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terms of the federal Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act which provided public lands for the establishment of colleges - authorized the Alta Vista Agriculture and Mechanical College for the Benet of Colored Youth as part
of the Agriculture and Mechanical College of Texas (now
Texas A&M University).[3]
The University oers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 masters degrees and four doctoral degree programs through eight colleges and the School of
Architecture. PVAMU is one of the Texas land-grant
universities.[2] Founded in 1876, PVAMU is the 2nd oldest public university in the State of Texas, and is named
an institution of the rst class in the Texas Constitution.
The University is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
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1.1
History
1.2
20th Century
ACADEMICS
April 19, 1879, the Sixteenth Legislature established Prairie View State Normal School in Waller
County for the Training of Colored Teachers
In 1887, the Sixteenth Legislature attached the
Agriculture & Mechanical Department to Prairie
View Normal School; the Twenty -Six Legislature
In 1899, changed the name to Prairie View State
Normal & Industrial College
June 1, 1945, the Forty-ninth Legislature changed
the name to Prairie View University
1.3
21st Century
In October 2000, the Governor of Texas signed the Prior In 1973, the sixty-third Legislature changed the
ity Plan, an agreement with the U.S. Department of Eduname to Prairie View A&M University
cation Oce of Civil Rights to ensure Prairie View A&M
University is an educational asset available to all Texans.
The Priority Plan mandated the creation of many new
educational programs, and required removing language 2 Academics
from the Institutional Mission Statement that might have
given the impression of excluding any Texan from attend- Prairie View A&M University oers academic programs
through the following administrative units:
ing Prairie View A&M University.
2.3
Initially, Texas A&M College and Alta Vista was governed by Principals.
College of Nursing
In 2004, Prairie View A&M established the Undergraduate Medical Academy (UMA) which is a rigorous premedical program designed to prepare and mentor academically talented undergraduate students for success in
medical school.[5] UMA began as a result of a Texas legislative mandate in 2003 and is state funded with a mission to increase minority representation in the medical
eld and redress statewide physician shortages.[6]
Additionally, Prairie View A&M established an honors program for academically exceptional undergraduates
who meet the specic SAT/ACT, GPA, and recommendation criteria.[7]
Prairie View A&M is consistently recognized as one of
the top institutions in the country for producing the highest number of African-American architects and engineers
by Diverse Issues in Higher Education.[8][9]
Prairie View A&M annually awards the second most
STEM degrees in the Texas A&M University System.[10]
Prairie View A&M academic programs are accredited by
the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and each college within the university
holds additional accreditation or certications.[11]
2.1
2.2
Accreditations
2.4
ACADEMICS
2.5
John B. Coleman Library oers reading and research resources to PVAMU students and the surrounding area.
The library holds over 370,000 Volumes, including over
700 print periodicals, close to 4,000 media materials, and
provides access to 85 full-text databases across all academic disciplines. The librarys extensive databases provide access to over 42,000 electronic periodicals and over
30,000 electronic books.
The librarys Special Collection and Archives houses
unique, rare, and historic collections, including the
Tatum Collection, the Interscholastic League Papers
and Awards, the Cooperative Extension Papers & photographs. The library serves as a partial Federal Document Depository and holds close to 2,500 government
documents.
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Research Centers
3.3
Student Life
Campus
torical Register
3.1
Academic Facilities
Historical markers include Alumni Hall, L.O. Evans FacSeventeen academic buildings are dedicated to various ulty and Sta Dormitory, The First Administration Building, Holley Hall, C.W. Luckie Hall, the Prairie View
elds of study.
Hospital, the Prairie View Training School/Rosenwald
School, the Presidents House.
Nathelyne Archie Kennedy Architecture Building
Wilhelmina R.F. Delco Building
3.5 Locations
3.2
Nine on-campus facilities are dedicated to administration and local community services; including a Recreation
Center, Elementary School, Police Station, and US Post
Oce. The campus also houses Transportation, Retail
Center, Bowling Center, and Panther Plaza.
