Bowie State Held Its 1st In-Person Graduation Since 2019 For 800+ Students

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Nearly 800 graduates participated in Bowie State’s spring 2022 commencement ceremony in the BSU Bulldog Stadium Friday morning. Graduates from December 2021 who did not participate in the hybrid ceremony were invited to join in Friday’s celebration. This was the first fully-in person commencement with family and friends since the fall commencement in December of 2019.

The commencement speaker was Jacqueline McWilliams Parker, commissioner of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the first female to serve in that role in any Division I, II or III conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. McWilliams Parker spent nine years at the NCCA managing national championships including both the men’s and women’s Division I basketball tournaments. She started her career in coaching, compliance and administration at Virginia Union University followed by career growth opportunities at the CIAA, Norfolk State and Morgan State.