BSU Magazine

Advocate Arnold Dahl-Wooley brings resources Up North

By Bemidji State University / September 18, 2025

Bemidji State alumnus Arnold Dahl-Wooley was recently named BIPOC Leader of the Year by Twin Cities Pride. His mission has been focused on providing resources that he himself didn’t always have access to.

Bemidji State grad Jake Richmann isn’t just fishing for innovation. He’s reeling it in.

By Micah Friez / September 16, 2025

Jake Richmann bought into the idea that he could improve fishing in northern Minnesota and around the world. With the BigFin Fishing app, he’s making it happen.

A novel discovery: Student researcher Bill Ketola discovers new bacteria-targeting virus

By Bemidji State University / September 12, 2025

Bemidji State senior Bill Ketola has discovered a bacteria-targeting virus that may someday help treat tuberculosis. And the breakthrough might not have ever happened if Ketola didn’t come to Bemidji.

He’s got Bemidji State roots, but State Farm mogul Al Clark is bigger in Texas

By Stella Dolan / May 14, 2025

Al Clark graduated from Bemidji State in 1964 with a degree in business education. But what his dreams couldn’t envision were the six decades of successes and satisfactions that he later found in the Lone Star State.

Alongside Indian Motorcycle Company, Bemidji State is revving up as the Land of 10,000 Partnerships

By Micah Friez / May 7, 2025

When Indian Motorcycle Company representatives first arrived at Bemidji State University in November 2022, they saw needs inside the American Indian Resource Center that matched with their ambitions.

Bemidji State freshman Chloe Kirkpatrick leading Team USA’s sled-hockey dynasty

By Bemidji State University / April 30, 2025

For Chloe Kirkpatrick, representing the U.S. on the international stage wasn’t a new experience. Nor was it her first gold medal — or her second. At age 18, Kirkpatrick now has three world titles to her name.

Dr. Anton Treuer’s year of literary and galactic adventures

By Bemidji State University / April 16, 2025

How often do you find a person who embarked on an international book tour to promote his debut novel and contributed to a “Star Wars” movie, all in the same summer? Dr. Anton Treuer, professor of Ojibwe, did all of that and more during a whirlwind 2024.

Stella Nelson finds inspiration in the one she inspired first

By Stella Dolan / April 9, 2025

When Mike Larsen learned he only had months to live, he put the fate of countless students in the hands of a Bemidji State University graduate. Here’s how his best friends — Stella and Paul Nelson — facilitated his wishes and supported BSU nursing forever with an endowment in all of their names.

Leader of the Pack: Sianneh Mulbah’s rise with Timberwolves and Lynx traces back to Bemidji State

By Micah Friez / August 31, 2024

Sianneh Mulbah is the chief people and inclusion officer for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx. And a big part of her story starts at Bemidji State.

Krisi Fenner, embracing hurdles, and the joy of the first generation

By Micah Friez / August 20, 2024

Bemidji State supported its future vice president for finance and administration when she was a first-generation college student trying to find her spot in the world. Now, she’s giving back to students on the same journey.