When I was about four or five, I created a “grasshopper hospital,” where I carefully cared for my patients each day. Since then, I’ve always dreamed of becoming a veterinarian. I had a deep interest in animal anatomy, health, and treatment. However, as I got older, particularly in high school, my perspective on veterinary medicine [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 20, 2025) - Prairie View A&M University senior Willie Harrison Burnett III is the first in his family to attend a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and to go into healthcare. And he joined a very select group of Black male nurses nationwide when he graduated this May. Willie [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 19, 2025) - Looking in the mirror, Ruchika Gupta remembers what she saw—and how she felt: frustrated by health challenges that led to weight gain and constant body pain. She still hears the echoes of recent body-shaming experiences and her own inner critic tearing down her self-confidence. More than anything, she [...]
William “Billy” J. Nicks, Sr. Building (Baby Dome) Friday, May 16, 2025 6 PM Graduate Studies (Doctoral & Master’s Candidates ONLY) Saturday, May 17, 2025 8 AM School of Architecture College of Business Whitlowe R. Green College of Education College of Juvenile Justice College of Nursing School of Public and Allied Health Undergraduate Studies Saturday, May [...]
Amid the uncertainty of the pandemic, Jocelynn Poppy Johnson made a life-changing decision: to pursue her master’s degree at Prairie View A&M University—the school she had long felt “called” to. Prairie View had always felt like home. It was her older sister’s alma mater and the campus she visited often as a child. Still, life [...]
Treylon Jeremiah Williams '25 Treylon Jeremiah Williams Hometown: Raised in San Antonio, Texas Degree: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Criminalistics Which organization(s) were you a part of at PVAMU? Football Team Criminal Justice Club How did being a part of these organizations make your PVAMU experience better? It [...]
All four Holland sisters have attended Prairie View A&M University, and as Charity R. Holland ‘23 graduates this May with her younger sister Mageste’, their unique legacy is a part of campus. Charity R. Holland ‘23 '25 “PV has become more than just a school to us — it’s a part of our [...]
Jayven Jean-Louis '25 When Jayven Jean-Louis steps onto the graduation stage at Prairie View A&M University this spring, he won't just be receiving one degree—but two. With a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Jean-Louis exemplifies what it means to fuse logic with creativity and [...]
Shantal Taylor '25 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 14, 2025) - Prairie View A&M University senior Shantal Taylor has seen the importance of access to care firsthand. Her mother and grandmother both have varicose veins, but while her mother, who received timely care, maintains her mobility, her grandmother is no longer able to walk. [...]
Jazmine England '25 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 13, 2025) - When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted daily life and society worldwide, Prairie View A&M University senior Jazmine England built her own care team of support. The first-generation college student entered University with plans to become a medical doctor, but the pandemic disrupted her college [...]
