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Enhance the quality of the police force (Prince George‘s County Police Academy) and
the quality of teaching in the county and State through Professional Development
Schools induction programs, and critical issues workshops.

The University is committed to recruiting and retaining a student mix that reflects a
population of honor students as well as those who demonstrate leadership qualities, display
academic potential, and exhibit the motivation to learn. Bowie State University delivers
instruction to a global audience of adult learners through traditional and alternative means.

Bowie State University‘s workforce consists of a diverse group of dedicated professionals
who are committed to implementing the mission of the University. The full-time faculty,
complemented by a highly qualified adjunct faculty and supported by a skilled staff,
distinguishes itself through excellence in teaching, scholarship/research, and service. Effectively
and efficiently, the University will continue to provide excellent educational services to its
students through recruitment, development, and retention of a talented workforce.

VISION

Bowie State University will be an important higher education access portal for qualified
persons from diverse academic and socioeconomic backgrounds who seek a high quality and
affordable public comprehensive university. The university will empower our students and
improve our world through rising enrollments, improving graduation rates, and service to the
community. We will do so while placing special emphasis on the science, technology, and
teacher education, leadership for urban schools, business, and nursing disciplines within the
context of a liberal arts education.

Building on its image as a student-centered institution and its history as an HBCU, Bowie
State University will provide its diverse student population with a course of study that ensures
a broad scope of knowledge and understanding that is deeply rooted in expanded research
activities. The University excels in teacher education and will become the premier teacher of
teachers. Through the integration of internal business processes, technology, and the
teamwork of administrators, faculty and staff, the University will be recognized statewide as a
model of excellence in higher education for the effective and efficient use of human, fiscal, and
physical resources.

MISSION

Bowie State University, a regional comprehensive university of the University System of
Maryland, embraces diversity, which includes its African American heritage, emphasizes its
foundational heritage in teacher education, facilitates interdisciplinary learning, fosters
research, and produces graduates who are technologically astute, think critically, and
demonstrate proficiency in their chosen fields.

Bowie State University, through the effective and efficient management of its resources,
provides high-quality and affordable educational opportunities at the bachelor's, master's, and

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