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PVAMU ANNOUNCES OUTSPOKEN AWARD-WINNING ESPN JOURNALIST AS SPRING COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

This First-Gen, PV Grad’s advice for students: Find your ā€˜yes’

Jazmine England '25 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 13, 2025) - When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted daily life and society worldwide, Prairie View A&M University senior Jazmine England built her own care team of support. The first-generation college student entered University with plans to become a medical doctor, but the pandemic disrupted her college [...]

PVAMU ANNOUNCES OUTSPOKEN AWARD-WINNING ESPN JOURNALIST AND DISTINGUISHED ACADEMIC AS SPRING COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS

Rooted in Resilience: This PV Grad, Veteran’s Unconventional Journey to Success

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 12, 2025) - Jordan Miller has always embraced the unfamiliar—finding strength in adversity, wisdom through adventure, and purpose in persistence. His path to success hasn’t followed a straight line, but each twist and turn has helped him grow deeper roots. Jordan Miller '25 Born in Detroit and shaped by [...]

Turning the Tassle: PVAMU Grad Stories

Turning the tassel. It’s a milestone that signifies more than the close of a chapter. The much-anticipated moment marks the courageous beginning of a new one. Whether it’s preschool, high school, or college, graduation is always worth celebrating. But there’s something especially powerful about earning a college degree. It represents years of growth, grit, determination, [...]

Graduating fifth-generation PVAMU legacy siblings honor late grandmother this Mother’s Day

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 9, 2025) – Graduation holds a special meaning when you are fifth-generation Prairie View A&M University legacies like siblings Walter McNeal III and Nia A. McNeal. Nia A. and Walter McNeal III '25 This Mother’s Day is particularly poignant—it marks the first one since their maternal grandmother, Florene Sherman [...]

Breaking Barriers, Building Legacies: This PV Grad’s Journey to Success

There’s a saying: ā€œMake sure your ceiling is their floor.ā€ For Fatima Perez, a senior finance and accounting major set to graduate this week from Prairie View A&M University, this sentiment perfectly captures her journey. Reflecting on her accomplishments, Perez expresses gratitude for her faith, her family, and the resilience that has carried her through [...]

PV Nursing Grad aims to provide compassionate, quality care that ā€˜uplifts, heals’

Prairie View A&M University senior Mayah Weekly’s faith and passion converged to point her to a nursing path. Now, Weekly is set to graduate this week with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She came to PVAMU with the College of Nursing in mind, though, with an associate's degree from Austin Community College, she was [...]

2024-12-13T09:48:22-06:00December 13, 2024|College of Nursing, Latest News, PV Grads, Student News|

PV Grads: Miguel angel Pecho Kinson

Miguel angel Pecho Kinson Miguel angel Pecho Kinson Hometown: Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems Are you a first-generation college student? If so, what does that mean to you? Yes, I am a first-generation college student. This achievement holds immense significance for me and my family. It [...]

2024-12-13T13:56:40-06:00December 12, 2024|College of Business, First-Gen Forward, News, PV Grads, Student News|

How one PV Grad’s lifelong dream to be an engineer could change the future of AI

Christina Hastings ā€˜17 In a field with a severe underrepresentation of Black women, Christina Hastings ā€˜17 is not your typical engineer. While Prairie View A&M University has garnered a reputation as a leading producer of African American engineers, with the success of programs like the five-year BS/MS tract, the field remains largely dominated [...]