Eighteen students were inducted into the College of Education for Fort Valley State University Thursday.

Fort Valley State beat out some Ivy League schools, such as Harvard and Georgetown, when it comes to African-American math graduates.

An academic journal, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, recently named the university number one in the nation in producing African-American math graduates.

Rocio Castillo is a sophomore math major at FVSU and wants to get a second degree in geosciences.

"When you have a degree in [math], it's almost like you can almost go anywhere and say, 'Hey, look, I have this. I can work with you to basically mold myself into anything you want from me because I have a math degree'," she said.

Castillo is in the university's Cooperative Developmental Energy Program, or CDEP.

The Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia named the new and 10th president of Fort Valley State University Tuesday.

According to a news release from the school, Paul Jones previously served as interim president of Darton State College in Albany. Hank Huckaby, the Chancellor for the USG, said Jones has a good leadership track record within the system.

"Paul's success at Darton combined with his leadership capabilities have made it clear he is the ideal candidate to be appointed permanent president of Fort Valley State University," he said in a statement. "With his solid background in finance and fiscal affairs, combined with his proven experience as president within our system, Paul will work quickly to build a close, team relationship with Fort Valley State University faculty and staff."