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Prairie View A&M University will is poised to welcome the University\u2019s largest freshman class \u2013 9,036 students – in the fall semester.  The milestone represents the culmination of a goal set last year by Dr. George C. Wright, President, Prairie View A&M University, to increase total enrollment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have always had great academic programs and offered a unique college experience.  We were confident that we could reach a higher enrollment number once we started to do more community outreach and starting telling potential students about all of the opportunities that we have to offer at Prairie View,\u201d explained Dr. Wright.<\/p>\n

Recruitment and Education Partnerships<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once the goal was set to increase the university\u2019s enrollment, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Felecia M. Nave, outlined a strategy that she believed was simple.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Enrollment Management Team developed education partnerships with independent school districts throughout Houston and Dallas. High achieving seniors at our partner schools were given automatic admission and scholarships and students who met our admissions standards were given special admissions consideration.  We basically targeted those students, made them offers that were difficult to refuse and turned PVAMU to one of the top choices for them to pursue their higher education goals,\u201d  said Dr. Nave.<\/p>\n

According to Dr. Nave, the University will continue to partner with local school districts and is actively seeking to expand its education partnerships to community colleges.<\/p>\n

With such phenomenal growth comes growing pains<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prairie View A&M University provides residential housing for more students than many four year, public institutions. So, while this phenomenal growth is wonderful for the university, it has caused an unprecedented increase in demand for university housing.<\/p>\n

\u201cUniversity housing is completely full and we have an-ever growing waiting list. However, we have been trying to find ways to ensure that our new students are able to stay in housing that is close to campus.  To that end, we have partnered with local apartment complexes to offer our students affordable housing rates.  We have been talking to parents and students about other housing options.  We will continue to work on this issue so that we can accommodate all of the students that we possibly can,\u201d explained Fred Washington, Vice President for Auxiliary Services.<\/p>\n

The University is also adding a new residential facility to its housing stock scheduled to open in the fall of 2017.<\/p>\n

I know that this year there are growing pains but next year, we should be exactly where we want to be.  Hopefully, we will surpass even this historic enrollment growth and welcome more students,\u201d concluded Washington.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First Lady Cecilia Abbott today joined HHSC Commissioner Chris Traylor, members of the Texas Legislature, breast cancer survivors and others at the Texas Capitol for the 18th Annual State of Texas Breast Cancer Awareness Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":452,"featured_media":17553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-14 01:59:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/452"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":17196,"date":"2016-09-14T12:29:31","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T12:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pvamu.pgmsolutions.com\/?p=17196"},"modified":"2016-09-14T12:29:31","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T12:29:31","slug":"the-hill-my-home-my-heart-is-this-years-theme-for-the-pvamu-2016-homecoming-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/2016\/09\/14\/the-hill-my-home-my-heart-is-this-years-theme-for-the-pvamu-2016-homecoming-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"THE \u201cHILL\u201d MY HOME, MY HEART Is this year\u2019s theme for the PVAMU 2016 Homecoming Celebration!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join us as we show our love and give back to our illustrious Alma Mater starting October 3-8, 2016.<\/p>\n

On behalf of the 2016 Homecoming Committee faculty, staff, and student body, we cordially invite your organization to participate in the University\u2019s Annual Homecoming Parade. The parade will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2016 starting at 9:15AM. The information listed below is provided to assist in you in planning and preparation.<\/p>\n

Each organization that is not recognized by Prairie View A&M University must register and pay a fee of $25.00. This form should be submitted by September 30, 2016 @ 5:00PM. Upon receiving your form & registration payment we will send an email with details for the day of the parade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Lone Star College and Prairie View A&M University are partnering to make it easier for students interested in transferring between the two institutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to increase the number of students who attend Lone Star College to transfer to Prairie View A&M University,\u201d said Dr. Stephen C. Head, LSC chancellor. \u201cThis agreement will help grow that number by providing a clear pathway that will lead to a 4-year degree.\u201d<\/p>\n

PVAMU ranks in the top 10 of 4-year institutions where LSC students transferred to in fall 2015.<\/p>\n

Through this articulation agreement, LSC students and employees receive a 50 percent discount on PVAMU application fees. Students are also eligible to apply for Direct Connect Scholarship Program scholarships valued up to $5,000 each.<\/p>\n

The new partnership also includes cooperative advising which allows a student access to academic advisors at both institutions for the purpose of planning and selecting courses applicable to their degree program and joint admission. The agreement was formalized with a signing ceremony at LSC-CyFair last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday marks an important day with our community educational partner as we sign a memorandum of understanding,\u201d said Dr. George C. Wright, PVAMU president. \u201cThis new enterprise will help streamline the process for students to achieve their higher education goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prairie View A&M University has been a leader in serving underserved communities and has maintained a strict adherence to its founding principles of teaching, research and service for 140 years. PVAMU is the second oldest public institution of higher education in Texas and has an enrollment of more than 8,000 students, including more than 1,500 graduate students.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll students should have a pathway to a successful life,\u201d said Dr. Alton Smith, LSCS Board of Trustees member during the ceremony. \u201cI am pleased to see these two fine institutions work together for the betterment of our students.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Welcome to PVAMU Sites. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-14 01:59:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/visitors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]