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Feb. 4 alumni panel explores careers in environmental science and sustainability

By Eric Sorenson / February 9, 2021

Over 75 BSU students, alumni and faculty & staff watched a virtual panel featuring four BSU alumni who work in sustainability careers on February 4. Co-hosted by the BSU Alumni…

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Gunner Olszewski named to AP NFL All-Pro First Team as punt returner

By Eric Sorenson / January 8, 2021

Even away from the Bemidji State University football team for two years, former All-American Gunner Olszewski is setting program firsts as a member of the New England Patriots. Olszewski became the…

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BSU Grad’s Painting Featured in Meryl Streep Drama

By Eric Sorenson / December 21, 2020

Bemidji State University art grad Thomas Paquette ’85 has one of his works prominently featured in “Let Them All Talk,” a new film starring Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest, Candice Bergen,…

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Happy Holidays with President Hensrud Recording

By Eric Sorenson / December 16, 2020

BSU President Faith Hensrud shared a campus update, a special BSU choir performance, one of her favorite holiday recipes and more to nearly 100 alumni, donors and community members during…

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Walking with Ghosts & Swimming with Mermaids: Dennis Staples’ First Novel Gets Positive Reviews

By Eric Sorenson / December 8, 2020

Novelist Dennis E. Staples’ first book contract came with waves of anxiety. “I didn’t know how the community might react,” he explained, in reference to his depictions of rural, Native…

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November’s Virtual Bookshelf Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

By Eric Sorenson / November 17, 2020

November Book Selections November is Native American Heritage Month and the A.C. Clark Library’s November reading list explores the history, culture and political issues surrounding Native American tribes across North…

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BSU alum grows colossal, record-breaking pumpkin

By Eric Sorenson / October 27, 2020

Charlie Bernstrom ’04 BSU grad Charlie Bernstrom ‘04 grows pumpkins. Great big pumpkins. On October 10, he entered his 1990.5 pound behemoth pumpkin at the 2020 Stillwater Harvest Fest in…

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Upcoming virtual panel to feature community health professionals

By Eric Sorenson / October 26, 2020

Virtual community health panel scheduled for Oct. 28 In the fourth virtual Alumni Leaders in the Classroom panel, four BSU nursing graduates will speak about their careers and share how…

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BSU Alumna Creates George Floyd Scholarship at BSU

By Eric Sorenson / October 26, 2020

George Floyd Memorial Scholarship Created at BSU Like many across the country and around the world, Betty Fulton Novotney ’79 and her daughters were deeply saddened by the stories relating…

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A.C. Clark Library Virtual Bookshelf (October 2020)

By Eric Sorenson / October 22, 2020

October Book Selections This October marks 30 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. In honor of this landmark event, the A.C. Clark Library has compiled a…

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