PVAMU in Top Rankings for Medical School Student Preparation
According to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges, in the 2017-18 academic year, there 6,188 Black students enrolled in U.S. medical schools.
Summer Camp Rallies Youngest PVAMU Campers
Summer camps have stood the test of time. Dating back to 1861 in Washington and Connecticut, youth have spent time boating, fishing, and swimming after hiking to a forest destination and setting up camp. One of the first organized American camps documented is The Gunnery Camp. Annually, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) offers a variety [...]
Rahman Shares Insight in Bangladesh
Prairie View A&M University Professor Sahedur Rahman suggested the students take part in social activities along with the study, during a ‘Corporate Talk’ which was held at Chittagong Independent University (CIU) in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Criminal Justice Students Travel to India
As Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) continues to “go global”, Dr. Camille Gibson and six students majoring in Criminal Justice enrolled in the Comparative Criminal Justice Systems course, spent two weeks as guests of the University of Madras in Chennai, India. The students visited India to learn about the nation’s justice system and heard from [...]
Researcher Ram Ray Provides Irrigation Expertise in India
Ram Ray, Research Scientist from the Cooperative Agricultural Research Center, recently visited Gujarat, India to share his irrigation expertise with farmers, agricultural extension specialists, and research scientists of the Kutch District.
Pre‐Business Ceremony Recognizes Student Progress
Nurses get pinned and doctors have their white coats. Most ceremonies and rites of passage happen at the end of the students’ academic career. Business majors (pictured above) participated in the inaugural Professional Black Coat Ceremony and received black jackets emblazoned with a business crest created by Senior Business Major Antanee Pitts. While most participants were [...]
PVAMU Welcomes New Dean for the CAHS
New CAHS Leadership Coming Soon…Gerard D’Souza The College of Agriculture and Human Sciences (CAHS) new dean and director of land-grant programs, Gerard D’Souza, officially assumes leadership on July 1st. The employees and students readily anticipate Gerard to help lead the College to its next stage of growth. Gerard brings an astounding amount of experience from [...]
PVAMU Alumna Reappointed to Texas Board of Nursing
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Doris Jackson, D.H.A. and Verna "Kathy" Shipp for terms set to expire on January 31, 2023. The board oversees the practice of professional nursing, examination of students, and standards of professional conduct for license holders.
Principal Investigator Bootcamp
The Office of Research, Innovation and Sponsored Programs (ORISP) and the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) collaborated to present the first Principal Investigator (PI) Boot Camp. Laurette Foster of CTE and Karen B. Cotton of ORISP planned the PI Bootcamp, which was three power-packed days of information on successful grantsmanship and exploring various ways of [...]
Student Participates in Semester at Sea
Dejah Strang is a senior History major from Katy, Texas, who spent fall 2017 traveling around the world for Semester at Sea. Strang chose to participate in Semester at Sea because of the volume of places she would have the opportunity to visit. During her trip, she visited nine different countries over a three month [...]