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President's Message - VP Academic
Affairs
“I am extremely excited to join Bowie State
Appointment of University in the Race to Excellence that
serves as a model for building a strong
Dr. DeBrenna academic community inclusive of faculty,
staff, students and administrators. Bowie
LaFa Agbenyiga State’s strong vision builds on its solid
historical foundation and clearly
as Provost and demonstrates its past, present and future,”
said Dr. Agbenyiga. “This is a great time to
Vice President join Dr. Aminta Breaux and her superb
leadership team to help advance the well-
for Academic planned efforts to further propel the
institution toward providing innovative
opportunities and support for students,
Affairs faculty and staff. Together, I look forward to
building and sustaining exceptional
May 18, 2018 partnerships within and beyond the
I am pleased to announce the appointment of institution and to being a part of achieving
Dr. DeBrenna LaFa Agbenyiga to the position the next level of the institution’s historical
of provost and vice president for academic legacy of excellence.”
affairs at Bowie State University. Dr.
Agbenyiga brings 19 years of experience in Currently vice provost and dean of the
higher education as a professor, researcher
Graduate School and professor of social
and administrator. She will assume her new work at the University of Texas at San
role on July 9, 2018. Antonio, Dr. Agbenyiga is noted for
establishing a sustainable foundation to
As provost and vice president for academic support academic excellence in graduate
affairs, Dr. Agbenyiga will serve as the chief education. Since her arrival in 2015, she has
academic officer responsible for overseeing created a new organizational structure for
the academic and research enterprise of the the Graduate School, streamlined the
university, ensuring the quality of the faculty admission process, improved recruitment
and student body, and maintaining efforts and expanded the number of graduate
educational excellence. She has the programs. Under her leadership, UTSA
experience, proven ability and commitment established a state-of-the-art Graduate
to strategically develop and improve Student Professional Development Center
programs to enhance students’ academic that is the first of its kind in the UT System
experience and personal development. and a national model for supporting the 21 st
century graduate student.
President's Message - VP Academic Affairs
