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Prairie [[|Viewhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]] A&M University (PVAMU) is a historically black university located in Prairie [[Viewhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]]View, Texas, and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. PVAMU enrolls about 6,324 undergraduate students and 1,758 graduate students who come from all 50 U.S. states and several countries throughout the world. About 56% of the students are female, and 44% are male.

Dr. Ruth Simmons is the eight President of Prairie [[Viewhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]] View A&M University, the second oldest public institution of [[|higher educationhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]] education in Texas. Under Dr. Ruth Simmons’s leadership, PVAMU [[Continueshttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]] continues to fulfill fulfil its land-grant mission of achieving excellence in teaching, research and service.

In 2011 PVAMU began a 3 to 5-year drive to improve innovation and research outputs in the university. There is now also an increasing recognition throughout the university [[|communityhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10and the community.png]] that the The five buckets contained in the NACIE sponsored university commitment letter provides a blueprint to building successful entrepreneurship, innovation, and commercializing [[Programshttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]] programs and culture.

An innate entrepreneurial culture among PVAMU students has also been a major catalyst for innovation [[Programshttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]]programs. The university’s strong engineering, science, technology, and [[|nursinghttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]] nursing school have also been helpful.

'''Student In Free Enterprise - SIFE: the Free Enterprise Institute''' in Washington, D.C. has partnered with PVAMU students, since 1976, in several activities that promote free enterprise. The SIFE Team’s programs inform and educate on the importance and benefits of the free enterprise system. These programs include the P-4 [[|Investment Clubhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]]Club, and sponsorships include the Personal [[Financehttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]] Finance and Fiscal Fitness, Business Ethics, Student Entrepreneur and Business Expo, Entertainment Business Career Fair, Music Business Seminars, and the Changing the World Talent Showcase.

'''PV Consulting Association''' - This is a student ran consulting firm. The goal of PV Consulting Associaiton Association is to give students an in -school internship opportunity. PV Consulting teaches students design thinking and consulting methodologies to prepare them to be student consultants. Students gain the opportunity to utilize their learnings from school and apply them to real -world experience by consulting non-profit organizations and startups around the country. 

Since 2004, the '''Prairie [[|Viewhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]] A&M University [[|Small Businesshttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]] Business Development Center''' (PVAMU SBDC) has provided free consulting and assistance to businesses in Waller and Grimes counties. Services are extended to both start-ups and businesses seeking to scale-up. PVAMU SBDC professional consultants have extensive experience working with businesses in a wide variety of industries and bring practical knowledge and business expertise, from marketing to financial strategy.

'''Communi-Versity Economic Development Initiative''' is a first-of-its kind economic development strategy for the City of Prairie [[Viewhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]]View, which is home to Prairie View A&M University. Communi-Versity Advisory Council is comprised of leaders from the Prairie View [[|communityhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]], PVAMU, and the private sector.

The Advisory Council works collaboratively with local city officials and economic development professionals to create jobs and attract additional business and investments that benefit both the university and the local [[Communityhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]]community.

*How do you envision your [[|programhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]] program in the future?

*Are your innovation, entrepreneurship, and tech transfer [[Programshttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]] programs integrated?

Comments by Dr. Rick Baldwin have been instructive in better understanding Prairie [[Viewhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]] View A&M University’s quest for expanded innovative entrepreneurship, research, and technology transfer [[|programshttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]]. It has framed the impact of the NACIE commitment letter by way of PVAMU’s strategic plans and institutional culture.

The Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship thanks Howard University’s assistance with this case study, and looks forward to a [[Continuedhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]] continued close and collaborative relationship in building America’s innovation infrastructure.

^{8  }Comments by: Dr. Rick Baldwin, Advisor, SIEF [[Programhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]].Program

<br/><br/>Source: "The Innovative and Entrepreneurial University: [[Higher Educationhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]]Education, Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Focus", Department of Commerce, October 2013.