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Bowie State University is building a dynamic future on a proud heritage.
Dr. Mickey L. Burnim President
Bowie State University
Founded in 1865, Bowie State is the oldest historically black college / university in Maryland and one of the ten oldest in the country. It is a comprehensive university offering more than 5,400 students a rigorous academic curriculum leading to undergraduate, master and doctoral degrees. The university is committed to increasing educational opportunities for students who may be the first in their families to attend college and to building a culturally diverse student body that energizes the campus community. The Economist recently ranked the university as the best value school among Maryland colleges.
Through the university’ s first signature program, Education Innovation Initiative( EI 2), students use next-generation technology to develop solutions for realworld challenges for corporate and government clients. Working with faculty and industry experts, the students tackle problems like creating communication tools for first responders and completing a cybersecurity audit for a government agency.
Bowie State’ s award-winning academic programs prepare students for the careers of the future. The university’ s cybersecurity programs are recognized as a National Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. Expanding research programs in the biosciences provide opportunities for students to work at the forefront of innovation, creating biomedicines, extracting and synthesizing DNA, producing genetically modified materials and much more. Students majoring in bioinformatics learn to incorporate the application of technology to explore biological questions.
“ Expanding Sponsored Programs and Research Possibilities With Contracts: Understanding The Requirements For Success” June 7-10, 2016 Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, Arlington, VA
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