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PVAMU students shine as finalists in 2025 HBCU Battle of the Brains

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 27, 2025) – Prairie View A&M University students showcased their skills and innovation at the 2025 HBCU Battle of the Brains, held earlier this month in Austin, Texas. Competing against 24 other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), the PVAMU team impressed judges and advanced to the top seven finalists in [...]

PVAMU prepares to hold groundbreaking ceremony for Teaching & Academic Student Support Services Building

Rendering of PVAMU's Teaching & Academic Student Support Services Building PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 25, 2025) – Prairie View A&M University is set to break ground on its newest campus addition—the Teaching & Academic Student Support Services Building—on Friday, March 28. Designed to centralize critical student services, this state-of-the-art facility underscores PVAMU’s commitment [...]

PVAMU Director of Disability Services named TACUSPA Mid-Level Professional of the Year

Belinda Lewis '97 '98 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 13, 2024) - Belinda Lewis, a Prairie View A&M University alumna of the Classes of 1997 and 1998, personifies "excellence lives here" as she serves students as the Director of the Office of Disability Services. She was recently honored by the Texas Association for College [...]

2024-11-13T10:07:43-06:00November 13, 2024|Alumni News, Higher Education, News, Staff News, Student Affairs|

PVAMU champion of HBCU health joins prestigious national board

Tondra L. Moore, PhD, JD, MPH PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 3, 2024) – Dr. Tondra L. Moore, executive director of Health Services at Prairie View A&M University, has been appointed as a member-at-large on the Board of Directors for the American College Health Association. Dr. Moore’s leadership journey with the ACHA began in [...]

PVAMU executive director selected for Fulbright-Hays project in South Africa

Godlove Fonjweng, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 17, 2024) - Dr. Godlove Fonjweng, the executive director of International & Intercultural Programs at Prairie View A&M University, has been chosen to participate in the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad (GPA) in South Africa for U.S. educators this summer. During the program, Fonjweng and his [...]

Empowering Panthers: Newly crowned 2024-2025 Miss, Mr. PVAMU set to inspire

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 30, 2024) – In a night filled with anticipation and excitement this spring semester, Chloe Tolbert and Alexander Kirk emerged as the newly crowned 2024-2025 Miss and Mister Prairie View A&M University. Tolbert, a rising senior from Dallas, became the 92nd Miss PVAMU, while Kirk, a rising senior from Pontiac, Michigan, [...]

PV Grad Hunter Waldon’s story is a journey of leadership and triumph

Hunter Waldon '24 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Out of the bustling Houston sprawl, a young man named Hunter James Carl Waldon embarked on a journey that would shape his future and leave an indelible mark on Prairie View A&M University. As he walked these hallowed grounds, little did he know that his path [...]

First-Gen Forward: William McPhail Jr. is repurposing sacrifice into triumph

William McPhail Jr. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 17, 2024) - Some people take years to find their purpose, the thing that gives them direction and meaning. But others, like William McPhail Jr., are born with a veil, gifted with the vision to see their destiny from day one. ā€œI have always been interested [...]

Opinion| Alumni Advocates: Supporting Mental Wellness at PVAMU

The Journal of Adolescent Health says one of the greatest barriers for students of color accessing mental health services on college campuses is the lack of culturally diverse counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists. According to the Healthy Minds survey published in 2023, more than 60% of college students met the criteria for at least one mental [...]

PVAMU director takes helm as guest editor of Journal of American College Health

Tondra L. Moore, PhD, JD, MPH PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 31, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University Director of Health Services, Dr. Tondra L. Moore, has been selected to serve as a guest editor for a 2024 special edition of the Journal of American College Health titled ā€œThe Heritage and Excellence of HBCUs [...]

2024-01-31T10:01:45-06:00January 31, 2024|HBCU News, Latest News, Staff News, Student Affairs|