J. Robert “Bob” McKee PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 22, 2025) – Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) President Tomikia P. LeGrande announced today that J. Robert “Bob” McKee has been appointed Senior Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 8, 2025. McKee brings to PVAMU a distinguished career spanning more [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 19, 2025) - As part of Lab Safety Awareness Week (Feb. 10–14), Prairie View A&M University’s Risk Management & Safety (RMS) Department hosted a hands-on Spill Response Training Course. This initiative aimed to reinforce best practices in lab safety and maintain a secure, compliant laboratory environment. Proper spill response is more [...]
Keith Jemison, Ed.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 31, 2023) - Effective Sept. 1, Keith Jemison, Ed.D., Associate Vice President for Public Safety & Chief of Police for Prairie View A&M University, will assume a new role at The Texas A&M University System in College Station as the first-ever Associate Vice Chancellor, Law Enforcement [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Thanks to the internet, just about everything is at our fingertips—information, opportunities and connections. But what if you can’t access the internet? That’s where the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative steps in. Its goal is to bring high-speed internet to everyone in America. Earlier this year, the National Telecommunications and [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 19, 2023) – Prairie View A&M University recently honored those who bring excellence to the University. The "Reach for Excellence" Faculty and Staff Awards Recognition Luncheon on May 2 honored more than a dozen exceptional PVAMU faculty and staff. “I’m very proud of the accomplishments and numerous contributions these individuals have [...]
HOUSTON (Jan. 12, 2023) – ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced a nearly $1.2 million multi-year gift, consisting of both in-kind equipment and monetary contributions, to Prairie View A&M University to support student development of skills in engineering and business analytics for undergraduates. “We are honored to help advance engineering and business analytics at PVAMU and [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (September 14, 2022) – On Wednesday, September 7, Prairie View A&M University held an appreciation dinner to recognize outstanding faculty and staff. Themed ‘Reach for Excellence’ and held in the Willie A. Tempton, Sr. Memorial Student Center Ballroom, the dinner honored awards recipients for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. The 2020 [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (February 17, 2022) – The Journal of Black Innovation has selected Prairie View A&M University Chief Information Officer Tony Moore as one of its 50 Most Important African Americans in Technology. “Throughout the course of his career, he has consistently proven to be an effective asset in designing enterprise management solutions through [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 31, 2021) - When Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) was first established in 1876 as the second public institution of higher learning in Texas, the first students to enroll at the then Alta Vista Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youth were all male. However, female students started attending [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - The year 2020 has unquestionably been a year for the books! In spite of it all, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) has maintained its commitment to achieving excellence and relevance in teaching, research, and service. There have been new partnerships and initiatives, new spaces, faces, and historic donations. We put together [...]