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5 STUDENT LIFE
Demographics
As of Fall 2014 the university enrolled 6,932 undergradu5.3 Division of Student Aairs
ate students, 1,265 students in masters programs, and 146
in doctorate programs. 5,111 (61%) of the undergraduate students were female and 3,232 (39%) were male.[13] The Division of Student Aairs consists of the following
As of Fall 2014, of the 8,343 students enrolled, 6,958 departments:
(83%) were African-American, non-Hispanic; 267 (3%)
were white, non-Hispanic; 420 (5%) were Hispanic; 234
Student Engagement
(3%) were Asian; 33 were Native American or Alaska natives; 6 were Hawaiian; 144 (2%) were multiracial; 237
Diagnostic Testing & Disability Services
(3%) were international;" and the ethnicity of 44 (1%)
was unknown or unreported. The percentage of African Student Conduct
Americans had dropped from 86% in fall 2010 and the
percentage of Hispanic and international students had in Veterans Aairs
creased slightly.[2] 7,682 (92%) of the students were from
Texas, 456 (5%) were from other states, and 205 (2%)
Volunteer Services
were from other countries.[14]
Student Counseling Services
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5.1
Student Life
Housing
Recreational Sports
Career Services
Multicultural Aairs
7.2
5.6
Athletics
Dining
5.7
Campus Transportation
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Billings, a senior from Austin, Eric Johnston, a sophomore from Boerne, and Chayse Lavallais, a freshman
from Houston, with Herbert Thomas, Career Placement
Coordinator as the coach and Shahryar Syed, an Institutional Representative. The HCASC academic challenge
and quiz bowl is the countrys answer to March Madness
where academic excellence and quick intellectual wit is
on display. The road to the nal four begins in the fall
from a eld of 78 and narrowed down to the Great 48 of
Americas Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCUs). Regional tournaments are held throughout
the year with qualifying teams advancing. The PVAMU
team is a charter member of the program which began
in 1989 with Frederick V. Roberts, then Director of
Student Activities at the university as the founding coach
1989-1996.
5.8
Recreational Facilities
Traditions
Student activities
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7.2.2
7 STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Mens basketball
7.2.6 Baseball
7.5
ROTC
7.5 ROTC
The Marching Storm was invited to represent the university and the State of Texas at the 2017 Macys Thanks- Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force
giving Day Parade.
Visit the PV Marching Storm Website for more 7.6 Religious Life
information.[24]
The Johnson-Phillip All Faiths Chapel oers religious resources for students of all denominations.
Black Foxes
The Marching Storm is joined by the Black Foxes, the 7.7
university majorette/dance line.
Campus Organizations
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Governance
REFERENCES
[12] PVAMU Campus Cemetery in Dispute Over Ownership. African American News.
Prairie View A&M University is administrated by a number of governing bodies; the oce of the president, fac- [13] Total Student Enrollment by Gender Fall 2010 - Fall
2014 (PDF). pvamu.edu. Prairie View A&M University.
ulty senate, and student government association.
Retrieved July 27, 2015.
8.2
Student Government
See also
KPVU 91.3 FM Radio
Flossie M Byrd
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Notable alumni
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References
million to develop, build and manage three student housing projects at Prairie View A&M University, Texas
A&M University and Iona College.
[1] http://assets.system.tamus.edu/files/academic/pdf/
ACCPVAMU.pdf
[21] Tankersley Field Ribbon Cutting, SWAC Baseball Showdown set for Saturday at 12:30 P.M.. Prairie View A&M
University Athletics. April 23, 2014. Retrieved January
12, 2015.
[22] Panthers Dedicate Tankersley Field in Style with Doubleheader Sweep over TSU. Prairie View A&M University
Athletics. April 26, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
[23] Rose Parade Participants
[24] Home. MARCHING STORM.
[25] Sebastian Barrie. pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved
February 23, 2013.
[26] Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
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[31] Cline, Georgette (December 18, 2010). The Most followed person in the city of Houston which is the 4th largest
city in america. Twitter.com. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
[34] Brown, Tony Russell (Charles)". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
[35] CLEAVER, Emanuel, II, (1944 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 23,
2013.
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[51] WASHINGTON, Craig Anthony, (1941 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved
February 23, 2013.
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