Lowndes County, Georgia - Valdosta, Georgia, Moody Air Force Base, Remerton, Georgia, Hahira, Georgia, Lake Park, Georgia, Dasher, Georgia (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Valdosta, Georgia, Moody Air Force Base, Remerton, Georgia, Hahira, Georgia, Lake Park, Georgia, Dasher, Georgia, Valdosta State University, Wild Adventures, U.S. Route 84 in Georgia, Clyattville, Georgia, Valdosta metropolitan area, Troupville, Georgia, Hahira Middle School, Naylor, Georgia, Georgia State Route 31, Valwood School, Valdosta Mall, Valdosta City School District, Lowndes County School District, Valdosta Railway, Georgia State Route 94, Grand Bay Wetlands Management Area. Excerpt: Valdosta State University, also referred to as VSU, or Valdosta State, is an American public university and is one of the two regional universities in the University System of Georgia. Valdosta State is located on a 168-acre (0.68 km) campus at the heart of the city of Valdosta. VSU serves over 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students and also offers classes at Moody Air Force Base north of Valdosta in Lowndes County, and Kings Bay Naval Base in Camden County. Degree levels offered at VSU include: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Education Specialist, and Doctoral. The university comprises the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Arts, and Nursing. The Graduate School also includes the Divisions of Social Work and Library Science. Valdosta State University is also home to the six-week residential Governor's Honors Program during the summer for academically and artistically oriented Georgia high school students. The school was founded in 1906. Colonel W.S. West led the legislation through the Georgia Senate, and C.R. Ashley and E.J. McRee pushed it through the House. However, no funds were appropriated for it until 1911 when the state allocated $25,000. The city of Valdosta raised $50,000, and Col. West gave the property that is now the main part of campus to the state for use by the new instit...