) and Georgia State University (ranked at 9). The university also topped other Historically Black Colleges and Universities including Spelman College (ranked at 2), Howard University and Morehouse University (both tied with GSU at 9). <br />
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Fort Valley State University’s graduating seniors will see the realization of their hard work when they march with their degrees during the campus’ Fall Commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 in the Health and Physical Education Complex.<br />
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FVSU alum and Georgia State Senator Freddie Powell Sims (D-District 12) will be the keynote speaker.
Sims is a native of Talbot County, Georgia. She earned her bachelor’s degree in social studies education from Fort Valley State University.<br />
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Fort Valley State University recently received two major honors from America’s largest land-grant university organization during an annual awards ceremony recognizing 1890 Land Grant Universities for scholastic excellence.
On Nov. 3, the university was one of several winners announced during the Association of Public Land Grant Universities’ (APLU) second annual 1890 Land-Grant Universities Teaching, Research and Innovation Awards gala held during the 127th APLU Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla.<br />
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<i>Tom Joyner, Sybil Wilkes, J. Anthony Brown (center) join Fort Valley State University Associate Director of Athletics LuWanna Williams (left) and members of the Wildcats Basketball team. </i></div>
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The Tom Joyner Morning Show recently made a special appearance at Fort Valley State University’s campus during Homecoming Week on Oct. 21 in the Student Amenities Building. Joyner, his co-hosts Sybil Wilkes and J. Anthony Brown, received the special blue and gold treatment from faculty staff and students.<br />
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The festivities included music being played by a disc jokey and free refreshments and snacks courtesy of the FVSU Student Government Association. During the celebration on the second floor of the Student Amenities Building, FVSU president Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith lead students and staffers in an old-school, new-school dance competition.<br />
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<i>(From left) Brittany Wells, a Fort Valley State University sophomore veterinary technology major and Kayla Crawford, a FVSU sophomore veterinary science major, have their hands full with a playful pooch from the Macon-Bibb County Animal Welfare Shelter at FVSU’s State Animal Facility for Emergencies (SAFE) Center Oct. 23.
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Fort Valley State University briefly provided temporary shelter for 27 stray dogs and cats from a Bibb County shelter due to an unexpected illness coming into contact with the animals.</div>
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The Macon-Bibb County Animal Welfare Shelter brought 19 dogs and eight cats to be temporarily housed in FVSU’s State Animal Facility for Emergencies (SAFE) Center Oct. 23-27. Macon-Bibb County used the facility while its shelter was being cleaned due to an undiagnosed disease infecting some animals, causing it to be quarantined. </div>
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The SAFE Center, which opened in September, 2012, can house 105 dogs, 80 cats and 30 horses in its 7,500 square foot area. It is designed to temporarily house animals in cases of man-made or natural disasters.</div>
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<i style="text-align: center;">Fort Valley State University president Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith and Dr. Earl Long at a recent Presidential Excellence Lecture on Ebola. </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> An infectious disease expert recently told an audience during Fort Valley State University’s Presidential Excellence Lecture that Ebola had little chance of spreading to Middle Georgia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Long spoke about his personal experience working in an Ebola endemic area in Western Africa. The Ebola expert described the virus as a filovirus, whose structure was a coil of DNA. According to Long, the virus was first discovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in a village called Yambuku near the Ebola River. There have been 40 outbreaks of the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Sudan, Gabon, Uganda and Guinea.</span><br />
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<i>Founders Day speaker and ENVIRO Ag Science vice president Dr. Krystal L. Conner (center), is flanked by some of her former FVSU professors, along with FVSU vice president of academic affairs Dr. Jessica Bailey (far left) and FVSU president Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (far right).</i><br />
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A Fort Valley State University alum and vice president at one of the nation’s leading construction companies told students to dream big during an annual event honoring the 18 men that founded FVSU. </div>
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Dr. Krystal Lynn Conner, vice president of ENVIRO Ag Science, a 30-year-old family-owned construction management and commercial landscape firm in Columbia, S.C., served as the keynote speaker for FVSU’s Founders Day. The event took place Nov. 11 in the university’s Health and Physical Education Complex. </div>
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<i>Thompson Middle School students enjoyed hands-on lab tutorials during their visit on Fort Valley State University's campus.</i><br />
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Forty-three Thomson Middle School seventh grade students enrolled in gifted classes recently visited the biotechnology labs at Fort Valley State University to advance their skills and knowledge through hands–on activities.</div>
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"The students' visit was an opportunity for young people to tour laboratory space, learn about what we do in research, and also learn about careers in science," said Dr. Sarwan Dhir, professor of plant biotechnology. “One of our goals is to give back to the communities where we work while supporting effective STEM education programs globally. This program with Thompson Middle School provides us with an opportunity to inspire and prepare students for successful STEM careers—aligning with our focus of making science exciting and accessible. There’s simply no better way to engage our next generation of STEM leaders than through hands-on learning experiments that show them what’s possible.” </div>
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<i>U.S. Congressman Austin Scott, (left) and FVSU President Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (right) sample goat milk ice cream during a recent tour of the university on Oct. 29.</i><br />
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United States Congressman Austin Scott, Rep. for Georgia’s 8th Congressional District, recently visited Fort Valley State University Oct. 29.<br />
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During his visit, Scott met with FVSU President Dr. Ivelaw Griffith and other university officials for a luncheon and briefing about FVSU’s strategic initiatives. Scott serves as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology and Foreign Agriculture. Scott mentioned how important it is to get students interested in agriculture careers in the tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades.<br />
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“We need to explain to them the promise of agriculture, where you can not only have a good life because of what you can earn in these fields, but you can also have the other aspect of life where you’re really helping people by helping get food to the table at a high quality and low cost,” Scott said. He said he wants to see the whole agriculture industry do well in Georgia and education is a big part of that.
After the tour, the Congressmen mentioned that FVSU is doing great things. He applauded FVSU’s Veterinary Science Department and the work of the State Animal Facility for Emergencies (SAFE) Center.<br />
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<i>Four Fort Valley State University veterinary technology students, an FVSU veterinary technician and local teen volunteers pose for a photo after conducting a canine census in the Lynmore Estates neighborhood in Macon.</i><br />
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A recent community service project involving Fort Valley State University’s veterinary technology students may help improve living conditions for residents in Macon, Ga.
Senior veterinary technology majors, Lindsey Leach, Mercedes Wright, Ty Nichols and junior Taylor Westly, participated in the Lynmore Estates Canine Census. </div>
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The Lynmore Estates Canine Census was a project developed by the Macon Area Habitat for Humanity office. Students from FVSU and local youth volunteers went door-to-door for one day on the ten streets that comprise the neighborhood. </div>
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Fort Valley State University’s College of Agriculture employees rubbed shoulders with thousands as an exhibitor during North America’s premier farm show Oct. 14-16.
The show, known as the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition, is an annual three-day event at Spence Airfield in Moultrie, Ga. During the expo, visitors can participate in field demonstrations and visit exhibits showcasing the latest in agriculture and new technology. </div>
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For three days, FVSU highlighted its research and extension programming through it exhibitor building and recruited Future Farmer of America and 4-H students on site in the Morton Exposition Building. Visitors also receive a literal “taste” of what FVSU’s College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology has to offer by sampling goat products such as burgers, barbeque and ice cream.</div>
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The world’s largest professional organization that conducts scholastic studies of third-world cultures recently selected a Fort Valley State University professor as an editor of its journal. </div>
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On Oct. 17, the Association of Third World Studies elected FVSU Fulbright professor of history Dr. Peter Dumbuya as the Africa editor of its <i>Journal of Third World Studies</i>. The international publication publishes scholastic studies of cultures from around the world. Dumbuya starts his editorial duties on Jan. 1, 2015.</div>
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“I am pleased that the Executive Council of the Association of Third World Studies elected me as the next Africa Editor of the JTWS,” Dumbuya said in a statement. “This is a referred journal that publishes articles on Africa, Asia and Latin America. Our journal covers history, political science, geography.” </div>
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Read related story: <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsus-dumbuya-receives-fulbright-grant">FVSU's Dumbuya receives Fulbright grant</a><br />
Read related story: <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-fulbright-professor-returns-campus">FVSU Fulbright professor returns to campus</a><br />
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Some Fort Valley State University students may have an opportunity for free travel abroad as a Peace Corp volunteer following graduation.<br />
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Leslie Jean-Pierre, a regional recruiter and outreach specialist for the Southeast Regional Peace Corps Recruitment Office in Atlanta, recently visited FVSU’s campus to recruit students for the Peace Corps.
The Peace Corps is a U.S. service organization developed to send Americans abroad to help countries in meeting their needs in numerous arenas for trained men and women. It is also designed to help Americans gain a better understanding of the people they help and in turn, help those people gain a better understanding of Americans. Currently, the Peace Corps has more than 7,209 people serving in 65 countries.<br />
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<i>Students from the Universidad Nacional de Agricultura Honduras visit Fort Valley State University’s College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology Oct. 20.
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Visiting a foreign country, seeing new structures and practicing the English language brought excitement to 24 Honduran students visiting Fort Valley State University.<br />
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The students traveled from the <i>Universidad Nacional de Agricultura</i> (UNA) in Catacamas – Olancho, Honduras as a part of a two-week tour of agriculture colleges in the United States. One day of the tour is spent at FVSU. This annual trip is organized through an agreement between FVSU and the UNA.<br />
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The students are juniors and seniors majoring in food science and food technology at UNA.
“I really want to be here,” said Stephanie Mata, a 24-year-old food science major who traveled with the group. After touring the Georgia Small Ruminant Research and Extension Center on campus, watching FVSU faculty make products such as ice cream and soap from goat milk, she said she was impressed with the technology and expertise in the College of Agriculture.<br />
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The university will honor the nation’s veterans and fallen soldiers at a special program that will celebrate them for their bravery, valor and service. The 2014 Veterans Day Program will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 in the Historic Quad near Founders Hall.<br />
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The FVSU alum and the former Wildcat Battalion leader Col. Terry Love will be the keynote speaker for the event.
Love is a 24-year active duty veteran from Soperton, Ga. He is a distinguished military graduate of FVSU, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He earned his bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering technology in 1990. Love is currently serving as a Strategic Manpower Management Analyst for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Force Management, Manpower and Resources.<br />
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Twelve aspiring teachers will begin their journeys as educators when they are inducted into the university’s College of Education during the 2014 Teacher Education Program at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 in the C.W. Pettigrew Center Auditorium. </div>
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“The induction into teacher education is a hallmark of our program,” said Dr. Edward Hill, FVSU’s College of Education dean. “It signifies that a student is now an education candidate. It marks that point when a student shows their full commitment to the program and the College of Education. Induction into teacher education grants the candidate access to all upper level courses that will assist them in completing the program of study that aligns with obtaining teacher certification in the state of Georgia.”
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Students, faculty and the Peach County community cheered on Fort Valley State University’s football team during the 2014 Homecoming Kickoff on Oct. 21. A.J. the disc jokey kept the mood light with hip hop hits. Mayor Barbara Williams read the proclamation declaring FVSU Day in the Valley. Later, president Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith kicked the game ball into the stands, and took pictures with students that caught the winning ball.</div>
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Fort Valley State University recently celebrated the founding of the United Nations during its 2014 UN Day Celebration on Oct. 24 during Homecoming Week. FVSU’s Wildcat Battalion led a colorful parade with flags from member nations down the Historic Quad on campus in honor of the celebration. United Nations Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. The date has been celebrated since 1948. In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly recommended the day be commemorated as a holiday.</div>
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Fort Valley State University STEM students recently learned about the secrets to applying for medical school and scientific research opportunities during the “Graduate and Medical School Research Opportunities and Application Process” seminar.<br />
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On Oct. 16, Dr. Linda Adkins, associate dean for curricular affairs at the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, presented information about the medical schools’ programs and tracks, and former FVSU students that have graduated from the campus.
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<i>Two students pose before Broadway actress Melba Moore's poster. Moore visited Fort Valley State University's campus on Oct. 2.
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The bell chimed across campus on Oct. 30, signifying the latest reveal of the new Walls of Wisdom in Founders Hall. </div>
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Fort Valley State University president Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, Miss FVSU 2014-2015 Ivy Brown, Mr. FVSU 2014-2015 Jeremy Johnson and SGA President Ariel Hill, unveiled posters of influential people that have served as inspiration and a made a positive impact on lives around the world. </div>
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According to FVSU president Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, eventually the institution will boast 70 such inspirational and teaching displays across campus. Other honorees for the Founders Hall Wall of Wisdom included Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes, abolitionist Frederick Douglass, artist Leonardo da Vinci, and journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault.</div>
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A recent scholarship gala signified the launch of a new national mentoring chapter for African-American men at Fort Valley State University.<br />
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“It is our hope that this gala will inspire high school and college students to transform their dreams into reality,” said FVSU Collegiate 100 President Elijah Porter.<br />
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<i>Fort Valley State University first lady Francille Griffith (center right), and former FVSU queens toast Miss FVSU 2014-2015 Ivy Brown (center left) at the Connie O. Smiths Queens Brunch.</i><br />
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Former queens toasted the new Miss FVSU 2014-2015 Ivy Brown at a brunch that celebrated Fort Valley State royalty. The 2014 Connie O. Smith Queens Brunch took place Oct. 23 in the Student Amenities Building. The event always precedes the queen’s official coronation. Former queens gave tributes to Brown and presented the new queen with gifts and presents. Visit Flickr for pictorial highlights from the brunch. </div>
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Fort Valley State University's campus recently crowned a Hawkinsville, Ga. native as its new queen for the 2014-2015 school year.
Ivy Naomi Brown, an FVSU senior majoring in marketing, was officially inaugurated as Miss FVSU 2014-2014 during the Queen's Coronation Ceremony on Oct. 23 in the university's Health and Physical Education Complex. </div>
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<i>Kenya Whitehorn, a junior psychology major at Fort Valley State University, is the recipient of a $550 scholarship from Powell Baptist Church in Talbotton
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Kenya Whitehorn, a junior at Fort Valley State University, is staying afloat with the help of a $550 scholarship from Powell Baptist Church in her hometown of Talbotton, Ga. The scholarship will cover expenses such as books and fees. The psychology major said any amount is appreciated. “Just the fact that they (Powell Baptist) did give me a good amount of money out of the goodness of their heart is a real blessing. I really do appreciate them for that,” Whitehorn said.</div>
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Homecoming donors give more than $330,000 for FVSU scholarships </h3>
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Earlier this year, a U.S. News and World Report Short List study found that Fort Valley State University’s alum were ranked seventh in the nation for HBCU alumni that regularly give back to help their school. This year, supporters stayed true to that ranking by donating more than $330,000 during homecoming. The funds will be earmarked for scholarship initiatives for Fort Valley State University students. </div>
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“We are always grateful for the efforts and commitment that our donors put forth in support of Fort Valley State University,” said Kristie Kenney, director for the FVSU Foundation, Inc. “This Homecoming created a new energy of pride and competition among our alumni chapters and alumni class reunion celebrations. The Class of 1964 surprised everyone with their donation of over $108,000! We hope that this spirit is contagious and look forward to working with all our donors for next year’s homecoming.” </div>
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For details on donors, contact the FVSU Foundation, Inc. at (478) 825-6474. </div>
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Blue Bird Body Company:
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FVSU NAA:
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FVSU Albany Area Alumni:
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FVSU Columbus Area Alumni:
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FVSU Dekalb County Alumni Chapter:
$14,000 </div>
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FVSU Warner Robins Alumni Chapter:
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FVSU Class of 1974:
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FVSU Class of 1964:
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<i>President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (center), Dr. Jessica L. Baily, vice president of Academic Affairs (center left) and members of the Pre-Collegiate student program. </i><br />
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FVSU president Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith met with students from the university's Pre-Collegiate Program on Nov. 6 in Troupe Building</div>
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<a href="http://youtu.be/yHHx-Oox1Uc?list=UUY-vXUVqcUVgnA3p6XSaS9Q" target="_blank">FVSU vs. Clark Atlanta University</a><b> </b><br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/a869udI1iHM" target="_blank">FVSU vs. Savannah State University</a><br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/EqcXdeM3M6Y" target="_blank">FVSU vs. Delta State University</a><br />
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OTHER UPCOMING FVSU EVENTS</h3>
<a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/calendar/2014/11/11/veterans-day" target="_blank">Nov. 11, 2015 - Veterans Day Program</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/academics/commencement" target="_blank">Dec. 13, 2014 - Fall 2014 Commencement Ceremony</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/fvsusl" target="_blank">Feb. 16, 2015 - FVSU Scholarship Luncheon</a><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/peach-crawford/2014/10/22/cdc-consultant-lectures-on-ebola-at-fvsu/17743655/" target="_blank"> Disease expert at FVSU 'be rational' on Ebola (WMAZ)</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.41nbc.com/story/d/story/infectious-disease-expert-speaks-to-fort-valley-st/39843/ZJggi1vkzk6_-YK2LHcBiw">Infectious Disease Expert Speaks to Fort Valley State Universit</a>y </li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/10/22/3378457/ebola-expert-i-really-wouldnt.html">Ebola expert: 'I really wouldn't worry about it'</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/10/25/3384598_fort-valley-state-tops-paine-for.html?rh=1" target="_blank">Fort Valley State tops Paine for homecoming</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/10/31/3396490/fort-valley-state-rolls-into-game.html">FVSU rolls into game with Morehouse </a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/10/23/3380201/16-adoptions-give-some-animals.html">Macon-Bibb Shelter Animals Temporarily housed at FVSU</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/macon/2014/10/23/macon-bibb-animal-shelter-offers-discounted-adoptions/17777935/">Macon-Bibb Animal Shelter offers discounted adoptions</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/10/19/3372535/faces-and-places.html">FVSU president to join Georgia Advisory Council </a></li>
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feedback. Please send comments to<a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu">fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu</a>. Thank you and happy reading!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The featured Fort Valley State University alum for the Oct. 19 issue of the <i>Wildcat Dreams</i> is Katura Wright, a 1998 plant sciences alumna. Wright was recently named the assistant state conservationist for programs at the Natural Resources Conservation Services in Athens, Ga. She is responsible for the coordination, evaluation and direction for farm bill programs in Georgia.</span></div>
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The hardest working man in radio will be making a stop at Fort Valley State University’s campus on Tuesday, Oct. 21 to celebrate Homecoming with the Wildcats on campus. </div>
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Radio legend Tom Joyner will visit campus from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Student Amenities Building. Fellow members of the Tom Joyner Radio Show Sybil Wilkes and J. Anthony Brown also will be present. During the event, the campus will unveil a Walls of Wisdom poster featuring the Fly Jock, along with a famous quote by the radio personality. </div>
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Legendary Broadway Star Melba Moore called Fort Valley State University’s Walls of Wisdom a program on the “frontier of documenting” the greatness of those who try to lift up humanity.<br />
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Moore shared her observations recently when the Tony-Award winning actress and singer visited the campus for the unveiling of her commemorative poster for the FVSU initiative that recognizes significant achievers within society by placing a poster of their likeness and famous quotes within various buildings across campus. Moore called her addition to the tradition an “extreme pleasure and honor,” adding, “I didn’t know it was going to be this auspicious."<br />
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Wildcat students and administrators filled Pettigrew Center room 110 for a chance to meet Moore on Oct. 2 when the campus unveiled the poster at the meet-and-greet event in the C.W. Pettigrew Center.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Dr. Davida Curtis, director of FVSU’s </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-weight: 700; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">TRIO</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> Student Support Services program, </span></i><i>Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith and the Hon. Sanford Bishop at the recent TRIO event on campus recently with students.</i></span><br />
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A member of the U.S. House of Representatives recently praised personnel that help disadvantaged and pre-college students for their hard work during an annual conference on Fort Valley State University’s campus.<br />
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The Hon. Sanford Bishop served as the keynote speaker during the Georgia Association of Special Program’s Personnel (Georgia TRIO’s) 42nd Annual Fall Training on Oct. 9 in the C. W. Pettigrew Center.
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<i>FVSU students who participated in the Role Model Award are accompanied by associate professor of biology Dr. Frederick McLaughlin (left, back), Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost Dr. Jessica Bailey (left, second in front), and Director of Undergraduate Research Center Dr. Sarwan Dhir (far right).</i><br />
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FVSU senior Kelli Russell and Dr. Frederick McLaughlin were both recently recognized as national "role models" at a conference in Washington, D.C. that celebrates academic excellence and diversity.<br />
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The duo attended the National Role Models Conference sponsored by Minority Access, Inc. from Oct. 3-5. Russell won the National Role Model Student Award and McLaughlin, an associate professor of biology, earned the National Role Model Faculty Award. FVSU also won a special award from Minority Access, Inc. for being a high-achieving university.</div>
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<i>FVSU geosciences majors are accompanied by Lisa Rashidi, CDEP energy coordinator (far left), Dr. Aditya Kar, associate professor of geosciences (front center), and Dr. Isaac Crumbly (far right).</i><br />
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Eight Fort Valley State University Cooperative Developmental Energy Program students and three faculty advisors recently attended a national conference designed to encourage students to pursue careers in the geosciences. </div>
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The National Association of Black Geoscientists 33rd Annual Technical Conference was held at Washington State University in Richland, Washington, Sept. 17-20. The FVSU group was accompanied by Dr. Isaac Crumbly,associate vice president of Career and Collaborative Programs, and director of CDEP; Lisa Rashidi, CDEP energy coordinator; and Dr. Aditya Kar, associate professor of geosciences.
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A campus organization recently launched a new service to teach Middle Georgia residents about the dangers related to risky behaviors.<br />
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Fort Valley State University’s Valley Behavioral Health Services is initiating the Teaching Everyone about the Risks Community Coalition (TEARs2C). The program will provide evidence-based programs that will teach local citizens the risks related to alcohol and sexually transmitted diseases.<br />
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The university’s new outreach effort was made possible with $880,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and mental Health Services Administration Division (SAMHSA). The agency leads public health efforts to advance good behavioral health by reducing the impact of substance abuse and mental health in American communities.<br />
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<i> President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (left) and Dr. Isaac Crumbly (right) present a student with an award during the CDEP Annual Energy Career Day and Student Recruitment Conference earlier this year.</i></div>
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A Fort Valley State University program that encourages pre-college students to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematical-related fields recently received federal funding to continue its mission.<br />
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission awarded Fort Valley State University a $724,312 grant to support its (STEM) pipeline program: the Mathematics, Science and Engineering Academy. The four-year grant award period began in Sept. 30, 2014 and will last until 2018.
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Fort Valley State University recently received the green light to expand a program that improves student outcomes for teacher education and STEM disciplines. The program is funded through a Title III grant dedicated to strengthening historically black colleges and universities. FVSU’s renewal for a third year of funding has increased from $85,000 to $118,530.</div>
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FVSU’s College of Education and College of Arts and Sciences will use the funding for the “Improving Student Outcomes in Teacher Education and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program.” Specifically, the finds will provide additional academic resources for students, and renovations to improve classrooms and instructional facilities. The funds will provide for an expansion of student exam preparation and test taking initiatives that will include the edTPA assessment exam, the Ethics exam, the LiveText and iPad Air as part of the classroom training experience for 10 students. </div>
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Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith introduced Cynthia Parks as the university’s new director of financial aid on Oct. 9 during a Leadership Council Meeting in the Wildcat Commons Club House. Parks was not present for the meeting.</div>
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"Many, if not most, universities and colleges within our state face challenges with financial aid management and operations, partly because of the complexities involved and because of personnel and technology deficits of one kind or another,” Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith said. “We are no different in this respect. But we have started making improvements in both areas, setting the stage to be both different and better in our Financial Aid operations. The appointment of Ms. Cynthia Parks is part of that becoming different and better. I am excited about the quantum leap that she will help facilitate in this critical enterprise. Because of her wealth of experience and track record of accomplishments at Georgia Regents University, our students soon will begin to see the tangible improvements in this area.”</div>
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<i>A training session at Fort Valley State University's 2013 Grantsmanship Institute.</i></div>
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At an upcoming conference on Fort Valley State University’s campus, grant writers will learn expert tips to properly write, edit and prepare proposals to win grant money.<br />
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The university’s Office of Sponsored Programs will hold its 10th Annual Grantsmanship Institute and Training Conference (GITC) on Thursday, Nov. 13, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the C. W. Pettigrew Center. The theme of this year’s event is “Reaching Beyond the Boundaries.” <br />
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<i>Woodie Hughes Jr., FVSU's interim 4-H statewide program leader, was recently selected to serve on two national committees.</i>
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Students, community members and farmers may soon reap benefits from approximately $700,000 in grants funds earned by faculty in Fort Valley State University’s College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology.<br />
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Dr. Brou Kouakou, FVSU associate professor of ruminant nutrition, Dr. Sarwan Dhir, FVSU associate professor of plant biotechnology, Dr. George McCommon, FVSU associate professor of veterinary sciences and Dr. Hari Singh, research assistant professor, each received an 1890 Capacity Building Grant.<br />
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<i>(From L-R) Misty Rigdon, a seventh- grade teacher at Bacon County Middle School in Alma; Elayne Whitten, program coordinator for the Chattahoochee-Flint Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center (GYSTC) and Julie Scott, a teacher from Tattnall Square Academy in Macon, take part in a STEM exercise during the GYSTC Academy held at FVSU’s Otis O’Neal Veterinary Technology Building on Sept. 22.
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According to the National Math and Science Initiative, 35 percent of eighth-grade students nationally met proficiency levels in mathematics in the year 2013. </div>
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To assist local middle school teachers in helping students become proficient in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, Fort Valley State University hosted the Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center (GYSTC) STEM Teacher Academy on Sept. 22. The STEM academy drew more than 10 teachers and regional GYSTC coordinators to FVSU’s Otis O’Neal Veterinary Science Building. </div>
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<i>Fort Valley State University's Department of Information Technology won the Providing Awesome Wildcat Service Award for excellence in customer service for August.</i><br />
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Fort Valley State University recently recognized one individual and two university departments for providing outstanding customer service to the local campus community.<br />
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Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith presented Providing Awesome Wildcat Service Awards (PAWS) to the former director of Academic Counseling and Coordinator of Differently-Abled Services and professor of psychology Dr. Jerry Haywood, FVSU’s Office of Information Technology, and the Office of Marketing and Communications during a meeting on Oct. 6.</div>
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Representatives of the Fort Valley State University Criminal Justice Club, Historical Society, Honors Program, and the Political Science Student Association hosted a two-day session, Sept. 17 and 18, for Constitution Day 2014. During this year's event, students discussed various aspects about the historical document and its significance as the supreme law of the land.</div>
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A Fort Valley State University administrator recently attended a national conference aimed at creating opportunities for young people.<br />
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The Rainbow Push Coalition invited Dr. Romelda Simmons, FVSU’s director of Career and Alumni Services, to serve as a panelist during its 15th Annual Creating Opportunity Conference, Oct. 2-4, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta, Ga. The theme was “Discovery to Recovery: Thriving in a Changing Economy.”</div>
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Simmons was invited to present career advice and information. On Oct. 4, Simmons served on the Career Planning-Innovation and Technology Panel about changes that drive today’s economy.
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<i>FVSU alumna Dr. Krystal Lynn Conner, vice president of ENVIRO Ag Science.</i><br />
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Fort Valley State University will honor the 18 men that laid the foundation for the institution's existence during the annual Founders Day Convocation at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 in the Health and Physical Education Complex.<br />
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<i>Repairs on Fort Valley State University's pool began on Oct. 6.</i><br />
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Dr. Dwayne Crew, Fort Valley State University’s associate vice president of Business and Finance, recently announced construction on the campus pool began on Oct. 6 and said the facility is on schedule to reopen in December 2014.<br />
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“Aqua Designs, a pool contractor from Fayetteville, Ga., is completing the renovation work of the pool,” Crew said.
In 2009, FVSU’s pool was closed after a crack in its foundation was discovered. Earlier this year, FVSU president Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith secured $400,000 from the University System of Georgia to repair the pool. </div>
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The administrator says Aqua Designs learned that it will need to replace the original piping in the pool. The system, which has been inoperational for the last five years, is not working properly. Furthermore, the contractor will need to dig a deeper foundation, than was originally projected, for the pool. </div>
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Bobby Dickey, chair of Fort Valley State University’s Fine Arts, Humanities and Mass Communications Department, recently announced the radio station will begin operations on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. </div>
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The campus station’s power will leap from 100 watts to 6,000 watts.
FVSU radio broadcasts will be heard in Warner Robins, Macon, and throughout the Middle Georgia area. </div>
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<i>Jasmine Bowers, 2013 FVSU graduate</i><br />
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A young Fort Valley State University Wildcat alum is continuing to get high recognition because of her work ethic. <i>The Atlanta Blackstar</i>, an online publication, recently named 2013 alum Jasmine Bowers to its “12 Black Prodigies You’ve Probably Never Heard Of” list. </div>
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<i>Atlanta Blackstar</i> magazine covers narratives related to individuals of African-American descent. The magazine recognized Bowers for her efforts to educate young people about financial literacy. </div>
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At Fort Valley State University, Bowers earned dual bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and computer science. She is currently attending North Carolina A&T State University as a graduate student. Earlier this year, online publication The Root named Bowers to its “2014 Young Futurists” list, which features high achievers in science, business, social justice, the arts and the environment. </div>
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Four Fort Valley State University students received a unique opportunity to see the behind-the-scenes operations of the Peach State’s Lottery.<br />
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FVSU students Joshua Farmer, Tracie Hite, Alonda Miller and Kimberly Ivey, were selected for internships at the Georgia Lottery Corporation. The students assisted with retailer training on lottery equipment, creating databases for the corporation, and scheduling meetings. </div>
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Fort Valley State recently held its 2014 Graduate Professional Day on Wednesday, Oct. 15.<br />
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A Fort Valley State University student took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to visit Brazil recently. Fantasy Tours Inc., a travel agency started by FVSU alums Tommy and Gwendolyn McMullins, provided the trip to Brenda Rivera-Brignoni, a graduating FVSU senior and a student in the Honors Program. Rivera-Brignoni only had to pay for her visa, travel to Los Angeles and plane ticket down to Brazil, which cost approximately $2,000. </div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">Read the entire article </span><a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/outstanding-students-share-scholarly-achievements-fvsu-leadership-council" style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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Fort Valley State University recently released an annual report detailing the globally connected agriculture-related research initiatives taking place on the university’s campus.</div>
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In addition to highlighting FVSU researchers' exploration of methods to improve the production of goat meat raised for market, the 2014 Research Report also details development of natural, anti-parasitic livestock feeds (like Tannin), and the growth of the sorghum plant for biofuels.</div>
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Additionally, individuals can also learn about cutting-edge scholarship research taking place on Neem plant to help peach growers and organic farmers practice sustainable agriculture, and viability of small farmers in Georgia of growing the Stevia plant (as a sugar substitute). The report also discusses the production of goat milk soap and ice cream on FVSU’s campus.</div>
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Read FVSU’s 2014 Research Report here: <a href="http://ag.fvsu.edu/files/3814/1219/6373/2014ResearchReport.pdf">http://ag.fvsu.edu/files/3814/1219/6373/2014ResearchReport.pdf</a></div>
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<i>F<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">ort Valley State University prospective students during Saturdy's Open House on campus.</span></i><br />
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students and their families had the chance to get to know Fort Valley State
University’s academic offerings and campus life activities during the
recent Fall Open House.</span><br />
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a.m. to 1 p.m. and included sessions on financial aid and admissions
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an informed decision about choosing our university over other ones,”
said<s>.</s> Sha-Ron Jones, FVSU’s director of recruitment. “Potential students interacted with current students, faculty and staff.
