Mississippi Valley State University - Delvian Yearbook (Itta Bena, MS)

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Again for Reaffirmation This year also marked time for a self-study that would bring about reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. We were first accredited by the SACS in 1968 and reaffirmed in 1972. Another successful self-study and SACS visit and evaluation will accredit us again up to 1990. oy Everyone is involved, faculty, staff, administration and students.

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Heading the SACS self-study.

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Military Science Joins Our Ranks; Aerospace Still Stands Out Beginning this fall, we will add another branch of the U.S. Armed Forces to our curriculum — the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (AROTC). The Army ROTC, under the newly established department of military science at MVSU, is headed by Captain Tom Watts of the U.S. Army. The program is open to both men and women between 17 and 27 years of age. The U.S. Air Force ROTC, also open to males and females, was the first branch of the armed services to locate at MVSU. It is currently the largest AFROTC detachment in the Southeast region. Bringing the new military courses to the university will allow for training more young men and women to become officers in the U.S. Army. Students started this spring enrolling in the ROTC’s two or four-year military program. Cadets who enter the first two years of the program must begin this summer (1980) by attending a six-week all-expense paid summer camp held in Fort Knox, KY, unless having prior military service in the National Guard or