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Business Students Place First in Phillips 66 Competition

An interdisciplinary team of students from Prairie View A&M University took home the top prize in Phillips 66’s (P66) Black Employee Network (BEN) Case Competition. ā€œThis year’s case challenged teams to analyze various means to transport fuel from Phillips 66’s Houston facility to its New Orleans facility, a real-life scenario,ā€ said PVAMU College of Business [...]

2019-06-12T11:51:53-05:00September 24, 2018|College of Business, Research, Teaching|

Bell County Agent Evokes Entrepreneur Spirit in Youth

Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) impacts the communities of the underserved population throughout Texas with employees in over 28 counties across the great state.Ā  PVAMU's Cooperative Extension Program provides relevant programming to engage county residents. Bell County is one of the counties the university serves through County Agent Sheryl Austin. One such event is a [...]

African-Ā­American Studies Initiative Awarded $1 Million in Grants and Gifts

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) a grant of $500,000 to support its effort to establish an African-­‐American Studies Initiative which will be housed in its Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences. Inspired by the Mellon Foundation award, an anonymous donor pledged an added [...]

Panthers Football Lose Another Close Battle

The Prairie View A&M football team lost at #4 Sam Houston 41-32 Saturday night at Bowers Stadium. "I thought it was a hard-fought game," said PVAMU head coach Eric Dooley."Unfortunately, we came up a little short. We just have to go back to the drawing board to correct some mistakes we had and get ready [...]

2018-09-10T09:50:05-05:00September 10, 2018|Athletics, Latest News|

Prairie View Ranks Top in Starting Salaries of Graduates

Prairie View A&M University can now add two more accolades to the admission material: as a producer of graduates with some of the highest initial earning potential in all Historically Black Colleges and University's (HBCU) and also in the state of Texas. EdSmart.org ranked the Top Historically Black Colleges by Starting Average Salary,Ā where students earn [...]

2019-12-17T11:37:17-06:00September 7, 2018|Alumni News, HBCU News, Research, Service, Teaching|

New York Couple’s High Regard for Prairie View A&M University President Inspires $200,000 Gift

New York Couple’s High Regard for Prairie View A&M University President Inspires Leadership Gift She left an impression—that is what Prairie View A&M University President Ruth Simmons does—she leaves a mark wherever she goes, inspiring positive change that resonates beyond universities into the lives of individuals, families, and communities. It is what Noreen and Ned [...]

2019-12-17T11:37:17-06:00August 29, 2018|Philanthropy, PVAMU Giving Circle|

Panthers Football Fall to Rice in Final Second Nail-biter

The Prairie View A&M University football team lost on the final play of the game at Rice, falling 31-28 at Rice Stadium. Quarterback Jalen Morton completed 16 of 28 passes for 244 yards and three touchdowns and rushed 12 times for 53 yards. WR Tristen Wallace caught five passes for 157 yards and a touchdown [...]

2018-08-27T10:36:35-05:00August 27, 2018|Athletics, Latest News|

PVAMU College of Nursing is First in Houston to Train on ā€œSuper Toryā€ Simulators

Saving a life during a medical emergency starts with being prepared with proper training. The ā€œSuper Toryā€ is helping student nurses at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) get that real-world experience, without ever leaving the classroom. Super Tory resembles an 8-pound baby and can virtually recreate any neonatal medical emergency. She looks real. She feels [...]

2019-12-17T11:37:18-06:00August 23, 2018|College of Nursing, Research, Teaching|

Brenham ISD Honors Outstanding PVAMU Alumnus

PVAMU Alumnus Dr. Alex Colvin currently serves as Director of the Texas Woman's University/ the University of North Texas Joint Master Social Work Program in Denton, Texas, the first joint master of social work program approved by the Council on Social Work Education in the State of Texas. He is a member of the National [...]

2018-08-20T16:02:11-05:00August 20, 2018|Alumni News, Latest News, Teaching|