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Prospective students also attended Saturday's football game against Limestone College at the Wildcat Stadium on campus. The Wildcats beat Limestone 24-19.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">See highlights from the Open House <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157646516514793/" target="_blank">here.</a></span></div>
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Did you miss a recent event? You can catch up with the latest pictures from Fort Valley State University events on our Flickr Stream.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157646516514793/" target="_blank">Fall 2014 Open House</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157646471998673/" target="_blank">2014 Superintendents Meeting</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157648351753668" target="_blank">TRIO Fall Training</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157648333742955/" target="_blank">Melba Moore Meet and Greet</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157648737047816/" target="_blank">Sunbelt Expo in Moultrie, Ga.</a><br />
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Sunday, October 19, 2014</h4>
<b>6 p.m.</b><br />
Gospel Concert<br />
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Monday, October 20, 2014</h4>
<b>12 p.m.</b><br />
Kick-Off<br />
HPE Complex<br />
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<b>7 p.m.</b><br />
Comedy Showcase<br />
Pettigrew Center<br />
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Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014</h4>
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SGA Student Appreciation Day<br />
Lyons Students Center<br />
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<b>9 p.m. to 12 a.m.</b><br />
Party in Paris/Late Night Breakfast<br />
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014</h4>
<b>10 a.m. </b><br />
Third Meeting of Global Initiatives Council<br />
Pettigrew Center<br />
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<b>12:30 p.m.</b><br />
Presidential Excellence Lecture<br />
"Ebola as a Dynamic International Disease"<br />
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<b>6 p.m.</b><br />
First Lady Appreciation Reception<br />
C. W. Pettigrew Center<br />
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FVSU Night at Rigby's Entertainment Complex<br />
Warner Robins, Ga.<br />
*Bus signup in Campus Life, Student Amenities Center - Free with FVSU ID<br />
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Thursday, October 23, 2014</h4>
<b>12 p.m.</b><br />
Connie O. Smith Queen's Brunch<br />
Student Amenities Center<br />
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<b>7 p.m.</b><br />
Coronation<br />
Health and Physical Education Complex<br />
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<b>Friday, October 24, 2014</b><br />
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FVSU NAA Inc. Golf Tournament<br />
Location: The Landings Golf Club - Warner Robins, Ga.<br />
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<b>11 a.m. - 12 p.m.</b><br />
FVSU Class Registration/Meet and Greet<br />
C. W. Pettigrew Center, 110<br />
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Gladyce C. Sampson Memorial Scholarship Luncheon<br />
C. W. Pettigrew Center, 103-104<br />
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FVSU NAA, Inc. Fish Fry<br />
C. W. Pettigrew Center, Lawn<br />
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<b>2 p.m.</b><br />
FVSU NAA Inc. Business Meeting<br />
C. W. Pettigrew Center, Auditorium<br />
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FVSU Class of 1969 Meeting<br />
C. W. Pettigrew Center, 107<br />
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FVSU NAA, Inc. Lifetime Membership Reception<br />
Student Amenities Center<br />
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FVSU NAA Inc. Hunt Bond Troup Gala<br />
Student Amenities Building<br />
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FVSU Class of 1974 Reunion Celebration<br />
Pettigrew Center 110 <br />
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FVSU NAA, Inc. Hospitality<br />
Perry Arts Center <br />
Perry, Ga.<br />
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FVSU NAA, Inc. Warner Robins Chapter “Old School Jam” <br />
VFW Corder Road <br />
Warner Robins, Ga.<br />
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FVSUNAA, Inc. Carolinas Alumni Chapter “Dance”<br />
American Legion Post 172<br />
Warner Robins, Ga.<br />
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43rd Annual FVSU Agricultural Alumni Breakfast <br />
Pettigrew Center, 103 - 104<br />
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Homecoming Parade<br />
Downtown Fort Valley<br />
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FVSU Class of 1964 Brunch<br />
Georgia Room<br />
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FVSU Class of 1974 Meet and Greet<br />
Pettigrew Center, 110<br />
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FVSU Class of 1965 Class Planning Meeting<br />
Pettigrew Center, 106
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FVSU Class of 1970 Planning Meeting<br />
Pettigrew Center, 104<br />
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FVSU Class of 1975 Class Planning Meeting <br />
Pettigrew Center, 107<br />
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FVSU Class of 1984 Class Planning Meeting<br />
Pettigrew Center, 103<br />
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FVSU Class of 1985 Class Planning Meeting<br />
Pettigrew Center, 102<br />
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<b>2 p.m.</b><br />
Homecoming Game<br />
FVSU Wildcats vs. Paine College Lions<br />
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<b>6 p.m.- 9p.m.</b><br />
FVSU NAA, Inc. Hospitality<br />
Miller-Murphy Howard Building<br />
Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agri-center, Perry, Ga.<br />
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Stepshow (Stompfest 2014)<br />
Health and Physical Education Complex <br />
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Catch the latest Wildcat Coaches Show</h3>
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This week's episode features FVSU
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lksqDWBq5E&list=UUY-vXUVqcUVgnA3p6XSaS9Q" target="_blank">FVSU vs. Tuskegee </a><b></b><br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/yHHx-Oox1Uc?list=UUY-vXUVqcUVgnA3p6XSaS9Q" target="_blank">FVSU vs. Clark Atlanta University</a><b> </b><br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/a869udI1iHM" target="_blank">FVSU vs. Savannah State University</a><br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/EqcXdeM3M6Y" target="_blank">FVSU vs. Delta State University</a><br />
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<a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/ebola-expert-speak-during-third-gic-meeting" target="_blank">Oct. 22, 2014 - Presidential Excellence Lecture </a><br />
<a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-host-homecoming-week" target="_blank">Oct. 25, 2014 - Homecoming Game: FVSU Wildcats vs. Paine</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/calendar/2014/11/06/founders-day-observance" target="_blank">Nov. 6, 2014 - FVSU Founders Day</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/fvsusl" target="_blank">Feb. 16, 2015 - FVSU Scholarship Luncheon</a><br />
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<i>Dr. Bharat Singh, an FVSU professor and researcher in the Ag Research Department, was interviewed recently by WMAZ reporter Sitarah Coote.</i><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/peach-crawford/2014/09/30/eco-friendly-profitable-alternatives-to-corn/16502827/" target="_blank">Eco-friendly, profitable alternatives to corn</a> (WMAZ) </li>
<li><a href="http://www.robins.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123425387" target="_blank">Ensuring Robins, state equipped with future STEM Pro</a>s (Robins Air Force Base) </li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/10/05/3346748/grant-will-help-middle-georgia.html" target="_blank">FVSU nets biotech training grant</a> (The Telegraph) </li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/09/18/3314621/colleges-snuffing-out-smoking.html" target="_blank">Colleges snuffing out smoking on campus</a> (The Telegraph)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/2014/10/01/college-tobacco-ban/16537543/" target="_blank">College campuses start Tobacco ban</a> (WMAZ)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/10/10/3356366/fort-valley-state-looks-to-stay.html" target="_blank">FVSU looks to stay in the SIAC race </a>(The Telegraph)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/tuskegee-university/2014/10/03/game-preview-fort-valley-state-tuskegee/16629779/" target="_blank">Game Preview: FVSU at Tuskegee</a> (Montgomery Advertiser) </li>
<li><a href="http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/10/tuskegee_beats_fort_valley_sta.html" target="_blank">Tuskgee beats FVSU, 35 to 28, to remain undefeated in SIAC conference play</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/10/08/3352049/fort-valley-state-defense-turns.html" target="_blank">Fort Valley State defense turns its focus to Kentucky</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/9/30/285454/Harris-Taking-Her-Passion-To-Fort.aspx" target="_blank">Harris taking her passion to Fort Valley State </a>(The Chattanoogan) </li>
<li><a href="http://www.41nbc.com/story/d/story/fvsu-falls-at-tuskegee-35-28/24717/Qc7naLOkfUawXV_8_jqCVg" target="_blank">FVSU falls at Tuskegee</a> (41 NBC)</li>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>John Chaffin, Fort Valley State University's featured Alum for this e-newsletter edition, plays Warlock on Tyler Perry's "The Haves and the Have Nots."</i></span><br />
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This edition's Alum Spotlight features a Fort Valley State Wildcat actor who currently stars as the character Warlock on <i>The O Network’s </i>and Tyler Perry’s "Haves and Haves Not."<br />
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Jon Chaffin, a 2005 graduate of FVSU, grew up in the Stone Mountain, located east of Atlanta. The actor is the youngest child, and only son, in a family of five. The Wildcat alum says he had a great childhood being raised by a mother who runs a fitness boot camp named DCS Fitness and a father who is a self-employed contractor.<br />
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“I get my entrepreneurial spirit from my father,” Chaffin said. “Even though times are tough, you know that you have it within you to succeed. That’s why I’ve never been afraid of losing a job, because I have my father’s spirit within me.”
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <i>Melba Moore will speak to students on FVSU's campus on Thursday, Oct. 2. </i></span><br />
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Melba Moore, an iconic Tony Award-winning actress and Grammy–nominated artist, will speak at Fort Valley State University’s campus next month.
The acclaimed Broadway actress and entertainment will speak at FVSU at 3 p.m. Thursday, October 2, 2014.<br />
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Moore will share her journey with students and provide advice to encourage young people and help them succeed. The university will unveil the FVSU Wall of Wisdom poster commemorating Moore's achievements and significant quote. The poster will be erected along with others in Founders Hall in late October. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Maj. Gen. James Donald, keynote speaker, shares his experiences on September 11, 2001 Washington, D.C. on FVSU's campus recently.</i></span><br />
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Maj. Gen. James Donald, chairman of the Board for Georgia’s State Board of Pardons and Paroles, said when the military leadership initially learned of the 9/11 attack, they thought a missile had hit the Pentagon. The act resulted, he said, in the fastest military mobilization in the nation’s history.<br />
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Donald recently shared the revelation during a September 11th commemoration ceremony held at Fort Valley State University. The retired military official was the keynote speaker for the event held Sept. 11 at the quadrangle next to Founders Hall. It featured first responders from Peach County and Fort Valley State University, and individuals that survived the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks at the Pentagon.<br />
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A federal agency recently provided grant funding to help Fort Valley State University launch a new program designed to increase the number of skilled workers prepared for biotechnology careers.<br />
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Earlier this month, the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Fort Valley State University’s Biotechnology Program a $149,500 grant to implement a new program that will help with the recruitment and retention of high school students and college students in biotechnology-related fields. The grant period will end in August 31, 2016.</div>
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“Through funding from NIFA we intend to prepare global leaders for food and agricultural biotechnology industry,” said Dr. Sarwan Dhir, a professor of plant biotechnology and director of FVSU’s biotechnology Center. “We will accomplish this goal by providing the right tools, training and career guidance to the target audience including K-12 students and educators of African –American decent, a population that has been under exposed to these fields in the past.
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Students at last year's 2013 Homecoming kickoff ceremony.</i></span><br />
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Fort Valley State University’s homecoming theme is taking a global approach for the 2014 year. The theme is "Wildcats World Wide: FVSU – Your Passport to Excitement."<br />
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This year’s homecoming festivities will take place the week of Sunday, Oct. 19 – Saturday, Oct. 25. On the final day the Wildcats take on the Paine College Lions at 2 p.m. in Wildcat Stadium. The annual parade will precede the game at 9 a.m.<br />
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"A part of the rationale that went into it, we wanted to demonstrate that we not only have students from all over the world, but alumni too, so it gives us a chance to do themes based on different locations," said Brian Byrd, one of the organizers of this year’s homecoming activities. "We’re creating a look and theme for different destinations. On Saturday, it is a Welcome Home. You’ve gone on your journey and have a home for homecoming, and the excitement that goes along with it.<br />
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<i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This year's Excellence Award winners pose with </i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Fort Valley State University president Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs Dr. Jessica Bailey and college deans.</i></span><br />
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Fort Valley State University recently recognized the research and accomplishments of faculty members at the 2nd Annual Celebration of Scholarship Day on Sept. 25 at the C. W. Pettigrew Center. </div>
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Dr. Jessica Bailey, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, told the audience that research and scholarship were important for the role they played in creating new knowledge for society.
“Scholarship is related to teaching,” Bailey said. “Most people say that they want to become teachers, but their teaching is limited to their classrooms. Scholarship gives professors a much wider audience to teach the world.”<br />
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Fort Valley State University’s upcoming Global Initiatives Council meeting next month will feature a lecture from an Ebola expert and consultant with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. </div>
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Dr. Earl Long, a parasitologist and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention consultant, will deliver the Presidential Excellence Lecture on the “Dynamics of International Diseases: the Case of Ebola” at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22 in the Pettigrew Center Auditorium.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Fort Valley State University director of Undergraduate Research Dr. Sarwan Dhir (far left) and senior biotechnology student Brandon Beaty (far right) take a quick photo with University of the Philippines - Los Banos students and researchers in the Laguna Province.</i></span><br />
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NSF funds used to partner with the University of the Philippines- Los Banos</h3>
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Fort Valley State University will help meet a crucial need for globally-engaged scientists, researchers and engineers thanks to supplemental funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of Biological Infra-structure. </div>
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The $7,500 in NSF funding will help the university create a U.S. - Philippines International collaborative Research Experience for Undergraduates in Biotechnology program. The campus will partner with the University of Philippines and the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines on research and education in the field of plant genomics and biotechnology, and provide training, networking and intellectual development opportunities for undergraduates and faculty scientists with international research backgrounds.
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Fort Valley State University President Dr. Ivelaw Griffith has been invited to join the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s Georgia Advisory Committee.</div>
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The USGLC is a broad-based network of 400 businesses, non-governmental organizations, and military, faith-based and civic leaders working to support American global engagement. </div>
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“The invitation to serve on this Council reflects recognition by others that FVSU can make a valuable contribution to international affairs in general and the international education in particular,” Griffith said. “Moreover, it provides an opportunity for me to position our university to benefit from the wealth of relationships and resources in the Global Leadership Council as we pursue our global agenda.” </div>
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Kena Torbert, family life specialist for Fort Valley State University’s Cooperative Extension Program, was recently elected to serve as president of the National Coalition for Black Development in Family and Consumer Sciences. </div>
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According to the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, FCS provides a set of skills, research and knowledge used to help people make informed decisions about their well-being, relationships and resources.<br />
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Individuals with an FCS degree can pursue a career in a variety of fields such as food and nutrition science, financial planning, extension education and product development.
Torbert, who is serving a two-year term ending in 2016, said her duties as president include encouraging young people to pursue careers in FCS and ensuring FCS professionals are recognized for their research and teaching achievements.
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>(From left to right) Billy Brown, Fort Valley State University’s energy educator for the Georgia Residential Energy Efficiency Network (GREEN) Program; Leslie Weaver, FVSU 4-H program coordinator; Stefan Price, FVSU Bulloch County extension agent; Phillip Petway, FVSU 4-H Twiggs County extension agent; Terralon Chaney, FVSU Twiggs County extension agent and Keishon Thomas (not pictured), housing specialist for FVSU’s Cooperative Extension Program.</i></span><br />
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Six Fort Valley State University Cooperative Extension employees were recently honored for their work by the Georgia Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (GEAFCS).
Keishon Thomas, Phillip Petway, Terralon Chaney, Stefan Price, Billy Brown and Leslie Weaver all received awards for their projects at the GEAFCS annual conference Aug. 8 in Jasper, Ga.<br />
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A student and administrator from a FVSU program that assists first-generation students flew to the nation’s capital for a conference that will spotlight first-generation college students and programs committed to helping them obtain a higher-education.<br />
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Jeremy Wimes, a senior majoring plant science-biotechnology, and Dr. Davida Curtis, director of FVSU’s TRIO Student Support Services program, attended the 33rd Annual Council for Opportunity in Education’s 33rd Annual Conference, Sept. 7 – 10, in Washington, D.C.<br />
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Fort Valley State University’s Faculty Senate discussed policy changes and elected new senators during its first meeting of the 2014-2015academic term. During the meeting, university President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith charged the assembly with duties and responsibilities that it will need to undertake during the 2014-2015 academic term to help strengthen the position of FVSU.<br />
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Dr. Komanduri Murty, a professor of sociology, is the outgoing president of the Faculty Senate. Murty spoke about the role of the Faculty Senate on campus.<br />
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Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences provides new Applied Statistics Internships </h3>
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This fall, Fort Valley State University’s Mathematics and Computer Science Department will be presenting new research, internship and mentoring opportunities for students and faculty pursuing minors in Applied Statistics. The new program was launched this fall thanks to funds from a $393,684 National Science Fund Grant. </div>
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Dr. Dawit Aberra, chair of the university’s math and computer science department, and assistant professors of mathematics Dr. Haixan Wang and Dr. Shadreck Chitsonga, were co-principal investigators for the grant projects entitled, “Targeted Infusion Project: Developing a Minor Program in Applied Statistics within the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at FVSU.”
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Read the entire story <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-department-mathematics-and-computer-sciences-provides-new-applied-statistics" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Dr. Anna Holloway, retired dean of the College of Graduate Studies and Extended Education, started a new scholarship to help Fort Valley State University students. </i></span><br />
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A retired Fort Valley State University dean is commemorating her retirement with a special scholarship fund to help Wildcat students.<br />
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Anna Holloway, who served as the dean for the College of Graduate Studies and Extended Education, launched the 46 Years Scholarship Fund before her retirement in June.<br />
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Holloway worked at FVSU as a professor and an administrator for 46 years.
“To celebrate my retirement, I’m asking my former students and others that I’ve mentored to donate $46 (or as much as you can afford) to my ’46 Years Fund,” Holloway said.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jasmine Hughes, a senior agricultural economics major from Irwinton, Georgia studied in Brazil while participating in the International Summer Experience in Agriculture and Related Sciences Program June 27-July 14.</span>
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South American trip exposes student to international opportunities </h3>
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Jasmine Hughes, a senior at Fort Valley State University, traveled abroad this summer and experienced moments usually photographed in National Geographic Magazine. </div>
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Hughes, who is studying agricultural economics, participated in the International Summer Experience in Agricultural and Related Sciences Program June 27-July 14 in Brazil. </div>
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The program is a project developed by Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University and Tuskegee University to expose students in agriculture and related sciences to an international experience. Accompanying Hughes on the trip were four graduate students from Alabama A&M University. As the lone undergraduate on the trip, Hughes said she took pride in representing FVSU during an international excursion.
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Fort Valley State University College of Education graduate Kris Smith teaches his fourth grade class at Hunt Elementary School. (Photo credit 13WMAZ).</i></span><br />
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A Fort Valley State University alum was recently honored by a Macon, Georgia television station for being an amazing teacher.<br />
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Kris Smith, a 2014 graduate of FVSU's College of Education and a first-year teacher of fourth graders at Hunt Elementary School, was nominated by his students for 13WMAZ’s “My Teacher is Tops” Award. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Karla Martin, (bottom far right) the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 1890 liaison, poses with FVSU 1890 National Scholars Program recipients.
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Agriculture students earn full scholarships from a national program</h3>
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The rising costs of college tuition and associated fees leave many students competing for scholarship funds to pay for higher education. Fortunately, five Fort Valley State University students have beaten the odds by earning a full scholarship and employment opportunity.</div>
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Unlike many of their peers, FVSU sophomores Gre’Nisha Jones, Courtney Lester, Sadiyyah Muhammad, Xavier Murphy and senior, Bernard Taylor can leave college debt free because of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 1890 National Scholars Program. </div>
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The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program is a partnership between the USDA and 1890 land-grant universities. The purpose of the scholarship is to increase minorities studying agriculture, food science and natural resource sciences.
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<i>F<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">ort Valley State University ambassadors greet prospective students during last year's Open House on campus.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prospective students and their families can get to know Fort Valley State University’s academic offerings and campus life activities during the upcoming Fall Open House.The event is scheduled for October 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will include sessions on financial aid and admissions as well as tours and information on campus clubs and student organizations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">9 a.m. - High school students and their families can enjoy refreshments in the Pettigrew Center lobby, while making one-on-one connections with coaches, faculty, students and staff members who will teach them about the best that Fort Valley State University has to offer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">10 a.m. - President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith will give students an official welcome to campus. Following the presidential greetings, FVSU administrators and students will provide prospective students with a behind-the-scenes look at the best that the university has to offer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The campus life session will provide aspiring Wildcats with information about campus clubs and student organizations that will help them to acclimate to the Wildcat life. Later, young people interested in majoring in music or band, can complete auditions for departmental acceptance during the Music Interest Session and Auditions. Faculty members will be on hand to discuss academic opportunities available at FVSU.</span></div>
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Byron Elementary REACH event promotes college for middle schoolers </h3>
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Fort Valley State University administrators recently traveled to Byron Middle School on September 23 to participate in a program focused on urging students to complete college by identifying and supporting low-income, academically promising middle school students.<br />
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The program, Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen, or REACH, was launched in 2012 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. It is a key component of Gov. Nathan Deal's Complete College Georgia, which focuses on college completion to improve the state's prosperity. The venture is the state's first public-private needs based scholarship program.</div>
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Student leaders meet with President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith</h3>
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FVSU’s Student Government Association and members of the Royal Court recently met with President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith for the first of a series of periodic meetings that will take place over the course of the academic term. The goal of the meetings are to allow student leaders to exchange information and ideas with the president.</div>
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COMING SOON - The FVSU Mobile App</h3>
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Sunday, October 19, 2014</h4>
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Gospel Concert<br />
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Kick-Off<br />
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014</h4>
<b>10 a.m. </b><br />
Third Meeting of Global Initiatives Council<br />
Pettigrew Center<br />
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<b>12:30 p.m.</b><br />
Presidential Excellence Lecture<br />
"Ebola as a Dynamic International Disease"<br />
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<b>6 p.m.</b><br />
First Lady Appreciation Reception<br />
C. W. Pettigrew Center<br />
Invitation Only <br />
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FVSU Night at Rigby's Entertainment Complex<br />
Warner Robins, Ga.<br />
*Bus signup in Campus Life, Student Amenities Center - Free with FVSU ID<br />
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Thursday, October 23, 2014</h4>
<b>12 p.m.</b><br />
Connie O. Smith Queen's Brunch<br />
Student Amenities Center<br />
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<b>7 p.m.</b><br />
Coronation<br />
Health and Physical Education Complex<br />
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<b>8:30 a.m.</b><br />
FVSU NAA Inc. Golf Tournament<br />
Location: The Landings Golf Club - Warner Robins, Ga.<br />
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<b>11 a.m. - 12 p.m.</b><br />
FVSU Class Registration/Meet and Greet<br />
C. W. Pettigrew Center, 110<br />
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<b>12 p.m.</b><br />
Gladyce C. Sampson Memorial Scholarship Luncheon<br />
C. W. Pettigrew Center, 103-104<br />
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FVSU NAA, Inc. Fish Fry<br />
C. W. Pettigrew Center, Lawn<br />
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<b>2 p.m.</b><br />
FVSU NAA Inc. Business Meeting<br />
C. W. Pettigrew Center, Auditorium<br />
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FVSU Class of 1969 Meeting<br />
C. W. Pettigrew Center, 107<br />
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<b>6 p.m. </b><br />
FVSU NAA, Inc. Lifetime Membership Reception<br />
Student Amenities Center<br />
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<b>7 p.m.</b><br />
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FVSU NAA Inc. Hunt Bond Troup Gala<br />
Student Amenities Building<br />
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FVSU Class of 1974 Reunion Celebration<br />
Pettigrew Center 110 <br />
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FVSU NAA, Inc. Hospitality<br />
Perry Arts Center <br />
Perry, Ga.<br />
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FVSU NAA, Inc. Warner Robins Chapter “Old School Jam” <br />
VFW Corder Road <br />
Warner Robins, Ga.<br />
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FVSUNAA, Inc. Carolinas Alumni Chapter “Dance”<br />
American Legion Post 172<br />
Warner Robins, Ga.<br />
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<b>7:30 a.m.</b><br />
43rd Annual FVSU Agricultural Alumni Breakfast <br />
Pettigrew Center, 103 - 104<br />
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<b>9 a.m.</b><br />
Homecoming Parade<br />
Downtown Fort Valley<br />
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FVSU Class of 1964 Brunch<br />
Georgia Room<br />
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<b>11 a.m. -1:30 p.m.</b><br />
FVSU Class of 1974 Meet and Greet<br />
Pettigrew Center, 110<br />
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FVSU Class of 1965 Class Planning Meeting<br />
Pettigrew Center, 106
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FVSU Class of 1970 Planning Meeting<br />
Pettigrew Center, 104<br />
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FVSU Class of 1975 Class Planning Meeting <br />
Pettigrew Center, 107<br />
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FVSU Class of 1984 Class Planning Meeting<br />
Pettigrew Center, 103<br />
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FVSU Class of 1985 Class Planning Meeting<br />
Pettigrew Center, 102<br />
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<b>2 p.m.</b><br />
Homecoming Game<br />
FVSU Wildcats vs. Paine College Lions<br />
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<b>6 p.m.- 9p.m.</b><br />
FVSU NAA, Inc. Hospitality<br />
Miller-Murphy Howard Building<br />
Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agri-center, Perry, Ga.<br />
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Stepshow (Stompfest 2014)<br />
Health and Physical Education Complex <br />
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This week's episode features FVSU Wildcats Head Football Coach Donald Pittman speaking about the latest game highlights from the FVSU vs. Clark Atlanta University football game.</div>
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<b>Past Episodes: </b><br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/a869udI1iHM" target="_blank">FVSU vs. Savannah State University</a><br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/EqcXdeM3M6Y" target="_blank">FVSU vs. Delta State University</a><br />
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OTHER UPCOMING FVSU EVENTS</h3>
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<a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/open_house" target="_blank">OCT. 18 - FVSU HOSTS OPEN HOUSE </a><br />
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<i>Ricardo Lockette, Seattle Seahawk and FVSU alum</i><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/junior-journalists/2014/09/10/teacher-is-tops/15410011/" target="_blank">Kris Smith: My Teacher is Tops </a>(WMAZ)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/09/12/3302543/lockette-emerging-as-contributor.html" target="_blank">Fort Valley State Looking for Improved Rushing Attack </a> (The Telegraph)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/09/12/3302543/lockette-emerging-as-contributor.html" target="_blank">Lockette emerging as contributor for the Seahawks</a></li>
<li><a href="http://staugustine.com/living/community/2014-09-16/ideas-and-images-series-kicks-thursday" target="_blank">Ideas and Images series kicks off Thursday</a> (St. Augustine Record)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theredstonerocket.com/people_profile/article_4c82a32c-3e74-11e4-99bb-536026a34209.html" target="_blank">Voting officer encourages right to elect</a> (The Redstone Rocket)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cbs3springfield.com/story/26538078/umass-appoints" target="_blank">UMass appoints director of student services, academic support in Springfield</a> (CBS Channel 3 - Springfield)</li>
<li><a href="http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/16/campus-cops-with-m-16s/?_php=true&_type=blogs&partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0" target="_blank">Campus Cops with M-16s</a> (New York Times Blog)</li>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Wildcat
Dreams</i> is Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd
Griffith’s tri-weekly e-newsletter. As an additional resource to stay
connected to FVSU, <i>Wildcat Dreams</i> highlights various campus activities
and updates about new initiatives and programs. Readers are encouraged
to share with friends and family. We welcome your
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This month, Fort Valley State University is featuring alum Dr. Thelma F. Madzima in our alum spotlight. Madzima is currently a post-doctoral research associate in the McGinnis Laboratory in the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University. Her research focuses on understanding how changes in chromatin (the complex of DNA and proteins in the nucleus of the cell) affect gene expression in maize.
The FVSU alum, who graduated in 2004, is currently seeking a position as an assistant professor on a college campus.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In its “Economic Impact of Fort Valley State University” report, the Hanover Research firm found the university had a state-wide financial impact of $139 million that supported more than 1,300 jobs in Georgia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">To read more, <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/research-group-shows-fvsu-have-139-million-impact-state-economy" target="_blank">click here.</a></span></div>
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During Labor Day weekend, Middle Georgia sampled savory food and enjoyed live cultural performances from around the world at Fort Valley State University’s inaugural International Cultural Festival and Soccer Exhibition.<br />
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“I consider this year’s International Cultural Festival and Soccer Exhibition a great success,” said Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, president of Fort Valley State University. “People who came out to the festival not only enjoyed delicious food from a variety of cultures, but learned of the wonderful academic programs that our campus has to offer. I look forward to this festival becoming a signature destination event for both our university and Middle Georgia. Indeed, planning already has begun on the second festival.”</div>
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To view additional festival photos, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157646742649280/" target="_blank">click here.</a><br />
To view a special online slideshow from our community supporter and local Hispanic publication, <i>Que Pasa</i>, visit <a href="http://quepasaga.com/galeria.html">Que Pasa Galeria of FVSU's International Cultural Festival and Soccer Exhibition</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Fort Valley State University President Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith discusses measures being taken to address the institution's challenges related to dwindling enrollment in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP9GhM9pAB8" target="_blank">special video. </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">"This wonderful event was another powerful demonstration of our university's economic and social impact on lives and livelihoods in our great state," said FVSU president Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith. "It also was a great way to combine the celebration of this important legislative milestone with education and fun, for both the kids and the adults who attended the event. Not only did we have free cake and coat milk ice c ream, but I saw kids and adults bowling - electronically - and participating in demonstrations and mini-seminars about energy conservation, the dangers of smoking risks sustainable agriculture and many other subjects."</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;">The Cooperative Extension System is a national educational network comprised of universities like Fort Valley State University and the University of Georgia. FVSU’s Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) operates regional offices in more than 25 Georgia counties. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Free research based programming and services are offered to farmers, small business owners, youth and seniors by 14 FVSU county extension agents, two FVSU program assistants and additional FVSU CEP personnel. </span></div>
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Wildcat fans and sports enthusiasts can snack on hot wings, sandwiches and other treats while watching Wildcat coaches discuss game day highlights and future strategies during a new show that will be televised live in a downtown Fort Valley restaurant.</div>
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Starting Tuesday, Sept. 9, Fort Valley State University will be launching the Fort Valley State University Coaches Show featuring Donald Pittman. The show, which will be hosted by WMAZ sports anchor Marvin Jones, will be filmed at the Main Street Grill in downtown Fort Valley, Ga. on Tuesdays at noon. It will air on Thursday nights at 10 p.m., and Friday nights at 6 p.m. on ComSouth Channel 100.
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First-generation students will be able to complete their college studies at Fort Valley State University thanks to funding from a prominent, national organization.</div>
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund recently selected Fort Valley State University to receive funding from its TMCF’s First Generation Scholars Program. The program, which is sponsored by the Coca-Cola Foundation, will provide financial support to four university students attending the college in the amount of $3,125. Each scholarship is renewable for four years for a total investment of $50,000.</div>
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<i>The Blue Machine Marching Band plays for a crowd of Wildcat fans at last year's homecoming.</i></div>
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Fort Valley State University’s Blue Marching Machine Band will have a familiar face as its new director.<br />
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President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith recently announced that Leonard Giles, associate professor of music, will take over as FVSU’s BMMB interim band director. Giles is a 30-year veteran of directing bands across the southeast and has previously served as interim band director.<br />
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The marching band recently provided an awesome preview of what's to come for the coming football season during its performance at the mini-parade and pre-soccer exhibition for the International Cultural Festival in Wildcat Stadium. </div>
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<i>Dr. Samuel Gyapong, a Fulbright professor of marketing and business, will serve as the new chair for the university's Department of Business Administration and Economics.</i> </div>
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Fort Valley State University’s new Department of Business Administration and Economics chair is a Fulbright Scholar and seasoned professor with a vast amount of experience in supply chain management, research and teaching who plans to boost enrollment by implementing new programs and creating job opportunities for FVSU business graduates.<br />
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<i>Dr. Angela Harris will serve as the interim vice president of the Office of Student Success and Enrollment Management</i>
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Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith recently named Dr. Angela S. Harris as the interim vice president of student success and enrollment management. Harris was named to the position after Lynn McCraney stepped down this fall.</div>
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“I’m delighted that Dr. Harris has accepted my invitation to lead this vital division - Student Success and Enrollment Management,” Dr. Griffith said. “She has had an extensive career as an experienced administrator in the area of enrollment management. She’s a dreamer and a doer, and I’m confident of her ability to lead the innovations and efficiencies needed in our recruitment, registration, financial aid, and other important areas of our enterprise.”</div>
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Read the entire article <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/harris-named-interim-vice-president-division-student-success-and-enrollment-management" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.538em;">Fort Valley State University’s
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As the new head of the center located in downtown Fort Valley, Ga., Dr. <span data-scayt_word="Morteza" data-scaytid="1">Morteza</span> <span data-scayt_word="Sadri" data-scaytid="2">Sadri</span>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">To read more, <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-hires-new-public-service-director" target="_blank">click here</a></span></div>
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<i>The U.S. Air Force Winds Spectrum will perform at Fort Valley State University's Memorial for Sept. 11 victims.</i></div>
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Campus to host 9/11 Memorial</h3>
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Thirteen years ago, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airliners and launched suicide attacks against national targets that included the World Trade Center and Pentagon.<br />
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More than 3,000 people died in the attacks including 400 firefighters and police officers. On Thursday, Sept. 11, Fort Valley State University will hold a memorial to honor the 9/11 victims in the C.W. Pettigrew Center at 11 a.m.
