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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Public Health Informatics & Technology

The Bowie State University collaborative program on public health informatics and technology (PHIT) creates a continuous pipeline of highly-trained, diverse and inclusive health information technology workers, responding to calls for a public health workforce to better respond to future public health and biological threats such as COVID-19.

Bowie State University faculty are engaged in teaching and research on PHIT. Students learn:

  • how health information technologies are used in hospitals, clinics, public health settings, government repositories, Internet, and other media
  • how the business of health responds to the latest discoveries through first-hand exposure to current research and industry trends in practice
  • how to apply practical management skills and build innovative business solutions for large health care and public health issues

The PHIT program includes:

  • fundamentals of data science
  • public health analytics based on public health reporting
  • IT concepts of public health emergency preparedness and response
  • principles of healthcare interoperability
  • integration of multiple data streams including non - healthcare sources

Collaboration

BSU works with leading healthcare, public health, and IT institutions as well as numerous stakeholders from other non-health sectors.

  • Crisp
  • Prince George's County Health Department
  • BlueCross/BlueShield
  • The Spring Grove Medical Center
  • Medstar Health
  • Greater Baden Medical Services
  • Stakeholders and other organizations

BSU Faculty

The BSU faculty involved in PHIT are comprised of high-level professionals from health, public health, public health management, public health informatics, and technology experts.

  • Dr. Birthale Archie
  • Dr. Azene Zenebe
  • Dr. Rand Obeidat
  • Dr. Sriram Srinivasan
  • Dr. Grant A. Erhuanga