Prairie View A&M University currently has four students working in summer internships in Washington, DC. Kirsten Budwine,a senior political science major, completed an internship in Congressman Emanuel Cleaver’s office. Budwine is the inaugural intern for the Capitol Hill Internship Program supported by the Prairie View A&M University DC Alumni Chapter, the PVAMU Foundation, and Career [...]
Prairie View A&M University’s Director of Bands, Dr. Timmey Zachery, always has a group of students around him. They call him “Dr. Z.” “The nature of my work motivates you to be the best. It is all about the students,” said Zachery. “If this were Star Wars, I would be Yoda, simply, leading my students [...]
Prairie View A&M University has a long and proud tradition of military instruction dating back to 1943. Prairie View A&M is the only Historically Black College and University in the entire state of Texas that hosts an Army ROTC program. It is through this program Carlton G. Smith launched his military career after receiving [...]
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) professor Shahedur Rahman, from the Department of Accounting, Finance, and MIS in the College of Business, visited Chittagong Independent University (CIU) in Bangladesh. The July 2018 visit was at the invitation of Dr. Mahfuzul H. Chowdhury, Vice Chancellor of the University to discuss the areas that CIU’s School of Business [...]
Former Prairie View A&M University wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge has signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Rams.
Four Prairie View A&M University Alumni Named New Principals with the Houston Independent School District Marques Collins named new principal of Kashmere Gardens Elementary School Marques Collins (not photographed) has been selected as the new principal of Kashmere Gardens Elementary School. Collins started his 20-year career in HISD as a sixth-grade self-contained teacher for [...]
The Texas Comptroller's office was originally created by the Texas provisional government in 1835. The Comptroller is the chief steward of the state's finances, acting as tax collector, chief accountant, chief revenue estimator and chief treasurer for all of state government, in addition to administering a number of other programs. The Comptroller’s office serves [...]
More than 1,000 guests joined gala co-chairs John Mingé, Calvin C. Guidry, and honorary chair mayor Sylvester Turner at the Houston Area Urban League’s annual Equal Opportunity Day Gala - “Honoring Our Past … Impacting Our Present…Shaping Our Future.”
Billy Davis, a 1991 PVAMU alumnus, has been tapped as Director of Alumni Affairs. In this critical alumni role, Billy is tasked with building relationships with a wide range of alumni; communicating with alumni through a variety of media; and collaborating with colleagues in a range of university offices to create and maintain pathways for [...]
Preparing for College May Be Easier Than You Think: The Cooperative Extension Program’s 4-H & Youth Development Unit Offers a College Prep Workshop Series for 8th- 12th Graders Oprah Winfrey once remarked, “Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.” Oprah’s quote is not unique. Many people agree education is essential. However, [...]