On Campus

BSU alumnus Mike Roberge to deliver 2024 commencement address

By Bemidji State University / May 1, 2024

On May 3, the CEO of Boston-based MFS Investment Services will deliver a commencement address to BSU and Northwest Technical College graduates as the 40th recipient of BSU’s Distinguished Minnesotan award.

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Bemidji State welcomes newest wave of alumni at sunny Senior Send-Off

By Micah Friez / April 25, 2024

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.

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On this date in 1972, Bemidji State students launched the world’s longest basketball game

By Micah Friez / March 18, 2024

The exhibition started at noon on March 18 and continued until 5 p.m. on March 23. When the contest finally, mercifully, triumphantly ended 125 hours after opening tipoff, more than two dozen Beavers had a new record to behold.

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‘University in the Pines’ book, documentary now available in free digital formats

By BSU Alumni & Foundation / February 27, 2024

The Bemidji State University Alumni & Foundation is proud to release two digitized versions of “University in the Pines” (1994), which are now freely available to the public.

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Father, art inspire scholarship recipient Brigid Baier to find solace at Bemidji State

By Molly Houts / February 20, 2024

Wanting to honor her late father by continuing her education, Brigid Baier found healing along the shores of Bemidji State University.

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BREAKING NEWS: Bemidji State Homecoming returns on Sept. 27-29!

By BSU Alumni & Foundation / February 10, 2024

We’re calling all alumni, students, friends and Beavers to campus for this fall’s big bash. We have plenty in store this year – plus much more still in development.

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Doug Fredrickson named new president of Alumni & Foundation board of directors

By BSU Alumni & Foundation / February 8, 2024

Bemidji State University alumnus Doug Fredrickson has taken the reins of a new role: heading the Alumni & Foundation board of directors.

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Tracy Colligan fills role of office manager at Alumni & Foundation

By BSU Alumni & Foundation / January 29, 2024

The Bemidji State University Alumni & Foundation is happy to announce the hiring of Tracy Colligan in the role of office administrative specialist. She began her tenure on Jan. 16.

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Alumni & Foundation launches digital museum of Bemidji State history

By BSU Alumni & Foundation / January 25, 2024

The Bemidji State University Alumni & Foundation has launched “History in the Pines,” an interactive, digital museum of BSU history.

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Red Lake Nation celebrates new Bemidji State nurses with hand-beaded stethoscopes

By Bemidji State University / January 25, 2024

Bemidji State University’s newest nursing students were welcomed into the program with a gift of hand-beaded stethoscopes, presented by the Red Lake Nation.

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