The 9/11 commemoration will feature keynote speaker Major Gen. James E. Dodd, Chairman of the Board for Georgia’s State Board of Pardons and Paroles.</div>
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Achieving the academic dream in paradise: "Along the Tropical Road to Scholarly Research"</h3>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">After leaving Atlanta, we arrived in Detroit with just enough time to get onto the next
plane headed towards Tokyo-Narita, Japan. After 17 hours of travel from Atlanta to Detroit and
finally landing in Japan, we arrived at the airport where I was nothing but astonished. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">A layover
consisting of 2 hours allowed us to stretch our muscles, explore this new place, and relax before
boarding the next plane to our final destination in Manila, Philippines. Sleep came easy at this
point, and once we arrived in the Philippines I awoke refreshed and ready to take on any task that
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">We first made our ways to The Heritage Hotel which allowed for a very easy
transition through its comfortable accommodations. Manila was very beautiful and offered
everything that any other big city could; however, traveling 30 minutes in any direction would
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<i> Kena Torbert, Fort Valley State University's Family Life Specialist, received a community service award recently from the Fred Douglas Mason Lodge #143 and Pride of Fort Valley Chapter 480.</i></div>
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FVSU Extension Specialist Receives Award from Civic Group </h3>
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A local civic group recently honored a Fort Valley State University extension specialist for her service to the Middle Georgia Community.<br />
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The Fred Douglas Masonic Lodge #143. PHA and Pride of Fort Valley, Chapter #480, Order of the Eastern Star recently awarded FVSU family life specialist Kena Torbert, a Community Service Award for her service to the local community.
Both organizations are members of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge and Chapter. It has approximately 500,000 members across the Jurisdiction of Georgia.</div>
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<i>Professors showcased their work at last year's Celebration of Scholarship Day.</i>
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FVSU to host second annual Scholarship Day </h3>
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Fort Valley State University will be showcasing the scholarly research of some of its faculty and researchers during the upcoming Celebration of Scholarship Day 2014.<br />
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This is second annual celebration of this event, which will be held this year on Thursday, September 25, at 11 a.m. in the C.W. Pettigrew Center.</div>
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<b>Friday, October 24, 2014</b><br />
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<b>8:30 a.m.</b><br />
FVSU NAA Inc. Golf Tournament<br />
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<b>11 a.m. - 12 p.m.</b><br />
FVSU Class Registration/Meet and Greet<br />
Pettigrew Center, 110<br />
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<b>12 p.m.</b><br />
Gladyce C. Sampson Memorial Scholarship Luncheon<br />
Pettigrew Center, 103-104<br />
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FVSU NAA, Inc. Fish Fry<br />
Pettigrew Center, Lawn<br />
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<b>2 p.m.</b><br />
FVSU NAA Inc. Business Meeting<br />
Pettigrew Center, Auditorium<br />
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FVSU Class of 1969 Meeting<br />
Pettigrew Center, 107<br />
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FVSU NAA, Inc. Lifetime Membership Reception<br />
Student Amenities Center<br />
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FVSU Class of 1974 Reunion Celebration<br />
Pettigrew Center 110 <br />
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FVSU Class of 1969 Meeting<br />
Pettigrew Center, 107<br />
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FVSU NAA, Inc. Hospitality<br />
Perry Arts Center <br />
Perry, Ga.<br />
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FVSU NAA, Inc. Warner Robins Chapter “Old School Jam” <br />
VFW Corder Road <br />
Warner Robins, Ga.<br />
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FVSUNAA, Inc. Carolinas Alumni Chapter “Dance”<br />
American Legion Post 172<br />
Warner Robins, Ga.<br />
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<b>Saturday, October 25, 2014 </b><br />
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43rd Annual FVSU Agricultural Alumni Breakfast <br />
Pettigrew Center, 103 - 104 <br />
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Homecoming Parade<br />
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FVSU Class of 1964 Brunch<br />
Georgia Room <br />
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FVSU Class of 1974 Meet and Greet<br />
Pettigrew Center, 110<br />
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FVSU Class of 1965 Class Planning Meeting<br />
Pettigrew Center, 106
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FVSU Class of 1970 Planning Meeting<br />
Pettigrew Center, 104<br />
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FVSU Class of 1975 Class Planning Meeting <br />
Pettigrew Center, 107<br />
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FVSU Class of 1984 Class Planning Meeting<br />
Pettigrew Center, 103<br />
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FVSU Class of 1985 Class Planning Meeting<br />
Pettigrew Center, 102<br />
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Homecoming Game<br />
Paine College Lions vs FVSU Wildcats<br />
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FVSU NAA, Inc. Hospitality<br />
Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agri-center, Perry, Ga.<br />
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FVSU NAA, Inc. Alumni Dance<br />
Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agri-center Perry, Ga. <br />
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OTHER UPCOMING FVSU EVENTS</h3>
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SEPT. 18 - THIRD WALL OF WISDOM UNVEILING ON CAMPUS<br />
11 a.m. in Founders Hall. For details, call 478.825.6319<br />
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<a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/open_house" target="_blank">OCT. 18 - FVSU HOSTS OPEN HOUSE </a><br />
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<i>FVSU senior Dalia Grey was recently interviewed by local media about the International Cultural Festival and Soccer Exhibition.</i><br />
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Alumni Spotlight: Geneva West</h3>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This month's spotlight features Fort Valley State University alum Geneva West, a community leader <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">who is helping young girls accomplish their dreams of pursuing careers within the sciences while building their self-esteem.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">West is the founder and executive director of the Real I.M.P.A.C.T. Center, Inc. The acronym stands for Intelligent and Motivated People Actively Changing the Times. The organization is seeking to identify the causes of poor academics and interest in STEM (science, technology, </span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">engineering</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> and math) areas, and is seeking to offer real solutions by providing STEM workshops in hopes of making a real impact in the lives of young girls and communities. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">West is a native of Pineview, Ga. She is the youngest child of four sisters and three brothers. Her father built air conditioners for the <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Marvair Corporation</span>, and her mother was a homemaker.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I had a very fun childhood, and I was very involved in the community. I enjoyed working with my father and brother in the yard and in the garden. I am somewhat of a girly-girly with a splash of tomboy,” West said.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.333em;">Eager first-time college students embarking on a new adventure checked into their rooms, unpacked and registered for classes. To see more photos of the exciting day, click</span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157646052386200/" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.333em;" target="_blank"> here.</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In 2014, Fort Valley State University's Ag Cooperative Extension Service celebrates the Smith-Lever Act, which established the Cooperative Extension Service, a unique educational partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the nation’s land-grant universities that extends research-based knowledge through a state-by-state network of extension educators. <br /><br />For 100 years, the Smith-Lever Act has stimulated innovative research and vital educational programs for youth and adults through progressive information delivery systems that improved lives and shaped a nation. <br /><br />Join us as Fort Valley State celebrates 100 years of extending knowledge for inspiring lives!</span><br />
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Fort Valley State University is expanding opportunities for adult learners to earn their college degrees and enhance their on-the-job skills thanks to new grant funding recently obtained from the Georgia governor’s office. The university received $25,000 to start implementing the “Advance2Go” program for adult learners on campus.<br />
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Fort Valley State University will implement a new system-wide policy this fall that prohibits the use of tobacco products on campus.<br />
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Starting August 18, FVSU will officially become a tobacco and smoke-free campus to be in line with with the new University System Board of Regents Policy 9.1.7 that was approved in March 2014. The policy states that the use of all forms of tobacco products on campus is prohibited.<br />
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Read more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-becomes-tobacco-and-smoke-free-campus" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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FVSU Director Named to Fulbright Review Board</h3>
A Fort Valley State University director will learn the requisites of attaining Fulbright funding thanks to a recent appointment to a prominent federal committee.<br />
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The Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) recently invited Lisa Wilson, director of FVSU’s Office of Sponsored Programs, to serve as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Discipline Peer Reviewer for 2015-2018 on the Business Committee. The position will allow Wilson to review, score, rank and recommend the award of Fulbright Scholar proposals from around the nation for the 2015-2018 funding cycles, before they are sent to regional reviewers.<br />
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FVSU professor receives his doctorate degree</h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Congratulations to Fort Valley State University assistant professor of mathematics Dr. Samuel Cartwright. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cartwright recently graduated from the University of Georgia with a doctorate degree in mathematics education. This summer, Cartwright was also approved for tenure at <span data-scayt_word="FVSU" data-scaytid="1" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">FVSU</span>.</span></div>
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Extension agent named regional director for Georgia’s <br />Future Farmers of America</h3>
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A Fort Valley State University county extension agent is filling a key position in Georgia’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) State Alumni Association.
Charlie Grace, FVSU’s Dougherty County extension agent, will serve a three-year term as the regional director for the Southwest Georgia FFA District Area Five.<br />
As regional director, Grace will act as a liaison for FFA alumni chapters and the state council board across the region. His duties will include assisting existing FFA and alumni chapters in the development of new FFA alumni chapters. Grace also will attend chapter meetings to provide updates relating to current events, activities and membership enrollment issues.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>FVSU Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Summer Research Experience <br />students and their mentors.</i></span></div>
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FVSU LSAMP Research Experience holds its summer closing ceremony </h3>
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Eleven students in Fort Valley State University’s technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines skipped their summer vacations to sharpen their research skills during an eight-week summer program.
Students conducted research during the FVSU-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Summer Research Experience and presented their findings during the program’s closing ceremony<br />
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FVSU holds Faculty/Staff Institute</h3>
Employees learned about the current university opportunities and challenges facing Fort Valley State University during an institute designed to prepare them for the upcoming school year.<br />
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During the 2014-2015 Faculty/Staff Institute held on Monday, August 11, FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith talked about the issues the university will need to overcome during his State of the University Address.<br />
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Additionally, administrators, department heads and chairs delivered updates about their areas and forecasted changes for the upcoming year.<br />
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Read more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-holds-facultystaff-institute" target="_blank">here</a>.
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FVSU future teachers attend NASA institute</h3>
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Future educators from Fort Valley State University’s College of Education learned advanced teaching techniques during an institute at one of the nation’s leading space centers. FVSU students attended the NASA Pre-Service Teaching Institute at the George C. Marshall Space Center in Redstone Arsenal, Ala..<br />
The program provides teachers with the latest instruction techniques science, technology, engineering and mathematics areas.
NASA’s Pre-Service Teacher Institute, or PSTI, was developed to provide more in-depth experience for pre-service teachers.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Providing Awesome Wildcat Service Award winners Bryan Bird, director of Campus Life (left); Dr. Romelda Simmons, director of FVSU's Office of Career and Alumni Services; and Willie Johnson, assistant director of Head Start Manager and Education and Mental Health manager, accept their awards from FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith.</i></span></div>
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FVSU honors employees that provide excellent customer service</h3>
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Fort Valley State recently recognized three employees for going above and beyond the call of duty to provide excellent customer service for students.<br />
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FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith presented the Providing Awesome Wildcat Service Award to FVSU Director of Campus Life Brian Byrd, Director of Career and Alumni Services Dr. Romelda Simmons and Assistant Director of Head Start and Education and Mental Health Manager Willie Johnson (far right) at a recent ceremony in the President's Conference Room.<br />
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FVSU Fulbright professor returns to campus</h3>
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Fulbright professor Dr. Peter Dumbuya recently returned from his one-year sojourn overseas. The Fort Valley State University professor spent a year in the African nation of Sierra Leone, where he conducted research on gender mainstreaming in Sierra Leone since a brutal civil war that killed nearly 75,000 people. During this 11-year war that started in 1991, women and children were the most-targeted victims of violence.<br />
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“I decided to conduct my research on gender mainstreaming, a concept was developed within the last decade or two, which helps to bring about gender equality in the workplace, private as well as governmental,” Dumbuya said.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Chamique Holdsclaw, former WBNA player, will be the keynote speaker at the 100 Women in Gold's Fifth Anniversary Scholarship and Awards Reception at 5 p.m. Saturday, August 23 in the C.W. Pettigrew Center.</i></span></div>
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Former WBNA player to headline scholarship fundraiser <br />for FVSU female athletes </h3>
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A retired Women’s National Basketball Association player and author is headlining a special scholarship fundraiser to support Fort Valley State University athlete-scholars. Chamique Holdsclaw will be the keynote speaker at the 100 Women in Gold’s Fifth Annual Scholarship and Awards Reception on Saturday, August 23 at 5 p.m. in the C.W. Pettigrew Center on FVSU’s campus.<br />
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The goal of WIG is to promote, support and empower women athletes matriculating at Fort Valley State University. The annual scholarship and award reception honors women in the field of sports (coaches, administrators, sports writers, etc.)<br />
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James E. Lowe 2014-2015 Book Scholarship Recipients </h3>
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The Fort Valley State University Macon-Bibb Alumni Chapter recently awarded seven deserving students book scholarships during their July 26th monthly meeting.<br />
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Chapter President John Simmons, FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, and scholarship chairperson Charles Adkins presented the future FVSU Wildcats with the $1,000 James E. Lowe Book scholarships. The awards can be used to procure books, paper, pens, notebooks and other related academic items.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>AllState Insurance company's HBC "I Owe U" program will help raise scholarship money for Fort Valley State University students.</i></span></div>
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<b>Allstate Quotes for Education to raise money for FVSU students</b> </h3>
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This fall, individuals can support Fort Valley State University Wildcat students by allowing a national insurance provider to educate them on how they can save money. <br />
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Allstate Insurance is holding its HBC "I-Owe-U" program to help raise money for the nation’s HBCUs. For every quote that Allstate obtains, it will provide $10 to the Tom Joyner Foundation up to $200,000. That money, in turn, will help Fort Valley State students.
The HBC-I-Owe-U program is an Allstate Quotes for Education initiative that was launched in 2009 as a way to financially support students at historically black colleges and universities.<br />
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Read more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/allstate-quotes-education-raise-money-fvsu-students" target="_blank">here</a>.
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The Fort Valley State University Global Initiatives Council recently held its biannual meeting in Atlanta. At the July 28 meeting, the group brainstormed to identify new initiatives that will help push FVSU forward.<br />
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“The council has four aims: to help recruit international students; acquire corporate, grant, and other resources for teaching, research, other initiatives; create sustained study abroad programs and cultural and sporting exchanges; and strengthen international faculty collaboration, especially in relation to research grants and contracts,” said FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Members of The Fort Valley Links, Incorporated present Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith with a check for scholarship funds for students.</i></span></div>
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A Fort Valley civic organization recently donated money to ensure that scholars matriculating at Fort Valley State University can fulfill their dreams of earning their college degrees. The Fort Valley Chapter of the Links recently donated $5,762.80 to its Fort Valley Links Incorporated endowment, which provides scholarship money for students attending the university.<br />
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In attendance were, Fort Valley Links, Inc. president Dr. Josephine Davis, immediate past president Robertina Fletcher, chairperson of the Social Committee Cheryl McNeil-Jordan, financial secretary Starlac McGhee, and members Sylvia Malone, Barbara Palmer, Shirlyn Grandville and FVSU vice president for External Affairs Dr. Melody Carter.<br />
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Read more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fort-valley-chapter-links-incorporated-make-donation-university" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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FVSU president hosts campus visit with GMC leader</h3>
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Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, president of Fort Valley State University(right) recently hosted a campus visit by Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell IV, president of Georgia Military College (GMC) on August. 6. </div>
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Caldwell's visit is part of Griffith's ongoing pursuit of a partnership with GMC and other institutions. Griffith and Caldwell signed an articulation agreement on June 10 on GMC's campus in Millidgeville, Georgia that makes its easier for GMC students to attend Fort Valley State.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Jhameka Jones, senior family and consumer sciences major, recently earned “The Most Outstanding Student Award” from the National Coalition for Black Development in Family and Consumers Sciences. </i></span></div>
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Family and consumer sciences student recognized as “Most Outstanding” by a national coalition </h3>
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Jhameka Jones, a 21-year-old family and consumer sciences major, earned “The Most Outstanding Student Award” from the National Coalition for Black Development in Family and Consumer Sciences, an affiliate of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). Jones received the award in St. Louis, Mo. during a banquet this summer.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Dr. Edward Hill, Fort Valley State University's Dean of the College of Education, (not pictured) encouraged Twiggs County fathers to play a larger role in their children's lives during a recent workshop.</i></span></div>
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FVSU dean gives advice Twiggs County parents </h3>
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A Fort Valley State University dean gave advice to parents that will help their young sons and daughters attain their very best grades in school.<br />
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Dr. Edward Hill, dean of Fort Valley State University’s College of Education, served as the workshop leader and keynote speaker for Twiggs County High School’s “Dad’s Are Parents, Too” workshop on August 2.<br />
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The event, which was a Title 1 Family Engagement Program, was sponsored by Fort Valley State University and Central Georgia Technical College.
“In Twiggs County High School’s attempts to reorganize and put things into prospective, [getting father’s involved] will be one of the key elements for changing achievement,” Hill said. “Once the students know that their father’s are involved, there will be a definite increase in success in behavioral or academic issues.”<br />
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<i>Macon-based attorney and FVSU Global Initiatives Council member Christopher N. Smith</i></div>
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To maximize global commerce new partnerships are needed </h3>
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By Christopher N. Smith, a business and personal injury attorney located in Macon, Georgia.<br />
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What is the first picture you think of when you hear the term “Global Commerce”?<br />
For many, visions of CEO’s touching down in their Gulf stream jets in glamorous capitals of the world come to mind. Global commerce is indeed an integral part of many corporate business plans. It is a source of revenue that fuels economies across the planet. However, its reach extends far beyond jet-setting executives. Small and medium-sized companies can participate as well.<br />
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Both exporting and global investment have flourished in recent years. A review of data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce indicates that US exports have increased by an approximate 200% from 2003 to 2013. Similarly, imports to the United States have increased by an approximate 180% during this time period.[1] Part of this rapid increase in trade can be attributed to many small and mid-sized companies who are exporting for the first time.<br />
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* This article<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span>was first published on<span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://webmail.fvsu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=JPRa3d_pD0-Bh_IoyX0gFnoC7kM3jdEIk9H4mVSv_bLTRaK7JWvWM4H2NFOn1rxLBoM-287xQvY.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.dialoguereview.com" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">www.dialoguereview.com</span></span></a><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">).</span></span><br />
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Learn more about Christopher N. Smith and FVSU's role in creating global partnerships by reading the entire article <a href="http://dialoguereview.com/global-commerce-new-partnerships/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Former Fort Valley State University Wildcats football player Trey Wolfe was re-signed by the Seattle Seahawks.</i></span></div>
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<li><a href="http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Marquette-Kings-Blog/f5888ce1-781d-42fd-be1a-1e2ef2c1556c" target="_blank">Marquette King's Blog: Marquette King wraps up his 2014 Training Camp with This Entry </a></li>
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FVSU Alumni Spotlight: Julian Marcus</h3>
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Fort Valley State University is highlighting Julian Marcus, a businessman and international scholar in this month’s alumni spotlight.
Julian Marcus is chief executive officer of Marcus Poultry Farms in Pelham, Ga., located in Mitchell County in the southwest corner of the state. <br />
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"We raise about 500,000 birds per year," Marcus said of the farm that is one of the major suppliers of poultry for the Equity Group in Georgia, a major provider of products for McDonald’s restaurants.<br />
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<i>The president and first lady, Francille Griffith, display a framed article and photos honoring his inauguration.</i></div>
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<i>Georgia state Rep. Patty James-Bentley praises the FVSU president during the one-year anniversary celebration. </i></div>
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<i>President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith addresses the crowd inside the Student Amenities Center Building.
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Fort Valley State University President Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith recently celebrated the completion of an inaugural year that not only included the launching of two key academic programs, but also the forging of new strategic academic alliances, the creation of a Global Initiatives program, the hiring of three new academic leaders and the appointment of several new faces to his campus leadership team, including cabinet members.<br />
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View video of the first anniversary celebration <a href="http://youtu.be/g9JJlAR_tcI?list=UUY-vXUVqcUVgnA3p6XSaS9Q" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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A top scholastic publication recently ranked Fort Valley State University one of the highest producing universities in the country for African-American graduates in two degree programs. </div>
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, a journal that tracks diversity trends within colleges and universities across America, ranked FVSU as sixth in it Top 100 Degree Producers list for producing African-American graduates with degrees in both mathematics and statistics, and the areas of agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences.
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Since 2010, Diverse has produced the Top 100 Degree Producers rankings of universities that confer the highest number of degrees to minority students. Each year’s list includes ranking totals from previous years followed by the most current year. Their system generates the top 100 institutions in the nation that produced the top minority graduates for their fields. Specific lists may typically contain 50 institutions. The statistics that the journal used for their ranking list were based on institutional reports submitted to the U.S. Department of Education.
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<i>FVSU President Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith addresses alums recently <br />at the FVSU NAA Conference in Savannah, Ga. </i></div>
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<i>Newly elected Executive Committee Members 2014 - 2016 pictured above
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Fort Valley State University president Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith recently talked about the institution's challenges, changes and opportunities during the institution’s national alumni gathering in Savannah,Ga. </div>
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The FVSU National Alumni Association, Inc. held its 23rd Biennial Conference from July 17-20 at the Desoto Hilton. During the conference, the president delivered his State of the University address on where the institution has been, where it is currently and where it is headed by “Dreaming and Doing”. </div>
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“Even though we’re facing tough times, I’m confident that the university will prevail,” Griffith told the crowd of alums. </div>
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with the students' arrival at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, when they will
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financial aid and academic details during a "one-stop shop" in the
Pettigrew Building, said Annette Burgess, <span data-scayt_word="FVSU" data-scaytid="2">FVSU</span> head coordinator of Freshman Week and Campus Life Coordinator.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Fort Valley State University’s website is undergoing a major overhaul
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design, engaging content and interactive experience.The web upgrade is one of <span data-scayt_word="FVSU" data-scaytid="38">FVSU</span> President Dr. <span data-scayt_word="Ivelaw" data-scaytid="39">Ivelaw</span>
Lloyd Griffith's efforts to enhance the institution's internal and
external promotion of Fort Valley State's great value nationally and
internationally. The efforts include a strong social media presence,
billboards, radio programming, TV advertising, and the production of a
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exciting website is no longer a thing to be desired; it’s a thing that’s
necessary," Griffith said. "Our university does great things and we are
poised to do grander things as an educational and an economic
enterprise. We need to be poised technologically to facilitate those
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design and layout of the homepage, but also provide a more “user
intuitive” experience of other internal pages that takes into
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<i>Joy Moten-Thomas, assistant administrator for Community Development and Outreach, is the new chair for Fort Valley State University's Staff Council. </i><br />
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A campus leadership council tasked with being the official voice for university staffers was recently reactived at Fort Valley State University.<br />
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Joy Moten-Thomas, FVSU’s assistant administrator for Community Development and Outreach, Cooperative Extension Program, was selected as council chair of the 23-member group on July 15. Other officers include Ashley Ballard, vice chair; Deborah Tucker, secretary, and Elsie Ridley, treasurer. They will all serve a two-year term.
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<i>An employee asks President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith a question at last year's faculty staff institute.</i><br />
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The start of a new school year is around the corner and Fort Valley State University’s employees will get the chance to brush up on the campus core standards and goals by participating in the annual Faculty and Staff Institute. The semester’s kick-off event will be held on Monday, August. 11 beginning at 7:30 a.m. in the C.W. Pettigrew Center. </div>
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This year, Bobby Dickey, head of FVSU’s Department of Fine Arts, Humanities and Mass Communications and Dr. Dwayne Crew, associate vice president of Business and Finance will facilitate the event. </div>
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<i>Edward Boston, FVU's new senior director for Career and Alumni Services</i></div>
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Boston hired as senior director for FVSU’s Office of Career and Alumni Services </h3>
<span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION">Fort Valley State University president <span data-scayt_word="Ivelaw" data-scaytid="1">Ivelaw</span>
Lloyd Griffith recently announced Edward L.Boston as the new senior
director for Career and Alumni Services. Boston, who once served as the
director for the Pettigrew Center, replaces Clara <span data-scayt_word="Braswell" data-scaytid="2">Braswell</span>, who left the institution to pursue other opportunities earlier this summer.</span></div>
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<span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"> </span><span data-scayt_word="FVSU" data-scaytid="31">FVSU</span> President Dr. <span data-scayt_word="Ivelaw" data-scaytid="36">Ivelaw</span> Lloyd Griffith said he is anticipating an enhanced level of engagement for alums through Boston's leadership.<br />
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Boston has a splendid record as an enterprising and successful
professional long before becoming Director of the Pettigrew Center. His
notable service there and his bold ideas about enhancing alumni
relations make me confident that we soon will see a new level of
engagement of alums in terms of time, talent, and treasure," Griffith
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Boston said he believes the timing is ideal for the change.<br />
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had the opportunity to see a lot of Wildcats that I know and didn’t
know, and the opportunity to serve in this role and connect and
reconnect and cross connect alumni to each other, and to better connect
them to <span data-scayt_word="FVSU" data-scaytid="3">FVSU</span>, and revitalize and energize that connection is what I am encouraged to do,” Boston
said. "I’m imposing that encouragement on myself to serve in this
role.This role also provides the avenue to develop a potential job-ready
candidate and a pre-alum at the time of enrollment to graduation.”</div>
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<i> Dr. George McCommon, director of Fort Valley State University’s State- Animal –Facility- for -Emergencies (SAFE) Center, gives one of the 20 rescued puppies a vaccination on July 11</i></div>
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According to the American Humane Association, annually millions of cats and dogs are euthanized in United States animal shelters because there are more pets than there are responsible pet owners.
Fortunately, Fort Valley State University's commitment to service and animal life has helped several puppies stay alive and well.<br />
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On July 11, FVSU's State Animal Facility for Emergencies (SAFE) Center opened its doors taking in 20 dogs scheduled to be euthanized this week. The dogs were stray animals being housed at a middle Georgia animal control facility.<br />
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"There was nowhere else for these animals to go in middle Georgia. Everybody is beyond full and they were just going to die," said Dr. George McCommon who serves as director of the FVSU S.A.F.E Center.<br />
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<i>Dr. Joshua Murfree Jr., director of FVSU Intercollegiate Athletics</i></div>
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A sports organization recently selected a Fort Valley State University director to chair a governing committee that impact athletics policies within the region.<br />
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Dr. Joshua W. Murfree Jr., FVSU’s director of Intercollegiate Athletics, will be chairing the Southern Intercollegiate Athletics Conference’s Athletic Directors Committee. He will serve a two-year term.
The SIAC, the second oldest HBCU conference, was founded in 1913. It is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and participates on the Division II level.<br />
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Annually, the SIAC sponsors seven men's championships (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, outdoor track & field, and tennis) and six women's championships (basketball, cross country, outdoor track & field, softball, tennis and volleyball). The conference currently has 14 member schools.<br />
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FVSU leadership visits and tours with Georgia Department of Corrections </h3>
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Fort Valley State University campus leaders recently toured the Georgia Department of Corrections’ Joe Kennedy Farm in Lyons, Ga.<br />
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The campus officials were guest of Commissioner Brian Owens. The visit was a follow up to FVSU President Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith hosting the commissioner for an FVSU campus tour and visit in early June. <br />
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The visit is part of Griffith’s ongoing efforts to initiate strategic alliances with various Georgia entities seeking a high-quality educational opportunity for their workforce.<br />
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Griffith said that apart from being delighted to have visited with GDC officials, he also is grateful that Owens facilitated the presence of "one of our distinguished alums Derrick Schofield, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Corrections, who spent the entire time with us."<br />
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The visit included a tour of the farm, including the beef farm, vegetable canning operation and dairy plant.
Following the tour, the group engaged in a working lunch with GDC officials at their on-site Ben Usher Guest House & Conference Center. The visit ended with presentations by the GDC executive staff, a discussion of future partnerships, including degree program offerings, athletics, internships, a criminal justice institute and agriculture collaboration. It also include group photos.<br />
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<i> Dr. Komanduri Murty, Fort Valley State University behavioral sciences professor</i></div>
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FVSU professor contributes to encyclopedia </h3>
One of Fort Valley State University’s professors has been featured in a new four-volume encyclopedia on race and racism.<br />
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Dr. Komanduri Murty, a professor of Behavioral Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences, was one of 250 contributors to write articles in <i>Race and Racism in the United States</i>. The encyclopedia is based on “issues regarding race underpinning various facets of American society,” he said.
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FVSU to host Inaugural International Cultural Festival and Soccer Exhibition - August 30, 2014</h3>
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<span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION">During the Labor Day holiday, Fort
Valley State University will host a new festival that will celebrate
global and cultural diversity. The campus is holding its inaugural 2014
International Cultural Festival and Soccer Exhibition on August 30,
2014, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. </span><br />
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“The <span data-scayt_word="FVSU" data-scaytid="52">FVSU</span> International Cultural Festival is part of the university’s global initiative,” said Robert Stephens, <span data-scayt_word="FVSU" data-scaytid="53">FVSU</span>
director of development. “We’re promoting cultural diversity by
welcoming the community to participate in a celebration of cultural
integration. We believe it will foster better relationships among
diverse groups, and offer attendees who may have been exposed to
celebration of diversity facilities an enriched experience.”<br />
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The festival is the brainchild of <span data-scayt_word="FVSU" data-scaytid="54">FVSU</span> President Dr. <span data-scayt_word="Ivelaw" data-scaytid="55">Ivelaw</span>
Lloyd Griffith and it will become an annual event to make Fort Valley
State a family destination over the Labor Day holiday weekend from this
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<i>Pre-K students gather for lunch at Head Start Center</i></div>
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New pre-kindergarten program available in Macon County </h3>
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A new free pre-kindergarten program is now available for qualified children in Macon County.<br />
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On July 2, Fort Valley State University’s Head Start Program received $63,000 from the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, to start a new pre-kindergarten program in Macon County for the 2014-2015 school year. The program will serve 20 children at FVSU’s Head Start facility in Marshallville. Classes begin Aug. 18.<br />
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The purpose of a pre-kindergarten program is to provide educational services to four-year-old children and their families. Evelyn Byrd, director of FVSU’s Head Start Program, said this is the first time that a pre-kindergarten program will blend with FVSU’s Head Start Program.<br />
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“We’re excited about the fact that Head Start and pre-K have a collaboration effort,” Byrd said. She said the classrooms that consist of pre-kindergarten students will be called Head Start, pre-kindergarten blended classrooms.<br />
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By combining the 20 pre-kindergarten students with the 86 Macon County Head Start students, FVSU will be servicing 106 children at its Macon County Head Start Center. Furthermore, children in pre-kindergarten blended classrooms will receive the full services that Head Start offers. This includes health screenings, access to a research based education curriculum and transportation to and from the Head Start Center.<br />
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Read the article in its entirety <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/new-pre-kindergarten-program-available-macon-county" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b> FVSU WHO KNEW?</b></span></h3>
Fort Valley State University is the state of Georgia's only 1890 land-grant institution.<br />
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remaining space is used for agricultural research and future expansion.Fort Valley State University is the state of Georgia's only 1890 land-grant institution.<br />
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<i>LeRon Furr, Fort Valley State Wildcats senior linebacker</i></div>
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Furr and Little Lead FVSU Pre-Season All-Conference Team </h3>
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Fort Valley State University senior linebacker LeRon Furr (6'3, 245) from Columbus, Ga., and defensive tackle Bernard Little (6'2, 290) from Eatonton, Ga., set the pace for the Wildcats at the 2014 SIAC Football Kickoff Luncheon in Montgomery, Ala. on Monday, July 21. The Wildcats placed six teammates on this year's SIAC Preseason All-Conference Team. Furr a BSN Preseason D2 All-American was voted to the SIAC first team and Little made SIAC second team.
