Mississippi Valley State University is a public historically black university in Mississippi Valley State, Mississippi, adjacent to Itta Bena, Mississippi. MVSU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Established: February 19, 1950 (groundbreaking)
President: Jerryl Briggs
Former name: Mississippi Vocational College (1950–1964) · Mississippi Valley State College (1964–1974)
Motto: "Live for Service"
Parent institution: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning