Fort Valley State University Middle Georgia RESA Board of Control Meeting Lynn W. McCraney and Wallace Keese February 19, 2014 – 9:00 a.m.

History 1895 – Founded and chartered as Fort Valley High and Industrial School 1922 – Transferred by Georgia Legislature to State of Georgia 1932 – Renamed Fort Valley Normal and Industrial School 1939 – Transferred to University System of Georgia as Fort Valley State College 1947 – Designated by the Board of Regents as a land grant institution 1996 – Designated by the Board of Regents as Fort Valley State University

Colleges ●College of Agriculture, Family Science & Colleges ●College of Agriculture, Family Science & Technology, 14 ●College of Arts and Sciences, 26 ●College of Education, 10 ●College of Graduate Studies & Extended Education, 4

College of Agriculture, Family Science & Technology Agricultural Economics Agricultural Teacher Education Agricultural Engineering Technology Animal Science Electronic Engineering Technology Food and Nutrition Infant and Childhood Development Ornamental Horticulture Plant Science Veterinary Technology

College of Ag – Outreach and Extension

College of Ag - Research Agricultural Research Bioenergy and Climate Change Food Safety Small Ruminants

College of Arts and Sciences – Top Majors Biology. Business College of Arts and Sciences – Top Majors Biology Business Criminal Justice Mass Communication Political Science Psychology

Cooperative Developmental Energy Program The Nation’s only program preparing minorities and women to pursue energy-related disciplines. CDEP was founded on July 1, 1983 by Dr. Isaac J. Crumbly at the Fort Valley State University with start-up funds from the U.S. Department of Energy. It is an innovative cooperative program between FVSU, the private and government sectors of the nation’s energy industry, and other partnering institutions. Although CDEP’s initial focus was targeted for the energy industry, the program has expanded to include other sectors of the nation’s workforce. CDEP focuses on the recruitment and placement of academically talented minorities and females into professional level careers in the energy industry. This objective is accomplished through the following methods: Dual-degree programs in engineering, geosciences and health physics Scholarships Internships Industry & Government participation Career/Job Opportunities Pre-College Mathematics, Science, & Engineering Academy (M-SEA)

College of Education Early Childhood/Special Education Health and Physical Education Middle Grades

College of Graduate Studies and Extended Education Animal Science, Biotechnology, Environmental Health Sciences, Mental Health Counseling, Middle Grades Education, Rehabilitation Counseling and Case Management and School Counseling

Online Degrees Criminal Justice Political Science Psychology Technical and Professional Writing M.S. Rehabilitation Counseling and Case Management

Accreditation Fort Valley State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees. Agricultural Engineering Technology (Board for Engineering & Technology – ABET) Veterinary Technology (American Veterinary Medical Association – AVMA) Education – (Georgia Professional Standards Commission – GaPSC, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher NCATE)

Athletics Division II Member of the (NCAA) Football Basketball Softball Tennis Track and Field Cross Country Volleyball

Student Activities Student Government Association Blue Machine Marching Band Greek Life ROTC …and more

Wildcat Commons – Affordable, Safe, Convenient Our students live here and learn here.

New Initiatives Honors Program Undergraduate Research Global Initiatives Council

Affordability In-State Tuition and fees,12 hours Affordability In-State Tuition and fees,12 hours $3,144 Wildcat Silver Meal Plan 1,544 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath Apartment 2,351 in the Wildcat Commons Semester Cost: $7,039

Fort Valley State University… Dreaming and Doing