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Other Wildcats to make preseason all-conference is Junior Offensive Lineman Brandon Baker (6'6, 315) and Michael Brown (6'3, 315), along with Defensive Backs Bryan Walker (5-11, 190) and sophomore Breon Issac (5'9, 175).
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<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/07/21/3209037/griffith-marks-first-year-at-helm.html" target="_blank">Griffith marks first year at helm - The Telegraph</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.41nbc.com/story/d/story/fvsu-lands-six-on-preseason-all-conference-team/40520/mr2RyxRlqkOqkF8NcVSWSQ" target="_blank">FVSU lands six on Pre-Season All-Conference Team - WMGT 41 NBC</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/07/18/3205189/ac-pup-kudos-to-dr-mccommon-and.html" target="_blank">AC Pup: Kudos to Dr. McCommon and FVSU -The Telegraph</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/peach-crawford/2014/07/16/veggies-in-the-valley-encourages-gardening/12754837/" target="_blank">'Veggies in the Valley' encourages gardening - 13 WMAZ</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.wgxa.tv/story/fvsu-vet-school-saves-dogs-from-certain-death-20140714#axzz37Y38PW52" target="_blank">FVSU Saves Stray Pups</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/07/17/3203122/fvsu-president-discusses-his-first.html" target="_blank">FVSU President Discusses his first year (video) - The Telegraph</a></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Wildcat
Dreams</i> is Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd
Griffith’s tri-weekly e-newsletter. As an additional resource to stay
connected to FVSU, <i>Wildcat Dreams</i> highlights various campus activities
and updates about new initiatives and programs. Readers are encouraged
to share with friends and family. We welcome your
feedback. Please send comments to<a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu">fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu</a>. Thank you and happy reading!</span></b></div>
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FVSU to host three special enrollment sessions</h3>
It's not too late to enroll at Fort Valley State University. Attend one of our three Enroll Now sessions on July 12, 19 and 26. Bring your high school transcripts and SAT or ACT scores for on-the-spot admission. For more information, call <a href="tel:(478)%20825-6520" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors="true">(478) 825-6520</a> or visit <a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/calendar/2014/06/30/enroll-fvsu">http://www.fvsu.edu/calendar/2014/06/30/enroll-fvsu</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>FVSU alum Glorie Chiza</i></span></div>
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FVSU Alumni Spotlight: Glorie Chiza</h3>
This month, we're spotlighting Fort Valley State University alum Glorie Chiza who was recently named to HBCU Buzz's Top 30 Under 30 list for movers and shakers that graduated from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He is currently the program coordinator for the Opportunity Fund Corporation, a division of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The OFC has made a significant difference in the opportunity gap by developing successful U.S.-minority based businesses like BET and Radio One.<br />
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Read our previous "Just Do You" interview with Glorie Chiza <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/just-do-you-fvsus-emerging-scholar-glorie-chiza" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Fort Valley State University recently purchased the rights to a new FM channel.<br />
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currently in the process of constructing the new station, and once completed, the 6,000-watt signal will allow Fort Valley State to
broadcast to a larger audience than currently exists on its low-power campus radio
station, WFVS-LP 104.3.<br />
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The station is expected to go on air by December
2014, and its call letters will change to WFVS-FM. The
station will provide service to thousands of people in Middle Georgia.<br />
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“This is a blessing,” said Shirley Ellis, director of radio and television in the Department of Fine Arts, Humanities and Mass Communications,
who initiated the search to secure a powerful FM station for the
University with the former department head, Dr. John
Omachonu. Others who contributed to the project are current department chair Bobby Dickey and current FVSU president, Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith.<br />
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“The upcoming dial change is a result of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) awarding the university a permit to
construct a full-power FM station. Like WFVS-LP 104.3, the station will
be committed to community and public service and playing a variety of
different music genres. We want to continue to maintain the sound that
listeners became accustomed to hearing on Power Jamz 104.3,” she said.</div>
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Valley State University’s new provost is a former professor, researcher
and university business school dean from Baltimore, Md. whose lengthy
career includes developing and implementing community outreach programs
and spearheading new online programs within higher education.<br />
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FVSU
President Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith recently named Dr. Jessica M.
Bailey to the post where she will also serve as Vice President for
Academic Affairs effective July 1, 2014. <br />
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Bailey will assume the leadership from interim provost Dr. Govind Kannan.<br />
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said adding Bailey to the team at Fort Valley State will allow the
institution to undertake some “leadership renewal” and build on
previously established platforms.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Dr. Uppinder Mehan</i></span><br />
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Texas who co-edited an anthology of short stories by Caribbean
science-fiction writers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith recently appointed Dr. Uppinder Mehan as the new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.</span><br />
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said adding Mehan to the team at Fort Valley State will allow the
institution to undertake some “leadership renewal” and build on
previously established platforms. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Our
university has many great opportunities to extend the perimeters of our
educational enterprise and our economic enterprise, and to dream big
and do big for the benefit of current and future Wildcats and the
communities that we are committed to service,” he said. “I have every
confidence that our new colleagues will make their valued contributions
to this endeavor."</span><br />
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possesses an extensive background in teaching, literary scholarship and
administrative experience. He earned two bachelor’s degrees: one in
English and Psychology from the University of Windsor and another in
faculty of education (English and Dramatic Arts). Mehan received a
master’s degree in English from York University. He later matriculated
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, FVSU president, recently named Dr. Rayton Sianjina as the new dean of Graduate Studies and Extended Education.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dr. Dawn Herd-Clerk</span> </i><br />
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Fort Valley State University's Department of History, Geography, Political Science and Criminal Justice is having a changing of the guard this month. The university named associate professor Dr. Dawn Herd-Clark as the interim chair for the department. She is taking over the leadership position from Dr. Fred van Hartesveldt who retired in June 2014.<br />
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Herd-Clark began working at FVSU in Fall 2006 and has taught numerous core curriculum courses, established new classes, and helped develop an African-American and diaspora track for history majors at the university. She also assisted in the creation of the Master’s of Arts in History at the school. Additionally, the associate professor co-authored a proposal that helped secure a $10,000 matching grant from the University System of Georgia for the “Four Pillars: Fort Valley State University African American Male Initiative (AAMI).”<br />
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In addition to her work on campus, Clark has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and has participated in the New York Times Knowledge Network and the Georgia Governor’s Teaching Fellows Program.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A Fort Valley State University English professor is leading a series of mini empowerment “life classes” in Macon, Georgia as part of a promotional push for Oprah Winfrey’s <i>The Life You Want </i>Weekend tour scheduled for the fall.<br /><br />Dr. Carolyn Hall, assistant professor of English and a published author, was selected by Clear Channel Media, BMW of Macon,WIBB, and V101.7 FM to teach the classes to give individuals the opportunity to learn how to live their best life.<br /><br />Hall said her goals for her classes are to positively impact others in hopes they will then impact someone else in return. The classes will be the pregame for Oprah’s September tour in Atlanta.<br /><br /> Hall got the opportunity to lead the classes following an impromptu meeting with Clear Channel Regional Market Manager Thomas Bacote at the April 2014 inauguration of FVSU President Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith.<br /><br />Bacote’s team had positioned the radio station’s remote truck on the campus to capture highlights of the inauguration festivities and Hall decided to step into the truck to introduce herself to the radio executives and share details of her books, <i>I Can Do Anything with the Right Pair of Shoes</i> and <i>New Beginnings.</i></span></div>
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The National Science Foundation recently awarded Fort Valley State University’s mathematics and computer science department a $393,684 grant to launch a new minor program in Applied Statistics.<br />
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The award, which was sought by co-principal investigators Dr. Dawit Aberra, chair of the university’s math and computer science department, and assistant professors of mathematics, Dr. Haixan Wang and Dr. Shadreck Chitsonga, is effective July 1, 2014.<br />
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“I am delighted with this latest grant, which is further evidence of our Dreaming and Doing in research," said Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, FVSU president. "This new pursuit will not only extend our engagement in the critical STEM cluster, but it will provide additional opportunity for faculty and students to pursue one of my top priorities: undergraduate research.”<br />
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Aberra sought funding for a project entitled, “Targeted Infusion Project: Developing a Minor Program in Applied Statistics within the Department of Mathematics and Computers Science at FVSU.” </div>
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Entering a college campus can be a daunting process for young people leaving home for the first time. Fort Valley State University is streamlining the enrollment of its incoming Wildcat class through summer orientation sessions for incoming students. The next sessions are July 11 and July 25. Two previous sessions were held on June 13 and June 27. All new university students, including transfers, are required to attend one session.</div>
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Fort Valley State University’s damaged swimming pool will soon undergo repairs thanks to $400,000 in funding that President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith secured from University System of Georgia's Board of Regents Chancellor Hank M. Huckaby.</div>
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“[Repairing] the pool has been the most talked about subject on campus,” said Dr. Dwayne Crew, FVSU's associate vice president for business and finance. “Everybody is ready for it to reopen.”<br />
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to crack,” Crew said. Due to the faulty construction, the facility has
been closed since 2009. “We thought it was best to tear out the pool and
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Dooly, an architectural firm, recommended fixing the 12-foot pool by
tearing out and replacing its bottom. After the concrete is upended, new
concrete will be poured into the structure. The new depth of the pool
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> Dr. Isaac Crumbly, associate vice president of Career and Collaborative Programs, will be honored with the 2014 Bromery Award by The Geological Society of America this fall. </i></span><br />
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A prominent, national scientific group is recognizing an FVSU administrator and pioneer for his outstanding efforts to help prepare minorities and women for professional careers in the geosciences.</div>
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The Geological Society of America, a professional organization that provides resources to earth scientists in all sectors, recently named Dr. Isaac Crumbly, associate vice president of Career and Collaborative Programs, as the recipient of its 2014 Bromery Award. The honor is given in support of minorities that have made significant contributions to research in the geological sciences, or those who have been instrumental in opening up the geosciences field to other minorities. </div>
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in a summer program designed to attract them to the field of
agriculture. The 13 students were participants in the U.S. Department of
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Ag Discovery is one of 21 camps on FVSU's campus this summer. The program is funded by the
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During their two-week stay, the
students gained experience by assisting with horse surgeries and setting
up fish tanks. They also visited the Georgia Aquarium, the U.S. Customs
Service at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta and Wild
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Arleen Jimenez Ortiz, 30-- spent time conducting experiments and
learning improved state-of-the-art techniques to be used in their labs
back in Puerto Rico. The students said they learned about FVSU’s biotech
program from their adviser. Yarelia and Arleen said they will share
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advantage of any opportunities to visit FVSU.<br /><br />For more information about FVSU’s biotechnology program, contact Joshee at <a href="tel:(478)%20822-1404" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors="true">(478) 822-1404</a> or e-mail at josheen@fvsu.edu.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Read the entire article <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/exchange-program-may-offer-students-opportunities-puerto-rico" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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The Council of Undergraduate Research recently granted Dr. Andrew Lee, associate director of the Undergraduate Research Program, a $400 grant to travel to its biennial CUR Conference 2014: Creating the Citizens of Tomorrow: Undergraduate Research for All. She took two FVSU students – Antjuan Smith and Samuel Wright – to the conference in Washington, D.C. that was held from June 28 – July 1.</div>
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Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith will meet with FVSU alums to chart the institution’s future course during the FVSU National Alumni Association, Inc. 23rd Biennial Conference. The theme for this conference, hosted by the District VI FVSU Alumni Association from July 17–20, in the Desoto Hilton, 15 East Liberty Street in Savannah, Ga., is “Waves of Change…FVSU – Land of Opportunity.”</div>
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“It’s an exciting time for FVSU, as we map the future of our university,” said Ed Boston, senior director of Career and Alumni Services. “We have a long history of excellence, and the future is bright with the continuation of the same. We have a new leader for the university and, at the end of the conference, we will have a new leader for the association. And with new leadership, there comes change and opportunity and I expect we will take advantage of the timing.”</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Fort Valley State President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (left) met with Evelyn Peters-Washington(center), granddaughter of Rev. James Holman Peyton. Peters-Washington brought her granddaughter, Taylor, to campus. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A descendent of one of the visionaries behind the founding of Fort Valley State University recently visited the campus to offer a glimpse into the institution’s past by sharing historic family documents that chronicle FVSU’s earliest days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I came to bring a name and face to the 15 African-American and three white men who helped to found FVSU,” said Peters-Washington, founder of “Families Across America,” a nonprofit that helps families in need. Peters-Washington, who also is a former record executive with Polydor Records, said many relatives tell her that her grandfather’s spirit of helping others lives on through her.</span></div>
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A Fort Valley State University student won top honors at a recent biotechnology conference. Terri A. Brearley, a student earning her master’s in biotechnology, won best Graduate Poster Presentation at the American Council for Medicinally Active Plants meeting in Fargo, North Dakota, June 15-18. The Kathleen, Ga. native was accompanied by Dr. Nirmal Joshee, coordinator for the university’s biotechnology graduate program. For her first place win, she received $100 and a certificate.</div>
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Brearley’s poster presentation is entitled “Micropropogation and in vitro scaling up protocols for medicinal plant: Scutellaria barbata.” She conducted the research with the help of her advisor, Dr. Nirmal Joshee, and her lab mates, Aisha L. Hill and Brajesh N. Vaidya.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">Fort Valley State University recently launched a center that will help first and second-year students remain on track toward earning their bachelor’s degrees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">FVSU freshmen and sophomores will be required, beginning this fall, to consult with advisers within its new Academic Advisement Center and will be required to speak with counselors about making class schedules and their academic progress.</span><br />
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Fort Valley State University has the only fully accredited, four-year Bachelor of Science veterinary science program within the University System of Georgia, and the only four-year veterinary technology program in the state of Georgia.</div>
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FVSU’s program is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association and it produces the Bachelor of Science degree in veterinary technology and the Bachelor of Science degree in veterinary sciences. Both programs are housed in FVSU’s Department of Veterinary Science and Public Health.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> FVSU vet tech students also learn how to raise amphibians such as tortoises.</i></span></div>
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For more information about FVSU’s veterinary programs, call <a href="tel:(478)%20825-6424" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors="true">(478) 825-6424</a> or visit <a href="http://ag.fvsu.edu/">http://ag.fvsu.edu</a>.</div>
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President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith is delighted to announce and applaud the following outstanding faculty who have been tenured and promoted. </div>
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<li><b>Dr. Maisha Akbar,</b> assistant professor in Fine Arts, has been approved for tenure.</li>
<li><b>Samuel Cartwright</b>, assistant professor in the department of Math and Computer Science, has been approved for tenure (after he receives his terminal degree).</li>
<li><b>Dr. Ya-Hui Cheng</b>, assistant professor of music, promoted to associate professor, has been approved for tenure.</li>
<li><b>Dr. Tia Williams Gafford</b>, an associate professor in the English and Foreign Languages Department, has been approved for tenure.</li>
<li><b>Dr. Franklin Gross</b>, an assistant professor in the department of Fine Arts, was promoted to associate professor and approved for tenure.</li>
<li><b>Dr. Tiffani Holmes</b>, an assistant professor in the department of chemistry, was promoted to associate professor and approved for tenure.</li>
<li><b>Dr. Teah Moore</b>, an assistant professor in the School Counseling Education program, has been promoted to associate professor and approved for tenure.</li>
<li><b>Dr. Babatunde Ojo</b>, an assistant professor in chemistry, was promoted to associate professor and approved for tenure.</li>
<li><b>Dr. Jasmine Paul</b>, an assistant professor in biology, has been approved for tenure (pending terminal degree).</li>
<li><b>Dr. Teresa Shakespeare</b>, an assistant professor of biology, has been promoted to associate professor and approved for tenure.</li>
<li><b>Dr. Washella Simmons,</b> an assistant professor in English and Foreign Languages department, was promoted to associate professor and approved for tenure. </li>
<li><b>Dr. Cristine Soliz, </b>an assistant professor in the English & Foreign Languages department, was promoted to associate professor, and approved for tenure.</li>
<li><b>Dr. Erika Styles,</b> an assistant professor in the Agricultural Economics department, was promoted to Associate Professor and approved for tenure.</li>
<li><b>Dr. Thomas Terrill,</b> an assistant professor in the Animal Science department, was promoted to associate professor and approved for tenure.</li>
<li><b>Dr. Patcharin Tragoonsirisak</b>, in the Math and Computer Sciences department, was promoted to associate professor and has been approved for tenure.</li>
<li><b>Dr. Ashwin Vyas,</b> an associate professor in the social sciences department was promoted to full professor, and approved for tenure.</li>
<li><b>Dr. Archie Williams,</b> an assistant professor in the Agriculture Engineering department, was promoted to associate professor and approved for tenure. </li>
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0ws3cv1Jiw&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">FVSU Adults in College Informational Session - 13WMAZ</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://westhawaiitoday.com/sports/local-sports/coach-david-bowden-s-performance-speed-enhancement-camp-puts-keiki-fast-track#sthash.NEdDhict.dpuf" target="_blank">Coach David Bowden's Performance Speed Camp puts keiki on fast track for success in life and sports</a><a href="http://westhawaiitoday.com/sports/local-sports/coach-david-bowden-s-performance-speed-enhancement-camp-puts-keiki-fast-track#sthash.NEdDhict.dpuf" target="_blank"> - West Hawaii Today</a><b><a href="http://westhawaiitoday.com/sports/local-sports/coach-david-bowden-s-performance-speed-enhancement-camp-puts-keiki-fast-track#sthash.NEdDhict.dpuf" target="_blank"><br /></a></b></li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/06/28/3173205/middle-georgia-island-festival.html" target="_blank">Middle Georgia Island Festival offers a sampling of the Caribbean culture - Macon Telegraph </a></li>
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Dreams</i> is Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd
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connected to FVSU, <i>Wildcat Dreams</i> highlights various campus activities
and updates about new initiatives and programs. Readers are encouraged
to share with friends and family. We welcome your
feedback. Please send comments to<a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu">fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu</a>. Thank you and happy reading!</span></b></div>
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FVSU president gives special Father's Day greeting</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, president of Fort Valley State University, delivers a special </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Derrick D. Schofield, an FVSU alum, currently serves as the <br />Tennessee Department of Corrections Commissioner. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This month, the Fort Valley State University Alumni Spotlight is featuring Wildcat alum Derrick D. Schofield. Schofield currently serves as commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC). He oversees 14 prisons, a training academy, 45 probation and parole offices and headquarters. Additionally, he is responsible for 109,000 inmates, a staff of 6,800 employees, and a $950 million operating budget. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Schofield holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from FVSU. He first learned of Fort Valley State as a teenager in Middle Georgia in the 1970s.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I remember (Fort Valley State’s) band coming to Macon for the Christmas parade, and the people talked about how great the school was back then. They (told) me to go to Fort Valley State University." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Learn more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/alumni-spotlight-alumnus-dean-emeritus-appointed-state-director-farm-service-agency" target="_blank">here.</a></span></div>
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FVSU alums give back, according to U.S. News and World Report </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The U.S. News and World Report found Fort Valley State University
ranked in the top ten list of HBCU alumni that donate the most back to
help their alma mater. The university ranked number seven in the nation,
and number three in the state on the U.S. News Short List for alums
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">According to the report,
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Read the entire story <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-alumni-among-top-hbcu-donors" target="_blank">here. </a></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fort Valley State University will offer a new online degree starting Fall 2014.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Starting fall 2014, busy professionals can advance their career goals thanks to a new online bachelor’s degree program available at Fort Valley State University. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On May 20, 2014, the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents approved the university’s proposal to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in organizational leadership. The new program is designed for adults, nontraditional students, veterans and transfer students.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the organizational leadership bachelor’s degree program, students will study the practices, theories and issues of leading an organization or business.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Instead of traveling to FVSU’s campus daily, students can fit their online courses into their busy schedule. The program is part of FVSU’s USG-eMajor affiliation with Valdosta State University and Dalton State College. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-offer-new-online-degree-organizational-leadership" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, FVSU's president, left, signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with City of Warner Robins Mayor Randy Toms. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fort Valley State University criminal justice students will receive on the job, professional experience in law enforcement thanks to a new partnership the university has launched with the City of Warner Robins, Georgia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On May 30, FVSU President Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith and Warner Robins Mayor Randy Toms inked a new articulation agreement that will allow FVSU students to give future law enforcement officers real-life experience with the city’s police department. It will also help with the city’s efforts to recruit more officers and bring in more minority workers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The idea for the new agreement came about from an FVSU alumnus who is connected with the City of Warner Robins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith signs agreement with Georgia Military College <br />allowing its students to seamlessly attend FVSU</i>.</span><br />
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Fort Valley State University pens articulation agreement <br />with Georgia Military College </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, president of Fort Valley State University and Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell IV, president of Georgia Military College (GMC), recently signed an articulation agreement that makes it easier for GMC students to attend Fort Valley State. The articulation agreement signing took place June 10, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. in the legislative chamber of the Old Capitol Building on GMC’s campus in Millidgeville, Georgia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The new agreement will allow Georgia Military College students to apply their associate degree credit hours toward FVSU baccalaureate degrees. GMC students will be able to transfer degree credits without losing credit hours, providing a more seamless transition to FVSU.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Learn more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-pens-articulation-agreement-georgia-military-college" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fort Valley State University student LeAnitra Owens is the owner of <br />Louise's Angels, a new babysitter and referral service.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">LeAnitra Owens, a rising 21-year-old FVSU student, is using her love of children and her business savvy to create a new venture not only for her, but for other college and high school students as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Owens, a senior early childhood education major with a concentration in infant and child development, recently launched "Louise’s Angels," a baby-sitting and referral business. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I work in a day care center," Owens said. "My goal is to open my own childcare facility, but I found out that I would need to earn my bachelor’s degree first."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I worked three hours a week (at the center), and wanted to work with children more than that on weekends," she said. "So, I decided to open my own babysitting and referral service."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Wildcat named her business after her grandmother because she said every child deserves high-quality care like that given when grandmothers babysit their grandchildren. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Read the entire story <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-wildcat-student-launches-new-babysitting-and-referral-service" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Fort Valley State University employee Florine Sturn (right) receives her award from Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (middle) and Dr. Dwayne Crew, associate vice president <br />of Business and Finance (left).</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Fort Valley State University's new marketing campaign includes compelling billboards promoting some of the outstanding individuals within our campus community.</i></span></div>
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Fort Valley State University launches new marketing campaign to tell its story</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The new Fort Valley State University campaign centers around sharing our institution's authenticity and promoting the best of us through an inspirational theme called “Dreaming and Doing.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The campaign focuses on active examples of the amazing things occurring with FVSU students, faculty, staffers and alumni. The campaign seeks to set FVSU apart from competitors by sharing engaging facts, stories and qualities and values at the heart of Fort Valley State using real faces, real achievements, real accomplishments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The multi-platform campaign was rolled out several weeks ago via radio and print ads and will eventually include billboards across Middle Georgia, social media components, TV spots and various other platforms.We're also taking our message to the airwaves with a new 30-minute, weekly radio show on 1280 AM that features some of the interesting things happening at FVSU and the surrounding communities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Whether it’s in their classes or on the basketball court, the FVSU Lady Wildcats are putting up high scores. Illustrating the true concept of scholar athletes, these group of brainy ballers are demonstrating how Fort Valley State University continues to nurture the student even when athletics are included in the fray.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The team was recently name the 2014 SIAC Women’s Basketball Team All-Academic Champions because they lead the conference in the overall average grade point average. For details, <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/lady-wildcats-named-2014-siac-womens-basketball-all-academic-team">click here</a>.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fort Valley Today. Outstanding Business Leaders Tomorrow</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At Fort Valley State, we pride ourselves on offering a high-quality education that invites our students to be bold, be amazing and be prepared. Nothing illustrates that more than when our bold, amazing and prepared graduates leave the FVSU and make their mark on the world in a major way. At Fort Valley State, we boast within our ranks of alums not only educators, veterinarians, teachers and engineers. We also have super achievers like Thomas Dortch, Dr. Traci McKenzie-Jackson and Calvin Smyre within our ranks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Smyre, in particular, is a 1970 graduate who went on to serve in the legislature for four decades as a state representative. In addition, the public servant is the executive vice president of corporate affairs for Synovus Financial Corporation. For additional information on Calvin Smyre, <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/alumni-spotlight-rep-calvin-smyre">click here</a>.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Award-winning Scientist Training Award-winning Students</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There are just some things worth repeatedly sharing and at Fort Valley State, we have a worthwhile tradition of sharing a legacy of excellence in research with our student scholars. <br />One such example is FVSU professor, scientist and Fulbright scholar Dr. George Mbata. This world-renowned entomologist is leading the charge on research related to protecting the food resources of the future. In particular, Mbata's research is focused on protecting harvested crops from damage and losses from insects as well as improving methods or “best practices” for delivering crops to market. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At Fort Valley State, this impressive thinker is engaged in training the next generation of great thinkers, including FVSU student researcher Joseph Nesbit. The senior agricultural education major received the first place poster award in Ecology, Environment and Earth Sciences at the Emerging Researchers National Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Click to learn more about <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-entomology-professor-snags-key-professional-award">Dr. Mbata</a> and <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-student-wins-award-international-dubai-conference">FVSU student scholars</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Click here for regular updates on the <a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/dreaming-and-doing" target="_blank">marketing campaign.</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Keeping up with the latest news and events related to Fort Valley State University, as well as the surrounding communities, is now only a dial away. FVSU has launched a new radio show called "Living in the Valley." The new radio program will provide a unique overview about key figures, campus happenings, news makers and other interesting tidbits.</span></div>
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One of Fort Valley State University’s own is returning home to Georgia to help protect the state's natural resources.</div>
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Katura
Wright, a 1998 plant science alumna, will relocate to Georgia and
assume the position of assistant state conservationist for programs at
the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office in Athens. As
the assistant state conservationist for programs, Wright will be
responsible for the coordination, direction and evaluation of farm bill
programs in Georgia. She begins her new position June 30. </div>
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am extremely happy about returning to my home state," Wright said. The
plant science alumna, who is presently the assistant state
conservationist for programs at the NRCS office in Columbia, Mo.,
previously worked in Georgia from 1998 until 2001. She left Georgia in
2001 and continued her career with NRCS, making a brief stop in the
Gulfport, Miss., field office before moving to the state office in
Jackson, Miss. While in Jackson, she served as a program specialist for
six years.</div>
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Learn more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/natural-resources-conservation-service-appoints-fvsu-alumna-assistant-state-conservationist" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Fort Valley State alumnus Ira Foster is the new president for the Macon Bar Association.</i></span><br />
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Fort Valley State University Wildcat has been chosen to lead one of the
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FVSU alumnus Ira L.
Foster, a senior supervising attorney with the Georgia Legal Services
Program in Macon, was recently named the incoming president for the
Macon Bar Association for 2014-2015. The attorney is only the third
African American to serve as the president of the association.</div>
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Macon Bar Association is a voluntary membership organization of
attorneys who practice in Macon and the Central Georgia area. Members
include attorneys in the private sector, government, financial
institutions, schools and universities. The MBA holds bi-monthly
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Foster says he has spent the last few years with the organization focusing on breaking up the school-to-prison pipeline. </div>
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He
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1984. The new bar association president said he hadn’t considered law
school before matriculating on campus.</div>
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"When
I first attended Fort Valley, I was quiet and shy," Foster admits. "I
was a good student academically, and graduated within the top five
percent of my high school class at Perry High School, but I was not very
involved. But that changed when I enrolled at FVSU."</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>(From
left to right) Dr. Govind Kannan, Fort Valley State University’s
interim vice president for academic affairs; James Hill, FVSU’s 1890
land-grant university liaison for the Sustainable Agricultural Research
and Education (SARE )Program southern region; Jackie Whitehead,
agricultural economics enrichment program manager; Dr. Ivelaw L.
Griffith, president of FVSU; Donavon Coley, assistant to the president;
Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim, program coordinator for FVSU’s Agricultural
Economics Program and Dr. Mark Latimore Jr., interim dean of FVSU’s
College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology. </i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">University
officials pose with a $300 check on May 28. The check is for Rod Land, a
dairy farmer from Florida who participated in a survey administered by
FVSU.</span> </i><br />
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Rod Land, a dairy farmer from
Mayo, Fla., recently won $300 for participating in a survey administered for
FVSU’s College of Agriculture, Family sciences and Technology. <br />
The
survey is part of a $324,517 Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education (SARE) grant titled, "Improving the Welfare of Southeastern
Dairy Families Through the Adoption of Sustainable Production Systems."</div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dr. Fred Harrison</span></i><br />
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Dr.
