By D. Thompson
Bowie State University will celebrate its 158th Founders’ Day on Wednesday, April 19, with a convocation ceremony honoring the institution’s historic and ongoing commitment to academic excellence. Featured highlights of the event include special recognition of 1,075 Fall 2022 Dean’s list students and members of academic honor societies.
Set for 10 a.m. in the Martin Luther King Jr Communication Arts Center, Myers Auditorium, the ceremony will uplift the theme, Legacy and Honor. Classes will be dismissed 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
“Since its founding in 1865 in Baltimore, the institution known today as Bowie State University has been empowering students to excel and reach their full potential,” said BSU President Aminta H. Breaux. “This annual celebration honors those who laid the foundation upon which we continue to build with the creation of new academic programs, new facilities and new opportunities for our students.”
Students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to join in the celebration, and welcome keynote speaker, alumnus Derrick A. Young (’99), owner of MahoganyBooks, a nationally recognized and award-winning, independent bookstore. MahoganyBooks, located in Washington, D.C and National Harbor, MD, is a premier destination for books written for, by and about people of African descent.
Following the ceremony, a Founders’ Day Reception will be open to the campus community on the Student Center Lawn.
