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Bowie State University Information

March 18th, 2010



Bowie State University is located in the heart of the Washington-Baltimore-Annapolis region, Bowie State. Bowie State University has started its service in 1865. In the state of Maryland there are oldest institutions. Bowie State University is one of these oldest institutions. The University has begun as a school. A few years the school changed to University. It includes so many academic opportunities and also so many courses are offered. The University gives training for Undergraduate and graduate degree courses. The University also supports for continuing education and study abroad programs. The University also provides certification courses. The University is providing access to higher education for all the students. The University especially enhance in the progress of African Americans. Bowie State University also gives access in teacher education and technical fields.

The Bowie State University includes 18 departments, 25 undergraduate majors, 19 master’s degree programs, two doctoral programs, and nine advanced certificate programs. The University’s student-faculty ratio is a low 15:1. The faculties are highly qualified, with 92% of full-time professors holding at least a master’s degree and 64% holding PhDs. The National Science Foundation recognized the strength of the University’s science, engineering, and mathematics programs. Bowie State University is one of six Historically Black Universities to be chosen as a Model Institution of Excellence. Research at the University is supported by such advanced facilities as supercomputer and a NASA satellite operations control center.

The main mission or goal of Bowie State University is to accept diversity. The University gives all the up to date information about the technologies. It also gives access to the growing knowledge to the students through its library and computer labs. It makes all the students intelligent and prepared by giving information about the changing world. The university helps students to improve their knowledge and thus raises the world.

The university includes all the facilities for the students of the university. The University has good communication department and a computer lab. The lab gives access to the faculty and to the students. The University also has a good library which helps in the references for faculty, staff and students of the university. The name of library is Thurgood Marshall Library. The library has a good variety of collections. The library provides access to its collection through the USMAI electronic catalog. The catalog links users to materials in all the University System of Maryland libraries.

By: Peters Salazar

Cleveland State University Information

March 11th, 2010



Located in Cleveland, Ohio, US, Cleveland State University is a public university. It was founded way back in 1870 initially just as a location for free classes. Later this Cleveland Y.M.C.A. School Of technology was renamed as Fenn College in 1929. This college started expanding all around and became The Cleveland State University founded by State of Ohio on 18th Dec 1964.

The academic offerings of the university claims to have innovative collaboration with business, industry, government, and educational institutions. For undergraduates and graduates, varieties of major and minor programs are available in the university. For undergraduate majors, ranging from accountancy, anthropology and biology, there are numerous options available. Many colleges are part of the graduate programs here in the university. For masters and doctoral degrees too, there are separate colleges. In the college of liberal arts and sciences, master’s degree programs are available for Applied Communication Theory and Methodology, Economics, English, Fine Arts in Creative Writing, History, Music, Spanish, etc. in the Nance College of Business Administration, various doctoral degree and master’s degree programs are available. Some joint programs like Master of business administration and master of nursing etc are also present here.

In the college of education and human services, different master’s degrees can be pursued. Ranging from Adult learning and Development, Community Health Education to School counseling are available courses here. In Fenn College of Engineering, doctoral degrees of applied biomedical engineering and engineering are the courses available. The graduates can get master’s degrees of Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Environmental, Industrial, and software engineering here. In the college of science, doctoral degrees of regulatory biology, physical therapies etc are available. Biology, environmental science, health sciences, mathematics, psychology, etc are the master’s degree programs. There is also one more Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs here where too different doctoral, master’s degree programs area available. A student can also get graduate certification programs here.

As a part of graduate and post-graduate education, research programs are carried out in the university. The Office of Sponsored programs and research (OSPR) is the baseline society responsible for achieving goals of research in the university by applying various programs. For more flexible study schedules, the students can opt for e-learning courses, fully online courses, interactive video distance learning or blended courses. Also for students who want to utilize the vacation time, summer study courses are available. For working students, evening and weekend courses are also available.

By: Peters Salazar