EVENT INFORMATION
Date:
Friday, May 20, 2011 at 10 a.m.
Location:
Bowie State University
Bulldog Stadium
14000 Jericho Park Road
Bowie, Maryland 20715
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OVERFLOW PARKING INFORMATION
Jericho Park on 197.
SHUTTLE MAP
COMMENCEMENT OVERFLOW
Center for Learning and Technology 102 and 117
Martin Luther King, Jr. Communications Art Center Samuel L. Myers Auditorium
COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Ms. Karen Johnson Shaheed, Esq., General Chair
Dr. Freddie T. Vaughns, Co-Chair
Ms. Vera Diane Chesley, Co-Chair
Ms. Tanisha Williams, President, Graduate Student Association (GSA)
Ms. Jennifer Williams, President, Senior Class
Dr. Marymal Holmes
Dr. Jacqueline Jackson-Palmer
Dr. Otis Thomas
Prof. Renee Charlow
Prof. Adolph Wright
Ms. Patricia Mitchell
Ms. Maisha Ali
Ms. Cynthia Coleman
Acting Sgt. Lashelle Powell
Ms. Thomasina Boardley
Ms. Doris Gillard
Ms. Amanda Warfield
Mr. Darren Swain
Ms. Aurora Burke
Ms. Francis Christian
Ms. Pamela Perkins
Ms. Arlene Creek
Ms. M. Shirlene Brooks
GRADFEST-CELEBRATING OUR GRADUATES
Tuesday, May 17 and Wednesday, May 18
Wiseman Student Centre
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
GRADUATE REHEARSAL
Thursday, May 19, 2011
4 p.m.
Leonidas S. James Physical Education Complex
Bring your cap and hood.
GRADUATE REHERSAL RECEPTION
Thursday, May 19
Immediately following rehearsal.
Theodore McKeldin Gymnasium
RSVP: alumni@bowiestate.edu
RSVP Online
GRADUATE CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Friday, May 20
Leonidas S. James Physical Education Complex (outside)
8-9 a.m.
GRADUATE RECEPTION
Friday, May 20
Noon until 2 p.m.
Wiseman Student Centre, Room 102 and Game Room
Graduates and their immediate family, as well as faculty and staff, are welcome to attend.
CLASS OF 1961 LUNCHEON
Friday, May 20
Immediately following commencement.
Wiseman Student Centre
RSVP by May 13: alumni@bowiestate.edu or call 301-860-4327.
ALUMNI INFORMATION - YOUR BSUNAA MEMBERSHIP
Graduating Seniors: Get your free one-year BSU National Alumni Association (BSUNAA) membership card today!
As a new graduate, you will receive your first year of BSUNAA membership at no cost. We invite you to take advantage of your free membership.
Benefits of the BSUNAA include great opportunities to make new friends and business networking. Visit http://www.bowiestate.edu/Alumni/bsunaa for more information.
Resume Wednesdays!
Free printing, faxing, and copies of your resume!
(must bring your own resume paper)
E-mail your resume to have it edited by professionals at alumni@bowiestate.edu.
Every Wednesday between the hours of 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Focus Fridays!
Need a quiet place to job hunt? Free Wi-Fi and tea!
Do not worry, bring your laptop to the Goodloe Alumni House between the hours of 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Just call and let us know that you are coming! 301-860-4327
Post-Grad Support Series!
We will be having workshops and support sessions designed specifically with the needs of our alumni in mind. Email suggestions and or topics of interest at alumni@bowiestate.edu .
In order to graduate, all library fines must be cleared!
Here is what you need to do:
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Go to the Thurgood Marshall Library, Circulation Desk (first floor) to check your account for any outstanding fines.
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If you DO NOT have any fines, great news! Congratulations!
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If you DO have fines, here is what you need to do:
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Get a print out of the fine owed
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The library does not accept payment, but you can pay library fines two ways:
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Pay at the cashier at Student Accounts in the Henry Administration Building.
OR
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Pay via IVR (Interactive Voice Response). Here is what to do:
Dial 1-866-364-5826
Enter student/employee ID number
If correct, press 1
To pay library fines, press 3
To pay with Checking/Savings Account, Press 1
Enter 9 digit bank routing and then the # (pound sign)
If correct, Press 1
Enter bank account # (including any zeroes in the beginning)
If correct, Press 1
Enter amount of payment
If correct, Press 1
To process payment Press 1
Once processed, record confirmation number
To pay with Credit Card, Press 2
Enter credit card number and then the # (pound sign)
Enter expiration date and then the # (pound sign)
Enter billing zip code and then the # (pound sign)
Enter amount of payment
If correct, Press 1
To process payment Press 1
Once processed, record confirmation number
Please note: You MUST maintain your confirmation number. The cashier DOES NOT provide receipts for IVR transactions.
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Take your paid receipt back to the library so that your account can be cleared!