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University’s College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology,
received the appointment of state executive director for the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Georgia Farm Service Agency (FSA). USDA
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Fort
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supporters to help drum up financial funding for the band. Members are
trying to raise $75,000 to help the band remain competitive. </div>
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Watch FVSU drum
major, Elijah Porter, deliver his appeal to encourage the FVSU family
and fans support the band <a href="http://youtu.be/E2silZ_1zLo" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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Fort Valley State University Ola Onikosi is heading up efforts to help raise awareness about the plight of 200 Nigerian girls who were kidnapped in April.</div>
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Onikosi, who is originally from Nigeria, moved to America when he was eight years old. He also has a sister and mother who currently live in Nigeria, and was stunned to learn they were only five hours from the area where the young students were kidnapped.</div>
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Onikosi used his talents to create a beautiful flyer design for Instagram with the slogon, "Bring Back Our Girls." The student used logos from fraternities and sororities for the posters. Soon, other Historically Black Colleges and Universities were asking Onikosi for copies of their own. For more information about this story, read and watch WMAZ reporter Sitarah Coote's report <a href="http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/peach-crawford/2014/05/15/fvsu-student-campaigns-for-girls/9144997/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Elijah
Porter is the winner of a Regions Bank Riding Forward Scholarship. He
is currently working in Chicago, Ill. as an intern with the American Bar
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Fort
Valley State University student Elijah Porter is moving at a breakneck
speed toward new successes. The FVSU Wildcat, who is a White House HBCU
All Star, and recently completed an internship with the Office of
Legislative Counsel at the State Capitol, has earned two more
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Last
month, the Wildcat was one of 16 college students to win a 2014 Regions
Bank Riding Forward Scholarship in its essay contest. He also was
accepted for a Montgomery Summer Research Diversity Fellowship with the
American Bar Association in Chicago, Ill.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>(Left to right: Campers Karina Garcia and Darrian Travis, both 15, recently <br />attended the Young Scholars Program.</i></span></div>
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Summer camp adventures abound at FVSU </h3>
It’s summer camp planning
time and Fort Valley State University is offering camps ranging from
sports and science to performing arts and leadership. Although deadlines have passed for some camps, several others are still open for registration and taking place on campus.</div>
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Camp
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offering children and teens exciting new experiences in a healthy and
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One
camp that is bringing talented minority students together for the love
of science and technology is the Young Scholars Program. The program is
designed to provide hands-on experience and opportunities for students
interested in majoring in Agricultural Sciences or Sciences, Technology,
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is year two of this grant-funded program," said camp director Mohammed
Ibrahim. "There are very few minorities in STEM programs and hosting
this camp is one way we are trying to introduce it to this group of
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also program director for the Division of Agricultural Economics within
the College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology, said the
kids really like having the opportunity to be paired with a mentor for
six weeks.</div>
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FVSU to host 2014 Volleyball Summer Camp</h3>
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Fort Valley State University head volleyball coach Dwain
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This summer camp is designed to teach the fundamentals of
volleyball to beginning-level teams and individuals to enhance their offensive
and defensive strategies for intermediate or advanced teams. Teams or
individual girls ages 7-17 are encouraged to participate in this fun and
energetic three-day camp that focuses volleyball fundamentals through station
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For details, visit <a href="http://www.fvsusports.com/">www.fvsusports.com</a> and select “camp”
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<b>Mr. Julius G. Johnson</b><br />
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Johnson Development, LLC<br />
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Senior Director of Education United Way of Greater Atlanta, Ga.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.atlantamagazine.com/agenda/2014/06/09/georgias-poet-laureate-recognizes-young-poets-with-new-award" target="_blank">Georgia's poet laureate recognizes young poets with new award </a></li>
<li><a href="http://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-offers-congratulations-to-new-fsa-state-director-dr" target="_blank">Congressman Bishop offers congratulations to New FSA State Director, Dr. Fred Harrison</a></li>
<li><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/10-historically-black-schools-where-alumni-most-130000768.html" target="_blank">Yahoo News: 10 Historically Black Colleges where alumni give the most</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/spelman-morehouse-alumni-among-top-hbcu-donors/ngC9c/" target="_blank">Spelman, Morehouse among top HBCU Donors</a></li>
<li><a href="http://hbcubuzz.com/10-hbcus-alumni-give-back/" target="_blank">10 HBCUs where alums give back the most </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/06/02/3129065/new-restaurant-opens-in-fort-valley.html" target="_blank">New Restaurant Opens in Fort Valley</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wgxa.tv/story/gearing-up-for-summer-activities-20140601#ixzz33VglazRM" target="_blank">WGXA Fox 24 News: Gearing up for Summer Activities</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.walb.com/story/25651084/bishop-farm-bill-isnt-perfect-ga-is-ok" target="_blank">Farm Bill Okay for Georgia? Too fat to fight?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/macon/2014/05/29/fort-valley-state-partnership-warner-robins-police/9751799/" target="_blank">13 WMAZ: Fort Valley partners with Warner Robins P.D.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ow.ly/i/5JXiO" target="_blank">Andrews juggles multiple duties in Monroe County</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/warner-robins/2014/05/28/recruitment-partnership-warner-robins-fvsu/9676927/" target="_blank">FVSU learning, law enforcement at core of new partnership</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.jacksonprogress-argus.com/news/2014/may/27/jackson-elementary-hosts-wheelchair-basketball/" target="_blank">Jackson Elementary hosts basketball wheelchair clinic</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/05/28/3116978/buzzell-hosting-a-foreign-student.html" target="_blank">Buzzell: Hosting a foreign exchange student is an enriching experience </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/06/10/3142347/wolfe-second-fvsu-player-to-get.html?sp=%2F99%2F160%2F" target="_blank">Wolfe second FVSU player to get NFL free-agent look</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.13wmaz.com/story/sports/college/2014/06/11/fvsu-wildcats-season/10343959/" target="_blank">Pigskin Preview: Fort Valley State University</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/article-1/Tracking-down-the-fastest-of-the-fast-Seahawks/d92be75e-24b9-46a7-83e6-0369e1b335f8" target="_blank">Tracking down the fastest of the fast Seahawks</a></li>
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connected to FVSU, <i>Wildcat Dreams</i> highlights various campus activities
and updates about new initiatives and programs. Readers are encouraged
to share with friends and family. We welcome your
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A Fort Valley State University alumna recently received a historic appointment in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.</div>
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Evette M. Jones, a 1993 agricultural economics graduate, is the first African-American female appointed director for the USDA’s Rural Development Area One Georgia office. Jones’ service area is comprised of more than 25 counties in northwest Georgia. Through this role, she will ensure the administration of federal programs, oversee loans and grants for rural areas and provide leadership for comprehensive rural development programs.<br />
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“It’s a huge honor, but I know it’s also a huge responsibility,” Jones said, referring to her new position. She said she is up to the task, but is open to learning more.<br />
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Fort Valley State University Dr. Robert J. Jones is an alum who is dreaming and doing. Four decades ago, Jones started his journey on the FVSU campus. The scholar studied hard, eventually earning his bachelor's degree in agronomy in 1973.<br />
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Fast forward to 2014, Jones is now the new president of one of the largest public universities in the country, State University of New York-Albany.</div>
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On Saturday, May 3, Jones returned to his Georgia alma mater to share advice and his life's journey with graduates during FVSU's 73rd annual Spring Commencement. Held in the Health and Physical Education Complex, the event was the crowning achievement for 316 students who participated in the morning ceremony, including 48 with graduate degrees.</div>
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"Fort Valley State prepared me for my life journey, and I never imagined where I would end up," said Jones, who is a former member of the Grammy-award-winning gospel group, <i>The Sounds of Blackness.</i></div>
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<b>FVSU revs up excitement with Wheels in the Valley Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show </b><br />
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Car lovers and motorcycle enthusiasts showcased their hottest rides to compete for bragging rights and prizes at the Wheels in the Valley Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show recently held in the Wildcat Stadium parking lot.</div>
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At this year’s car show there were two top winners. Best of Show for the Original Car category went to James Collier from Atlanta, Ga. for his 1932 Chevrolet. Joe Tuckey, from Tallahassee, Fla. received Best of Show Modified for his 1957 Chevy Bel Air.</div>
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"I think it was a success this year, even though we had less attendance this year, due to a larger show sponsored by Summit in Atlanta,” Keese said. “It was a two-day show in Atlanta, and it had some impact on our show, and car shows in the area."</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>RaShawndra Strozier graduated from Fort Valley State debt free.</i></span></div>
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When college students across the nation graduate, seven in 10 will leave with an average debt of $29,400 per borrower; however, 22-year-old criminal justice student, RaShawndra Strozier, is the exception. The Fort Valley State University student graduated on Saturday, May 3, debt-free.</div>
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When compared with undergraduates from other institutions, Strozier, like other FVSU students, graduated with lower levels of debt than students at most other institutions. Last year, the Project on Student Debt named FVSU as one of the top ten schools whose students graduated with the lowest levels of debt in the nation. On average, FVSU students graduate with an average balance of $8,263.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>FVSU alumna Carolyn Pitts turned 100 on May 8</i></span></div>
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Fort Valley State University president Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith recently made a surprise visit to a Wildcat alum celebrating a major milestone. Carolyn Pitts, a retired educator and FVSU graduate, celebrated her 100th birthday on May 8, 2014. Dr. Griffith and FVSU staff delivered hugs, warm wishes and presents that included an FVSU blanket, flowers, a balloon and other gifts.<br />
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Keeping up with the latest news and events related to Fort Valley State University, as well as the surrounding communities, is now only a dial away. FVSU has launched a new radio show called "Living in the Valley." The new radio program will provide a unique overview about key figures, campus happenings, news makers and other interesting tidbits. </div>
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The half-hour show airs at 8 a.m. Sundays on WIBB’s 1280 AM radio station. The host is Leslie Harriell-Turner. The next show will feature Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith who will speak about his key initiatives and fundraising goals for campus. </div>
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FVSU’s new radio show will not only feature FVSU administrators, faculty and students, it will also highlight significant news makers and influential figures from around the Middle Georgia region and state.</div>
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The Fort Valley State University Class of 1964 recently made a record-setting donation of $70,000 as part of its 50-year reunion and celebration.</div>
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Tommy McMullins, a member of the FVSU Golden Class of 1964 and the group’s fundraising chair, said he hopes the gift, presented on May 2, inspires other alums to give back to Fort Valley State.</div>
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“We understand that there is a great need for student scholarships and support of the university and we wanted to set an example and as alumni, someone has to step up to the plate and hopefully we did,” said McMullins of Alta Dena, California. “If $70,000 is the largest gift then that means something. It means that it’s going to challenge other classes to do similarly and if they do, then we’ll come back and beat them.”</div>
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Fort Valley State University recently unveiled the second inspirational wall on campus designed to inspire and inform passersby of great thinkers and doers.<br />
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The ceremony was held on May 1 and was presided over by LuWanna Williams, FVSU’s associate director of athletics. During the event, the university’s Department of Athletics staff also read quotes from their favorite dreamers and doers. </div>
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Visitors to New York City may soon see a Fort Valley State University Wildcat headlining on Broadway.</div>
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Fort Valley native Karan Kendrick, an actress who starred in movies <i>The Hunger Games </i>and <i>Madea Goes to Jail,</i> is sending FVSU student Brittaney Carter on an all-expense paid summer cultural engagement in New York City, N.Y. The actress also will secure an apartment for the young student for a month. Kendrick has hired a manager for Carter who will help arrange Broadway auditions for the actress. Carter will leave for her one-month excursion on August 1, 2014.</div>
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In preparation for the upcoming season, the Georgia Emergency Management Agency recently conducted a statewide hurricane evacuation simulation known as HURREX (Hurricane Exercise). Fort Valley State University’s State Animal Facilities for Emergencies Center and Health and Physical Education Complex served as temporary shelters for hurricane evacuees and their pets. The SAFE Center, the only facility of its kind in the U.S., can house 105 dogs, 80 cats and 30 horses.</div>
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Dr. George McCommon, director of the SAFE Center and FVSU’s interim department head of veterinary science and public health, said the facility was more than ready for the volume of animals processed during the drill. During the simulation, FVSU veterinary technology students, acting as 26 displaced families, housed more than 42 animals.</div>
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Fort Valley State University is looking for ways to conserve energy, reduce its carbon footprint and cut its energy bill with a new environmental campaign called the FVSU Blue and Gold goes Green initiative.</div>
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The goal of the program is to increase environmentally sustainable actions and behaviors among students, faculty and staff through energy conservation, and to cut the university’s energy costs.</div>
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Fort Valley State University students were recently treated to a night of cultural engagement that showcased the influence of African culture upon art from around the world.</div>
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Dr. Babacar M’Bow, then curator of the Multitudes Contemporary Art Gallery in Miami, Fla., gave the lecture attendees an in-depth history on the African diaspora’s impact on art during the John W. Davison lecture series.</div>
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Fort Valley State University recently honored campus grant writers whose skill and drive helped secure funding to support research programs on campus. The university’s Office of Sponsored Programs held its Spring Training Recognition Program in the C. W. Pettigrew Center. Grant writers were treated to lunch, and top grant writers were awarded statues and certificates. Joyce Y. Johnson, FVSU’s Post Awards Coordinator, presided.</div>
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Fort Valley State University’s Broadcasters Club recently visited New Orleans as part of its annual trip designed to expose the students to professional media career opportunities.</div>
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In addition to visiting several commercial radio and television stations during the April 30-May 1 trip, the group also managed to visit a high school in the Big Easy that offers broadcasting as part of its curriculum.</div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Fort Valley State University’s Cooperative Extension employees Joy Moten-Thomas, (foreground) and Yolanda Surrency help paint the bedroom of a Fort Valley residence for the Rebuilding Together Fort Valley project May 10.</span></i></div>
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Two Fort Valley residents recently received free home renovations from Fort Valley State University’s Cooperative Extension employees and Rebuilding Together Fort Valley. The FVSU group volunteered their time on May 10 to help the organization refurbish homes.</div>
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Rebuilding Together Fort Valley is a local affiliate of Rebuilding Together, a non-profit organization that provides needed repairs and renovations for low-income homeowners.</div>
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Fort Valley State University Wildcats Head Men's Basketball Coach Sammie Jackson will hold his yearly basketball camp for six to 17-year old students Wednesday, June 4 – 6, at the university's Health & Physical Education Complex.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>A student athlete receives his award during the 2014 All Sports Banquet.</i></span></div>
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The Fort Valley State University Athletic Department recently held its All-Sports Banquet in the Health and Physical Education Complex.</div>
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The Wildcats' top players were: Haduyah Walker, (softball) Most Valuable Player; Brandon Baker, (Football) Top Academic; Megan Archie, (Volleyball) Most Valuable Player; Tanikia Johnson, (Cross Country) Women's Most Valuable Player; Douglas Jackson, (Cross Country) Men's Most Valuable Player; Brandon Davey, (Men's Basketball) Most Valuable Player; Shytina Harley, (Women's Basketball) Most Valuable Player; Niama Simkins, (Tennis) Women's Most Valuable Player; and Ralph Kelley (Tennis) Men's Most Valuable Player.</div>
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Middle Georgia golf enthusiasts will tee off during a tournament fundraiser that supports Fort Valley State University's football program. Fort Valley State University Head Football Coach Donald Pittman and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will host the 5th Annual Lomax-Porter Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at the Cherokee Pines Golf and Fitness Club in Perry, Ga.</div>
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For a registration form and details, visit <a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/calendar/2013/05/29/4th-annual-lomax-porter-golf-classic-register-now" target="_blank">www.fvsu.edu/lpgolf.</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"> </a>You also may call the FVSU Foundation, Inc., at (478) 825-6474.</div>
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The Fort Valley State University Women's & Men's Track & Field teams recently paid a visit to the campus of Winthrop University, in Rock Hill, South Carolina, the site of the 2014 SIAC Track & Field Championship.</div>
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On the first day of the SIAC championship, FVSU seniors Sarah McClendon and Portia Wilson, junior Raven Wilson and freshman Jakasha Nelson (who are members of the 4x100- meter relay team) made the finals. The group finished in second place in Heat 1 Preliminaries with a time of 48.6. </div>
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Congratulations are in order for DeRon Furr, a FVSU football player, who recently signed a rookie free-agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs after being invited to attend the team's pro mini camp.<br />
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Defensive back Thomas "Trey" Wolfe from Marietta, Georgia attended camp May 15-18 for the Seattle Seahawks to seek a contract. Wolfe led the Wildcats and SIAC with 8 interceptions. He is second in punt returns.<br />
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Fort Valley State University senior Portia Wilson from Carrollton, Georgia, who is a runner on the 2014 Women's Track and Field Team, excelled recently on the campus of Winthrop University during the 2014 SIAC Track and Field Championships.</div>
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Wilson finished third in the women's 100-meter dash with a time of 12.03. The competitor earned a fourth-place finish in the preliminaries run earlier where she earned a 12.08 time. She finished behind Benedict's Chamekea Davis (11.57) and Albany State's Lanequa Bonders (11.93).</div>
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Griffith’s biweekly e-newsletter. As an additional resource to stay
connected to FVSU, <i>Wildcat Dreams</i> highlights various campus activities
and updates about new initiatives and programs. Readers are encouraged
to share the newsletter with friends and family. We welcome your
feedback. Please send comments to<a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu">fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu</a>. Thank you and happy reading!</b></span></div>
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<li><a href="http://issuu.com/fvsu_pr/docs/ilg_investiture_address_april_2014_" target="_blank">Inaugural Address </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXJBKP3xGns&feature=share&list=UUY-vXUVqcUVgnA3p6XSaS9Q" target="_blank">Inaugural Tribute to FVSU President Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgPROEPG2O0&list=UUY-vXUVqcUVgnA3p6XSaS9Q&feature=shareXUVqcUVgnA3p6XSaS9Q&feature=share" target="_blank">Inaugural Investiture Ceremony Slideshow</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.macon.com/2014/04/11/3042237/fort-valley-state-inauguration.html?sp=/99/148/" target="_blank">Fort Valley State inauguration rooted in optimism, Macon Telegraph - April 11, 2014 </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/peach-crawford/2014/04/10/fort-valley-state-president/7541737/" target="_blank">Fort Valley State officially welcomes new president, 13WMAZ - April 11, 2014 </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.41nbc.com/story/d/story/new-president-of-fvsu-has-new-ideas-for-growth/36221/LrKIG23-fESVsDIbNLXrhA" target="_blank">New president of FVSU has new ideas for growth, 41NBC - April 11, 2014</a> </li>
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<b>Inauguration Programs and Flyers </b></div>
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<li><a href="http://issuu.com/fvsu_pr/docs/ecumenical_gospelconcertweb" target="_blank">Ecumenical Service and Gospel Concert (April 6) </a></li>
<li><a href="http://issuu.com/fvsu_pr/docs/readandreflect" target="_blank">Inaugural Day of Reading and Reflection (flyer)</a> </li>
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<li><a href="http://issuu.com/fvsu_pr/docs/inauguration_program_web" target="_blank">Inauguration of Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (April 11) </a></li>
<li><a href="http://issuu.com/fvsu_pr/docs/inauguration_gala_program_4-1-14" target="_blank">Inaugural Gala (April 11)</a>
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York state’s largest universities will be the keynote speaker for Fort
Valley State University’s spring commencement.<br />
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FVSU Honors Convocation honorees urged to live meaningful lives </h3>
A self-described short, former chubby kid "from the wrong side of Macon, Ga." urged Fort Valley State University student scholars to live meaningful lives that positively impact others instead of lives motivated by financial rewards.<br />
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"We all live in an interdependent world," FVSU alum Brian Tukes said during his speech at the 63rd Annual Honors Convocation. “People often just want to know that you care. You must strive in every endeavor to construct a resume that tells a story of purpose and passion and of one that cultivates people."<br />
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Tukes, who graduated from FVSU in 2012 and currently serves as the Public Safety Specialist for Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, offered the inspirational words on Thursday, March 20, to more than 500 FVSU honor students at the ceremony in the Health and Physical Education Complex.<br />
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To be recognized at the event, Wildcat students needed to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better. Honorees included students elected to membership in regional, national and international honor societies, and recipients of special scholastic awards and departmental honors.<br />
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Read more about Honors Convocation <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-honors-convocation-honorees-urged-live-meaningful-lives" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Vernard L. Hodges </h3>
Dr. Vernard Hodges was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, but was raised in Fort Valley, Ga. Growing up in rural Peach County is where his love and passion for all animals and knack for trying to heal all things developed. He grew up on a small farm with goats, cows, dogs, a cat, turtles, and countless other pets. As an only child it was these "pets" that he spent countless hours nurturing and taking care of. He is a 1988 graduate of Peach County High School – Go Trojans!<br />
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He graduated in 1993 from Fort Valley State University as a fish biologist. He spent his summer before veterinary school in Nepal and India working for the Agency for International Development developing an Aquaculture program at Lake Phewa, Nepal. This program was for growing and developing fish as a source of inexpensive protein for the village residents. Dr. Hodges also participated in an aquatic internship at the University of Mississippi with hopes of becoming a marine biologist and the next "Jacques Cousteou."<br />
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Nonetheless, his true passion for veterinary medicine was fulfilled when he applied and was accepted to Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine and graduated with a DVM in 1997.<br />
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Fort Valley State University president announces two new appointments
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In an ongoing effort to enhance campus leadership and support key
strategic initiatives, Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw
Lloyd Griffith recently announced the addition of two new cabinet
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associate vice president for Careers and Collaborative Programs and
founder/director of the Cooperative Developmental Energy Program (CDEP),
and Dr. Joshua W. Murfree, Jr., director of the Department of
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Student Spotlight: Porter named TMCF/CDC Program Ambassador </h3>
A Fort Valley State University Wildcat student is continuing to blaze trails of success and set an example for his fellow peers. This month, Elijah Porter was selected as a Thurgood Marshall College Fund/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program Ambassador. The junior majoring in English was one of 20 students chosen out of 200 applicants. He is currently interning in the Office of Legislative Counsel at the State Capitol in Atlanta, where he serves as a resolution writer and legislative aid.<br />
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"Once again, my mentor extended a hand of opportunity, to help me achieve my dream," Porter said. "I am forever indebted to my parents, mentors, friends, and family. Thank you."<br />
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The ambassador program has several objectives. First, the program is designed to increase employment opportunities within the CDC for TMCF-member school students. Second, it will help increase mentoring and professional development opportunities for TMCF students in the public health fields, and expand the pipeline of public health professional to promote health and disease prevention among youth at TMCF schools. Finally, it will prepare students with information to take back to their campus and serve as CDC Ambassadors.<br />
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"This is another reminder that FVSU continues to produce great talent with exceptional work ethic," Glorie Chiza, an FVSU alum and TMCF program support services coordinator, said.<br />
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The TMCF/CDC Ambassador Program is designed to help the CDC better understand public HBCUs and build relationships with campus faculty members, staff and students. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>FVSU science, technology, engineering and math students won several awards at the Institute of Science's Joint Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas.</i></span></div>
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FVSU students nab top honors at a national scientific conference </h3>
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A group of Fort Valley State University students recently
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members of the Fort Valley State Beta Kappa Chi (BKX) Scientific Honor Society,
won the awards at Prairie View A&M University in Houston, Texas for the 71<sup>st</sup>
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Scientific Honor Society. Sarah McClendon, a FVSU senior biology major,
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The theme for this year’s conference was “Ensuring STEM*
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The academic scholars were accompanied by advisers Drs.
Frederick McLaughlin, national president of BKX, Teresa Shakespeare, southeast
regional vice president of BKX, and Robert Steele, an FVSU adjunct professor of
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"During this year’s closing ceremony, eight of 16 FVSU
students earned cash prizes and raffle giveaways at this year’s annual
meeting," McLaughlin said. "FVSU students swept the biology category, nabbed
the second-place prize in chemistry and engineering for poster presentations,
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Steele, Shakespeare and McLaughlin said they were proud
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"Our students are a direct representation of us," Steele
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Wildcat student McClendon’s award-winning poster
presentation centered on research that she completed during a summer internship
at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. The Atlanta, Ga. native examined
alternative therapeutics for triple-negative breast cancer, which primarily
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"The conference included students from schools all over the
country presenting their research in the STEM areas," said McClendon. "My
research was titled 'IGF1R and EGFR signaling crosstalk in Triple Negative
Breast Cancer Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Migration, and
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Errick and Derrick Simmons from the Simmons and Simmons law firm will be the keynote speakers at the next Ralph P. Malone Youth Motivational Task Force on April 15. </i></span></div>
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Twin brothers and hotshot attorneys recently traveled to Fort Valley State’s C. W. Pettigrew Center on April 15 to share their secrets to success with a group of Peach County High School teens and Wildcat students. Brothers Derrick T. and Errick D. Simmons were the keynote speakers for this year’s Ralph P. Malone Youth Motivational Task Force Conference.</div>
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In 1967, the event was started by Ralph P. Malone, FVSU’s former director of Career Placement, with the assistance of the National Urban League. It was later renamed the Ralph P. Malone Youth Motivation Task Force after Malone passed away.</div>
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During this year’s conference, mentors who have overcome obstacles to achieve great accomplishments give advice to help students attain their goals.</div>
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The pair own the Simmons & Simmons PLLC Attorneys-at-Law, a small Greenville, Miss. law firm that specializes in personal injury, criminal defense, corporate law, family law and juvenile justice. They are also the nephews of Dr. Romelda Simmons, Director of FVSU’s Career and Alumni Services.</div>
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FVSU students place first at International Case Competition </h3>
<i>(Left to right) Congratulations to Fort Valley State University management students Jaron Lucas, Bernard Taylor, Kimberly Ivey, Jasmine Williams and Ernest Ross who recently won first place in the International Case Competition sponsored by the Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) in Orlando, Florida. The students are part of the FVSU Student Chapter of SAM.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Griffith (center), state elected officials and FVSU administrators pose after the 2014 Ham and Egg Breakfast April 14, at the Health and Physical Education Complex on campus. </i></span>
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An agricultural tradition allowing Georgia’s elected officials and residents to fellowship over breakfast continued April 14 at Fort Valley State University’s Health and Physical Education Complex. <br />
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The 32-year-old tradition known as the Ham and Egg Breakfast attracted more than 200 elected officials and residents. Officials included city council members, county commissioners, state representatives and mayors. During the breakfast, elected officials shared information concerning the 2014 Farm Bill and provided updates on issues in higher education and updates about various U.S. Department of Agriculture Programs.<br />
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In addition, the breakfast also commemorated the signing of the Smith-Lever Act. This act helped to establish the Cooperative Extension Service at land-grant universities like Fort Valley State University and the University of Georgia. Jimmy Davis, executive director of the Macon County Development Authority and Chamber of Commerce, said the breakfast was a great opportunity for connecting residents with elected officials. “It’s good to hear directly from legislation. It puts a personal touch on the issues and allows people to see who is working for them,” Davis said. For more information about future programs hosted by FVSU’s Cooperative Extension Program, call (478) 825-6296.
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The Wildcat Battalion holds their ROTC Spring Awards Ceremony </h3>
This year, Fort Valley State University’s Wildcat Battalion cadets were honored for their valor, academic, academic excellence and service to their country during the ROTC Spring Awards Ceremony held on March 20. This year, Cadet Gabrielle James won the Department of Army Certificate of Achievement for being the most outstanding cadet in the Academy.<br />
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FVSU’s Open House draws students </h3>
More than 181 high school students and their parents traveled to Middle Georgia for a taste of the blue and gold experience recently when the university held its Spring Open House.<br />
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Sha-Ron Jones, FVSU’s director for recruitment and admissions, said the purpose of Open House is to expose prospective students and their families to the university’s academic, social and student engagement offerings. He said that FVSU alumni chapters also lent their support to make the function a success.<br />
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"We’re really excited that alumni chapters around the state are involved with bringing students to our Open House program," Jones stated. "FVSU Dekalb County Alumni Chapter President Melvin Smith brought chartered buses to the program. They did an excellent job of advertising the event in Dekalb County, and even gave the students T-shirts."<br />
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Prospective students toured campus living facilities and learned about academic programs from FVSU faculty and staff. Guests also had the opportunity to witness a Greek fraternity and sorority exhibition, academic bowl, basketball and tennis games and a special presentation celebrating the 2014 FVSU Wildcat basketball players and coaches.<br />
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"Some [students] applied for admission, while others plan to apply in the near future," Jones said. "Comments received from parents and prospective students were outstanding.<br />
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For more information about Open House, contact the Office of Recruitment and Admissions, (478) 825-6520 or 1-877-GO2-FVSU.<br />
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View a slideshow of Open House by visiting <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp_8PSSLFUQ&list=UUY-vXUVqcUVgnA3p6XSaS9Q&feature=share" target="_blank">this link</a>. Click <a href="http://www.41nbc.com/story/d/story/fort-valley-state-welcomes-prospective-students/14107/rO1yLRptsEm9qUgKoBp75A" target="_blank">here</a> to watch 41NBCs' news coverage.<br />
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FVSU Adult Learning Program Administers Second Survey of Adult Learners and Faculty </h3>
FVSU has received funding to administer the Adult Learning Inventory (ALI) (for students) and the Institutional Self-Assessment Survey (ISAS) for selected administrators, faculty and staff at FVSU. The ALI is an online survey and was distributed to the university’s adult (25+) students by Noel-Levitz, a higher institution consulting firm, recently.<br />
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FVSU is a member of the University System of Georgia’s Adult Learning Consortium (ALC). Currently, 13 USG campuses form the consortium, which is designed to assist in improving adult learner-focused services, programs and outreach to Georgia adults who are interested in completing college. The ALC is also under the umbrella of the Governor’s "Complete College Georgia" program.<br />
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The ISAS will be distributed within the next two weeks. Results of these two surveys will be combined into a report showing satisfaction by faculty and students in a number of areas, and will be helpful in addressing the needs of our adult students in the future. This is the second administration of the surveys. It will be compared to the first, which took place in 2010. The university expects to use the comparison to address changes and needs in its adult population over the past four years.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>(From L-R) Brandon Beaty, a Fort Valley State University junior plant science- biotechnology major, and senior FVSU plant science- biotechnology majors Jasmine Scott and Ashley Norris. Plant science biotechnology majors’ present research in Dubai at the 4th Annual International Conference on Biotech March 11.</i></span><br />
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Fort Valley State University junior Brandon Beaty recently won an award for presenting research at an international conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.<br />
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The plant science-biotechnology major attended the 4th Annual International Conference on Biotech on March 11 along with two of his FVSU peers, Ashley Norris and Jasmine Scott.<br />
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The trio who are pursing undergraduate degrees in plant science-biotechnology described the trip as life changing, saying it opened up their eyes to the possibilities of international opportunities post graduation.<br />
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"The experience was mind-blowing," Beaty said about the trip that exposed him to more than 70 scientists and students representing countries across the globe. The Perry, Ga. native won an award for best paper oral presentation.<br />
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"It was the best experience I’ve ever had," he said.<br />
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In addition to presenting research, students also had a chance to visit the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS) Dubai Campus, the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ACBA), the United Arab Emirates University as well as experience Middle Eastern culture.<br />
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Norris recalled some of the highlights of her trip which included visiting the Global Village and the Dubai Miracle Garden, the world's largest natural flower garden, which has over 45 million flowers.<br />
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"There were shops set up for about 40 countries, and you could walk around in each shop and see the culture of each one such as the clothes, food and jewelry," said the 22-year-old, Warner Robins native. The student also mentioned how the conference was valuable. <br />
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Fort Valley State University’s resident insect expert recently received top honors from one of the nation’s leading entomological societies. Fulbright Specialist Dr. George Mbata, an FVSU biology chair and entomology professor, received the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America’s Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching during the organization’s 2014 annual meeting in Greenville, S.C. last month.<br />
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The Entomological Society of America is an organization that serves the professional and scientific needs for entomologists and researchers in related disciplines. The society’s southeastern branch includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.<br />
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To qualify for the award, Mbata had to be nominated by one of his fellow peers.<br />
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For details, contact Mbata at (478) 825-6550.<br />
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Wildcat Battalion to host Military Ball </h3>
Throughout the course of the school year, Wildcat Battalion cadets have to perform a balancing act that few college students can accomplish: maintaining their classroom performance, while fulfilling their military obligations. Next week, cadets will be able take off their fatigues and put on formal wear for an annual ball in honor of their service.<br />
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The Wildcat Battalion will host its 42nd Annual Military Ball at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 19 at the Albany State University Student Center Ballroom, located at 504 College Dr., Albany, Ga. 31705.
