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SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES
THURGOOD MARSHALL LIBRARY
Dean: Richard Bradberry
The Library offers a variety of materials and services to its users. Information about what is available in
the collections is available through the Library’s online public access catalog. Additionally, electronic
databases offer a vast amount of information. Library orientation and instruction in the use of its
resources are available in formal and informal settings.
Current library holdings number more than 300,000 items. The Library subscribes to more than 700
periodicals, newspapers, and other serials in paper format. Access to thousands of periodicals, many
offering full‐text articles, is available electronically through Research Port. A collection of reference
materials, periodicals, and items reserved for class assignments is also available. The Library includes
study carrels, a group study room, and two instruction classrooms.
Thurgood Marshall Library is able to borrow any items requested by students, faculty, and staff that are
not readily available. The materials are borrowed from other libraries in the University System of
Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) through a cooperative lending agreement, or from other
libraries world‐wide through formal interlibrary loan agreements. Members of the Bowie State
University community may borrow materials directly from libraries of the USMAI libraries with a current
BowieCard that has been activated at the Thurgood Marshall Library circulation desk.
The Thurgood Marshall Library is dedicated to providing state‐of‐the‐art information technology for use
by its patrons. The Library is also equipped for wireless Internet access.
OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Assistant to the Provost for Graduate Studies: Cosmas U. Nwokeafor
The Office of Graduate Studies guides and directs, administers, and manages the University’s graduate
programs. Graduate programs are designed to meet the needs of students seeking professional
advancement, career mobility, or further enrichment. Graduate Studies also provides leadership for
the Graduate Council and the Graduate Assistantship Program.
Courses are offered in 16‐week sessions meeting once a week in the evenings and on the weekends or
in a time‐shortened format of two concentrated eight‐week sessions in the regular academic semester
and in weekend workshop formats, both on‐ and off‐campus. Courses are offered during the year at
various sites in Maryland. The workshops are designed for and geared toward the interest of working
adults in industry, government, education and social service agencies.
Whether students wish to pursue a degree or a certificate, improve their professional capabilities, or
enrich their personal lives, they may choose from among the many graduate offerings at the University.
Additional information may be obtained from the Internet (http://www.bowiestate.edu) via email
(graduatestudies@bowiestate.edu) or by contacting the Office of Graduate Studies at 301‐860‐3406.
CONTINUING EDUCATION AND EXTERNAL PROGRAMS
Assistant Provost: Mathias A. Mbah, Ph.D.
The Office of Continuing Education and External Programs (CEEP) provides high‐quality continuing
education and lifelong learning opportunities for professional development, personal enrichment,
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