The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Prairie View A&M University $499,964 to revamp its computer network, all in the name of research. The project called INCREASE, or Improve Network on Campus for Research and Education in Agriculture, Science, and Engineering, should significantly improve upload and download times while allowing data-intensive research projects unrestricted access to [...]
“Going to Africa changed my life. It is impossible to go to that continent, experience the culture, meet the people, and leave as the same person.” Those are thoughts from Asia Williams, a junior biology major from Shreveport, Louisiana, who spent her summer in Mombasa, Kenya working a medical internship.
Academic researchers, industry professionals, and scholars from more than 13 countries across the world are headed to Prairie View A&M University for the 29th Annual Conference of the International Information Management Association (IIMA) and the 5th Annual Conference of the International Conference on Information and Economic Development (ICITED) October 8-10, 2018. Attendees will be a [...]
The Corporation for Public Broadcasters (CPB) awarded KPVU 91.3 FM a $500,000 grant to develop an "Urban Alternative" music format. The grant requires KPVU, which is housed on the campus of Prairie View A&M University, to transition from a jazz format to genres that include hip-hop, R&B, neo-soul, house, and world music. For decades, a mixture [...]
Comprised of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, Competitiveness Scholars are recognized for successfully preparing to compete for top opportunities that improve long-term outcomes. Each was nominated and endorsed by their institution President, which itself is an honorable mention. They were selected from among several highly distinguished HBCU students chosen based on their academic achievement, campus, [...]
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. 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 [...]
Fall 2017, the MACH-III Center launched the Building on Resilience Lecture Series. This lecture series named after the book, Building on Resilience Models and Frameworks of Black Male Success Across the P-20 Pipeline. One in a number of books series of books edited by Dr. Fred A. Bonner, II and published by Stylus, this volume [...]
Michael Nojeim, also known as Dr. Mike to his students at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), received the 2017-2018 President’s Teaching Award. The program coordinator and associate professor of Political Science teaches a wide range of classes including American Government, U.S. Foreign Policy, International Relations, and Middle East Politics. “Some students say my classes are [...]
This year’s Faculty Conference hosted by the Office of Academic Affairs was engaging, informative, and inspiring. “Faculty were given a chance to hear and reflect on student voices – we had six students, ranging from undergraduate and graduate students to athletes, non-traditional, and honors students share their experiences,” said James Palmer, interim provost [...]
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is mourning the loss of student Mr. Darius LeCompte, who passed away on September 5, 2018. LeCompte, a senior Biology major, was a native of Missouri City, Texas and a new transfer student from Texas Southern University. At the time of his death, Mr. LeCompte was an enrolled, full-time student at [...]