This year’s speaker is Major General Leslie C. Smith, the Commanding General for the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. <br />
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Smith received his commission from Georgia Southern University (GSU) in 1983, as a Field Artillery Officer. He was selected as a distinguished military graduate from the university, and branched as a Chemical Officer. Previously, Maj. Gen. Smith’s served as the 4th Commander of the U.S. Army 20th Support Command Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE).<br />
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Free workshop aims to help Georgians reduce land loss </h3>
Local residents looking for advice about wills, estate planning and forestry management can find this information and more through a free upcoming workshop.<br />
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On April 17, Fort Valley State University’s Cooperative Extension Program will offer residents the Landowner Initiative for Forestry Education (L.I.F.E) workshop. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Young’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 710 Shirley Ave. in Douglas.<br />
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The L.I.F.E. workshop is an educational outreach service developed by FVSU’s Cooperative Extension Program. Its purpose is to reduce land loss in Georgia’s black-belt counties. It also aims to instruct small and limited-resource farmers how to make forest and farmland more profitable and manageable.<br />
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Onsite registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Keishon Thomas, FVSU’s housing specialist, explained why L.I.F.E. is important for landowners. “As the population continues to age, we must address transition planning to protect future generations,” Thomas said.<br />
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Some of the workshop topics include will and estate planning, timber management and cost-share programs. The L.I.F.E. workshop is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA).<br />
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Attorneys to provide free legal services at FVSU </h3>
Free legal services will be offered to residents of Fort Valley and surrounding areas on April 22.<br />
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This opportunity is provided through Fort Valley State University’s Cooperative Extension Service at the Free Wills Clinic. The clinic will be held at FVSU’s Agricultural Technology Conference Center, 46 Camp John Hope Road in Fort Valley from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.<br />
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Four attorneys will be on site to draft simple wills, advance healthcare directives and power of attorney documents to registered participants. Openings are limited, and preregistration is required by April 18.<br />
Keishon Thomas, FVSU’s housing specialist, said the purpose of the clinic is to provide clients with complete estate planning documents to protect assets such as homes and land. She said if someone dies without a will, the state will make the final decisions regarding that estate.<br />
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"Estate planning documents also ensure the wishes of the deceased are honored, thereby making it easier for the family," Thomas said.<br />
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FVSU sends three to fifth annual Senior All-Star Game </h3>
Fort Valley State University senior forwards Brandon Davey (Warner Robins, Ga.), Nigel Domineck (Atlanta, Ga.) and Corey Hunter (Cincinnati, Ohio) from the 2014 SIAC Eastern Division Champions and SIAC Championship Runner-up Wildcats basketball team were selected to play in the 5th Annual Senior All-Star Game.<br />
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The contest took place on March 29 at Oglethope University in Atlanta, Ga., according to the Georgia Basketball Coaches Association (GABCA).<br />
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The game featured 22 players from various Division II, Division III, and NAIA programs across the state. Dalton State College head coach Tony Ingle and Piedmont College head coach Greg Neeley served as the coaches.<br />
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Davey, the 2013-14 SIAC Player of the Year and 2013-14 Daktronics NCAA Division II First-Team All-South Region Player, received first-team honors after averaging 19.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the Wildcats. Davey also earned All-Conference and All-Tournament team honors during his senior campaign at Fort Valley State.<br />
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Domineck, the 2013-14 First-Team SIAC Men’s Basketball All-Conference player, received first-team honors as he ended the season with an 8.1 rebound average, 11.5 points per game, .533 shooting percentage and 3rd in the SIAC in rebounding.<br />
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Dr. Govind Kannan, Fort Valley State University’s interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, is joining the exclusive ranks of a federal advisory board that helps set national agricultural policies.</div>
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This week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack appointed the FVSU official to the National Agricultural, Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board. Kannan will serve a two-year term on the board from 2014 to 2016.
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“To be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture to serve on the national advisory board is a great privilege,” Kannan said. “It is a significant recognition for me, not only as a professional, but also for our institution, which provided me opportunities for growth.”
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The 25-member NAREEE Advisory Board’s primary objective is to form policies that will shape federal agricultural research, education and economics programs. Board participants include a broad range of stakeholders from land-grant institutions, national nutritional science societies, national human health associations, American Colleges of Veterinary Medicine, national farm associations, and other groups.
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“This important appointment is a personal tribute to Dr. Kannan’s recognized expertise and leadership on the national agricultural landscape, in its instructional, research, and policy components,” said Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, president of FVSU. “It also testifies to the importance of our university in the practical and policy aspects of the agricultural enterprise.”<br />
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Fort Valley State University recently celebrated a major historical milestone by being hosted at the Georgia State Capitol.<br />
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The Georgia House and Senate honored the land-grant institution with its inaugural FVSU Day at the Capitol on March 12, 2014 in Atlanta. Wildcat supporters visited the Georgia Capitol Building to celebrate the occasion.
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FVSU supporters gathered on the second floor of the rotunda area inside the State Capitol building and greeted various state representatives, including Calvin Smyre (D-Columbus), Patty James-Bentley (D-Reynolds), and Senator Freddie Powell-Sims(D-Albany), among others. The group also visited the fourth floor to witness lawmakers acknowledge the institution and several university leaders on the House floor, including FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, Vice President for External Affairs Dr. Melody Carter, Vice President of Student Success Lynn McCraney and Senior Director of Career and Alumni Services Clara Braswell, and Vice President for Career and Collaborative Programs Dr. Isaac Crumbly.<br />
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James-Bentley formally introduced the group to fellow lawmakers and announced FVSU Day at the Capitol, prompting applause from the gallery.<br />
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senior FVSU agricultural education major, is the recipient of a first place
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Joseph
Nesbit, a senior agricultural education major, received the First Place Poster Award in the Ecology,
Environmental and Earth Sciences category at the Emerging Researchers
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<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">Nesbit was among 800 undergraduate and
graduate students and faculty members in attendance. </span></div>
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The purpose of the ERN Conference is to help
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communication skills. The conference also aims to provide guidance for students
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Nesbit’s winning poster reflected his research on the topic,
“Can Land Applying Spent on Iron and Water Treatment Residuals Decrease
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22-year-old said having the opportunity to travel to the ERN Conference in
Washington D.C. was a wonderful experience. “Not only did I have the
opportunity to meet with other undergraduate and graduate students from other
colleges and universities, I also had the chance to visit exhibits with college
graduate recruiters,” Nesbit said. <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">He</span>
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went for the experience,” said FVSU senior horticulture major Dasia Harmon. The
Milwaukee native said she was able to network and meet with students and
advisors from graduate schools. As a result, Harmon has selected Florida
Agricultural and Mechanical University. After graduation in May, Harmon plans
to obtain a graduate degree in environmental or agriculture science. She said
this conference helped her make that decision.<br />
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Dr. Sarwan Dhir, professor of biotechnology and director of
FVSU’s Center for Biotechnology, said seeing our students present their research
is always a rewarding experience. “Conducting and presenting research at the
undergraduate level is vital to the success of students in graduate or
professional school. I am very proud of each of our students and will continue
to encourage them in their academic careers,” Dhir said.</div>
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<span style="color: black;">For more information
about the biotechnology program at FVSU, contact Dhir at (478) 825-6887 or send
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<i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Assistant professor of criminal justice Preston Martin presents FVSU alumnus Dr. Theophilus Herrington with the "Distinguished Alumnus in Academic Service Award" at the 2013 Banks-Pierro-Rutland-Bellamy Colloquium.</span></i></div>
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Fort Valley State University students will present their social science research next month at the Banks-Pierro-Rutland-Bellamy Colloquium (BRBP) on Friday, April 25. FVSU Wildcats will present social science research papers, while competing for cash prizes starting at 9 a.m.
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The event will culminate with a BRBP scholarship luncheon and awards banquet at noon in the Student Amenities Building.
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Dr. Fred van Hartesveldt, chair of the Department of History, Geography, Political Science and Criminal Justice, said the colloquium was launched in 1979 at the suggestion of Donnie D. Bellamy, who was serving at the time as the chairman of the university’s social sciences division. He suggested that FVSU should have regular lecture series named after the three men who started the social sciences division: sociologists Drs. W.S.M. Banks II, Earl Hamilton Pierro, and political scientist Dr. Stanley Edward Rutland.
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At the time that Bellamy proposed the colloquium, the three men had students go on to state and national prominence and at least 20 earned doctoral degrees,” van Hartesveldt said. “Initially, the colloquium was designed to bring these students back to their alma mater to honor their mentors and to be recognized for their own achievements.” The first colloquium was held April 25-26, 1980.
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In 1995, the colloquium’s committee voted to add Donnie Bellamy’s name as an honoree. His name was officially added in 1998.
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Wildcat students will showcase their latest research and scholarship in the sciences, social sciences, and liberal arts areas at an upcoming conference on Fort Valley State University’s campus.
The Fourth Annual Research Day conference will take place April 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the C.W. Pettigrew Center.<br />
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The Quality Enhancement Plan Office of Enhancing Critical Thinking (ECT), and the Office of Undergraduate Research are sponsoring the event.
The day will be a student-focused event for future researchers to demonstrate poster and oral presentations, and make creative art performances.
Students can submit proposals by visiting: <a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/content/research-day-registration-form">http://www.fvsu.edu/content/research-day-registration-form</a>. The registration deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 25.<br />
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The Research Day Committee will review the proposals and provide each student researcher with feedback relating to acceptance.
For more details, contact Dr. Ian Toppin, toppini@fvsu.edu, or (478) 822-6991 or contact Dr. Andrew Lee, associate director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, leea@fvsu.edu, or (478) 822-6708.
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Fort Valley State University will honor more than 500 student scholars as part of its 63rd Annual Honors Convocation. The event will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 20 in the Health and Physical Education Complex.<br />
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To be recognized at the event, Wildcat students needed to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better. Honorees will include students elected to membership in regional, national and international honor societies, and recipients of special scholastic awards and departmental honors.
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According to Dr. Meigan M. Fields, founding director of the FVSU Honors Program, upperclassmen outnumber freshmen and sophomore honorees.<br />
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In April, motorists will crank up their engines to show off their flashiest wheels and slickest rides at a car show on Fort Valley State University’s campus.
The university will hold its 8th Annual Wheels in the Valley Car, Truck and Motorcycle show on Saturday, April 26, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Wildcat Stadium Parking Lot. Proceeds will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of the Georgia Heartland and FVSU Student Scholarships.
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During the competition, car enthusiasts from across the Southeastern region will travel to FVSU to participate in the car show, according to Brian Byrd, assistant director of Campus Life, and a coordinator for this year’s car show.
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“All sorts of makes and models are shown during the car show,” said Byrd, who says that there will be awards given to the top 100 vehicles entering the competition. The Corvette Club from Warner Robins will be conducting the judging. Specialty trophies will be awarded to original and modified classes.
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In addition to the car competition, the event will feature family events, including an aqua massage machine and make your own T-shirt booth. For the kids, there will be inflatable slides and other child-friendly entertainment.
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Registration will take place from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and an awards ceremony will follow at 3:30 p.m. For details, contact the FVSU Office of Campus Life at (478) 825-6290 or e-mail <a href="mailto:wheels@fvsu.edu">wheels@fvsu.edu</a>.
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Fort Valley State University’s next John W. Davison lecturer will provide a scholarly look into art as it deals with shared African diaspora memory.
Dr. Babacar M’Bow, an independent researcher and art scholar whose work focuses on bridging academy and community knowledge, will present <i>African Diaspora Memory in Motion</i> on Tuesday, April 8, from 5-7 p.m. in Founders Hall. Pieces of the cited collection also will be presented during a week-long art exhibition in Huntington Hall on the main campus. The exhibit is in conjunction with the upcoming inauguration activities for FVSU President Dr. Ivelaw L. Griffith. The ninth president will be inaugurated on Friday, April 11.
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Of the art exhibition, M’Bow said it’s the first time the selected pieces will be shown in the United States.
M’Bow selected Huntington Hall as a “living art” exhibit where pieces will be featured throughout the historic campus building.
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The native of Dakar, Senegal who currently resides in Miami, Fla. has been widely published on African Diaspora Memory, Modernity, Postmodernity and Philosophy of interpretation and culture. M’bow served for 11 years as the Broward County Libraries Division Programs and Exhibits Coordinator. He is the Director of Multitudes: The African Diaspora Center of Miami.
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In spite of pelting rain and cold temperatures, the mood inside the Academic Classroom and Laboratory Building remained warm, when Fort Valley State University unveiled its first Walls of Wisdom on Thursday, March 6. A half hour before the ceremony began, the campus bells chimed “Ode to Joy” on campus, signaling the unveiling of the first wall. <br />
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President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith said the ACL building will showcase first of 70 Walls of Wisdom on campus. Honorees for the initial wall include Oprah Winfrey, Rabindranath Tagore, Barack Obama, Aristotle, Benjamin Mays and others great thinkers. See additional photos from the unveiling <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157641959812664/">here.</a><br />
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Two Fort Valley State University professors recently traveled overseas to teach Nigerian entomologists and students how to protect against harvested crop damage and losses from insects as well as the best methods to deliver crops to market.<br />
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Drs. Dwayne L. Daniels, chair of FVSU’s chemistry department, and George Mbata, chair of the university’s biology department, spent two weeks in Nigeria lecturing at the Federal University of Technology of Akure (FUTA). The pair will remain in Nigeria until March 21. The trip was sponsored by the Fulbright organization and the National Science Foundation’s Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation, a undergraduate program that supports science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs for minority and underrepresented students.<br />
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Mbata, who is a Fulbright senior specialist and entomologist, gave a university-wide lecture entitled “Agricultural Transformation for Nigeria: Role of Food Storage Technologies.”<br />
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Future Fort Valley State University Wildcats will get an opportunity to learn all about the historic land-grant institution during an upcoming open house for prospective students.<br />
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The Spring Open House is scheduled for Saturday, March 22, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the C. W. Pettigrew Center. In addition to showcasing academic, research and mentoring programs, visitors will get a chance to meet and greet current students, faculty and staffers. Also scheduled is a Greek fraternity and sorority exhibition, academic bowl, basketball game and a special presentation for the 2014 FVSU Wildcat basketball players and coaches.
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“The Open House event is an extraordinary opportunity for FVSU to showcase its Wildcat spirit,” said Sha-Ron Jones, FVSU’s director of recruitment and admissions. Jones says the program will give prospective students time to meet personally with college deans and professors in different academic disciplines. <br />
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A Fort Valley State University faculty member is making history by becoming the first FVSU professor to lead an important University System of Georgia council. On Feb. 28, Juone Brown, director for the university’s Women’s Center, was voted in as the president-elect for the USG’s faculty council.
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“I am honored to be chosen for this position by my peers in the USG,” said Brown. “I hope to represent our university and the system faculty well through my leadership.”
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The USG Faculty Council is an advisory body for the chancellor of the University System of Georgia. The organization, which meets biannually, represents the 31-member institutions within the University System of Georgia.
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For details, call Brown at (478) 825-6387.<br />
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Fields appointed to National Honors Committee </h3>
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The National Collegiate Honors Council recently appointed a Fort Valley State University professor to serve on one of its national committees. Dr. Meigan Fields, founding director of FVSU's Honors Program, was selected to serve on the organization’s Small College Honors Committee.<br />
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The committee serves four-year institutions with a size of less than 4,001 undergraduates or a program size of fewer than 76 students. The group works with the executive director to actively recruit small colleges to the NCHS, and integrating the interests and concerns of small college programs with the NCHC organization’s operations. The committee also contributes to NCHC periodicals and occasional publications materials focused on small colleges.<br />
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Read more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fields-appointed-serve-committee-collegiate-honors-council">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Dr. Erika Styles (left), a Fort Valley State University assistant professor of agricultural economics, and Terrence Wolfork, FVSU’s assistant administrator for Communications, Conferencing and Technology, participated in the Lead21 professional development program. </i></span></div>
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Styles and Wolfork in leadership training program</h3>
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A national leadership development program recently selected two Fort Valley State University employees to join its ranks.
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Dr. Erika Styles, assistant professor of agricultural economics, and Terrence Wolfork, assistant administrator for communications, conferencing and technology, participated in Lead21, a program that focuses on developing leaders at land-grant universities.
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To be selected for Lead21, Styles and Wolfork submitted an application and 500-word essay to the Lead21 board stating their goals and reasons for wanting to participate. They are among more than 70 participants.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith meets with Ambassador from Nigeria, the Hon. Geoffery Teneilabe.</i></span></div>
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Fort Valley State University is currently hosting campus visits with dignitaries from far and near that aim to provide opportunities for joint ventures, student recruitment, research endeavors and even cost-saving initiatives.<br />
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Donavon Coley, FVSU special assistant to the president for the Office of Strategic Initiatives, said the enhanced visits are intended to eliminate FVSU as a “best kept secret” both locally and globally.
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Some recent visitors have included an ambassador from Nigeria and local leaders from Peach County, the City of Fort Valley and the City of Perry.
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“The purpose is to expose the community and international visitors with all that Fort Valley has to offer and develop better relationships and collaborations,” Coley said. “We want them to result in new initiatives, joint ventures and enrollment assistance as well as fundraising opportunities. We are seeking to expose our campus to everybody we can.”
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Doris Nyaga, FVSU pre-awards coordinator, who recently hosted the honorable Geoffrey Teneilabe from Nigeria during a luncheon at the FVSU Agricultural Technology Conference Center, said such initiatives are extremely important to campus growth. Teneilabe serves as the current Counsul General for the Republic of Nigeria in the United States. He was joined by FVSU alumni and current students from Nigeria.
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“Dr. (Ivelaw L.) Griffith is trying to establish a relationship with various countries. The luncheon marked the beginning of a relationship between the university and the Republic of Nigeria, with efforts to create joined initiatives that will enhance the academic and research capacity and achievements of both the university and Republic of Nigeria,” Nyaga said.
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Nyaga said Teneilabe also was invited to join the president’s Global Initiatives Council. The president established the GIC in October 2013 as part of a global agenda, to help leverage the talent, treasure, and time of individuals and organizations that can facilitate programmatic, resource, and research partnerships with FVSU.<br />
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FVSU professors present papers at annual Georgia Association of Historians conference</h3>
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Four Fort Valley State University professors recently presented at the 2014 Georgia Association of Historians Annual Conference in Athens, Ga. held at the University of Georgia’s Richard B. Russell Special Collections Library, Feb. 27 – March 1.<br />
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The GAH is a professional organization for trained historians working within the state and nation. Group members include junior college, college and university professors, high school teachers, archivists, librarians, journalists and graduate students.<br />
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In order to participate in the conference, the organization approved papers that would be presented at the annual meeting.<br />
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FVSU scholars who presented papers were:<br />
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<li><b>Dr. Fred. R. van Hartesveldt</b>, chair of FVSU’s Department of History, Geography, Criminal Justice and Political Science: “Pestilence in the Mid-State: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 in Middle Georgia.” </li>
<li><b>Dr. Christine Lutz</b>, FVSU assistant professor of history: “The Woolfolk Murders, 1887: ‘Psycho Killer, Qu-est-ce que c’est?’” </li>
<li><b>Arthur Wacaster</b>, recent alum from FVSU master’s in history program: “Macon Militia in the Spanish-American War” (paper accepted, not presented due to illness) </li>
<li><b>Mark A. Smith</b>, FVSU associate professor of history: “Responsibility and Accountability: Joseph G. Totten and Political Activities of the Antebellum Corps of Engineers.”
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Lady Wildcats named to 2014 SIAC Women's Basketball All-Academic Team
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Congratulations to the Fort Valley State University Lady Wildcats Basketball Team for being named the 2014 SIAC Women's Basketball Team All-Academic Champions. <br />
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<td><b>D'Ambria Thomas</b></td>
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<td><b>Junior</b></td>
<td><b>Pelham, Ga.</b></td>
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<td><b>Business Admin.</b></td>
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<td>Ciara Ingram</td>
<td>Lane </td>
<td>Senior</td>
<td>Marion, Ark.</td>
<td>3.61</td>
<td>Mass Comm.</td>
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<td><b>Shytina Harley</b></td>
<td><b>FVSU </b></td>
<td><b>Senior</b></td>
<td><b>Tampa, Fla.</b></td>
<td><b>3.52</b></td>
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<td><b>Carmenonique Dawson</b></td>
<td><b>FVSU</b></td>
<td><b>Junior</b></td>
<td><b>Thomasville, Ga.</b></td>
<td><b>3.47</b></td>
<td><b>Infant & Child Develop.</b></td>
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<td>Destani Burton</td>
<td>Paine </td>
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<td>Charlotte, N.C.</td>
<td>3.44</td>
<td>Psychology</td>
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<td>Jamesha Watkins</td>
<td>Stillman </td>
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<td>York, Ala.</td>
<td>3.40</td>
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<td>Junior</td>
<td>Thomasville, Ga.</td>
<td>3.40</td>
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<td>Lane </td>
<td>Junior</td>
<td>Byhalia, Miss.</td>
<td>3.38</td>
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<td>Kentucky State </td>
<td>Senior</td>
<td>Detroit, Mich.</td>
<td>3.38</td>
<td>Psychology</td>
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<td>Paine </td>
<td>Junior</td>
<td>Blythewood, S.C.</td>
<td>3.36</td>
<td>Sociology/Criminology</td>
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The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference recently announced its 2014 SIAC Men's and Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams, as voted by the SIAC Basketball Coaches Association.<br />
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Men's Coach of the Year is Sammie Jackson of Fort Valley State University. The Wildcats led the conference in total rebounds (43.1), offensive (14.7) and defensive (28.4), while ranking second in total defense (70.9). The Wildcats finished the 2013-14 regular season with a 19-8 record and the Eastern Division title after posting an 8-18 record last season.<br />
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The men's team is led by 2014 SIAC Player of the Year Brandon Davey of Fort Valley State University. Davey ranked second in the conference in scoring (18.9), rebounds (8.7) and three-point field goals per game (2.6) for the Eastern Division Champion Wildcats. <br />
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Men's Defensive Player of the Year was awarded to Josh Davis of Fort Valley State University.<br />
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Fort Valley State releases 2014 football schedule</h3>
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The Fort Valley State University Athletics Department announced its 2014 football schedule on Monday, March 10. The Wildcats' ten-game schedule includes five home games and three non-conference games against teams from the Gulf South Conference, Mid Eastern Athletic Conference and Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference<br />
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The Wildcats open the season at home at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, with Delta State from the GSC; then travel to Savannah, Ga. on Sept. 13, to take on MEAC foe Savannah State at 2 p.m.<br />
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The Wildcats will host Limestone College out of the CVAC at 2 p.m. Oct. 18. On Saturday, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m., the Wildcats will welcome the Lions of Paine College to the Valley for Homecoming matchup.<br />
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Fort Valley State University’s ninth president Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith assumed the helm of campus seven months ago in July 2013. Since then, Dr. Griffith has instituted a whirlwind of changes designed to encourage scholastic excellence on campus for students’ continued intellectual growth.</div>
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Next month, the campus and the University System of Georgia will officially celebrate Dr. Griffith’s inauguration as Chief Wildcat during an Investiture Ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, April 11 in the Health and Physical Education Complex.</div>
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Preceding the inauguration, the campus will host a week-long celebration with events that illustrate dreaming and doing in scholarship and professional pursuits.</div>
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The celebration kicks off on Sunday, April 6, with an ecumenical service at Founders Hall from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The event will be led by Pastor Donavon O. Coley, worship leader for Forrest Park Baptist Church. During the service, two community church leaders will expound upon the ideas of dreaming and doing in sermons.</div>
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Later in the day, the campus will host a Gospel Fest from 5 to 7 p.m. in the C. W. Pettigrew Center. Featured performers include the Macon County High Chorus, and FVSU’s Blue Note Singers and Baptist Student Union. For more information, contact (478) 825-6315. After the concert, a reception will be held.</div>
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On Monday, April 7, the university will host a “Day of Reading and Reflection.” Wildcats will be invited to read -- or complete the reading of-- their favorite books, and continue reading favorite works throughout the month of April. Additionally, faculty, staff, students and alums are encouraged to submit selfie photos to depict themselves reading their favorite books. For more information, call (478) 825-6253.</div>
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The festivities continue on Tuesday, April 8, when Dr. Babacar M’Bow, chief curator of the Florida Africana Studies Consortium, headlines the John W. Davison Lecture Cultural Celebration of Excellence Engagement. During the event, M’Bow will deliver a keynote address on the work of Haitian artist Philippe Dodard. There will be a week-long art exhibition of Dodard’s paintings in Huntington Hall during inauguration week. For more information, contact (478) 825-6959.</div>
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On Wednesday, April 9, the campus will hold its inaugural “Dreaming and Doing” Lunch Gathering and Spirit Day in the Lottie B. Lyons Student Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. FVSU students are encouraged to show their school spirit by wearing their best blue and gold university gear. The cost for Spirit Day is $10; the cost of the inauguration is $60. Packages are also available. Please call the FVSU Foundation, Inc. at (478) 825-6474 for additional details.</div>
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On Thursday, April 10, the FVSU community will hold its Inaugural Day of Community Service. Wildcats will be asked to volunteer individually or with an organization in areas that address homelessness, housing, the environment, hunger and health care. For more information, contact (478) 825-6629.</div>
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Later that evening, the university will sponsor a Community Forum entitled “Engaging Students in the 21st Century to meet the Global Demands” at Peach County High School. The first session, facilitated by Superintendent of Peach County Schools Joe Ann Denning, will examine individualized learning and support.</div>
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Following the first forum session, there will be a panel discussion entitled “Adult Education: Retooling Generation X to Engage in the 21st Century.” At 6 p.m., President Griffith will host an hour-long panel discussion entitled “Higher Education in Georgia and Globally.” For more information, call (478) 825-6315.</div>
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On Friday, April 11, the university will hold the official investiture of its ninth president in the HPE Complex.<br />
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The inauguration processional will begin gathering at 8 a.m. and the inauguration ceremony itself will commence at 10 a.m. There will be a post-inauguration reception . </div>
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Following the investiture ceremony, there will be an inaugural gala held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the HPE Complex. Formal attire is required.</div>
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The week-long festivities will end with a soccer exhibition at the Wildcat Stadium on Saturday, April 12, starting at noon.</div>
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For more information, contact FVSU's Office of Marketing and Communications at (478) 825-6319 or visit <a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/inauguration">www.fvsu.edu/inauguration</a>.</div>
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<b>List of events</b><br />
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<u><span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>Sunday, April 6</b></span></u></div>
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Ecumenical Service</div>
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9 -11 a.m. • Founders Hall Auditorium</div>
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Gospel Concert</div>
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5 - 7 p.m. • C. W. Pettigrew Center
(Reception Immediately Following Concert)</div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><u><b>Monday, April 7</b></u></span></div>
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Day of Reading and Reflection
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<u><span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>Tuesday, April 8</b></span></u></div>
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<b>John W. Davison Lecture Series
Cultural Celebration of Excellence Engagement</b></div>
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5 - 7 p.m. • Founders Hall
(Week-long Art Exhibition in Huntington Hall Gallery)
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<b>Wednesday, April 9 </b></div>
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<b>Inaugural “Dreaming and Doing” Lunch Gathering and Spirit Day </b></div>
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11 a.m. - 3 p.m. • Lottie B. Lyons Student Center
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><u><b>Thursday, April 10</b></u></span></div>
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<b>Inaugural Day of Community Service</b></div>
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Join members of the FVSU community in volunteering one hour of service in honor of
President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith’s inauguration.</div>
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<b>Community Forum:
"Engaging Students in the 21st Century to meet the Global Demands"</b></div>
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5 - 7 p.m. • Peach County High School 900 Campus Drive, Fort Valley, GA 31030
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<u><span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>Friday, April 11</b></span></u></div>
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<b> Investiture Ceremony</b></div>
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10 a.m. • Health and Physical Education Complex
(Processional Begins at 9 a.m.)</div>
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(Reception Immediately Following Ceremony)</div>
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<b>Campus Tours</b></div>
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1 - 3 p.m.
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<b> Inaugural Gala</b></div>
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7 - 9 p.m. • Health and Physical Education Complex
Formal Attire
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><u><b>Saturday, April 12</b></u></span></div>
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<b>Soccer Exhibition</b></div>
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Noon • FVSU Wildcat Stadium
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i>Wildcat
Dreams</i> is Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd
Griffith’s biweekly e-newsletter. As an additional resource to stay
connected to FVSU, <i>Wildcat Dreams</i> highlights various campus activities
and updates about new initiatives and programs. Readers are encouraged
to share the newsletter with friends and family. We welcome your
feedback. Please send comments to<a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu. Thank you and happy reading!</b></span></div>
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<b>Wildcat alum named FVSU featured alum and 2014 Young Futurist</b></h3>
Fort Valley State University alum
Jasmine Danielle Bowers’ efforts to educate youths about financial
literacy has resulted in her recent recognition by a national online
magazine.<br />
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The 22-year-old, who was named to the 2014 Young Futurists list, was identified as one of the nation’s rising stars by <i>The Root</i>, an Internet news and opinion site that is published by the Slate Group.<br />
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online publication honored 25 individuals from across the country, ages
16 to 22, “who are forging a path to future greatness."<br />
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According to <i>The Root</i>,
the honorees have distinguished themselves in the areas of social
activism and justice, enterprise and corporate innovation, science and
technology, green innovation and arts and culture. Additionally, the
young adults had glowing recommendations from teachers, mentors,
advisers, employers and associates.<br />
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Read the full story <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/alumni-spotlight-jasmine-bowers" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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FVSU to celebrate the inauguration of its ninth president</h3>
Fort Valley State University’s ninth president Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith assumed the helm of campus seven months ago in July 2013. Since then, Dr. Griffith has instituted a whirlwind of changes designed to encourage scholastic excellence on campus an students’ continued intellectual growth.
Next month, the campus and the University System of Georgia will officially celebrate Dr. Griffith’s official inauguration as Chief Wildcat during an Investiture Ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, April 11 in the Health and Physical Education Complex.<br />
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Preceding the inauguration will be an entire week filled with events that illustrate dreaming and doing in scholarship and professional pursuits. Highlights of the week will include a John W. Davison Lecture series on the Cultural Celebration of Excellence Engagement in Founders Hall, featuring Babacar M'Bow, chief curator at the Florida Africana Studies Consortium in Miami, Fla. <br />
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The week-long festivities will end with a soccer exhibition game by FVSU’s new intramural soccer team.
For more information, contact FVSU's Office of Marketing and Communications at (478) 825-6319 or visit <a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/inauguration">www.fvsu.edu/inauguration</a>.<br />
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<b style="background-color: yellow;"><u>Sunday, April 6</u></b></div>
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<b> Ecumenical Service</b></div>
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9 -11 a.m. • Founders Hall Auditorium</div>
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<b>Gospel Concert</b></div>
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5 - 7 p.m. • C. W. Pettigrew Center
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<b><u style="background-color: yellow;">Monday, April 7</u></b></div>
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<b>Day of Reading and Reflection</b></div>
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<b><u style="background-color: yellow;">Tuesday, April 8</u></b></div>
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<b> John W. Davison Lecture Series
Cultural Celebration of Excellence Engagement</b></div>
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5 - 7 p.m. • Founders Hall
(Week-long Art Exhibition in Huntington Hall Gallery)</div>
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<b style="background-color: yellow;"><u><br />Wednesday, April 9</u></b></div>
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<b> Inaugural “Dreaming and Doing” Lunch Gathering and Spirit Day</b></div>
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11 a.m. - 3 p.m. • Lottie M. Lyons Student Center</div>
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<b><u style="background-color: yellow;">Thursday, April 10</u></b></div>
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<b>Inaugural Day of Community Service </b></div>
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Join members of the FVSU community in volunteering one hour of service in honor of
President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith’s inauguration.</div>
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<b>Community Forum: </b><b>“</b><b>Engaging Students in the 21st Century to meet the Global Demands</b><b>”</b></div>
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5 - 7 p.m. • Peach County High School </div>
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900 Campus Drive, Fort Valley, GA 31030</div>
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<b><br /><u style="background-color: yellow;">Friday, April 11</u></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/investiture-ceremony" target="_blank">Investiture Ceremony</a></b></div>
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10 a.m. • Health and Physical Education Complex
(Processional Begins at 9 a.m.)</div>
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(Reception Immediately Following Ceremony)</div>
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<b> Campus Tours</b></div>
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1 - 3 p.m.
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<b><a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/inauguration_gala" target="_blank"> Presidential Inauguration Gala</a></b></div>
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7 - 9 p.m. • Health and Physical Education Complex
Formal Attire</div>
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<u style="background-color: yellow;"><b>Saturday, April 12</b> </u></div>
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<b>Soccer Exhibition </b></div>
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Noon • FVSU Wildcat Stadium
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Elijah Porter</i></span><b><br /></b></div>
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FVSU student selected as White House HBCU All Star and Office of Legislative Counsel intern</h3>
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A Fort Valley State University student made the cut for a national list that featured the best and brightest scholars from Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the nation. The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHIHBCU) named FVSU English major Elijah Porter as one of 75 HBCU All-Stars. Porter also is currently interning in the Office of Legislative Counsel at the State Capitol in Atlanta, where he serves as a resolution writer and legislative aid. He is the first from FVSU to be hired for this internship position.<br />
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“Engaging with the next generation of leaders who will graduate from HBCUs and go on to make meaningful contributions to society is crucial to the success of our community, our country and our global competitiveness,” said George Cooper, executive director of the WHIHBCUs. “It is a privilege to announce these 75 students who have demonstrated a commitment to their communities, and we look forward to working with them as partners in advancing President Obama’s college completion goal.”<br />
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In addition to his current internship, Porter will serve as an ambassador of the White House Initiative for the next year. His activities will include attending regional events and web chats with Ivory Toldson, deputy director of the WHIHBCUs. Forty-five women and thirty men were selected as All-Stars.<br />
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Learn more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-student-selected-white-house-hbcu-all-star-and-office-legislative-counsel-intern" target="_blank">here</a>.
