Mississippi Valley State University

Mississippi Valley State University
Former name
Mississippi Vocational College (1950–1964)
Mississippi Valley State College (1964–1974)
Motto"Live for Service"
TypePublic historically black university
EstablishedFebruary 19, 1950; 74 years ago (February 19, 1950) (groundbreaking)[1]
Parent institution
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning[2]
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliations
Endowment$3.65 million (2021)[3]
PresidentJerryl Briggs
Students2,196 (fall 2023)[4]
Location, ,
United States
CampusRemote town[5], 450 acres (1.8 km2)
Other campusesGreenville
NewspaperDelta Devils Gazette
ColorsForest green, white, and red[6]
     
NicknameDelta Devils & Devilettes
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FCS - SWAC
MascotDelta Devil
Websitewww.mvsu.edu

Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU, The Valley or Valley) is a public historically black university in Mississippi Valley State, Mississippi, adjacent to Itta Bena, Mississippi.[7][8] MVSU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

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  2. ^ "IHL System - About".
  3. ^ "Data USA - Mississippi Valley State University".
  4. ^ "University, community college enrollment down in Mississippi". Hattiesburg American.
  5. ^ "IPEDS-Mississippi Valley State University".
  6. ^ MVSU Style Guide (PDF). 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-04-09.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "List of HBCUs—White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities". Archived from the original on 2007-12-23. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  8. ^ "Location Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, Mississippi Valley State University. Retrieved on April 5, 2012.