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We look forward to welcoming these students to A+E this fall and to building a sustained partnership with Bowie State.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are absolutely elated that A+E Networks selected the university as the first institution of higher learning to launch the apprenticeship program,\u201d said Carl Goodman, Provost at Bowie State University.\u201d&nbsp; \u201cStudents who are chosen to participate in the initiative will gain valuable experience learning form and working with producers, writers, animators, technicians, and other experts.&nbsp; Bowie State looks forward to a long relationship with A+E that will enhance our students\u2019 ability to secure positions in the film and media industry,\u201d said Goodman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bowie students majoring in Advertising Design, Animation &amp; Motion Graphics, Broadcast Journalism, Communications, Marketing and Creative Writing are strongly encouraged to apply. The positions are focused on creative aspects of the media field. 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A supportive academic environment empowers students to think critically, make new discoveries, value differences and emerge as leaders in a highly technical, rapidly changing global society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bowie State\u2019s Center for Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Nursing includes research and instructional laboratories, flexible classrooms, a nursing simulation wing and a fully enclosed greenhouse. 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