PantherStrengths

PantherStrengths

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How Panthers Discover What Makes Them Powerful

At Prairie View A&M University, PantherStrengths is how students discover and develop what makes them strong. Through this campus-wide approach, strengths development becomes part of the Panther experience to drive student success and help every Panther grow, excel, and prepare for what’s next.

PantherStrengths, PVAMU’s name for CliftonStrengths, is integrated into courses, advising, leadership programs, and career development so students can apply their strengths every day.

PantherStrengths creates a shared language across campus that strengthens connection, collaboration, and leadership, ensuring students are consistently supported in reaching their full potential.

We’ve all wondered who we are and what makes us unique.

The CliftonStrengths assessment answers those questions. This online test measures the intensity of your talents in each of the 34 CliftonStrengths themes. These 34 themes represent what people do best. They categorize all that’s right with humankind, distilled down to 34 different themes. The CliftonStrengths assessment produces a report featuring customized descriptions of your dominant strengths in ranked order.

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About CliftonStrengths

The CliftonStrengths assessment, developed by Dr. Don Clifton and created by Gallup, is grounded in decades of research on human talent and potential. Through extensive interviews conducted in the 1990s, researchers identified patterns of natural talent that can be developed into strengths and applied to enhance personal and professional effectiveness.

The CliftonStrengths assessment is an online tool that can be completed in under an hour, providing individuals with a personalized strengths profile to better understand and intentionally apply what they naturally do best.

Increasing your self-awareness.
Know what you do well and find ways to apply your talents authentically.
Deepening your appreciation of others’ talents.
See and understand the unique talents of others.
Forming and maximizing teams.
Gain insights into how teams can perform to their full potential.
Helping others develop their talents.
You can lead others to affirm and apply their talents.
I’munique Liggens

“I gained a deeper understanding of the talents and superpowers that shape the way I lead, serve, and connect with others. I strive to be someone who inspires others, creates space for every voice, finds solutions, and leads with vision and purpose. As SGA President, PantherStrenths is a tool I will use throughout my administration to lead with intention, build stronger teams, and maximize the strengths of those around me, and I will continue to carry it with me long after graduation in both my personal and professional journey.”

I’munique Liggens

Student Government Association President

Positivity, Includer, Futuristic, Restorative, and Significance

PantherStrengths for Students

PantherStrengths helps you discover what makes you uniquely strong. Through this experience, you gain the confidence, clarity, and self-awareness needed to succeed in school and beyond. PantherStrengths is PVAMU’s name for CliftonStrengths, an assessment that identifies your natural talents and helps you turn them into strengths you can use every day.

Strengths for Student Leaders and Organizations

PantherStrengths is already being used across student organizations to build stronger, more effective teams.

  • Join the experience
    Student organizations, including SGA, host strengths-based events and activities throughout the semester. Students are encouraged to participate and engage.
  • Strengthen your team
    Learn how to improve collaboration, communication, and leadership by understanding how each member contributes.
  • Bring it to your organization
    Want to host a session or provide assessments for your group? Contact pantherstrengths@pvamu.edu to get started.

Class of 2030

  • All members of the Class of 2030 have access to PantherStrengths and are expected to complete the assessment during Panther Camp. If you have not yet taken it, connect with your career coach to unlock your access and get started.

  • Once you have completed the assessment, take the next step by attending PantherStrengths 101. These sessions help you understand your Top 5 strengths, how they influence your academic and personal success, and how to apply them in teamwork, leadership, and career planning.

    Sessions are offered weekly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays throughout the semester.

  • Haven’t taken the assessment? Contact your career coach. Need additional support? Reach out to pantherstrengths@pvamu.edu to get started.

Your CliftonStrengths for Students report gives you the confidence, clarity, empowerment, and self-awareness you need to succeed.

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PantherStrengths for Faculty and Staff

Unlock your strengths and apply them to support student success while helping students discover and develop their own.

  • Strengthen Your Impact
    Learn to use your strengths to enhance your work, leadership, and communication.

  • Empower Student Growth
    Help students identify and develop their strengths using a shared approach.

  • Grow Through Development Programs
    Faculty and staff in PV Elevate’s leadership and development programs will have access to the tool as part of their experience and training. Learn more about PV Elevate.

  • Be Part of the Movement
    Several departments are piloting PantherStrengths, with access quickly expanding across the University. If your team is interested in being the next department to unlock their superpowers, complete the request form or contact pantherstrenghts@pvamu.edu.