Annual Report 2019-2020
Letter from the President
President Aminta H. Breaux
Innovation That Transforms
2020 has been a year like no other. With the twin crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of racial injustices on our nation, Bowie State University continues to support our students as generations have before. The university is delivering on our promise of access to quality education using new and innovative techniques for teaching and learning. This first-ever digital Annual Report is an example of the innovation that has come from developing solutions to adjust to our new normal.
Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community rendering
We are opening up the campus to the surrounding community with the new Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community, a $42 million residence hall and entrepreneurship hub set for expected completion by July 2021. Although the campus community mostly participated in remote teaching and learning starting in March 2020 due to the pandemic, construction of the new facility continued to accelerate.
With a focus on experiential learning and expanding our degree offerings, Bowie State University continues to deepen the learning experiences for our students. Our new partnerships with local school districts and grant funding to support education initiatives are helping to address historic teacher shortages and diversify the workforce to improve learning outcomes for young people. Two new degree programs – a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a master’s degree in culturally responsive teacher leadership – were approved to position the university to meet growing workforce needs in STEM and education. These education partnerships and degree programs help the university to fulfill the Racing to Excellence strategic plan.
Industry partnerships, with firms like Millennium Corporation and Infor, bring new hands-on experiences to our students, with staff for the Millennium Corporation housed on campus and technology experts from Infor providing skills training for our computer science students. At the same time, our faculty and students are working together on research to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, using data science and artificial intelligence to understand and analyze its impact on minority communities.
Our alumni and friends, including our corporate partners, stepped up to provide extra assistance to our students during the pandemic, donating much needed emergency funds and items like laptops and accessories to support students in remote learning. Their investment in our students’ success made a difference.
All of these accomplishments speak to the Bulldog tenacity that inspires the Bowie State University community to rise to every challenge and exceed expectations. We are indeed Bowie BOLD and Bowie Strong!
Sincerely,
Aminta H. Breaux
President
Bowie State University
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