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PVAMU CAHS celebrates 35 years at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

The College of Agriculture and Human Sciences just celebrated its 35thĀ consecutive year at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the longest-running presence of an HBCU in the eventā€™s history. The CAHS booth is an exciting opportunity to greet alumni of all ages, offer fun treats and trinkets to the thousands of people that pass by, [...]

PVAMU Foundersā€™ Day and Honors Recognition Convocation celebrates academic excellence

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 20, 2023) ā€“ On March 22, Prairie View A&M University will honor its founders and celebrate the students who help shape its future at its Foundersā€™ Day and Honors Recognition Convocation. More than 6,000 students will be recognized for their academic achievement in 2022: 3,270 students for the spring semester and [...]

PVAMU Athletics hires Cheri Lindsay as new Head Women’s Volleyball Coach

Cheri Lindsay ā€™12 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 17, 2023) - Cheri Lindsay ā€™12 returns to Prairie View A&M University after being named the new head women's volleyball coach. Lindsay is an alumna of PVAMU and a former volleyball player who returns to her alma mater after being at the helm of the East [...]

2023-03-17T09:57:10-05:00March 17, 2023|Alumni News, Athletics, Latest News, Staff News, Student News|

Otis Taylor, PVAMU alumnus and Super Bowl champion receiver with Chiefs, dies at age of 80

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Otis Taylor, the longtime Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver who along with quarterback Len Dawson formed one of the NFL's dynamic duos, died Thursday after more than a decade of health problems. He was 80. Taylor's family, who had been caring for him as he dealt with Parkinson's disease and dementia, [...]

2023-03-13T13:25:19-05:00March 13, 2023|Alumni News, Athletics, Latest News, PV in the News, Student News|

ā€˜Changing lives the world overā€™: PVAMU launches Peace Corps prep program to help tackle generational challenges

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 6, 2023) ā€“ Prairie View A&M University students interested in serving in the Peace Corps will now have a competitive edge. PVAMU and Peace Corps on Wednesday announced a new partnership: Peace Corps Prep, a certificate program that aims to prepare undergraduate students for Peace Corps volunteer service. ā€œThis partnership is [...]

Love on ā€˜The Hillā€™: Meet this yearā€™s Couple of Panthers who started their forever stories at PVAMU

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 14, 2023) - For some Prairie View A&M University Panthers, it wasnā€™t just about the first-class education they received during their time on ā€œThe Hill.ā€ Many were also fortunate to meet their spouses and significant others during their careers as students. Here are this yearā€™s featured ā€œCouple of Panthersā€ just in [...]

PVAMUā€™s new Communication Fellows Program partners students with key industry leaders

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 9, 2023) ā€“ Prairie View A&M Universityā€™s newly created Communication Fellows Program just celebrated its first cohort. ā€œThe purpose of the yearlong competitive program is to take outstanding communication majors and minors and team them up with industry mentors. They also get to participate in masterclasses taught by industry professionals,ā€ said [...]

Remembering PVAMU Alumnus Dr. Harmon W. Kelley ’67

Harmon Kelley, M.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 1, 2023) - Prairie View A&M University and the Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts & Sciences note with sadness the passing of our esteemed alumnus, Harmon W. Kelley, M.D., FOCAG. Dr. Harmon W. Kelly is the brother of a former dean of [...]

PVAMU honors revered alumnus with auditorium naming ceremony

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 26, 2023) - ā€œToday, we salute the life of an extraordinary man.ā€Ā  (Ret.) Lieutenant Colonel Benny L. Lockett ā€™61 exemplified a lifelong devotion to serving others. On Jan. 18, Prairie View A&M Universityā€™s Office of the President, College of Agriculture and Human Sciences dignitaries, as well as family and friends gathered [...]

N Opera News: PVAMU alumna takes office as Nevadaā€™s first Black mayor

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Jan. 5, 2023) ā€“Ā Prairie ViewĀ A&M University alumna Pamela Goynes-Brown ā€™84 has made history as Nevadaā€™s first Black mayor.