Seven Prairie View A&M University Veterans Services students recently participated in the trip of a lifetime, escorting a total of 51 World War II, Korean, and Vietnam veterans to D.C. on the weekend of November 2 - 3, 2018. These students were chosen as Honor Guardians for Flight #55 an all-African American group, providing a [...]
PVAMU alumna Dr. E’Loria Simon-Campbell, Ph.D. '95 was recently appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to the Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke for a term set to start on February 1, 2019. This council is charged with developing an effective and resource‐efficient plan to reduce the morbidity, mortality and economic burden of cardiovascular disease and [...]
Seven students from Prairie View A&M University’s digital media arts program won the popular vote in Chillennium 2018, the largest student-run game jam in the world. College students from more than a dozen universities across the nation traveled to Texas A&M University October 12-14 to participate in the competition, which involved creating a video game [...]
Shirley Holland-Hunt (’81) is an innovator at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. She recently appeared in one of the space agency’s publications for her role as an agreements integration manager. Two years ago, she was recognized as one of NASA’s modern-day Hidden Figures. “The most thrilling part of my job is being involved [...]
When Assistant Professor of Architecture Shelly Pottorf left ‘Corporate America’ five years ago to begin her teaching career at Prairie View A&M University, she sought out to make a difference. “Before I came to PVAMU, I was an architect who was solely in professional practice for 15 years,” said Pottorf. “I was working in a [...]
(Photo by Timothy Kuratek/CBS via Getty Images) Prairie View A&M University alumnus Marcel Spears spoke to ESSENCE where he dished on seeing more stories about the Black experience and what makes "The Neighborhood" special. Spears is television’s fresh new face and one you should know. Right now, the young actor currently stars alongside [...]
President Ruth J. Simmons announced Fred E. Washington as Prairie View A&M University’s Vice President and Director of Athletics (AD). As Vice President and Director of Athletics, Fred will serve as a member of the President’s Cabinet. He will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight for an eighteen-sport NCAA Division I FCS intercollegiate [...]
The university’s senior leadership, faculty and Texas business leaders traveled to Panama City, Panama as part of the trade delegation team to develop a unique opportunity to change the original meaning of borders in a globalized world. As the largest trading partner for Panama and the Canal’s expansion completed, Texas proves to benefit significantly with [...]