Bowie State University Embarks on a Year-Long 150th Anniversary Celebration

Bowie_State_University_SealBowie State University, the historically Black educational institution in Maryland is embarking on a year-long celebration commemorating the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding. The yearlong focus will mark Bowie State University’s significant impact in the state of Maryland.

A new website has been established to promote the anniversary. The site includes a history of the university, a timeline, a schedule of upcoming events, and a description of the 10th Gala which will be held in Baltimore in April. The university has also set up several photo galleries showing notable people, campus life, campus scenes, and pictures of faculty and students.

The image below from the anniversary’s photo galleries shows the school’s 1928 basketball team.

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