Desiree DuBois Hometown: Detroit, Michigan Degree: Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies Which organizations were you a part of at PVAMU? How did they deepen your college experience? I am currently vice president of the on-campus organization, Ball-N-Chain. We run a Stop The Violence/Anti-Bullying campaign. We travel to many different schools, universities, and conventions nationwide, [...]
Kasandra Love Hometown: Montgomery, Alabama Degree: Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Minor in Communications What organization(s) were you a part of at PVAMU? I was a part of The Honors Program, Psychology Club/AbPsi Club, The Panther Newspaper, Mentoring Incoming Freshmen, and the American Marketing Association. How did being a part of these organizations make your [...]
Chamille Haley Hometown: Roselle, New Jersey Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Minor in African American Studies What are your career aspirations? My career aspirations may sound crazy to many, but I want to dip my hands into everything my degree and future degree will allow. Ultimately, I would like to have my own [...]
Lee Alston Hometown: Houston Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Management Are you a first-generation college student? If so, what does that mean to you? I will be a first-generation college graduate, and it is a feeling that I can't really explain. It hasn't hit me yet because I've been in school for so [...]
Kassandra Jaimes-Hernandez Hometown: Houston (Acres Homes area) Degree: Bachelor of Arts in History and Behavioral Science Minor Are you a first-generation college student? If so, what does that mean to you? Yes. Being a first-generation college student means my parents’ sacrifices of coming to this country have started to pay off. Also, with my [...]
PVAMU’s Textbook Affordability and Open Educational Resource (OER) Initiative Committee with support from the Office of Academic Affairs offered support awards to individuals who agreed to adopt and/or create OER material for their courses.
The Houston Area OER Consortium was established in 2018 to bring together institutions of higher learning in Houston and surrounding areas so that these institutions can learn from each other and work together to grow and entrench OER in the respective institutions. On 30th July 2019 PVAMU hosted the Houston Area OER Consortium that brought [...]
Kiani Sheppard Kiani Sheppard: Engineering an Exciting Future After an impressive career at Prairie View A&M University, Kiani Sheppard will be graduating summa cum laude with an exciting offer at Raytheon Missile Systems lined up for the fall. While pursuing a BS in Mechanical Engineering, Sheppard was a part of PVAMU's Women's Golf Team, Women [...]
Alvin Odom Alvin Odom: Investing in Community Alvin Odom's mantra is "begin with the end in mind," and graduating with a Master's in Community Development from PVAMU represents an exciting step towards the end he's had in mind this whole time: stronger, more resilient communities. After receiving his BS in Business Administration from Florida A&M [...]
William Jefferson Hometown Channelview, Texas What internship(s) did you have? I just recently finished my student teaching experience at Woodcreek Middle School in Humble, Texas. I will become a full-time educator there in the fall, teaching 8th grade math. How do you feel your internship helped toward your overall career goals? My internship prepared me [...]