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Student Ashley Davis was awarded a certificate for having the second highest Grade Point Average at the CDEP Annual Energy Career Day Luncheon on Monday, Feb. 28.</i></span></div>
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FVSU’s CDEP hosts 31st Annual Energy Career Day and Student Recruitment Conference; awards $300,000 in scholarships
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Six students from across the country were recently awarded scholarships totaling $300,000 as part of a Fort Valley State University program designed to increase the number of minorities and women within the disciplines of science, technology, energy and math or STEM fields.<br />
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Under the Cooperative Developmental Energy Program, students were offered individual awards valued at $50,000 each that will cover tuition and fees over five years of college. As part of the program, students will receive both a degree from Fort Valley State and a second from another partnering institution.<br />
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Read more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu%E2%80%99s-cdep-hosts-31st-annual-energy-career-day-and-student-recruitment-conference-awards" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Guyana President Donald Ramotar (left) meets with FVSU President Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (right) and U.S. Ambassador for Guyana D. Brent Hardt (center) before the parliamentary meeting.</i></span></div>
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<b>FVSU administrators travel to Caribbean nations as part
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Two Fort Valley State University officials recently toured
several Caribbean nations in a bid to forge international partnerships and
recruit new students to the university’s campus.</div>
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FVSU President Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith was initially
invited to speak about Caribbean security issues and America’s bilateral agenda
in Guyana, as part of the U.S. Public
Diplomacy Speakers’ Program. President <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Griffith saw the invitation as an opportunity to expand FVSU’s global reach and he included Dr.
Govind Kannan, FVSU’s interim vice president for academic
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“I look forward to using the Guyana and Trinidad visit as
the first phase of building solid partnerships that will benefit both FVSU and
the partner institutions,” Griffith said before his departure <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>adding officials from Guyana and Trinidad and
Tobago are planning to travel to FVSU to learn about agricultural research and
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The Speaker’s Program—initiated by the Under Secretary
for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs—is part of a United States <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>government program that supports U.S. foreign
policy goals and security interests by strengthening relationships with
international countries.<br />
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Read more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-administrators-travel-caribbean-nations-part-diplomatic-and-recruitment-mission" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">FVSU scholarship recipients and administrators pose for the cameras after the luncheon on Feb. 17.</span> </i><b> </b></div>
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More than 700 Fort Valley State University faculty, staff, students, alumni and supporters recently gathered in the Health and Physical Education Complex on the main campus for the university’s 27th annual scholarship luncheon.<br />
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The Feb. 27 event, hosted by the FVSU Foundation, Inc., is the institution’s largest annual fundraising event for student scholarships. It also provides an opportunity for scholarship recipients to meet the donors who have generously provided funds to aid in their education.<br />
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“We are extremely grateful to have such an amazing community that supports our students and their pursuit of higher education at Fort Valley State,” said Kristie Kenney, director of the FVSU Foundation, Inc. “This luncheon is a chance to thank that community of donors for their philanthropic efforts and service.”<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>President Griffith receives $15,000 check from Blue Bird Chaplain Jay Jones and the Vice President of human resources and external affairs Mike McCurdy</i>.</span></div>
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new Honors Program recently received a financial boost when the nation’s
primary bus manufacturer donated $15,000 to support the institution’s
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Blue Bird Corporation is the first corporate
underwriter for the program that debuted last year in an effort to provide
academically rigorous offerings and an enhanced academic experience for
motivated scholars. So far, the program has 25 charter members.</div>
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Blue Bird Company representatives Mike McCurdy, vice president of
human resources and external affairs, and Jay Jones, a chaplain for the
company, presented the check to FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith on Feb. 19
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what you’re doing here at FVSU, by providing an education to these students,” said Jones. "Knowledge is
power, and knowledge is also doing great things to achieve your dreams.”<br />
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Congress recently passed a sweeping farm
bill that may have significant impact on the lives of everyday Americans. After
a lengthy, three-year battle, the U.S. Senate approved the Agriculture Act of
2014 (also known as the 2014 U.S. Farm Bill). The $956.4 billion package passed
with avote of 68 to 32 earlier this month.</div>
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The historic measure, which was signed
into law by U.S. President Barack Obama, not only establishes five years of farming
policies within the nation, it also sets aside money to feed the nation's poor
through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and provides
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This week, Michigan Senator Debbie
Stabenow, the farm bill’s author and chair of the U.S. senate’s agriculture
committee, made a special stop at Fort Valley State University to discuss the
new legislation’s potential impact on local farmers. During the event, FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith also announced the proposed creation of a new
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institutions, since she graduated from Michigan State University, America’s
first land-grant college,” Latimore said, who explained that President Obama
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“After signing the farm bill, the senator also
wanted to visit an 1890 land-grant university, so she chose to come to Fort
Valley State,” the interim dean said. “This is an outstanding opportunity to
show the senator, the type of agricultural research and outreach we are
conducting in agriculture at FVSU.”</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (center, left) receives commendation from Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (center, right).</i> </span></div>
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Georgia Governor Nathan Deal recently honored Fort Valley State University with a special commendation honoring the campus’ innumerable contributions and continued impact on higher education. On Feb. 26, President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, members of his cabinet, and three FVSU students traveled to the State Capitol to receive the commendation.<br />
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“This distinguished university has built a lasting legacy which continues to be a source of pride for all Georgians,” Deal wrote in the commendation. “With many illustrious alumni, the current and former students of Fort Valley State have impacted our state and nation for the better.”<br />
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The commendation was presented to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, like FVSU, in honor of Black History month. Nathan also honored four additional HBCUs: Morehouse College, Albany State University, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University.<br />
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“Georgia’s historically black colleges are rich in history, beauty and talent. Their past, present and future are a source of great inspiration for young African-American scholars,” Deal said.<br />
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For details, contact the Office of Marketing and Communications, (478) 825-6319.<br />
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The William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
issued FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith’s occasional paper “The United
States and the Caribbean: 30 Years after the Grenada Invasion Dynamics of
Geopolitics and Geonarcotics” this past December.</div>
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Created in 1995 and named after a former Secretary of
Defense, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies is an
academic institution that provides instruction, research and outreach on
defense and security issues affecting the Americas. The organization, located
in Washington, D.C. , seeks to promote professional ethics in governments’
decision making process; foster teamwork and strategic leadership; and
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An occasional paper is a stand-alone publication on topics
that offer new perspectives and insights of either an historical theme or current event. Griffith’s new study examines how global forces and geonarcotics, have
affected the Caribbean region. The scholar-president, who is a political
scientist, traces how these trends have evolved within the region since the
1983 U.S. invasion of Grenada. Incidentally, President Griffith coined the term “geonarcotics” in the early 1990s
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Additionally, in the occasional paper the president examines some
of the new international actions of nations such as China and Venezuela within Caribbean
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the president, including a policy analysis entitled “Political Acumen and Geopolitical
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To read President Griffith’s newly released policy paper, visit <a href="http://www.fvsu.edu/files/pdf/Thirty-Years-after-the-Grenada-Invasion.pdf">http://www.fvsu.edu/files/pdf/Thirty-Years-after-the-Grenada-Invasion.pdf</a>
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<i>FVSU students model their best bow ties during the first Bow Tie Thursday on Feb. 27. </i></div>
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FVSU holds 'Bow Tie Thursday' </h3>
Fort Valley State University students sported their trendiest styles at an event that celebrated Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith’s favorite fashion accessory. Jammin’ in the Café held its first Bow Tie Thursday on Feb. 27 in the FVSU Cafeteria.<br />
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The event was sponsored by the FVSU Power Jamz 104.3, Sodexo and FVSU’s Office of Campus Life.
Ladies and gentlemen Wildcats wore colorful bow ties to the party. Inside the Caf, students bobbed their heads, dancing to hip hop tunes spun by A.J. The D.J.<br />
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Other Wildcats watched their daring peers sing karaoke music and answer rapid-fire trivia questions. During the night, a few lucky Wildcats walked away with door prizes.
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Wildcat Battalion take an oath at the ROTC Contracting Ceremony recently. </i></span><br />
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FVSU’s Wildcat Battalion holds contracting ceremony for new cadets </h3>
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A new class of Fort Valley State University's Wildcat Battalion cadets raised their right hands and confirmed their commitment to become Army officers at a recent public ceremony. The Wildcat Battalion held their Army Reserve Officers Training Corps' Contracting Ceremony on Feb. 6, in the C.W. Pettigrew Center. </div>
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Lieut. Col. Joel Davis Jr. and Master Sgt. Scottie Johnson presented certificates to newly contracted cadets. </div>
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Cadet Darrell Aiken<br />
Cadet Kailip Allen<br />
Cadet Myles Bailey<br />
Cadet Charles Brown<br />
Cadet Kelvin Frazier<br />
Cadet Jasmine McGauley<br />
Cadet Tamara Richardson<br />
Cadet Judson Willis<br />
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Cadet Miltricia Barnwell-Talbot<br />
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FVSU receives a grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety </h3>
Fort Valley State University recently received funding to continue an alcohol awareness program aimed at reducing the number of drunk driver crashes among college-age students.<br />
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The $6,500 grant was awarded to FVSU’s counseling center, Valley Behavioral Health Services, by the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The grant will be used to continue the center's Georgia Young Adult Program by funding its Peer Educator “Be the Sober One” initiative. The initiative educates students about the risks related to alcohol and substance-abuse, especially while driving.
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According to a recently released study, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported a 4.6 percent increase in fatalities resulting from drunk-driver related accidents. In 2012, more than 10,322 lives were lost compared to 9,865 in 2011.
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“The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is committed to changing the tragic trend of young adult driver deaths in Georgia,” GOHS Director Harris Blackwood said. “We’re here to make changes, and I believe the students at Fort Valley State University can help us to achieve the goal of lowering driver crashes, injury, and fatality rates statewide. Who better to address the challenges and dangers facing young adults than their peers? I’m confident these students can convince their peers to be safer, more conscientious drivers.”
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Anthony Boynton, a Fort Valley State
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teach in a classroom. During high school, the scholar’s intelligence earned
him the affectionate nickname “Professor Boynton” from his friends and peers.
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“I’ve always been a teacher,” Boynton said. “My mom’s an English
teacher. And even as early as the age of five, I knew that I wanted to be a
teacher. I thought at first, that I would like to do high school teaching, but
I arrived here at Fort Valley State, and I understood all that I could do with
a degree, so I want to become a professor of literature, particularly at an
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success in graduate school. The eight-week institute at the UCLA Bunche
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Bookworms read passages from novelists and writers that
motivate and inspire them during a special Black History Month event at
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The university’s
Department of English and Foreign Languages held
its African-American Read In on Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Hunt Memorial Library’s third floor. Wildcat students, faculty
and staff were encouraged to bring their favorite African–American
authors to read for 5 to 10 minutes, or material can also be provided for interested readers.<br />
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of the National Council of Teachers of English, and the National
Council of Teachers of English. NCTE is a professional
association of educators of English studies, language arts and
literature studies. Every February during Black History Month, read-in
events are held at campuses throughout the country.<br />
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President Ivelaw L. Griffith recently hosted a special 4R Cabinet Meeting in an effort to develop enhanced strategies for supporting the improvement of recruitment, retention, and release "graduation" rates, The two-day meeting was held Tuesday, Feb. 25 and Thursday, Feb. 27 and also included discussions on seeking strategies to improve the university’s revenue.</div>
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Dreams</i> is Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd
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connected to FVSU, <i>Wildcat Dreams</i> highlights various campus activities
and updates about new initiatives and programs. Readers are encouraged
to share the newsletter with friends and family. We welcome your
feedback. Please send comments to<a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu. Thank you and happy reading!</b></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Fort Valley community welcomes its new mayor, Barbara B. Williams, at her inauguration on Jan. 17, 2014. The university is spotlighting the alum this month.</span></i></div>
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alumna who has taken the helm of a major Peach County town. The City of
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. George Mbata, chair of the university's Biology Department, will provide research to the federal government's "Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Losses based at Kansas State University. </span></i></div>
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According to the United Nations World Food Programme, hunger and malnutrition remain the most pressing health risk worldwide. Currently, there are 842 million undernourished people living in the world today, and one in eight does not receive enough nutrition daily to thrive. Unfortunately, one-third of beneficial crops that could feed them are lost after harvest due to insect infestation and poor storage facilities.</span><br />
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Fort Valley State University and a coalition of universities and nonprofit organizations are researching innovative ways to reduce post-harvest losses and bring food to millions. Recently, the U.S. Agency for International Development recently awarded the coalition a five-year, $8.5 million grant.</span><br />
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Kansas State University, the lead institution that applied for the grant, will use the money to establish the federal government’s “Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Losses.” Other partner institutions include the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Post-Harvest Loss at the University of Illinois, Oklahoma State University, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Kentucky. Federal and private partners include the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Manhattan-based Center for Grain and Animal Health Research; Archer Daniels Midland Co; Romer Labs; Vestergaard Frandsen and John Deere, as well as universities and nongovernmental organizations within the four countries.</span><br />
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FVSU to hold Open House for prospective students </span></h3>
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their families can learn about how to apply for Fort Valley State
University during an informative event. The university is holding its
Winter Open House on Saturday, Feb. 15 in the Pettigrew Center, from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. During Open House, the university will highlight its
finest academic, research and mentoring programs, and ensure that the
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fort Valley State University recently honored the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as part of the 29th annual Observance March and MLK Program. The Jan. 20 observance was co-sponsored by the Fort Valley Ministerial Alliance. King, a pastor and humanitarian, had his life cut short by an assassin’s bullet, but before his death he had already established a legacy of non-violent protests and acts of civil disobedience that helped to tear down Jim Crow segregation laws across the south. As a result, his movement ensured that African Americans would finally have a right to vote in elections and enjoy equal access to education and use of public facilities.</span><br />
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Whether it is inside a United States military fighting unit or a corporate board room on Wall Street, the effective skills of goal-oriented leaders are crucial to ensuring an organization remains successful. This month, Fort Valley State University students are using tools to help them become better leaders on campus and in the job world at an upcoming workshop.</span><br />
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The university hosted its 2014 iLead Collegiate Leadership Conference Jan. 24 - 25 in the Student Amenities Building. The Thurgood Marshall College Foundation, a philanthropic organization that helps ensure equal access to education at the nation’s public historically black colleges and universities, co-sponsored this year’s conference.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fort Valley State University will host the ultimate power luncheon on President’s Day next month to support one of institution’s largest annual fundraisers. On Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, <span data-scayt_word="FVSU" data-scaytid="1" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">FVSU</span> supporters, including alumni, Middle Georgia community members, local and state political leaders and business community representatives will gather at noon for the <span data-scayt_word="27th" data-scaytid="4" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">27th</span> annual FVSU Scholarship Luncheon. The event will take place in the FVSU Health and Physical Education Complex. The university’s largest scholarship initiative helps to ensure deserving academically talented scholars can earn their college degree.</span></div>
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pre-awards coordinator, as their go-to expert to help with the
application, strategy and development of winning grant proposals. Nyaga
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Soon, Nyaga will be starting a new role when she shares her professional advice about the process with one of the country’s leading grant organizations. The American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Grants Resource Center named Nyaga to serve on its six-member advisory board. The pre-awards coordinator will be one of two advisory members representing institutions that have enrollments under 5,000 students. The appointment will last for a year.</span><br />
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The Office of Marketing and Communications is the wing of Fort Valley State University that ensures the university’s branded message remains positive and disseminates timely news about the campus to local media organizations. This month, a new leader has assumed the reigns of the Marketing and Communications. The university recently named Pamela Berry-Johnson as the new executive director of the Office of Marketing and Communications.</span><br />
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Berry-Johnson plans to develop a strategic and integrated marketing and communications plan that positively impacts FVSU’s reputation, alumni engagement, fundraising and enrollment.</span><br />
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Learn more about <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-hires-new-executive-director-office-marketing-and-communications" target="_blank">Berry-Johnson's story </a>on the FVSU Review. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">"I am truly honored to be inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame,” said Rep. Calvin Smyre. “It is humbling to know that my footprints will be among some of the greatest heroes of the civil rights movement.”</span></span><br />
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FVSU hosts GAAHBSU Conference in Atlanta </span></h3>
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Recently, Fort Valley State University hosted an important statewide conference that addressed shared issues and critical challenges impacting the University System of Georgia’s historically black universities.</span><br />
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The Georgia Alumni Association of Historically Black State Universities’ 29th Annual Legislative Conference took place on Jan. 29-30 at the Westin Atlanta Airport Hotel in Atlanta. The theme for this year’s conference is Global Educational Challenges: Recruitment, Retention, Resources, Graduation and Placement.</span><br />
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GAAHBSU is a consortium of three national alumni associations: FVSU, Albany State, and Savannah State University. The organization was initiated to advance the goals and individual missions of these campuses. At the 2014 conference, the collegiate group will discuss ways to boost graduation rates on HBCU college campuses and strategies to help graduating seniors obtain good jobs and career options.</span><br />
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For details, contact FVSU’s Office of Career and Alumni Services, (478) 825-6347.</span><br />
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<a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-host-gaahbsu-conference-atlanta" target="_blank">Learn more about GAAHBSU</a> here on the FVSU Review. </span><br />
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FVSU’s Moody’s Bond Rating, No Decline but Challenges to Address </span></h3>
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One of the nation’s leading bond rating companies delivered its report on Fort Valley State University’s financial outlook for the Fiscal Year 2013-2014. Recently, the Moody’s Investor Services gave the university a Long-Term Corporate Obligation Rating of Baa1—a medium rating. According to the university president, Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, his administrative team is already taking proactive measures to improve the campus’s overall financial health.</span><br />
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“Fiscal conditions, as a result of budget cuts and declining enrollment, have factored significantly in the bond rating,” the FVSU president said. “As we move forward, I am optimistic that our aggressive recruitment, corporate engagement, technology and other enhancements are setting the campus on the correct path for growth. It is also important to note that FVSU has improved financial stewardship of its public funds—which was stated as one of our institutional strengths. Lastly, but most importantly, we provide quality educational experiences for our students.”</span><br />
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FVSU named to national top-ten list of affordable, low-debt universities </span></h3>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> When students graduate from college, these days, they often leave with more than just a degree. Debt rates for college students are rising. According to The Institute of College Access and Success (TICAS), 71 percent of American 2012 college seniors graduated with an average of $29,400 per borrower.</span><br />
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However, students earning degrees at Fort Valley State University will enter the workforce with a lower level of debt compared to their peers. Recently, TICAS ranked the university seventh in the nation for having the lowest levels of debt per students in its new study, “Project on Student Debt,” released on December 2013. FVSU students left with a debt average of $8,263. Other low-debt universities named to the list were Princeton, Howard, Hampton, Gallaudet and California State.</span><br />
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Fort Valley State University, an 1890 land-grant institution
internationally known for research in goat and sheep production, was a
prime stop for a traveling delegation from Tobago on Jan. 13-14. The
group, comprised of six government officials and engineers, recently
toured the Georgia Small Ruminant Research and Extension Center (GSRREC)
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Delegates visited FVSU facilities to become acquainted
with modern equipment and techniques used in meat processing. Dr. Brou
Kouakou, director of the GSRREC, said a new meat processing plant is
scheduled to open in Tobago in August 2015.</span><br />
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Learn more about <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/delegation-tobago-visits-fvsus-meat-technology-center" target="_blank">the delegation's tour </a>here on the FVSU Review. </span><br />
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Craft, University of Georgia’s Stewart County Extension agent, Brenda Maddox,
Fort Valley State University’s Marion County Extension agent</span></i><i><span style="color: #1f497d;">,</span></i><i><span style="color: black;"> and
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FVSU Cooperative Extension hosts meeting for housing professionals</span></h3>
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“The purpose of the meeting is to bring together professionals that are interested in advancing Healthy Homes, primarily in rural communities,” said Keishon Thomas, FVSU’s housing specialist. Healthy Homes is a program that focuses on how a home is constructed, designed and maintained with the health of the occupant in mind. Topics covered included training opportunities, resources for communities and collaborations. Thomas said the group also discussed collaborating on methods to educate homeowners on areas of concern such as mold, lead and asthma.</span><br />
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According
to the U.S. Census Bureau, the senior population is expected to more
than double between the year 2014 and 2050. In 36 years, it is projected
that one in five Americans could be 65-years old, or older. This number
suggests that the overall senior population could total 80 million. </span><br />
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In
an effort to educate caregivers, housing professionals and the general
public, Fort Valley State University’s Cooperative Extension Program
will host the 10th Annual “Under One Roof Housing Conference.” The theme
for this year’s conference is “Seniors: The New Majority.” The
conference will take place at the C. W. Pettigrew Farm and Community
Life Center on Tuesday, Feb. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>A round up of FVSU Sports Teams
finishes in 2013</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fort
Valley State University’s athletic teams are making their mark in the SIAC
Conference League play. Here’s how your favorite Wildcats sports teams finished
last year in 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Football</b>: In 2013, FVSU finished second in the Eastern Division with
a 4-6 overall record and 3-1 in conference play. Last season, the Wildcats won
the 2012 SIAC Eastern Division title and played in the SIAC Football
Championship. The team also played in the first round of the NCAA playoffs. Two
former Wildcats are now playing in the NFL: Ricardo “The Rocket” Lockette is
now a linebacker with the Super Bowl-bound Seattle Seahawks, and Marquette
King, a former kicker, is an Oakland Raider.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tennis</b> – In 2013, the Lady Wildcats ended
their season in fourth place in the SIAC East Division and finished third in
the conference tournament.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Field </b>– This season, the FVSU Track &
Field Program has a total of 12 student-athletes who have qualified for the
NCAA Track & Field Nationals for two years in a row. The field of 12
includes two-time NCAA Division II Defending Triple Jump Champion Antoinette
Oglesby.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Women’s
Softball - </b>The 2013-14 Lady Wildcats softball team
will open the season in Melbourne, Fla. in the Florida Tech University
tournament, Feb. 1-2, when they face off against Webber International
University and Florida Tech. After a strong finish in 2012, the Lady Wildcats
Softball team finished the 2013 season with an 11-14 conference record and
overall record of 15-31. Kenya Shakoor was a standout player at the plate for
FVSU: she ended her year with a team-high .377 batting average, while appearing
in 46-of-46 games.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Women’s Basketball - </b>The 2013-14 Wildcats
is ranked number one in the SIAC Eastern Division with a two-game lead, a 12-5
overall record and 8-0 conference record. FVSU has won their last eight games
and are set for a first-place bye at the SIAC tournament. Brandon Davey leads the
Wildcats in scoring with a 19.4 average and 9.5 rebounds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lady Wildcats, who were ranked fourth in the SIAC conference, finished the year
with an overall record is 9-9 and 6-2 in the SIAC. Shytina Harley paces the
Lady Wildcats with a 14.1 average and Briana Shepherd’s 6.8 rebound
average. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;">Fort Valley State University Wildcats linebacker DeRon Furr was named the National’s MVP in the inaugural Medal of Honor Bowl game on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Johnson Hagood Stadium.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Furr finished the regular season with the Wildcats 2nd on the team with 60 tackles (25 solos), 11.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two pass breakups, 9 quarterback hurries, and 3 forced fumbles. In the SIAC he was 20th in tackles, 7th in tackle for loss and 35th in sacks. Furr’s National ranking was 19th in forced fumbles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The University of Florida wide receiver Solomon Patton accounted for 98 all-purpose yards and set up all three American team touchdowns, and D.J. Adams of Portland State scored twice in a 20-3 victory.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i>Wildcat
Dreams</i> is Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd
Griffith’s biweekly e-newsletter. As an additional resource to stay
connected to FVSU, <i>Wildcat Dreams</i> highlights various campus activities
and updates about new initiatives and programs. Readers are encouraged
to share the newsletter with friends and family. We welcome your
feedback. Please send comments to<a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu">fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu</a>. Thank you and happy reading!</b></span></span></div>
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The President and First Lady's Holiday Greetings to the FVSU family</h3>
Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd and First Lady Francille Griffith extend season greetings to students, alums and FVSU supporters.View their holiday card here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTireVgmtx8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTireVgmtx8</a>.<br />
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Lady Francille Griffith, FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith and Mr.
FVSU 2013-2014 Marlon Gilbert flip the switch to light the official
Christmas tree on campus.</i></span></div>
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FVSU holds annual tree lighting</h3>
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Valley State University celebrated the warmth and joy of the holiday
season, when the campus held its traditional Christmas Tree Lighting on
Monday, Dec. 2 in Hunt Memorial Circle, near the Anderson House Museum
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Welcome Center. FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith and First Lady
Francille turned on the switch to light the Christmas tree. A small
reception with
refreshments followed in Huntington
Hall. The event was sponsored by the FVSU National Alumni Association,
Inc; (Fort Valley Alumni Chapter).<br />
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<i>Dr. Kenny Davis Anthony, prime minister of Saint Lucia, tells FVSU graduates to keep their passion during his address. </i></div>
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student was one of 254 graduates to receive her diploma at Fort Valley
State University's 2013 Fall Commencement Ceremony on Dec.
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<b>FVSU Celebrates
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Valley State University’s graduations are always fun, spirited occasions.
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the names of their favorite student as they walk across the stage, celebrating
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This
weekend, gray skies, pouring rain and chilly temperatures didn’t dampen the
celebration inside of the Health and Physical Education Complex on Dec. 7 when
more than 254 graduates marched with their diplomas during the 2013 Fall
Commencement Ceremony.The keynote speaker for the event was Dr. Kenny Davis Anthony, prime minister of Saint Lucia, who told students to be good world
citizens, keep their passion and give back to their university. After his address, the political leader was awarded a doctorate of humane letters from Dr.
Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith.<br />
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View pictures from the ceremony on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fvsu1895/sets/72157638774890164/" target="_blank">Flickr</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Betsy Ampofo is FVSU's alum of the month. </i></span></div>
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Fort Valley State University’s is known for preparing gifted
students that the enter graduate school and the job market as experienced
scientists, skilled researchers and accomplished scholars capable of creating
innovations and making new discoveries that will change lives. This month, the
university is featuring one of these bright alums. Betsy Ampofo, a 2007
graduate, is FVSU’s featured alum for the month of December.<br />
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<i>Grant Resources Center, provides advice to FVSU grant writers.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>The Office of Sponsored Programs staff present Valley Behavioral Health Services counselor Chizu Hirata (right center) and FVSU Hunt Memorial Nurse Greta Smith (right, middle) with the grant check from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.</i></span><br />
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Behavioral Health Services receives $888,000 at 2013 Grantsmanship Conference</b><b></b></div>
Fort
Valley State University’s Office of Sponsored Programs recently equipped grant
writers with essential tips and tools they will need to produce grants
proposals that win money during the 2013 Grantsmanship Institute Training
Conference on Nov. 12. More than 80 people attended this year’s event whose
theme was “Thriving on Change.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During
the height of the conference, the university’s Valley Behavioral Health
Services received a large grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration totaling $888, 486.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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“The
goal of this year’s conference was to provide attendees with an understanding
of current administration priorities and strategies necessary to be competitive
and remain relevant in today’s ever-changing global environment,” said Doris
Nyaga, FVSU’s pre-awards coordinator. “Now, more than ever, the Academy
and the external funding community are intertwined for the benefit of both. It
is therefore critical to understand how to leverage current and potential
resources for capacity building.”</div>
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In February, Fort Valley State University will paint the state capitol blue and
gold when the university hosts a special day spotlighting the best the campus
has to offer. FVSU Day at the Capitol will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 12,
2014 in Atlanta. The highlight of the event will occur on the House floor at
10:30 a.m. when congressional leaders present an invite resolution to
university president Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith. <br />
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want to be sure that alums and supporters won’t miss this special occasion,”
said Kristie Kenney, director for the FVSU Foundation, Inc. “The theme is
dreaming and doing, innovations inside and outside of the classroom. We are
going to spotlight our STEM Programs, which will encompass the area under CDEP
under its director, Dr. Isaac Crumbly. Additionally, we’re showcasing the
university’s new Honors Program and Undergraduate Research Program.”<br />
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Contact the FVSU Foundation, Inc. for more information, (478) 825-6474. </div>
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The nation’s largest
land-grant university organization recently recognized Fort Valley State
University for scholastic excellence during an inaugural awards ceremony
honoring research and teaching institutions across America.</div>
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FVSU grabbed two major honors at the Association
of Public Land
Grant Universities’ first 1890 Land-Grant Universities Teaching, Research and
Innovation Awards. On Nov. 11, the university was one of<br />
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15 winners announced
at a gala ceremony at the 126<sup>th</sup> APLU Annual Meeting in Washington,
D.C. FVSU received the “Degree Completion
Award,” which is awarded
campuses with the highest, overall increase of bachelor’s degrees from the
2011-2012 through 2012-2013 academic term.
Additionally, the APLU gave<br />
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FVSU the “STEM Degree Completion Award.” The honor is given to an 1890
land-grant institution with the highest increase in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) bachelor’s degrees during the 2011-2013 and
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Founded in 1887, the APLU is a policy and advocacy organization
representing 219 public research universities and land-grant institutions. It
is the nation’s oldest higher education association with member institutions in
all 50 states, the U.S. territories and District of Columbia. The
organization’s award ceremony honors 1890 universities that demonstrate
advancements in the areas of teaching, research and innovation.<br />
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Learn more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-grabs-two-top-honors-awards-ceremony-1890-land-grant-schools" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Thirty four aspiring educators were inducted into Fort Valley State University's College of Education on Nov. 19.</i></span></div>
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FVSU’s College of Education inducts new class of students</h3>
Education is the profession that underpins all other career paths within the world today. Educators ensure that future generations are taught crucial lessons that will help them become scientists, scholars, researchers, innovators and thinkers. This week, Fort Valley State University initiated a new class of 34 aspiring educators into its College of Education at the annual Teacher Induction Ceremony held on Nov. 19 in the C.W. Pettigrew Center. Thirteen of the candidates were male, which was the largest class of male candidates since FVSU’s CoE was reactivated. The ceremony celebrated students who met the CoE’s entrance requirements. Two students were also surprised with $1,000 scholarship.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">In
Fort Valley State University’s Toastmasters club, students learn how to become
outstanding orators and deliver impromptu, emotional addresses. Recently the
dynamic speech club nabbed the top prize for a promotional video about the
semiannual District 14 Toastmaster’s Conference that recently took place in
Macon, Nov. 1-2. </span></div>
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Wildcat
Toastmasters club members freestyle rapped in the commercial, encouraging
guests to attend the event. Stars of the promo were<span style="color: #1f497d;">:</span></div>
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<li>Toastmasters President Elijah Porter, junior English major
with a writing concentration, Rex, Ga.</li>
<li>Vice President of Membership Hayden Singleton, a junior English major with a literature Concentration, Covington, Ga. </li>
<li>Vice President of Public Relations Darius Parks, a
junior Business Management major, Manchester, Ga.</li>
<li>Lawrence Bacon, sophomore Business Management
major, Atlanta, Ga. </li>
<li>Markell Magsby, sophomore Psychology major,
Morrow, Ga. </li>
<li>Matthew Pickard, sophomore Plant Science
Biotechnology major,
Fayetteville, Ga. </li>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Fulton County Chairman John Eaves, Saint Lucian Prime Minister Kenny Davis Anthony, Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, and Thomas W.
