Bowie State University
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Location: Bowie, MD Mascot: Bulldogs
Enrollment: 5,300 Colors: Black & Gold
Bowie State University (BSU) was established in 1865 and is the oldest historically black institution in Maryland and among the oldest in the nation. Bowie State University was originally founded in Baltimore, Maryland to train Negro teachers. Today, Bowie State is one of 11 degree-granting institutions of the University System of Maryland that offers 20 undergraduate programs, 20 master’s and 2 doctoral programs, and 12 certificate programs. Bowie State’s mission is to embrace diversity, which includes its African American heritage, emphasizes its foundational heritage in teacher education, facilitates interdisciplinary learning, fosters research and produces graduates who are technologically astute, think critically, and demonstrate proficiency in their chosen fields. www.bowiestate.edu
Chowan University
Location: Murfreesboro, NC Mascot: Hawks
Enrollment: 1,500 Colors: Blue & White
Chowan University (CU), located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, was founded in 1848 by Baptist families as a Christian education institution. The University was named to honor the Native American Algonquin Chowanook tribe, “people of the south,” giving Chowan a long and distinguished tradition of faith and education in Northeastern NC. Chowan’s mission is to provide a caring environment characterized by Christian values and intellectual freedom in which students can gain the knowledge, skills, creativity, and ethical values they need to flourish in a rapidly changing, culturally diverse global society. Chowan has 63 academic programs with a liberal arts foundation to prepare its approximately 1000 undergraduates of diverse backgrounds from across the US and around the world for the working world. Academics studies range from Accounting and Business Administration to Biology and Graphic Communications. www.chowan.edu
Elizabeth City State University
Location: Elizabeth City, NC Mascot: Vikings
Enrollment: 2,700 Colors: Royal Blue & White
Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) was founded March 3, 1891, when the North Carolina General Assembly established a Normal School for the purpose of teaching and training teachers of the colored race to teach in the common schools of North Carolina.” Today, ECSU offers 37 undergraduate fields of study in the arts and sciences, four master’s degree programs and a doctorate in pharmacy in collaboration with the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. In 2007, Diverse Issues in Higher Education ranked ECSU #1 among Historically Black Colleges and Universities for their black male student-athlete graduation rate. In 2009, U.S. News and World Report Magazine’s “America’s Best Colleges” ranked ECSU second among Top Public Baccalaureate Colleges in the South and 11th among the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. www.ecsu.edu
Fayetteville State University
Location: Fayetteville, NC Enrollment: 6,300 Mascot: Broncos Colors: Royal Blue & White Fayetteville State University (FSU), founded in 1867 as the Howard School for the education of African Americans, is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina and the second-oldest public institution of higher education in the state. The primary mission of the university is to provide high-quality education to its students through basic liberal arts foundation, specialized professional training, and specific graduate programs. The university is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In addition, individual university departments, degree programs, and service functions hold memberships and accreditation with appropriate professional organizations. The institution offers 44 baccalaureate degrees; 24 masters’, and a doctorate in educational leadership. In June 2008, Chancellor James A. Anderson became the 11th Chief Executive Officer. www.uncfsu.edu 10