Where is Dr. Angela Broadus? The training specialist at Prairie View A&M University’s Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center could be anywhere. Her job involves educating the public about substance abuse and how to prevent it. “When I began my journey at PVAMU two years ago, I developed an educational program that focuses on reducing juvenile [...]
Prairie View A&M University staff members Inez Simien, Monica Brown, Elaine Shafer, Diane Willis, Caralita Solomon, Annette Bowdre, and Ophelia Theodore received the Texas Extension Specialists Association (TESA) award for Outstanding Administrative Support. They were presented with the award during TESA’s 2018 annual meeting, which was held July 16-18, in Fredericksburg, Texas. The award is given to [...]
Archery Certification, 4-H Money-Making Projects, and Sausage Making 101 – these are just a few programs Prairie View A&M University’s Cooperative Extension Program has sponsored over the past few months. “These programs fall under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 4-H Program,” said 4-H Program Specialist Dr. Joice Jeffries. “The goal is to provide people with life [...]
Did you know you can get your taxes done for free at Prairie View A&M University? “For the past 15 years, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), an Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-sponsored program, has partnered with PVAMU’s College of Business (COB) and Cooperative Extension Program to provide tax assistance to people who cannot prepare [...]
A few weeks ago, a fellow staff member at Prairie View A&M University wrote in about Bridget Ross, director of PVAMU’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and how she’s going above and beyond to serve the public. “I recently met with Ross to learn about the activities of SBDC. I was highly impressed with the [...]
Kimberly M. Gay, PVAMU Librarian and Head of Reference and Information Services, recently completed the course of instruction of Mortar Board’s Leadership Excellence and Advisor Development program, known as LEAD. The completion of LEAD entitles Gay to use the credentials of a Certified Organization Advisor (COA). Moreover, advisors who attend LEAD increase their skills in [...]
LaRachelle Smith (PVAMU Class of '94), who is now director of Marketing, Communications, and IT within the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences (CAHS), began her career as a project engineer with the Boeing Company’s International Space Station Program at NASA. Dr. Danielle Hairston-Green received her doctoral degree from PVAMU. But, before attending PVAMU, Danielle [...]
