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Former name | Mississippi Vocational College (1950–1964) Mississippi Valley State College (1964–1974) |
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Motto | "Live for Service" |
Type | Public historically black university |
Established | February 19, 1950[1] | (groundbreaking)
Parent institution | Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning[2] |
Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $3.65 million (2021)[3] |
President | Jerryl Briggs |
Students | 2,406 (fall 2018)[4] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Remote town[5], 450 acres (1.8 km2) |
Other campuses | Greenville |
Newspaper | Delta Devils Gazette |
Colors | Forest green, white, and red[6] |
Nickname | Delta Devils & Devilettes |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FCS - SWAC |
Mascot | Delta Devil |
Website | www |
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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.