The mission of intercollegiate athletics at Fort Valley State University is to provide experiences for scholar athletes that will advance the University's general mission. We seek to provide diversified and challenging programs to meet educational needs resulting from societal changes and to provide learning and living environments that enable our graduates to become innovative and critical thinkers, problem solvers, and responsible citizens.
The committment to academic success of scholar athletes at FVSU is reflected in achieving expectations that exceed those of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the reinforcement of these expectations through a rigorous program of academic monitoring that includes counseling, supervised study halls, progress reports and communication with parents and guardians.
The mission of Fort Valley State University's intercollegiate athletic programs reflects the committment of the University, as an 1890 land-grant institution,
to excellence in public service, continuing education, and technical assistance and to developing activities in these areas such as sports clinics, coaching seminars, best practices in sports medicine and Special Olympics that are responsive to the needs of the Middle Georgia Region and the State of Georgia.
The mission of intercollegiate athletic programs is further aligned with the University's commitment to the enhancement of opportunities for the intellectual, personal and professional development of under served populations. Fort Valley State University's athletic programs provide scholarships to many students who are the first members of their families to attend college; help to facilitate well rounded personal and social development through structured attendance at lectures, convocations, concerts, assemblies and exhibitions. Student athletes are encouraged to utilize community rescources that provide spiritual and emotional support. They also receive preparation for professional life through enforced codes of conduct and standards of dress designed to promote an understanding of socially appropriate attire consistent with their responsibilites as University representatives.
