PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 25, 2023) – Prairie View A&M University student Rejoice Adekoya, a sophomore nursing major in the College of Nursing and a member of the Honors Program, has been awarded the prestigious Denny's x Getty Images Hungry for Education Stipend. This accolade underscores her steadfast dedication to preserving PVAMU's storied history and
On Saturday, August 26, 2023, thousands of individuals gathered in Washington DC to commemorate the 60thanniversary of the March on Washington for Civil Rights and to recognize the famous “I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Throughout that weekend, media outlets covered the events and conversed on how far or how
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 13, 2023) – Since 2017, nearly 500 PVAMU students have traveled internationally, excluding 2020-2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most recently, 47 first-year study abroad students embarked on uncharted waters in a place that’s lovingly called the “Rock,” a.k.a. Jamaica, to become exposed to a new area, gain knowledge, develop socially
Clinical assistant professor and undergraduate program director at #PVAMU’s College of Nursing, Antonea’ Jackson has been selected to participate in the National League for Nursing’s 2023 Leadership Institute. The NLN is the nation’s premier organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education. Jackson, a two-time PVAMU graduate (B.S. in nursing ’04, M.S. in nursing
Antonea' Jackson, PhD, RN, CNE '04, '09 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 26, 2023) - Antonea’ Jackson ’04 ‘09, clinical assistant professor and undergraduate program director at Prairie View A&M University’s College of Nursing, has been selected to participate in the National League for Nursing’s 2023 Leadership Institute. The NLN is the nation’s premier
Morgan Redd, a Prairie View A&M University graduate who is set to begin her nursing career this summer at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 11, 2023) – Graduating senior Morgan Redd entered Prairie View A&M University’s College of Nursing in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have discouraged a less-determined future nurse. Redd, however, seized the learning opportunities. “I chose PVAMU because I knew that PVAMU’s College of Nursing is the best college
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 10, 2023) - Prairie View A&M University is no stranger to the field of health. Just in the past year, the University celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first class to graduate from its College of Nursing. For nearly a decade, the Undergraduate Medical Academy has emphasized the integration of leadership development
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HOUSTON (Jan. 10, 2023) - American history celebrates Mary Eliza Mahoney as the first Black woman to become a licensed nurse in the US. Mahoney, the daughter of former slaves, was initially prohibited from attaining a formal nursing education. She worked in the New England Hospital for Women and Children for 15 years as a