Jan. 28 Transition to Virtual Operations, Campus Closed

Bowie State University will be transitioning to virtual operations for all classes and office operations on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The campus will be closed to all non-essential personnel, and all campus activities are canceled. All buildings except residence halls will be closed. Essential personnel should report on time. This is due to the extended time required to clear the extensive snow and ice accumulation on campus. University crews are making every effort to resume campus operations, as a safe return to in-person learning and work remains our top priority. Only essential personnel and residential students are permitted access to the campus on Jan. 28. For more information, please visit BowieState.edu/weather.

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Shred Day

2024 Shredding Event

This year’s event will be held on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.  Services will be provided by Briar Patch Shredding & Recycling LLC, which destroyed paper material on site on the truck from two campus locations. We are also adding a book recycling element.  Bins donated by ‘Turning the Page, Inc’ will be located in the MLK lobby as well as the CNSMN lobby.  Any used books (textbooks or personal) from home or your office can be dropped off in these bins. See below for details of the total event. 

Schedule

Wednesday, June 26 from 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

  • Location 1:  Henry Circle 10:00am-12:45pm
    Truck will then move over to Lot G under the Solar canopy to start @ 1:00pm.
  • Location 2:  Lot G 1:00pm-2:30pm

Things to Keep in Mind

  • This is a courtesy event coordinated and paid for the Office of Facilities Management. We are servicing an entire campus at one time with limited resources and therefore not every aspect may be 100% convenient.
  • This is a ONE DAY event with ONE truck at 2 locations (starting off at Henry Circle and moving to Lot G/ JE Proctor Parking Lot).  Please be prepared.

Donate Books, CDs, DVDs and Vinyl

Donated items go to nonprofit Turning the Page, where items are sold to raise funds for our family engagement programs in DC public school communities.

Please note that we do not accept:

  • anything with library markings/bindings
  • magazines/journals
  • dictionaries
  • encyclopedias
  • textbooks over 10 years old

Questions? Email books@turningthepage.org .

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