Fort Valley State University News March 3, 2014 FVSU to celebrate the inauguration of its ninth president Fort Valley State University's ninth president, Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, assumed the helm of the institution nine months ago in July 2013. Since then, Dr. Griffith has instituted a whirlwind of changes designed to encourage scholastic excellence on campus and students' continued intellectual growth. Next month, the campus and the University System of Georgia will officially celebrate President 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. Preceding the inauguration, university officials have planned 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. The celebration ends with a soccer exhibition by FVSU's new intramural soccer team. For more information, contact FVSU's Office of Marketing and Communications at (478) 825-6319 or visit www.fvsu.edu/inauguration. Sunday, April 6 Ecumenical Service 9 -11 a.m. * Founders Hall Auditorium Gospel Concert 5 - 7 p.m. * C. W. Pettigrew Center (Reception Immediately Following Concert) Monday, April 7 Day of Reading and Reflection Tuesday, April 8 John W. Davison Lecture Series Cultural Celebration of Excellence Engagement 5 - 7 p.m. * Founders Hall (Weeklong Art Exhibition in Huntington Hall Gallery) Wednesday, April 9 Inaugural "Dreaming and Doing" Lunch Gathering and Spirit Day 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. * Lottie M. Lyons Student Center Thursday, April 10 Inaugural Day of Community Service Join members of the FVSU community in volunteering one hour of service in honor of President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith's inauguration. Community Forum: "Engaging Students in the 21st Century to meet the Global Demands" 5 - 7 p.m. * Peach County High School 900 Campus Drive, Fort Valley, GA 31030 Friday, April 11 Investiture Ceremony 10 a.m. * Health and Physical Education Complex (Processional Begins at 9 a.m.) (Reception Immediately Following Ceremony) Campus Tours 1 - 3 p.m. (Beginning at the Health and Physical Education Complex) Inaugural Gala 7 - 9 p.m. * Health and Physical Education Complex Formal Attire Saturday, April 12 Soccer Exhibition Noon * FVSU Wildcat Stadium SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2014meeting-form.html for the October 26-28, 2014 HBCU Library Alliance 6th Membership Meeting in Atlanta GA!