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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.

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.

Never-before-seen photos showcase 1950s life at Bemidji State

By BSU Alumni & Foundation / January 18, 2024

A new batch of over 150 photos – buried in the basement of the Sauer House but recently unearthed and digitized – offers a nostalgic glimpse into what life was like at Bemidji State College in the late 1950s.

Women’s hockey alumna Sadie Lundquist named first director of women’s hockey at College Hockey Inc.

By Bemidji State Athletics / January 17, 2024

Lundquist, who officially begins her duties Monday, Jan. 22, will lead College Hockey Inc.’s efforts to raise the profile and expand the exposure of women’s college hockey.

Art Lee: When just one (unexpected) non-signature would enrich Bemidji

By Bemidji State University / January 16, 2024

Today, most of the Bemidji townspeople have long forgotten or never even heard about.. well… “Cass Lake State University.”(?) Ahhhh, therein lies a most important tale of “What Might Have Been…”

The year Bemidji became ‘Normal’: State selects city for teacher training school over Cass Lake, Thief River Falls in 1913

By Bemidji Pioneer / January 16, 2024

The campaign to bring a normal school to Bemidji had been a long one, and much work needed to be done before the school could open its doors to train teachers.

A school within a school: Lab School gave real-world experience to students for decades

By Bemidji Pioneer / January 16, 2024

Parents considered it the premier place for their children to attend, and many former students continue to look back fondly on their experience. The story goes that one new dad applied for his son’s admittance on the same day the child was born.

Fred Baker, champion of Bemidji State and American Indians, dies at 84

By BSU Alumni & Foundation / January 10, 2024

Bemidji State University is saddened to share that alumnus and longtime BSU supporter Frederick Baker died on Dec. 27 in Bismarck, N.D. He was 84.

Inaugural ‘Battle of the Mascots’ initiative features Bucky-Jack showdown for new scholarship

By BSU Alumni & Foundation / January 9, 2024

We believe that mascots bring an irreplaceable flair to campus, driving up school spirit and university pride. That’s why we’re investing in it.

Momentous momentum: The Bemidji State Alumni & Foundation’s 2023 year in review

By Micah Friez / December 31, 2023

As the calendar turns over to 2024, there’s one more item on our 2023 to-do list: Look back on the year that was.