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Fort Valley State University’s BLUEPRINT is built on a foundation of academic excellence, research opportunities, affordability, and a commitment to student success, all within the context of its unique identity as a historically black university. The university emphasizes its tradition of excellence and uniqueness in academic and co-curricular programming to educate a diverse student body and foster engagement, world-changing research.

This year, we’re going Back2Basics to celebrate what makes Fort Valley State University extraordinary—our legacy, our traditions, and our community. Through exciting events and experiences, we aim to honor our history, unite alumni and students, and create an unforgettable memories. Join us in celebrating 130 years of black excellence!

Official Alumni Events

  • ALUMNI MIXER

    THURSDAY | OCTOBER 2, 2025 5:00-7:00PM

    Rooted & Reunited: The Wildcat Welcome Experience

    LOCATION: FVSU Wildcat Commons Clubhouse (Across from the HPE)
    ATTIRE: Wildcat Chic
    COST: $40
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  • ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT

    FRIDAY | OCTOBER 3, 2025
    7:30AM

    The Fort Valley State University National Alumni Association Incorporated will be hosting its annual Homecoming Scholarship Golf Tournament in Fall 2025.

    LOCATION: Southern Hills Country Club, 360 Warner Robins Highway, Hawkinsville, GA 31096

    REGISTER TODAY

  • YARD FEST

    FRIDAY | OCTOBER 3, 2025
    12:00-4:00PM

    Wildcat Yard Fest: The Yard, The Vibe, The Legacy

    LOCATION: The area of the Christine & Willie C. Jones Amphitheater on the Yard
    COST: FREE

  • LIFE MEMBERSHIP INDUCTION CEREMONY

    FRIDAY | OCTOBER 3, 2025
    5:00PM

    The Fort Valley State University National Alumni Association Incorporated will be inducting a new class to be Life Members of the Association

    LOCATION: Christine & Willie C. Jones Amphitheater
    COST: FREE

  • GAME DAY

    SATURDAY | OCTOBER 4, 2025
    2:00 PM

    The Wildcats will face the Marauders of Central State University.

    LOCATION: Wildcat Stadium

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Blue and Gold Experience 2.0
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FVSU Homecoming 2025 Day2Night
October 3, 2025 | 4PM-Midnight
FVSU Agricultural Technology Conference Center
46 Camp John Hope Road, Fort Valley, GA
TICKETS: GENERAL ADMISSION-$39.19

Hosted by 80s RBOG Alumni Affinity Group in conjunction with FVSU Office of Alumni Relations.

FVSU NAA, Inc. Official Host Hotel

Thank you for reserving your rooms at our host hotel. There is no longer rooms available at Fairfield Inn & Suites. We look forward to seeing you!

Homecoming 2025 Event Experience

The VIP Experience
$133.00

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

This year, we’re going Back2Basics to celebrate what makes Fort Valley State University extraordinary—our legacy, our traditions, and our community. Through exciting events and experiences, we aim to honor our history, unite alumni and students, and create unforgettable memories. Partner with us to bring this vision to life!

For more detail and to become a sponsor, email Chanda Floyd-Bryant, floydbryantagency13@gmail.com or Kimberly Brown, kim@kimabrown.com.

  • As the premier partner, your brand will be front and center throughout the entire homecoming celebration.

  • Support the heart of FVSU’s legacy through signature events and experiences.

  • Honor FVSU’s timeless traditions and help create meaningful connections.

  • Honor FVSU’s timeless traditions and help create meaningful connections.

  • Support the celebration of community and pride during homecoming.

  • Show your support for FVSU Homecoming with a meaningful contribution.

  • Additional ways to support specific events and activities:

    • Wellness Tent: $3,000

    • Yard Fest VIP Tent: $3,000

    • Yard Fest Fun Zone: $2,000

    • Alumni Mixer: $2,500

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

BE A VENDOR

We’re seeking talented Alumni authors for our Homecoming Experience at Yard Fest.

Spaces are limited! You can secure your table now to ensure a prime location at Yard Fest. Don’t miss this chance to highlight your achievements and inspire others. Reserve your post to display and sell your books at Yard Fest. Whether you’re launching a new title or sharing your timeless work, this event is the perfect platform to engage readers and fellow alumni.

