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externships, and shadowing experiences to Bowie’s students.
Bowie State is also making inroads in the entertainment industry. A +E Networks launched its first ever student apprenticeship program in an exclusive partnership with BSU. Legendary singer and AIDS activist Dionne Warwick has partnered with the university to promote the arts. The main theater in the Center for Performing Arts has been named in her honor at the university. Students can declare a minor in hip-hop culture while being taught from some of the legends of the culture.
The university has partnered with the University of Maryland to create the Social Justice Alliance -a collaboration that aims to combat racism, hate and violence. In the seven years that Breaux has served as president of the university she has helped the endowments grow to over $50 million and has introduced innovative programming that has made Bowie State a competitor around the nation and increasingly around the world. “As the president of the oldest HBCU in Maryland I know there are generations that came
before me and that I stand on their shoulders. We started out as Baltimore Normal School in the basement of a church as slavery was ending and became Bowie State University.” “My legacy is about carrying the torch forward, making sure that people stay curious so that they can do the work to prepare for the future generations,” said Breaux.” Last year we received close to 13,000 applications for 1,000 seats. So, we must be doing something right.”
This kind of experiential learning extends to graduate students at Bowie State which has the only philanthropy fellows’ program in the country. Students work directly with senior executives at prestigious foundations with the goal of securing a full- time position with a non-profit organization or foundation after their year-long fellowship. “There’s such a dearth of people of color in upper management in foundations. We have the only program in the nation and it’s real hands-on,” said Breaux.
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