Micah Friez

Indigenous music, art and culture have made a colorful splash at Bemidji State University. And among the talented crowd are several BSU alumni who have contributed their creations to the can’t-miss galleries.

A thousand riders are converging here this summer, and Bemidji State grad Kirsten Goldstein is at the center of establishing Bemidji as the unicycling capital of the world for the next two weeks.

As the most recent recipient of the Gordy Skaar Memorial Athletic Scholarship, Isaac Severts represented the impact communal support has on all of Beaver Athletics.

It was an edge-of-your-seat, down-to-the-wire, nail-biting kind of contest, and one that won’t soon be forgotten.

After 59 years away, Cheryl (Nasvik) Sikorski recently returned to her childhood home. It now houses approximately half of the Alumni & Foundation staff, but for Sikorski, it houses so much more.

The new Alumni 101 series is designed to help recent graduates navigate some of the question marks that pop up as they enter the “real world.”

Bemidji State’s grads working at the Northwestern Minnesota Juvenile Center in Bemidji are focused on providing positive intervention within the juvenile justice system.

As he navigates the emotional unknown – the loss of his wife – Keith Johanneson has learned to not succumb to grief. He wants Maria’s legacy to live on, and so he’s pledged a $1 million gift in her honor to endow nursing scholarships at Bemidji State.

Over 100 students attended the annual Senior Send-Off on a sun-drenched David Park House lawn to partake in one last hurrah before next week’s commencement.