Vendor fee is just $50 and can be paid by check, money order or online. If you wish to pay with a check or money order, mail to FVSU National Alumni Association, Inc., Anderson House, 1005 State University Drive, Fort Valley, GA 31030. Make check payable to FVSU NAA, Inc. and in the memo “FVSU NAA, Inc. Homecoming Vendor”. If paid online, there’s a processing fee applied. Deadline to register is September 12, 2025.

Join us in celebrating creativity and alumni success at Yard Fest—we can’t wait to see your stories come alive!

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What they’re saying

  • Dr. Vernard Hodges
    Class of 1993 | MAJOR: Fish Biology

  • Dr. Terrence Ferguson
    Class of 1992 | MAJOR: Veterinary Technology

  • Robin Herbert Lattimore
    Class of 1991 | MAJOR: Criminal Justice

  • DJ Terminator

  • Shanice Springer
    Class of 2014 | MAJOR: Chemistry

  • Fred Wakefield
    Class of 1988 | MAJOR: Pre-Med | Zoology

  • Caral Jadoo Taylor
    Class of 2014 | MAJOR: Mass Communications

  • Marcus Green
    Class of 1994 | MAJOR: Political Science

  • Elaine Hill Daniels
    Class of 1981 | MAJOR: Early Childhood Education

  • Michael Coverson
    Class of 1991 | MAJOR: Criminal Justice

  • Ramona Codling
    Class of 1988 | MAJOR: Psychology

  • Duane Patrick, Jr.
    FVSU SGA President
    Class of 2027 | MAJOR: Middle Grades Education

  • Aniya Warfield
    Class of 2026 | MAJOR: Political Science

  • My early homecoming experiences were a little different than most students, because I was a football player we were only able to participate in homecoming activities after the game on Saturday. But I surely caught up!!

  • I look forward to seeing friends that I haven't seen since last year or longer.

  • Being a student and witnessing homecoming and the love the returning alumni had for each other and the students shaped my thoughts and actions when its homecoming time. I want to give that same love to others so the students can experience the same love from alumni that I felt as a student.

  • When I think of homecoming I think of Mr Rufus Green. I call him the pioneer of tailgating. In the middle to late 80's, tailgating wasn't a thing at homecoming. I remember Mr. Green getting a bucket of chicken from the local KFC and we would gather after the games around his car and eat. That blossomed to what we see today at tailgating.

  • The community has always played a big part in homecoming.  You can see the pride they have in their local university and the support the have for FVSU.

  • I can still remember being a freshman in Moore Hall—hearing the band practicing all week and walking past my dorm room and feeling the excitement of decorations going up. At the time, I always thought it was just about the game, but really it was a whole week of building friendships, sharing in the energy, and fellowship time with everyone. And then, of course, the big game day on Saturday—watching the parade, seeing all the floats, people, and seeing the grand marshal, and taking in all the enthusiasm! 

    I never dreamed 25 years later, I would be sitting in that very same seat! I can’t help but think—wow, what an experience!

    And after  the game, there is absolutely nothing like a FVSU homecoming party.

  • Every year I look forward to seeing friends - old and new, fraternity brothers, classmates, and of course enjoying the good food, barbeque and fellowship and making memories. 

  • Being a student at FVSC, and going through orientation gave me that deep FV pride! Of course, being a native of Fort Valley, I had always seen the activity on the strip and the yard—but those experiences were from the outside looking in. Once I became a student of THE Fort Valley State University, I was able to truly see the pride and history of what it means to be a Wildcat and how special homecoming really is.

  • My mom is a graduate of FVSC, and I would always see her friends congregate at our house every year since we were natives. She would cook special meals, and they would reminisce about the good ole days. It was always such a festive and fun time. Once I went to Fort Valley, I gained my own group of friends to meet, greet, and build those same types of bonds that I had seen modeled by my mom.

  • FVSU has played so many roles in my homecoming memories over the years—from being able to serve as a student to later continuing to serve and make an impact as an adult. A core memory that will always be dear to me is having a classroom dedicated to the memory of my dad, a former beloved professor at Fort Valley State University, and being honored to serve as the 2023 Grand Marshal.

  • I had a great experience. Salt & Pepper were entertaining us that weekend and we all felt the need to dress to kill. Later we found out Homecoming was for alums coming home, not us.

