Gala
Inaugural
Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, Ph.D. Ninth President of Fort Valley State University
Dreaming and Doing: A Vision For Excellence Engagement Friday, April 11, 2014 Seven O’Clock in the evening Health and Physical Education Complex 1005 State University Fort Valley, Georgia
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Meet the President
Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, Ph.D.
Ninth President, Fort Valley State University The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia voted unanimously on June 21, 2013 in naming Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith as the ninth president of Fort Valley State University. President Griffith took office on July 22. A political scientist, Dr. Griffith served earlier as professor of political science and provost and senior vice president at York College of The City University of New York. His notable achievements there include growing the full-time faculty by 30 percent over four years, re-organizing the academic division into three Schools, and enhancing the research and scholarly climate by creating a Provost Lecture Series and a companion Distinguished Scholars Lecture Series, recognizing and rewarding research and scholarship, and establishing an Undergraduate Student Research Program. Before becoming York’s provost in 2007, Dr. Griffith was professor of political science and budget dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida International University (FIU), dean of the Honors College at FIU, and provost at Radford University in Virginia. President Griffith holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences, with distinction in political science, from the University of Guyana, a Master of Arts in Political Science and Public Administration from Long Island University, New York, and both a Master of Philosophy and a doctorate in political science from The City University of New York Graduate School. He also graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Education’s program in educational leadership. Deeply committed to the intellectual enterprise, Griffith is a specialist on Caribbean security, drugs, and crime. He has published seven books and more than 50 articles in various scholarly journals. The research for the highly-acclaimed Drugs and Security in the Caribbean: Sovereignty Under Siege, published by Penn State Press, was funded by the MacArthur Foundation. His eighth book, Challenged Sovereignty, will be published by the University of Illinois Press. President Griffith also serves on the editorial board of the journal Defense and Security Studies Review. President Griffith has been a consultant to Canada’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, USAID, and other agencies, and he has testified before the United States Congress on Caribbean security issues. A past president of the Caribbean Studies Association, he has been a Visiting Scholar at the William Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies in Washington, D.C., the Royal Military College of Canada, and the George Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Germany. Recently, he was one of 45 experts from across the Americas invited by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States to review the hemisphere’s narcotics policies and practices and propose anti-narcotics scenarios through 2025. Also passionate about service, President Griffith served on the National Steering Committee of AASCU’s Red Balloon Project and briefly as convener of its Provosts of Color Caucus. As well, he served on the vestry (Board of Directors) of his church, St. George’s Episcopal Church in Hempstead, Long Island, and as chair of their Ambassador Program and Education Committee. A member of the 100 Black Men of Long Island at the time he left New York, he also was a trustee of the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning in Queens, N.Y. President Griffith looks forward to deep engagement with the Fort Valley, Warner Robins, Macon, Atlanta and other Georgia communities. He and his wife Francille, a registered nurse, have two adult children. 3
Dreamer’s Fund for Excellence Engagement Making a gift to the Dreamers Fund for Excellence Engagement is a perfect way to ensure Fort Valley State University has ample resources to actively support student success. Founded in 2013 by President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, the Dreamer’s Fund for Excellence Engagement raises critical unrestricted resources for two key purposes: ·
To support student research and creative activities
· To enable Honors Program students and faculty to share research achievements nationally and internationally. In particular, your gift to the fund will provide needed revenue to support the new Honors and Undergraduate Research initiatives that were launched in September 2013. Making a recurring gift to the fund is just one of the ways that alumni, friends and supporters can ensure Fort Valley State continues to fulfill its mission of supporting students in their dreaming and doing. Your gift might help a student travel locally or abroad to attend an Honors or research conference, provide a stipend for outstanding speakers or fees for student competitions. All your donations join together to make amazing things happen for Fort Valley State students.
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Honors Program and Undergraduate Research Program
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Every student at Fort Valley State University has chosen to be a dreamer and doer by joining in the community of scholars at a quality institution of higher education. But a select few desire a heightened academic experience, one that is exceptionally challenging and stimulating. For those selfmotivated and inspired students, Fort Valley State University offers the Honors Program.
From exploring the icy weather conditions on the moon Titan to dissecting earthquake patterns in the United States, Fort Valley State University student researchers are breaking new ground each day in student-initiated research.
Since its inception in 2013, after being spearheaded by Fort Valley State President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, this program has provided students with the skills necessary to prepare them for research within their chosen fields, whether in the sciences, education, social sciences or humanities. Under the leadership of Dr. Meigan M. Fields, associate professor of political science, the Honors Program also exposes its cohort of students to exceptional speakers, thought-provoking seminars and myriad opportunities to apply what they are learning. The Honors Program will be housed in the historic Carnegie Hall following the completion of its refurbishment.
