First-Ever BSU Virtual Commencement Features Celebrity Shout-outs

Bestselling Author Wes Moore & Other Dignitaries Honor About 700 BSU Graduates

MEDIA CONTACT: Damita Chambers, dchambers@bowiestate.edu, 301-832-2628 mobile

(BOWIE, Md.) — About 700 Bowie State University graduates and their families will celebrate their achievement in BSU’s first-ever virtual commencement celebration for the spring 2020 class on Friday, June 26, 2020, at 3 p.m. Join the celebration at bowiestate.edu/commencement.

New York Times bestselling author, social entrepreneur and decorated Army combat veteran, Wes Moore, along with a host of celebrity entertainers, sports heroes, prominent business leaders, and state and local elected officials, will deliver video shout-outs during the live presentation. A virtual processional of graduates’ slides will feature their short original videos or photos in special recognition of their degrees and academic honors. Students’ individual slides will be downloadable for sharing with family and on social media.

The university’s celebration begins online before the virtual commencement with the launch of a graduation digital toolkit, where friends and family can download BSU-customized graphics and gifs to honor the graduates on social media. Congratulatory messages and well-wishes tagged #BSUGrad2k20 on social media or submitted with the online form will be featured in an online display on the BSU website. The website will also feature stories of outstanding graduates, who overcame challenges to succeed despite abrupt changes to their final semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A digital commencement book listing the names of the graduates will be published on the BSU website to commemorate this momentous occasion.

To add to the excitement of commencement, the BSU Spring Class of 2020 will receive a Graduation Gift Box of exclusive BSU swag in advance of the virtual celebration, gearing up the graduates and their families for the big day.

The virtual commencement celebration not only marks a historic first for BSU, but it is also an important milestone in the lives of the resilient members of the Class of 2020.

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Bowie State University (BSU) is an important higher education access portal for qualified persons from diverse academic and socioeconomic backgrounds, seeking a high-quality and affordable public comprehensive university. The university places special emphasis on the science, technology, cybersecurity, teacher education, business, and nursing disciplines within the context of a liberal arts education. For more information about BSU, visit bowiestate.edu.