  • My favorite tradition then was seeing all the yard activities and attending coronation.

  • Being a student and looking in awe at the comrodery of the alums back then made me want that kind of forever friendship. I'm happy to say that the friendships I forged while in the band & in the dorm are still going on and are alive today!

  • The band always made homecoming special for me. As a spectator it was invigorating but as a performer it was the absolute BEST time of my life!

  • The FVSC/FVSU community played a substantial role in my homecoming memories. The excitement of the week, the shopping for paraphernalia & concert attire, the unlawful cookouts behind the dorm, were all things learned from upperclassmen and handed down to us to keep going. I miss it.

  • It was exciting and it made me feel welcome,  like I was among family.

  • Tailgating and catching up with classmates and friends.

  • Being a student was important because you were truly a family member.

  • Seeing the “Rathole”. who were my freshman classmates that lived in the bottom floor of Moore Hall, make homecoming special. Also the food and vendors are always excellent.

  • I consider the community to encompass the buildings, the people, the friendships. Homecoming is a time to be able to see and visit all the Fort Valley was and is. It’s an opportunity to build on great memories.

  • My very first FVSC Homecoming experience 1976 was Awesome! Being a native of Thomasville, GA with about 20 home boys and home girls on campus. It was like home! So many friends from my high school Thomasville High Bulldogs and Central High School. So many parents and families visiting. I won 1st Attendant to Miss Freshman! The Coronation, the Parade, the band and the dance in the Student Center. I was an Alpha Angel for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. My home boys Oris Bryant and Author Bryant was in charge of campus security. My homeboy “Godfather” worked up in the financial aid building. I was on top of the world. And, the concert with Mother’s Finest and the Bar-kays in the gym was the icing on the cake. FVSC homecoming 1976 was the best of the freshmen of my freshmen year.

  • The tradition I look forward to the most was the Blue Machine Marching Band marching through the campus pass my Davison Hall first floor window enroute to the football field near the cow pasture to practice the homecoming halftime show.

  • Being a Thomasville High School cheerleader and a member of the dance/drill team in the band, then, becoming a student at FVSC with 99.9% all black students made my homecoming experience, Incredible! It’s been almost 50 years since I step foot on FVSC campus as a student. I’m still singing the tune the Wildcat band plays after each performance “I’m so glad, I go (went) to Fort Valley…”

  • The activities leading up to homecoming being the parade, dancing (modern dance) in the coronation, decorating floats to ride on in the parade. Shopping Macon Mall for homecoming outfits, visiting the vendors on State College Drive after the parade and attending the game cheering for the team and the band in the student section! Note my Thomasville home boys were the superstars on the Wildcat Football team. Billy Joe Copeland, Larry McPherson, and the list goes on and on.

  • Mr. Carter’s store in Gano, the Chicken Place down from Dairy Queen, Hardees, Allied Store, the Trailway Bus Stop under the tree, Bluebird Bus Company, just a few fond community locations in The Valley. Not to mention our one red light downtown. Such a small community with an abundance of homecoming memories. I’ve attended more FVSC homecomings than I’ve missed. I so enjoy revisiting the small community yearly. “There’s No Place Like The Valley.”

  • As a first generation college student, my first FVSU Homecoming was life-changing. I had no idea how rich the culture was at an HBCU, especially during a time when alumni, students and community would come together and celebrate. I had never experienced anything like it before. If anything, it grew my love for FVSU 10x stronger.

  • During homecoming, I looked forward to the pep rally, concert(s), step show, halftime show and tailgate.

  • Being an active student on campus shaped every bit of how I celebrated homecoming. Having the homecoming activity schedule made it easy to know what was going on around campus throughout the week. Getting involved with SGA and the Royal Court kept me active in all the homecoming festivities and traditions.

  • More than anything, what made homecoming special was the sense of family. The way everyone came together to fellowship, celebrate and express their love for the university was, and still is heartwarming. 

  • From the time you hit the city limits in any direction, you knew it was homecoming in the Valley. The community celebrated just like we did on campus. In the local stores and restaurants, everyone proudly showed their homecoming spirit. I loved how we came together has one. There was nothing like driving down State University Drive and seeing that banner hanging.