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Outreach Programs
Academy for Collegiate Excellence and Success (ACCESS):ACCESS is a “Bridge to College” program designed to improve students’ academic performance and assist in their smooth transition from high school to college. It consists of a seven-week summer residential, academic component, and a freshman year component that provides continued academic enhancement and a wide variety of student support services. Cooperative Extension Program (CEP)The Cooperative Extension Program is an integral part of Prairie View A&M University, and has a rich history in serving the State of Texas in rural and urban communities. Programs implemented included: Helping Small Farm Producers Succeed, Improving the Quality of Life for Texas Families, Preparing Youth for Tomorrow, Building Strong Communities and Developing and Enhancing Existing Businesses for Texas Residents, and the H.S. Estelle 4H & Youth Camp. E. “Kika” de la Garza International Diary Goat Research CenterThe primary focus of the center involves research activities with both dairy and meat goats. It provides scientific and technical information on overall goat management and care, most recently establishing a “meat type” goat population. It was also instrumental in bringing the first Boer Goat genetics to the U.S. from South African in 1993. NASA Center for Applied Radiation Research (CARR)The mission of CARR is to significantly contribute to NASA’s technology base, in particular, provide enabling technologies - new materials, electronics, shielding and radioprotectorants for humans - that will make future NASA missions even more successful, safe, and less costly. Support of Enhanced Oil Recovery to Independent Oil Producers in TexasThe enhanced oil recovery process targets residual oil, which remains in the reservoir after primary and secondary recovery operations. The vision and scope of the project is to help lay the foundation for a multi-disciplinary technology transfer center in Texas to benefit oil producers, and independents in particular. The project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. KPVU 91.3 FMKPVU is a non-commercial, public radio station licensed to Prairie View A&M University. A mixture of mainstream and contemporary jazz dominates the KPVU format. Special emphasis is placed on gospel, blues, urban contemporary, reggae, and rap. KPVU is located on campus in Hillard Hall, 936.857.4511. The Holmes PartnershipSince 1988, the College of Education has been a member of the Holmes Partnership, formerly known as the Holmes Group, a national consortium of approximately eighty (80) local university/school partnerships and national professional organizations committed to strengthening learning and teaching. The Future Aerospace Science and Technology Center (FAST)Funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, FAST is developing a self-supporting and nationally recognized organization which conducts basic and applied research in higher temperature, lightweight materials in line with the needs of the Air Force, industry and the government (DOD, DOE, and NASA). Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center (TJCPC)The Texas JCPC is committed to assisting with the reduction of juvenile crime and delinquency among youth in the state of Texas. Prairie View A&M University supports this mission in its effort to become nationally recognized in the areas of education and research. The Texas JCPC is committed to fulfilling this mission on behalf of the citizens of Texas by achieving excellence in education, training, research, and service. The purpose of the Center is to implement the legislative mandate by designing programs to address the problems of youth crime and violence in the state. The Texas Gulf Environmental Data Center (TEXGED)TEXGED, funded by NASA, is an academic research center for knowledge and technology of remote sensing. This center is the result of the partnership and collaboration with NASA and TRW Space and Technology. Summer Youth ProgramsThe University supports a seamless relationship between K-12 and higher education by offering, among several initiatives, an array of well structured summer youth programs in disciplines such as mathematics, science, engineering and computer applications. These highly recognized programs seek to bridge relationships and help students realize that college is possible. After successfully completing the summer programs, many students elect to enroll as full-time or part-time students. |