Armony dos Santos Panighello is an Angolan and Italian student who came to the U.S. to further her education and build a better life. “I came to the U.S. not knowing how to speak a word of English, mainly intending to go to college. It was not easy; however, today, I have an Associate degree in [...]
One Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) alumna and staff member-turned-graduate-student will soon be making a difference for the next generation of Houston leaders. Yolanda Gross '98, the program coordinator for PVAMU’s Office of Parent and Family Programs, has been selected to serve as an advisor to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner as part of the Mayor’s [...]
University Drive, or Sandra Bland Parkway, is the latest thoroughfare in the U.S. to feature the mural “Black Lives Matter” on its pavement. Students, faculty, and staff from Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) began work on the mural earlier this week, wrapping up just in time for Juneteenth. The project, a collaboration with the City [...]
Alvin Odom's mantra is "begin with the end in mind," and graduating with a Master's in Community Development from PVAMU represents an exciting step towards the end he's had in mind this whole time: stronger, more resilient communities. After receiving his BS in Business Administration from Florida A&M University, Odom was recruited by Charles Schwab [...]
The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has shut in more than 90-percent of Americans, caused an economic downturn, and strained the global health care system. Given the rapid spread of the virus, there has been a global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) used by medical professionals to protect themselves from contamination. This shortage has put [...]
One of the murals featured in Prairie View A&M University's new Panther Collaboration and Innovation Commons was designed by student winner and senior architecture major Nancy Guerrero.
Michelle Johnson is a Prairie View A&M University student who will earn a master’s degree in community development this fall. The Houston native aspires to one day create retail shopping centers in underserved, minority neighborhoods.
The American Society for Microbiology announced the winners of their 5th annual Agar Art Contest. Korey Abram, a digital media arts undergraduate student at Prairie View University, won first place in the Maker category. Submissions of artwork were created using living, growing microbes ‘painted’ on agar, a gelatin-like substance that serves as food for the [...]
This past Saturday, August 24th, 2019, the 33rd annual American Institute of Architecture Sandcastle Competition was held at East beach Galveston, TX. Our students were there representing the school of Architecture. They chose to commemorate recently passed architect I.M. Pei’ who designed the new addition of the iconic Louvre museum building in Paris. Altogether, 50 teams of [...]
On April 9th, 2019, The School of Architecture presented the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMAS) Career Panel. The organization’s mission is to bridge the gap between students and professionals. With the panel, students got a better understanding of the professional field and an introduction to the proficient world that they will be facing after graduation. The [...]
