Mississippi Valley State University

Educational Resources

Libraries

MAGNOLIA

• Member of library consortia.
• 101,109 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 347 current serial subscriptions.
• 500 Audio/Visual items.
• 16,355 e-books.

Computing

Requirements

• Students are not required to take a computer course.
• Students are not required to own or lease a computer.
• Recommended computer operating system: Microsoft

Campus Resources

• 250 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library

Student accommodations

• Email accounts are available to all students.
• Internet access is available to all students.
• Student web-pages are not permitted.
• Online class registration is available.

Services

Basic

placement service, health service

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

career, personal

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 28% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• In total, there are 10 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 10% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.

Extracurricular

• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, marching band, music ensembles, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 44 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Chi Honor Society, Alpha Kappa MU Honor Society, Beta Kappa Chi National Honor Society, Gamma Delta Phi National Honor Society, Honors Program, Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Agape Ministries, Baptist Student Union
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) NAACP, National Association of Black Social Workers,
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Association of Women Students, Cliche Fashion and Modeling Squad,
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Delta Devils Gazette (twice a year)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Jackson, Mississippi (96), Memphis, Tennessee (130)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Greenwood (10)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Greenwood (10)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is not available.
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 5 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• There are 4 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited