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PVAMU architecture students clench 15th win in AIA Sandcastle Competition

GALVESTON, Texas (September 16, 2022) – Prairie View A&M University School of Architecture students took home first place honors at the 35th annual American Institute of Architects Houston Sandcastle Competition in Galveston, Texas. This was the 15th win of the College Challenge Award for PVAMU students since they first started competing in the competition back in 2000. A group of students enrolled in PVAMU’s Architecture Summer Bridge [...]

2022-09-16T09:27:03-05:00September 16, 2022|Alumni News, Faculty News, HBCU News, Latest News, School of Architecture, Staff News, Student News|
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PV Grads: Jimena Duran Castellanos ‘21

My name is Jimena Duran Castellanos, and I am a candidate to graduate with a master’s degree in architecture this Saturday. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in architecture in 2021 and was part of the women’s tennis team during my four undergrad college years. Prairie View A&M University is one of the most important [...]

2022-08-11T15:57:10-05:00August 11, 2022|Alumni News, Athletics, Graduate Studies, Latest News, Opinions, PV Grads, School of Architecture, Student News|
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Two PVAMU students announced as 2022 HBCU Scholars by White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July, 26, 2022) - Two Prairie View A&M University students have been announced as scholars a part of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The ninth cohort of HBCU Scholars recognizes 86 undergraduate, graduate and professional students for their accomplishments in [...]

2022-07-26T14:27:42-05:00July 26, 2022|Athletics, Brailsford College of Arts & Sciences, HBCU News, Latest News, PV in the News, School of Architecture, Student News, The Honors Program, The Marching Storm|
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PVAMU architecture students’ winning design could be a game-changer following natural disasters

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 2, 2022) – Seeking an alternative to FEMA trailers after the next climate catastrophe visits Houston’s historically segregated neighborhoods, students in the School of Architecture at Prairie View A&M University designed a single-family accessory dwelling unit that was selected as a winner in the student category of the City of Houston [...]

2022-07-18T15:05:15-05:00June 2, 2022|Faculty News, HBCU News, International Impact, Latest News, Philanthropy, Research and Innovation, School of Architecture, Student News|
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PHOTOS: PVAMU’s 140th Spring Commencement Convocation

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 16, 2022) - Nine-hundred and sixty-four. Prairie View A&M University’s second-largest graduating class of all time. Here is a look back at PVAMU’s monumental 140th Spring Commencement Convocation, held on Saturday, May 14, 2022. The entire ceremony can be viewed on PVAMU's official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/pvamu. Visit this link to read [...]

2022-05-16T15:02:37-05:00May 16, 2022|Academic Affairs, Alumni News, Brailsford College of Arts & Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, College of Business, College of Juvenile Justice, College of Nursing, Events, HBCU News, Latest News, Office of the President/Administration, PV Grads, Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, School of Architecture, Staff News, Student Legacy, Student News, Whitlowe R. Green College of Education|
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PV Grads: Terrence McCaskey builds bright future through networking, joy for learning

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 12. 2022) - Prairie View A&M University senior Terrence McCaskey, Jr., has solid advice for students entering their college career at Texas’s most renowned HBCU: “Please network even if you’re introverted—trust me, I am too,” said McCaskey, a double major in the School of Architecture at PVAMU. “Networking can be the [...]

2022-05-12T10:56:20-05:00May 12, 2022|HBCU News, International Impact, Latest News, PV Grads, School of Architecture, Student News, The Honors Program|
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PVAMU awards nearly 1,000 degrees at its 140th Spring Commencement Convocation

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 11, 2022; Updated May 14, 2022) - Prairie View A&M University awarded nearly 1,000 degrees to its spring graduates Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Panther Stadium. “As an ‘institution of the first class,’ Prairie View A&M University has a rich history in carrying out our mission of teaching, research, and service, [...]

2022-07-18T11:03:09-05:00May 11, 2022|Academic Affairs, Alumni News, Brailsford College of Arts & Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, College of Business, College of Juvenile Justice, College of Nursing, Events, Graduate Studies, HBCU News, Latest News, Office of the President/Administration, PV Grads, Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, School of Architecture, Staff News, Student News, Whitlowe R. Green College of Education|
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PVAMU professor, alumna to lead university in national COVID-19 initiative with CDC

Tiffany D. Thomas ‘08 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 4, 2022) – Tiffany D. Thomas ‘08 could barely hide her excitement when she learned she would receive the UNCF’s John and Drucie Chase Young Builders Award, which annually honors a leader in education. The Prairie View A&M University alumna, program coordinator and assistant professor [...]

2022-05-04T09:47:18-05:00May 4, 2022|Alumni News, Coronavirus, Faculty News, Graduate Studies, HBCU News, Latest News, Philanthropy, Research and Innovation, School of Architecture, Student News|
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PVAMU, TAMU students collaborate on designs for Juneteenth museum in Galveston

Architecture students from Texas A&M University at College Station and Prairie View A&M University met Saturday in Galveston for a design charrette to brainstorm ideas for a museum to showcase the history of Juneteenth, which last year became a national holiday.

2022-04-11T15:40:00-05:00April 11, 2022|Faculty News, Latest News, PV in the News, School of Architecture, Staff News, Student News|
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PVAMU, Texas A&M announce faculty winners of $400K joint PRISE research grants for 2022

PRAIRIE VIEW and BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas (April 7, 2022)­ ­- Prairie View A&M University and Texas A&M University are continuing their mission of increasing research collaborations between the two institutions. PVAMU and Texas A&M are awarding $400,000 in grants to support ten PVAMU-Texas A&M teams of faculty investigators to support research projects under the 2022 [...]

2022-04-07T14:28:21-05:00April 7, 2022|Brailsford College of Arts & Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, College of Business, College of Juvenile Justice, Faculty News, Latest News, Philanthropy, Research and Innovation, Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, School of Architecture, Staff News, Student News, Whitlowe R. Green College of Education|
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