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.

How do I add another user to my Blackboard course?

There are two ways you can add users to your Blackboard course/community:

Option A

The instructor/leader can add users by going to Control Panel -> Users & Groups.

Select Usrs and Groups from Course Control Panel

Click on Enroll User. Then select Find Users to Enroll.

Select Usrs and Groups from Course Control Panel

Enter the usernames separated by commas. Keep the role set to Student/Participant.

Select Usrs and Groups from Course Control Panel

You can also click BROWSE to search the Bb database to find people, but this will take a lot of time. A student/participant can view content and interact with the course/community with limited rights. An instructor/leader can manage the course/community, upload documents and manage the content, create web conferences, configure settings, etc. You are currently set up as an instructor/leader, but it’s easy to change someone’s role to add another.

Option B

Provide the Bb admin with a list of users in the following format:

EMPLID,USERNAME0000000,jsmith

An Excel spreadsheet is fine. This option is particularly useful if you have a large number of users to add to a course/community because it’s very fast.

Typically, non-University users cannot be added to Bb because of the way we authenticate and contract limitations. However, if there’s a particularly compelling reason (e.g., accreditation, special guests, etc.), we can work around it as long as we have sufficient documentation.