“Each one, reach one, each one, teach one.” This phrase has been passed down from my grandfather as a reminder to keep learning and never forget to reach for others. Two additional phrases serve to summarize, in a few words, the essence of my journey for which I am thankful; dare to be different and [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 9, 2023) – For graduating senior Jordan Poston, getting involved and building relationships were central to his experience at Prairie View A&M University. “Participating in extracurricular activities in college has had a significant positive impact on my personal growth and development. I developed new skills and interests, built social connections, enhanced [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - In 2017, Ashley Salinas '22 was working at the Internal Revenue Service in Houston when a workforce reduction, followed by Hurricane Harvey, led her to contemplate her future. It ultimately prompted her decision to go back to school. “I was doing this not only for myself but for my great-grandmother, my [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Elizabeth Jean Brumfield began her Prairie View A&M University journey 17 years ago, not as a student, but as an employee—she is the Distance Services Librarian and Head of the Northwest Houston Center’s John B. Coleman Library. Elizabeth Jean Brumfield “As an adjunct lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Dec. 13, 2022) – More than 640 proud students graduated on Dec. 10 during Prairie View A&M University’s 27th Fall Commencement Convocation. The number marks the University’s highest number of fall graduates in recent history. The featured commencement speaker was Cornel West, a pre-eminent American philosopher, political activist and social critic. For [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Graduating Prairie View A&M University senior Marie Christi Boyd, who goes by her middle name, has two passions in life: politics and poetry. Poetry “softens” the harsh realities of politics, says the 25-year-old from Lake Charles, Louisiana, who graduates this December with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Boyd, who transferred [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Prairie View A&M University checked all the boxes for fall 2022 architecture graduate Soleil Sipes, who attended the University with a full scholarship in music. Four years later, Sipes said choosing PVAMU is still one of the best decisions she has ever made. On December 10, 2022, she will stand poised [...]
Irianna Keith Irianna Keith Hometown: Degree: What made you choose PVAMU? My former high school teacher (Cedric McLaughlin) and former career counselor contributed to my interest in Prairie View. They were alumni, and we often took field trips to the university twice every year. I made sure I attended every trip any chance [...]
Sharlesa Gibbs Sharlesa Gibbs Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Why did you choose to attend PVAMU? I wanted to attend Prairie View because of its culture and history. When deciding what school I wanted to transfer to, Prairie View was no doubt number one on my last. I [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - In 2019, Randi Plair, a freshman from Crosby, Texas, arrived at Prairie View A&M University. An upperclassman told her that graduation day would come before she knew it. She didn’t believe it. But this December, the senior will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. “My advice to current students would [...]