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To support those endeavors and ensure similar opportunities for future Fort Valley State students, President Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith launched the Undergraduate Research Program (URP) in the fall of 2013 as his second major initiative. The new unit is headed by founding director Dr. Sarwan Dhir, professor of biotechnology, and Dr. Andrew Lee, professor of speech and mass communications, as the associate director. Dhir said his mission is to “foster linkages among faculty members and campus collaborators, so that we can infuse the cutting-edge research and ‘hands-on experience’ into classroom teaching and foster gains in the form of national and international recognition for our students.” The new program, which reports directly to the president, is helping prepare students for research within their chosen fields, whether in the sciences, education, social sciences or humanities.
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Menu Cranberry Spinach Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette Dressing Flank Steak Roulade (Rolled Flank Steak Stuffed with Fresh Spinach and Red Bell Peppers Served with a Cabernet Sauvignon Demi Glace Sauce) Parmesan Crusted Chicken Roasted Fingerling Potatoes SautĂŠed Mixed Vegetables Silver Dollar Dinner Rolls Assorted Mini Dessert Station Fruit and Cheese Station
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Celebrating the Inauguration of Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith Presidential inauguration gala DreamerS FUND For exceLLeNce eNGaGemeNt: SUPPortING HoNorS aND UNDerGraDUate reSearcH ProGramS aPril 11, 2014 • 7 - 9 p.m. • HealtH and PHysical edUcation comPlex
Presiding Charles E. Jones, Chief Legal Officer and Director, Government Relations Welcome Joshua Murfree, Jr., Director, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics occasion Denise W. Eady, Special Assistant to the President for Compliance and Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives invocation Minister Troy Young, Pastor, Hope For Today Ministries, Macon, Georgia dinner entertainment FVSU Jazz Band Ensemble video Presentation a celebration of cUltUral engagement Musical Feature by Ivelaw Lamar Griffith The Guyana Kwek Kwek Dance Company Musical Tribute by Demetria McKinney recognition of sPonsors closing remarks dancing
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PlatinUm dreamer - $5,000 FVSU Foundation, Inc. FVSU National Alumni Association
Sponsors
silver dreamer - $1,000 Basil Blackman Isaac and Dorothy Crumbly Ivelaw Lamar Griffith Shakina Aisha Griffith Samuel James Mack and Gwen Willis FVSU Dekalb Alumni Chapter FVSU Metro Atlanta Alumni Chapter
bronze dreamer - $500 FVSU Columbus Alumni Chapter Jones and Oliver, P.C. Sigma Pi Phi Boule
Gala Supporters
Names reflect cash gifts (non-pledges) received as of March 31.
Tricia Addison Barbara Bader Ashley T. Ballard Pamela Berry-Johnson Basil Blackman Clara Braswell Kristen E. Broady Louvincey D. Brown Annette D. Burgess Brian M. Byrd Melody L. Carter Donavon O. Coley
Bobby Dickey Clinton H. Dixon Victoria Dubriel Denise W. Eady Meigan M. Fields LaRue C. Harden Lynn Hobbs Charles M. Hood, Jr. Ora James-Williams Alecia J. Johnson Arthur and Bernice Johnson Samuel D. Jolley
Rosa L. Jones Marcia Keizs Felecia King Kristie Kenney Wallace Keese Shareé Lawrence Edward Layne Frank Mahitab Lynn McCraney Gary Miller Ivy Mitchell Garrie Moore
Kenneth B. Morgan, Sr. Joshua W. Murfree, Jr. Barbara Palmer Mary Robert Robert and Natasha Stephens Roslyn Smith Dorothy A. Stripling Joel Thames Kelwyn Thomas Donald F. and Lisa A. Wilson Jean M. Wright
Special Thanks Conrad and Coreen Wilson, Columbia Belvedere Animal Hospital Dean Blain, Central Georgia Soccer Association Thomas Dortch, Jr., FVSU Alumnus and CEO, TWD, Inc. Donald Moore, Health and Physical Education Complex Neil. O. Wray, Former Honorable Trade Representative of Guyana in Atlanta FVSU Department of Fine Arts, Humanities and Mass Communications
FVSU Division of Business and Finance: Campus Police and Safety and Plant Operations FVSU Foundation, Inc. FVSU Office of Marketing and Communications FVSU Division of Student Success: Campus Life Ivelaw Lamar Griffith Sodexo Springlake Animal Hospital The Guyana Kwek Kwek Dance Company
1005 State University Drive Fort Valley, Georgia 31030-4313 (478) 825-6319 • www.fvsu.edu/inauguration A State and Land-Grant Institution • University System of Georgia Fort Valley State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Fort Valley State University. Fort Valley State University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate against applicants, students or employees on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability or marital or veteran status.