Black Fox senior Wesley Walsh shares how PVAMU prepared her for career in oil, gas

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 26, 2024) - Wesley Walsh is a senior chemical engineering major at Prairie View A&M University. She has worked hard to balance her educational responsibilities with the demands of being a part of the Black Fox dance line with the Marching Storm.  Wesley started as a competitive dancer from a very

These student leaders of PVAMU’s Undergraduate Medical Academy are illuminating a path of excellence

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Dec. 12, 2023) – Call it a collaboration of groundbreaking proportions. The Texas Undergraduate Medical Academy was established in 2004 and represents the partnership between Prairie View A&M University and Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Medicine. The prestigious program attracts students interested in careers as physicians, dentists, veterinarians, and pharmacists.

Carolyn Fritz ’84 says PVAMU helped launch 40-year career in federal service

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 3, 2023) - Carolyn Fritz ‘84 chose to study at Prairie View A&M University and pursue a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering because of the institution's exemplary engineering program. Still, she couldn't have predicted how it would shape her career. Her parents instilled the importance of hard work and the value

PVAMU’s Class of 2027: Meet a future engineer, communicator, aerospace expert, Congress member

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 21, 2023) - In Prairie View A&M University's new freshmen class, a diverse group of students is embarking on their college journeys this week. They come with dreams of making transportation more sustainable, telling stories through videos, revolutionizing aerospace, and shaping better laws. Ford Blunt IV Here are four

PVAMU’s 8th President to Spring 2023 Graduating Class: ‘Remember the dream of MLK and the courage of Rosa Parks to use your voice.’

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 17, 2023) – Ruth J. Simmons, Prairie View A&M University’s eighth president, still remembers when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. The news was a shock and a turning point for her. Facing challenges and difficulties as a college student herself at an HBCU

Redefining Legacy: The Remarkable Journey of a Mother-Daughter Duo at PVAMU

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 16, 2023) - Families have forged a tradition of earning their degrees at Prairie View A&M University, with legacies of Panthers stretching back over decades. The University is a second home, nurturing parents, their children and grandchildren for generations. However, only some can say they embarked upon the chapter of higher

PV Grads: Erron Williams is one of the nation’s top student engineers

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 12, 2023) - Graduating senior Erron Williams has always been good at math. School science fairs kindled his love of chemistry at an early age. And then, a chemical engineer came to speak to his class for a middle school career day program, and Williams found his calling. Fast forward to

PV Grads: Jordan Poston is headed to a Fortune Global 500 company

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

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