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PV Grads: Mr. College of Nursing has one goal and five job offers to help get him there

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 6, 2022) ā€“ Jared Fremin knows what itā€™s like to be the last line of defense. A former defensive back at McMurry University, Fremin transferred to Prairie View A&M University in the fall of 2019 to join the universityā€™s nursing program. Since then, he has served as a mentor for his [...]

Opinion| A salute to our unsung heroes during National Nurses Week

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak a global pandemic, and our world view of health forever changed. Suddenly, a large spotlight was shown on health care and the hard work of individuals working in the health care system, including nurses. Night after night, the media highlighted sick [...]

WATCH: 36th Annual Mr. Prairie View A&M University Scholarship Competition

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 2, 2022) - On April 20, Prairie View A&M University's Office of Student Engagement presented the 36th Annual Mr. Prairie View A&M University Scholarship Competition. This year's theme was "Rebuilding a New PV Dynasty."

Decades of Compassion Unleashed: 100 years later, PVAMU’s College of Nursing remains a bastion of hope

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 20, 2022) ā€“ Nadia Harris stands behind a table in the parking lot of the Welcome Center at Prairie View A&M University dressed in crisp purple and white scrubs and in PPE that consists of a face mask, face shield and shoe coversā€”a familiar sight these days. Nadia Harris, Senior, [...]

PVAMU nursing alumna elected to Texas Nurse Practitioners Board of Directors

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 16, 2022) ā€“ Texas Nurse Practitioners recently named Prairie View A&M University Alumna Lutricia Harrison ā€™95, ā€™04 to the TNP board of directors, which serves more than 27,000 nurse practitioners across Texas. Dr. Harrison, who graduated from PVAMU in 1995 with a BSN and in 2004 with an MSN, has worked [...]

PVAMU professor aims to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates in underserved communities

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (February 15, 2022) ā€“ Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Prairie View A&M University College of NursingĀ (CON) students have played a significant role in the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. With a recentĀ Texas A&M University Health Science CenterĀ andĀ Texas Department of State Health ServicesĀ award of $132,609, Clinical Assistant Professor Antoneaā€™ Jackson, Ph.D., RN, CNE, aims [...]

PVAMUā€™s Top 20 Moments of 2021

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - 2021 has been a remarkable one for Prairie View A&M University, despite the continuous fight against COVID-19. PVAMU has continued to stick to its core values of achieving excellence, teaching, research and service. The university had many outstanding moments, from launches, historic donations, new initiatives, faces, buildings and championships. As we [...]

President Simmons addresses University of Michigan winter graduates

Commencement speaker Ruth Simmons cautioned University of Michigan winter 2021 graduates against being quick to shed the high expectations and standards set for them as students.

Opinion| Here is a list of what the leadership team at PVAMU is reading

The impact of reading is evident in writing, train of academic thought, creativity, and exposure to knowledge outside of classroom instruction. As shared in the 2010 Prairie View A&M University Quality Enhancement Plan - iREAD, ā€œThere remains even greater power in reading and in having that reading occur in learning communities.ā€ This winter break, I [...]

Recent PVAMU graduate powers through obstacles to achieve dream of working in nursing

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 15, 2021) - Prairie View A&M University alumna Ilene Robbins ā€™21 knew it was her destiny to become a nurse. From a young age, she watched nurses care for her aunt and knew she wanted to enter the healing profession. The road to graduation ended up being a far tougher path [...]