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Prairie View A&M University NewsPVAMU Student Christopher Jackson, Performs at The Kennedy CenterMonday, December 15, 2008 Washington, D.C. --This fall, Prairie View A&M student Christopher Jackson, was selected to perform in the 105 Voices of History (105 VOH) inaugural concert, held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7. The singers in this special chorus were selected by their respective choir directors and each performer represented the top members from each of the 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) invited to participate. Jackson will travel again to Washington D.C. to perform with 105 VOH at the invitation of the National Institute of Health (NIH). The performance is one of the events planned by the NIH to celebrate its 25-year anniversary. The performance will be held Dec. 17, in Washington, D.C.’s new Gaylord Hotel, before an expected audience of more than 3,000 leading health professionals. Jackson is a senior, music major from Dallas and plans to pursue a career as a concert pianist.
About Prairie View A&M University: Ranked the only Texas school on Black Enterprise magazine’s 2006 list of “Top 50 Colleges and Universities for African-Americans,” Prairie View A&M University was founded in 1876 and is the second-oldest public institution of higher education in Texas. With an established reputation for producing engineers, business leaders, nurses and educators, PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 41 master’s degrees and four doctoral programs through nine colleges and schools. A member of The Texas A&M University System, the university is dedicated to fulfilling its land-grant mission of achieving excellence in teaching, research and service. During the university’s 132-year history, more than 51,500 academic degrees have been awarded. For more information regarding PVAMU, visit www.pvamu.edu. |
