Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 27th of March.
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🎭 Culture
Simone Banks, a Visual Communication and Digital Media Arts student at Bowie State, received the Community Impact Award for Creative Excellence on March 11 at a Mitchellville reception for her acrylic painting 'Wanted: Woman of Color,' which earned statewide recognition for blending illustration with public speaking.
The National Museum of African American History & Culture is hosting 'At the Vanguard: Making and Saving History at HBCUs' until July 19.
The exhibit includes a video filmed on Bowie State campus with graduate Elijah Taylor and will travel to Atlanta, Houston, and Tallahassee this summer.
🎓 Education
Bowie State University was chosen to join the From Campus to Career initiative supported by Lumina Foundation to boost career-connected learning for students; the program provides $100,000 over two years to expand internships and work-linked experiences.
Bowie State University’s NAACP and Pre-Law Society hosted a civic engagement workshop on March 5 at the campus, where local government and community leaders taught students about voting, advocacy, and public leadership *with panel remarks by State Attorney Tara Jackson*.
Bowie State University was honored with the 2026 Climate Luminary Award from Second Nature for its Peace Park Restoration Project that turned a memorial site into a green space for reflection and learning.
The recognition shows the university's strong commitment to sustainability on campus.
Bowie State’s VCDMA students met LAIKA Studios on March 3 at the Fine and Performing Arts Center to learn about paid summer internships at LAIKA’s Portland headquarters — the partnership supports hands-on animation training in the new Studio Ayoka Chenzira.
Interested students should email Professor Williams.
Bowie State University’s Department of Communications hosted the Maryland Communication Association’s 41st annual conference on March 6-7 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center.
The event brought students + educators + professionals together to discuss evolving communication practices and the role of new technology.
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