Dortch, Chairman Emeritus of 100 Black Men of America, Inc. and President and Chief Executive Officer of TWD, Inc.</i></span></div>
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FVSU holds excellence forum to
welcome Saint Lucian prime minister</h3>
A high-ranking Caribbean dignitary received an official blue and gold salute from Fort Valley State University
leaders, University System of Georgia officials, politicians and business elite
during a special event in Atlanta. FVSU held its first Global Initiatives
Council Excellence Forum in honor of Saint Lucian Prime Minister, Dr. Kenny
Davis Anthony, on Friday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The invitation-only
event, hosted by Chairman Emeritus of the 100 Black Men of America and TWD,
Inc. president and FVSU alumnus Dr. Thomas W. Dortch Jr., took place at
The Commerce Club.<br />
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FVSU launches new website design</h3>
Visitors to Fort Valley State University’s website may have noticed that the site underwent a makeover recently. Two weeks ago, the campus’ newly redesigned
homepage went live. The new site —currently in its first phase—displays intuitive navigation and a cleaner design. The page now includes user-friendly
features such as quick access to news, events, social media, the FVSU directory and most-frequented pages.<br />
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The one-month project, overseen by Dr. Melody L. Carter, vice president of the Division of External Affairs and executive director of the FVSU Foundation,
Inc., is the result of input from FVSU faculty, staff and students. Based on concepts presented by Marketing and Communications’ staff and interns, the site
was developed by Fritz Marggraff and the Progressive Consulting Technologies Inc. team, a web technologies company in Macon.<br />
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(front) joins other Twiggs County residents during a Zumba class at the “Twiggs
County Healthy Night Out” in Jeffersonville Nov. 15.</i></span></div>
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residents enjoy “A Healthy Night Out”</b></div>
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Residents
of Twiggs County flocked to the local high school Nov. 15. Not in support of
the home team, but to enjoy a fun filled evening focusing on health and
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Fort
Valley State University’s Cooperative Extension Program, along with FVSU’s 4-H
Program, promoted healthy, active lifestyles by sponsoring “Twiggs County
Healthy Night Out” in Jeffersonville. More than 700 residents attended and
participated in yoga, Zumba, line dancing, a walk-a-thon and an exhibition
basketball game. Read the entire story <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/twiggs-county-residents-enjoy-%E2%80%9C-healthy-night-out%E2%80%9D" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dr. Pat Duncan,
director of the Georgia Center for Aquaculture Development housed at Fort
Valley State University, shows workshop attendees how an aquaponic system works
during a tour of aquaculture facilities Nov. 14.</span> </i></div>
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According to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, the demand for seafood will increase by more than 70 percent in
the next 30 years. Due to this increased need, more people are looking into the
practice of aquaculture. </div>
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Aquaculture is the cultivation of
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help educate individuals about aquaculture, Fort Valley State University’s
Cooperative Extension Program offers workshops through the Georgia Center for
Aquaculture Development (GCAD). On Nov. 14, Dr. Pat Duncan, director of the
GCAD, conducted a workshop called “Expanding Opportunities in Aquaculture” at
the center housed on FVSU’s campus.<br />
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Read the entire story <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/workshop-introduces-attendees-potentials-aquaculture" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Capacity grants strengthen education, research, extension services</h3>
Fort Valley State University’s continuous commitment to education, research and service earned three faculty members and one staff member more
than $1,000,000 in federal grant funds.
Woodie Hughes Jr., FVSU’s interim 4-H program leader, Dr. Nirmal Joshee, a FVSU associate professor of plant biotechnology, Dr. Jung Lee, a FVSU research
associate professor of food chemistry and Dr. Erika Styles, a FVSU assistant professor of agriculture economics, each received an 1890 Capacity Building
Grant recently. Funding for these grants is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).<br />
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Cooperative Extension Program, held a free Energy Efficiency Workshop on
Dec 4 at the university's Agricultural Technology Conference
Center on 46 Camp John Hope Road. The GREEN
Project is designed to help homeowners conserve energy that will in turn save
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>From left to
right) Dr. Mark Latimore, Fort Valley State University’s (interim) assistant
vice president for land grant affairs and extension administrator Georgia State
Sen. Ross Tolleson of Perry; Lillie Battle, Georgia Power Company area sales
executive; Bryan McElvany, Bleckley County extension coordinator; Neal Leonard,
public affairs outreach coordinator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm
Service Agency; and James Hill, director of the Southern Sustainable
Agriculture and Research Education (SARE) program at FVSU.</i></span></div>
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teamed up to assist farmers in Cochran on Nov. 19 by sponsoring a Farmer’s
Lunch and Learn Conference. The event, held at the Bleckley County Extension
Building, attracted approximately 60 people consisting of farmers and Georgia
Power employees. The crowd was informed about federal and state agricultural
programs, Georgia Power’s Outage Notification Programs and the benefits of
electronic irrigation. Dr. Mark Latimore, FVSU’s (interim) assistant for land
grand affairs and James Hill, director of the Southern SARE program at FVSU,
served as guest speakers at the affair. Terrence Wolfork, FVSU’s assistant
administrator for communication, conferencing and technology, provided farmers
in attendance a presentation about using programs such as QuickBooks and
Microsoft Excel to help keep track of financial records.<br />
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Students
looking to pursue careers in a growing profession can look to Fort Valley State
University for a hands-on<span style="color: #1f497d;">,</span> fully accredited
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On
Nov.18, FVSU received notification of full<span style="color: #1f497d;">,</span>
continued accreditation renewal from the American Veterinary Medical
Association. The renewal accredits the Bachelor of Science degree in veterinary
technology and the Bachelor of Science degree in veterinary sciences. Both
programs are housed in FVSU’s Department of Veterinary Science and Public
Health.<br />
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Read the entire story, <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/accreditation-veterinary-science-programs" target="_blank">here</a>, on the
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To increase minority representation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, Fort Valley State University is taking action by interacting
with students before they enter high school.
On Nov. 21, 70 honor students from Thomson Middle School in Centerville visited and toured FVSU’s campus. Dr. Sarwan Dhir, an FVSU professor of plant
biotechnology, said exposing youths to STEM disciplines and careers early is more important than ever.<br />
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“The demand for STEM education is increasing both at the federal and local levels, as the U.S. competes to reassert its position as a global leader in
science and technology fields,” Dhir said.<br />
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During their visit, Dhir spoke to the students, sharing information about biotechnology and the opportunities available through FVSU’s plant biotechnology
option. Students also participated in a hands-on lab experience where they had a chance to identify DNA and plant tissue cultures.<br />
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Fort Valley State University recently hired a new
administrator to help bolster the overall mission of the campus. Robert
Craig Stephens was named as the new director for FVSU’s Office of
Development. In his new position, Stephens will help raise funds for the
campus, and build strategic partnerships with private, federal and state
agencies to help further the university’s goals.<br />
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“I am delighted to join the Fort Valley State University
family,” said Stephens. “Dr. Griffith has a clear vision for the direction to
lead our university forward and as director of development I plan to play an
instrumental role in seeing that vision manifested.”</div>
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Dreams</i> is Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd
Griffith’s biweekly e-newsletter. As an additional resource to stay
connected to FVSU, <i>Wildcat Dreams</i> highlights various campus activities
and updates about new initiatives and programs. Readers are encouraged
to share the newsletter with friends and family. We welcome your
feedback. Please send comments to<a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu">fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu</a>. Thank you and happy reading!</b></span></span></div>
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<b> Alumni Spotlight: Robert Ross </b></h3>
This month, Fort Valley State University's alumni spotlight features Robert Ross, the former president for the Fort Valley State University National Alumni Association, Inc. He is also the campus official photographer, capturing memorable photographs of all of the major events at the university.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Our
nation’s troops continue to serve our country in theatres of war across the
world. To commemorate these brave individuals, Fort Valley State University
honored service men and women during the annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony held in
the C.W. Pettigrew Center on Nov. 7. The event, sponsored by the Wildcat
Battalion, featured keynote speaker Monique C. Washington. </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Thurgood Marshall College Fund CEO Johnny C. Taylor tells students to be proud of their alma mater at annual Founders Day event. </i></span></div>
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Every year, Fort Valley State University honors the visionary individuals that gave the campus its during the annual Founders Day celebration. At this year’s convocation held in the Health and Physical Education Complex on Nov. 7, students learned of their responsibilities to keep FVSU thriving from keynote speaker Johnny C. Taylor, chief executive officer of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Dr. Linda Noble, interim provost of FVSU, officiated this year’s ceremony.<br />
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<i> Jemellah Coes, 2014 Georgia Teacher of the Year, will be the keynote speaker at FVSU's annual teacher induction ceremony.
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The majority of the country’s best and brightest scholars, scientists, researchers and politicians received their educational start inside of a classroom. There, inspiring teachers challenged these future leaders to pursue knowledge, overcome challenges and develop their gifts to become extraordinary leaders that could alter the world. Next week, educators will take the center stage when the National Education Association celebrates American Education Week, from Nov. 18-22. Fort Valley State University’s College of Education will honor a future class of new educators during its annual teacher induction ceremony at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the Pettigrew Center Auditorium. A separate pinning ceremony will take place in the Pettigrew Center Auditorium at 10:45 a.m. just prior to the induction ceremony.<br />
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“The highlight of the ceremony will be our guest speaker, Jemellah Coes, a young educator who has been selected to represent Georgia educators as the 2014 Georgia Teacher of the Year,” Watson said. “Miss Coes is a Special Education English Language Arts teacher at Langston Chapel Middle School in Bulloch County.”</div>
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<i>Ebony Magazine recently named Dr. Cheryl Swanier, a Fort Valley State University associate professor of computer science, to its Power 100 List for 2013. </i></div>
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FVSU Professor named to Ebony Magazine Power 100 </h3>
This month, a Fort Valley State University computer science associate professor is receiving high recognition from one of the nation’s most influential Black publications. EBONY Magazine recently named Dr. Cheryl Swanier to its Power 100, a list of African-American movers and shakers that have made significant achievements and contributions to the world. Swanier was named one of EBONY’s Power 100 for her contributions and mentoring efforts in the area of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. She is featured in the December 2013 issue available on newsstands now.<br />
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<i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Fort Valley State University seniors Shanice Honeycutt and Anthony Dwayne Boynton, both English majors, were invited to present papers at Paine College's 2013 Harlem Renaissance Conference. </span></i></div>
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Two Fort Valley State University seniors majoring in English literature are one of 22 international scholars who presented papers at conference spotlighting a heyday period of African-American intellectual life. Anthony Dwayne Boynton II and Shanice Honeycutt traveled to Paine College in Augusta, Ga. for the16th annual Harlem Renaissance Conference, from Nov. 6-8. The year’s conference theme is “Midwives and Mavericks: Architects, Artists and Critics of the Renaissance.” The pair presented articles on the New Negro, a concept first drafted by African-American Rhodes Scholar Alain Locke, a principal architect of the Harlem Renaissance.<br />
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<i>Health care vendors explain benefits to university employees at FVSU Benefit and Wellness Fair on Nov. 11. </i></div>
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FVSU holds Benefit and Wellness Fair </h3>
With the adoption of America's new Affordable Care Act, University System of Georgia employees have a choice of new insurance providers for 2014. The Office of Human Resources explained the new voluntary benefits and additional health care options to Fort Valley State University employees during a Benefit and Wellness Fair on Nov. 11 in the Pettigrew Center. Vendors who attended the fair included Eye Med, AFLAC Insurance Company Delta Dental, Liberty Mutual Insurance and Perry Chiropractic.
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<i>President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith speaks to students about the changes that will be taking place at the Fall 2014 Commencement. </i></div>
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Fort Valley State University President Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith talked to graduating students about the state of the university and the new requirements at the 2013 Fall Commencement during a the Senior Meeting on Nov. 5 in the C.W. Pettigrew Center. Griffith told graduating seniors that they will given 10 tickets per student for friends and family for this year's commencement. Current Wildcat students can enter commencement free with an FVSU ID. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i>Wildcat
Dreams</i> is Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd
Griffith’s biweekly e-newsletter. As an additional resource to stay
connected to FVSU, <i>Wildcat Dreams</i> highlights various campus activities
and updates about new initiatives and programs. Readers are encouraged
to share the newsletter with friends and family. We welcome your
feedback. Please send comments to <a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu">fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu</a>. Thank you and happy reading!</b></span></span><br />
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<i> Founding members of Fort Valley State University’s Global Initiatives Council: Hon. Consul of the Kingdom of Denmark Christopher N. Smith, FVSU President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith and Judge Bryant Culpepper. </i> </div>
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Last week marked a new chapter for Fort Valley State University, an historic, 118-year-old university located near miles of beautiful peach, pecan and walnut orchards in Peach County. To expand its teaching and research mission, FVSU is expanding its push outside of the Southeastern region to attract a wider, international audience. To commemorate United Nations Day, the university hosted “Parade of Nations” on Thursday, Oct. 24. Honorary Consul of Denmark Christopher N. Smith served as the keynote speaker. On that occasion, the university unveiled the future home of its new Global Village, and the launch of its Global Initiatives Council.
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Sarwan Dhir (right), professor of plant biotechnology and director of Fort
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Milton Williams, Derrick Smith and Ashley Norris, all honored as National Role
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concentrating in biotechnology received the National Role Model Award at the 14<sup>th</sup>
annual National Role Models Conference. Ashley Norris, Derrick Smith and
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Valley State University President Dr. Ivelaw Griffith cuts the ribbon for the
new Stallworth Biotechnology Building Addition Oct. 21. Faculty from FVSU’s
College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology, FVSU administration and
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Houston Stallworth Agriculture Research Station on Carver Drive. </span></i></div>
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Quality Child Care Center Complex. The 10,000-plus square foot complex will
house an auditorium, residential setting for family and consumer science
students and a model child care center. It is scheduled for completion December
2014.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Our nation’s military personnel help protect American shores by bravely
answering the call to serve. Next week, Fort Valley State University will honor
these courageous servicemen and women during an annual Veteran’s Day ceremony
at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 in the C.W. Pettigrew Center. This year’s
keynote speaker will be Monique C. Washington, an award-winning Retired Master
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and the world. During the Homecoming half-time celebration, big checks were
delivered to help the university reach its goals. Alums and organizations
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This month, Fort Valley State University spotlight is featuring an Wildcat alum who traveled across the world to make the university her home. Chizu Hirata, a professional counselor who works in the university’s Valley Behavioral Health Services Center, is this month's featured alum.
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In academia, grant money is vital to funding essential projects that spur innovation and research within the world. The process of obtaining a grant is highly competitive, but those who have the skills to write exceptional proposals have an edge. On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Fort Valley State University’s Office of Sponsored Programs is holding its annual 2013 Grantsmanship Institute Training Conference, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the C. W. Pettigrew Center. This conference will feature informative sessions designed to provide grant seekers with the tools and motivation they will needed to craft winning proposals. This year’s theme is “Thriving on Change."<br />
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Homecoming Week is a special time on Fort Valley State University’s campus. It’s not only a time to showcase the best the university has to offer, it’s also a time for alums to reconnect with former classmates. It’s also a time for students to take a break from their rigorous classes, let loose and have a good time. Last week, the university celebrated its Homecoming week in style on Oct. 20-26. Read more:<br />
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MIT Professor speaks about the state of STEM in America during convocation </h3>
Last week, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist delivered a sobering lecture outlining the current climate in academia facing students from underrepresented groups seeking science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related degrees. During Fort Valley State University’s Homecoming Convocation on Oct. 22, Dr. Cardinal Warde, a professor of electrical engineering at MIT, spoke about the challenges facing students who pursued STEM degrees and what colleges could do to keep them in their chosen path.
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President Griffith Celebrates his 100th Day in Office </h3>
This week marks a historic milestone for President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith. The university leader celebrated his first 100 days in office on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The Fort Valley State University family recognized Dr. Griffith’s benchmark with a special luncheon ceremony in the Presidential Conference Room. Deans, university administrators and students came out in support. In his brief tenure at the university, the president is already making impressive changes.
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1895, eighteen men petitioned the Superior Court
in Houston County to launch a public school or children. On Nov. 5, 1895, the
court granted the petition. The school, which was named Fort Valley High and
Industrial School would later become Fort Valley State University.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next week, the campus will honor the
visionary men that gave the university its start during the annual Founder’s
Day ceremony on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thursday, Nov. 7. This
year’s keynote speaker will be Johnny C. Taylor Jr., president and CEO of the
Thurgood Marshall College Fund. In 2011, Ebony Magazine named Taylor to its
Power 100 list, of the most influential African-Americans in the country.</span>Fort Valley State Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13180894005765709461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825671898504034958.post-77390786711568181272013-10-18T13:50:00.000-07:002013-10-20T15:37:40.517-07:00Wildcat Dreams, Vol. 1, No. 6<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Dreams</i> is Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd
Griffith’s biweekly e-newsletter. As an additional resource to stay
connected to FVSU, <i>Wildcat Dreams</i> highlights various campus activities
and updates about new initiatives and programs. Readers are encouraged
to share the newsletter with friends and family. We welcome your
feedback. Please send comments to <a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu">fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu</a>. Thank you and happy reading!</b></span></span><br />
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The second-in-command of the Caribbean’s eighth-largest economy will deliver sage wisdom and leadership advice to Fort Valley State University’s latest graduating class. On 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, The Hon. Kenny Davis Anthony, prime minister of Saint Lucia, will be the keynote speaker during the 2013 Fall Commencement in the Health and Physical Education Complex. During the ceremony, the dignitary will also receive an honorary degree from FVSU. <br />
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Grand opening of the Stallworth Biotechnology Addition</h4>
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you to the grand opening of the Stallworth Biotechnology Addition and
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Located in the international city, Warner Robins, is one of the state’s largest employers: Robins Air Force Base. At this facility, a Fort Valley State University alum is leading one of the base’s more instrumental programs in support of our nation’s defense. This month, Darryl Turner, a 1984 Wildcat graduate is our featured spotlight alumnus. Turner is currently the lead contracting official for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) program<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">. </span></div>
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At Fort Valley State University, an upcoming series will give students a unique opportunity to learn the secrets and strategies in becoming sophisticated women of purpose. The university’s Women’s Center is launching its Fall 2013 Versatile Woman Speakers Series. The inaugural keynoter for the Versatile Woman series is Bishop Martha Edwards. She will speak to students on campus at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 in the C. W. Pettigrew Center.<br />
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Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, president of Fort Valley State University, held his first presidential address before the student body to motivate and encourage students to become successful leaders and alums. To piggy back off his encouraging words, Dr. Griffith brought in Fort Valley State alum, Tyrone Poole, a two-time Super Bowl Champion and College All American football player.<br />
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Alpha Beta Chapter of Fort Valley State University hosted a domestic violence forum called “Take Back the Night, Shatter the Silence,” on Oct. 8 in the Student Amenities Building to promote its social justice and human rights initiatives. The event encouraged students and the community to stand up against domestic violence and shatter the silence. The chapter collaborated with Hodac (Houston Drug and Action Council) and the FVSU Peer Educators group to ensure the message reached its target audience.<br />
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Next month, Fort Valley State University is spotlighting phenomenal high schools that have proven instrumental in the continued growth of the campus. Starting in November, the university will award its first School of the Month honor. Peach County High School in Fort Valley, Ga. will be the initial award recipient. The high school campus will be highlighted on university’s homepage, with a link to its homepage. for an entire month.<br />
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According to Sha-Ron Jones, FVSU’s director of admissions and recruitment, the town and gown relationship remains an important one for the university. He says that the school wanted to show its appreciation of the hard work of high school counselors, teachers and administrators who play a major part in recruitment for FVSU’s campus. <br />
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The Fort Valley State University Lady Wildcats volleyball team went down in defeat 0-3 (10-25, 15-25, 16-25) to Columbus State University at Lumpkin Center on Tuesday, October 9, 2013 before a crowd of 150.<br />
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Dreams</i> is Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Lloyd
Griffith’s biweekly e-newsletter. As an additional resource to stay
connected to FVSU, Wildcat Dreams highlights various campus activities
and updates about new initiatives and programs. Readers are encouraged
to share the newsletter with friends and family. We welcome your
feedback. Please send comments to <a href="mailto:fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu">fvsu_pr@fvsu.edu</a>. Thank you and happy reading!</b></span></span><br />
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Homecoming is a longstanding tradition at Fort Valley State University. The
week-long celebration is a time when alums return to their second home on
campus, to reconnect with former classmates and see how the campus has changed.
It is also a chance for students to take a small break from their
rigorous courses to socialize and enjoy themselves. The nonstop, fun week
culminates in the ultimate football showdown when the FVSU Wildcats battle the
Concordia College Hornets at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 in Wildcats Stadium. An
annual parade will precede the game at 9 a.m. Saturday morning in downtown Fort
Valley. President Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith will be this
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strengthen science, technology, engineering and mathematics education at
Fort Valley State University, and bring more minorities and women into
STEM-related fields. Last month, the National Science Foundation (NSF)
awarded <span data-scayt_word="FVSUfaculty" data-scaytid="1">FVSUfaculty</span> members $398,208 in funding to create a <span data-scayt_word="Bioenergy" data-scaytid="2">Bioenergy</span> Undergraduate Research and Instruction program. The multidisciplinary <span data-scayt_word="bioenergy" data-scaytid="3">bioenergy</span>
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degrees related to the production of efficient and renewable <span data-scayt_word="bioenergy" data-scaytid="4">bioenergy</span>. Learn more <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/nsf-awards-grant-fvsu-new-biofuel-program" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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The U.S. Department of State recently announced that the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board selected Fort Valley State University temporary professor of behavioral sciences, Dr. Jerry B. Daniel, as a Fulbright Specialist Project. During the month of October, Daniel will be a visiting professor at Volga Region State University of Service, the largest center for education, science and technology in Russia. There, he will also serve as a consultant to Russian students and faculty regarding social work training, policy development and analysis, behavioral and social research, and clinical and community-based practices within the U.S. The Fulbright Specialist is also a 1994 FVSU alum.<br />
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Congratulations to Dr. James Newton, an FVSU assistant professor of behavioral
sciences. He was recently selected by the Commission on Rehabilitation
Counselor Certification to attend the 2013 Item Writing Workshop for the
national Certified Rehabilitation Counselor’s Exam. Only 15 people were
selected from a national pool of applicants. The assistant professor will fly
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<span style="font-size: small;">Alumni Spotlight: FVSU alum Robert J. Jones inaugurated as SUNY-Albany President </span></h2>
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Fort Valley State University alum recently took the helm of a leading,
prestigious northeastern state university. Dr. Robert J. Jones, who
earned his bachelor’s degree in agronomy from Fort Valley State
University, was formally inaugurated as president of the State
University of New York – The University of Albany at 10 a.m. Saturday,
Sept. 28 in the Main <span data-scayt_word="Theatre" data-scaytid="1">Theatre</span>, Performing Arts Center on the SUNY-Albany Uptown Campus in Albany, NY. Read more on the <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/suny-albany-inaugurates-fvsu-alum-robert-j-jones" target="_blank">FVSU Review</a>.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Fort Valley State University recruitment officer Michelle Knolton helps a prospective student.</span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span><b> </b></span></div>
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Next month, prospective students and their families can learn about the best
that Fort Valley State University has to offer at a fun, informative event. The
university will hold its first annual Open House at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 in
the Lyons Student Center. During Open House,
the university will showcase its finest academic, research and mentoring
programs.<br />
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Open House event is an extraordinary opportunity for FVSU to showcase its
Wildcat spirit,” said Sha-Ron Jones, FVSU’s director of recruitment and
admissions. Jones says that the program will give prospective students time to
meet personally with college deans and professors
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Wildcat students within Fort Valley State University's <span data-scayt_word="TRiO" data-scaytid="1">TRiO</span>
Student Support Services Program traveled north to Athens, Ga. during a
fun, informative trip to learn about graduate and professional
offerings. On Sept. 18, a small group of young people, accompanied by <span data-scayt_word="TRiO" data-scaytid="2">TRiO</span> program director, Dr. <span data-scayt_word="Davida" data-scaytid="3">Davida</span> Curtis, visited the University of Georgia’s graduate school. Read the story <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/content/fvsu-students-learn-about-graduate-school-options-uga" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Billy Brown, energy educator for Fort Valley State University’s Cooperative Extension Program and FVSU housing specialist, Keishon Thomas, promote the Georgia Residential Energy Efficiency Network (GREEN) program during the Home Help Resource Fair in Macon Sept. 14.</span></i></div>
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Middle
Georgia residents looking to receive information about housing and home
ownership such as budgeting and performing simple home maintenance, flocked to
Macon to attend the Home Help Resource Fair on Sept. 14. The event, held at
Central Georgia Technical College, attracted more than150 people.<br />
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Valley State University’s Cooperative Extension Program, which offers housing
education programs such as Home Buyer Education and Healthy Homes, supported
the event by serving as a source of information for fair participants. The fair
also provided FVSU an opportunity to promote its latest program designed to
assist homeowners.<br />
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“Fort Valley State University’s Cooperative Extension Program participated,because we wanted to
promote the new GREEN (Georgia Residential Energy Efficiency Network) project,”
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Fort Valley State University President Dr. Ivelaw Griffith, meets with U.S. Department of Agriculture officials, and Dr. Mark Latimore Jr., FVSU’s interim assistant vice president for land grant affairs, Dr. Govind Kannan, FVSU’s dean of the College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology and Karla Martin, FVSU’s USDA 1890 Program liaison Sept.23 in the Troup Building on campus. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Fort Valley State University’s land-grant mission of providing research-based technical assistance and education to rural citizens attracted U.S. Department of Agriculture officials to campus Sept. 23.
Malcom Shorter, USDA deputy assistant secretary for administration; Quinton Robinson, state director for USDA rural development; Christian Obineme, facilities director for the USDA and Daniel Westcott, outreach coordinator for the Natural Resources Conservation Service visited campus to learn about the USDA Strikeforce for Rural Growth and Opportunity activities in Georgia. They also visited to learn about additional outreach activities occurring through FVSU’s College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology. Read the entire story on the FVSU Review.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Dr. Odessa Hardison McNair is a living legend on the campus of Fort Valley State University. Every time a special occasion–like Founders Day—takes place, students, faculty and staff members sing the university's alma mater, which is written, in part, by McNair. This month, the university is honoring McNair as one of its featured alums.</span><br />
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FVSU professor and biology students conduct research at Department of Energy lab</h4>
<span style="font-size: small;">This summer, a Fort Valley State University professor and two biology scholars took a road trip to conduct scientific research at one of America’s top governmental laboratories. Dr. Devin Horton, an assistant professor of biology; Miguel Thomas, a biology senior, and De’Marcus Wolfork, a recent FVSU graduate, conducted research at U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, located on Iowa State University’s campus.
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<span style="font-size: small;">This week, Fort Valley State University’s John W. Davison Lecture Series kicked off with an actress and producer of a popular, award-winning comedic series on the web. Issa Rae, star of “MisAdventures of Awkward Black Girl,” spoke to students about the launch of the show, the politics of hair, and her childhood experiences on Sept. 18 in the C. W. Pettigrew Center. The actress recently inked a deal to write her own comedy series with HBO, where she will star in the lead role.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Community first responders --Terry Deese, Peach County sheriff (left); Lawrence Spurgeon, Fort Valley Public Safety director (center); Campus Safety Chief Ken Morgan (center right) and Rahman Grimes, FVSU Officer and Ret. U.S. Military (far right) -- hold hands to chest as a FVSU student sings national anthem.</span></i>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dr. Ed Hill, College of Education dean; Terry W. Deese, Peach County Sheriff;</span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Lawrence Spurgeon, Fort Valley Public Safety director</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">;
First Lady Francille Griffith; FVSU President Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd
Griffith,</span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Lauren Mitchell;</span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Miss FVSU 2013-2014; Marlon Griffin, Mr. FVSU 2013-2014; and
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FVSU honors Sept. 11 victims and unveils its new USA Square</h4>
<span style="font-size: small;">Last week, Fort Valley State University and local Peach County first responders marked the 12th anniversary of a terrorist attack that claimed 3,000 victims and forever changed America. The university honored first emergency responders, service personnel and terrorist attack victims during the 9/11 Observance Day on Sept. 11. During the occasion, the university also unveiled the future location for its U.S.A. Square.
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On Aug. 27, Dr. Thomas Terrill, an FVSU assistant professor of animal science, and Dr. Will Getz, professor and retired extension specialist, conducted a webinar entitled, “A New Approach to Parasite Management in Sheep.”
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undergraduates recently won awards for their poster presentations at the
AGMUS 2013 Research Symposium, hosted by Ana G. Mendez University System, in
San Juan-Puerto Rico, September 13-15, 2013.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jamil Basket won first place in the Environmental Science
category for his poster presentation titled “Epifluorescence Microscopy of Temporal Interactions of <i>Enterobacter
cloacae and Onion Bulbs</i> (<i>Allium cepa </i>L.)”. He conducted
his research under the guidance of Dr. Brenda Schroeder at Washington State
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Derrick Smith ((Research
and academic Mentor/Advisor: Dr. Max Feldman and Dr. Dhir) research also won
top 1<sup>st</sup> place in the Biology category for his poster presentation
titled “Identifying Relationships of Soil Characteristics and Genotypes of
Natural <i>Seteria viridis</i> Populations”,
he conducted his research at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis,
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Twelve students presented at the conference along with more
than 350 other undergraduate and graduates from twenty-two institutions
throughout the country. Undergraduate student poster presenters and graduate
student oral presenters are recognized for their outstanding research
presentations. Recognitions are determined based on scores provided by
mentor-judges and the collective recommendations of all judges within each
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Twelve years ago, America was attacked on its own soil for the first time in decades. On September 11, 2001, armed terrorists hijacked and crashed four airplanes that destroyed the iconic World Trade Center’s twin towers in New York, damaged the renowned Pentagon, and killed thousands of men, women and children.<br /><br />Fort Valley State University will commemorate this unforgettable tragedy during its annual 9/11 Observation Day program at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the C.W. Pettigrew Farm and Community Life Center.</span></span>
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America’s most famous entrepreneurs and corporate CEOs—Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Sam Walton—are legendary. These innovative risk-takers are renowned for their shrewd business sense, leadership skills and knowledge, but their success did not happen overnight. Every entrepreneur has to start from ground zero.<br /><br />This semester, Fort Valley State University students will learn the basics during the Department of Business Administration and Economics’ how-to workshop series. At 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, September 24, the “How to Own, Create and Profit from Your Own Music” session is scheduled to take place in the Student Amenities Building. The event is open to the public.<br />
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This week, Fort Valley State University honors Eugene “Bruiser” Jones, a strong supporter of Fort Valley State University. Jones, a 1957 FVSU alum, died last week, on August 28. He was 82 years old.<br /><br />Jones was a Tuskegee, Ala. native. As a young child, his family moved to Atlanta where he was educated in his formative years. In his teen years, he enrolled at FVSU and majored in education.<br /><br />Jones challenged fellow alums to support FVSU. He would often say, “If you can’t give $1,000 to your alma mater, then you need to give back your degree.”<br /><br />Services for Jones were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 at the Cascade United Methodist Church, 3144 Cascade Road, Atlanta Ga. Condolences may be sent to 2771 Collier Dr., Atlanta, Ga. 30318.<br /><br />In lieu of flowers, the family asked that contributions be sent to FVSU in his honor. Mail donations to the FVSU Foundation, Inc., 1005 University Drive, Fort Valley, Ga. 31030.<br /><br />Read more about Eugene Jones in the <a href="http://review.fvsu.edu/">FVSU Review</a>.<br />
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Valley State University’s 2013-2014 Royal Court attended a regal conference
where they learned important leadership skills that will help them standout
during their reign on campus. On July 25-28, the group attended the 12th
annual Leadership for Queens and ninth annual Kings’ Konnection
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category at an awards banquet. FVSU’s 2013-2014 Royal Court won
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Division II conferences. This report includes eight primary team sports
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interim Athletic Director Willie Williams recently announced that Erica Henry
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