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Meet the People of the North
This is Bemijigamaag. A place where the land speaks, and we listen. Here, every student, every graduate, every soul leaves behind a story that becomes a part of this place. So we ask ourselves: "What is the story that carries you?"
Meet the People of the North
This is Bemijigamaag. A place where the land speaks, and we listen. Here, every student, every graduate, every soul leaves behind a story that becomes a part of this place. So we ask ourselves: "What is the story that carries you?"
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John and Joy Hoffman believe in the North. That’s why they’re giving with confidence.
John and Joy Hoffman believe in the North, and they believe in Bemidji State University. That’s why they’re giving with confidence.
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University News
- From Nomination to Celebration: Stories from the Heart of BSU
- Bemidji State’s ‘For the North’ Presidential Road Show Continues This Month
- BSU’s Todd Frauenholtz Builds Relationships Through Mathematics
- New role for Dr. Joy Hoffman strengthens national higher education community
- 441 BSU Students Earn President’s Honor Roll Honors for Fall 2025
- 716 BSU Students Earn Dean’s List Honors for Fall 2025
- Leading with Connection: Fleischer and Monson Build Community at Bemidji State
- Dr. Paul Brandvik, Pillar of BSU Choral Music Tradition, Dies at Age 88
- Renewed Funding Continues BSU’s Student Support Services Program Through 2031
- Partnership Increases Bachelor’s Degree Opportunities for Military and Veterans
Beaver Athletics
- Women’s Hockey previews road trip to St. Cloud State
- Garcia Acebal honored with NSIC Player of the Week after undefeated weekend
- Beavers battle Vikings tough but Augie completes series sweep Monday
- Peer earns first CCHA weekly honor after six-point weekend
- Women’s Basketball takes over Sanford Center with NSU and UJ
- No. 25 Vikings take season-opening doubleheader versus Beavers
- Eight personal bests highlight NDSU Open for the Beavers
- Beavers persevere to take series finale over Bulldogs in overtime
- No. 10 Bulldogs complete sweep of Beavers Saturday
- Beavers break skid, head home with 74-73 win over Marauders
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Latest News
John and Joy Hoffman believe in the North. That’s why they’re giving with confidence.
John and Joy Hoffman believe in the North, and they believe in Bemidji State University. That’s why they’re giving with confidence.
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Who We Are
Our alumni body of more than 50,000 Beavers started with just four students who earned their diplomas in June 1920: Cora Bernhard, Georgia Brown, Josephine Parker and Margaret Romens.
Two years later, the BSU Alumni & Foundation was formed on June 2, 1922, at Sanford Hall in conjunction with that year's graduation. Then an all-female body, it was first called the Bemidji State Teachers College Alumnae Association before being renamed to the Alumni Association in 1927. The BSU Foundation was founded in 1969 as a separate, nonprofit entity. In 2016, the separate Alumni Association board and the BSU Foundation board merged to become a combined board for the Bemidji State Alumni & Foundation.
