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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?"
Latest News
Calling Twin Cities alumni and friends: Cheer on Beaver Hockey and enter to win a Bemidji State jersey
We want to see you at this weekend’s Bemidji State men’s hockey games at St. Thomas, and we’re giving away a BSU jersey to a lucky fan who shows up to cheer on the Beavers.
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University News
- 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
- Oldest University Ojibwe Language Program Adding Teaching Degree in Fall 2026
- BSU Offers Minnesota’s Lone Four-Year Pathway to State CTE Teaching License
- Nursing Leadership Role Enhances BSU, NTC and Sanford Health Partnerships
- Kevin J. Stensberg Named Vice President for Student Affairs
- Bemidji State STEM Scholars Share Research on a National Stage
- New Outdoor Leadership Center Aims to Reinvigorate Outdoor Education at BSU
Beaver Athletics
- No. 18 Tommies claim series opening victory over Beavers
- Beavers strike twice on power play in narrow loss to No. 3 Gophers
- Paint points fuel SCSU in 77-56 win over BSU
- BSU drops fifth-straight NSIC matchup to SCSU
- Beavers kick off 2026 with Twin Ports Open
- Beavers return home for first time in 41 days to host No. 3 Gophers
- Beavers look to end skid at No. 18 Tommies
- Women’s Hoops travels to St. Cloud and No. 2 Minnesota State this weekend
- Beavers get back on the road to SCSU and MSU
- Beaver Radio Network to host Kids Club games at select BSU Women’s Hockey, Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball events
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Do you know an interesting Bemidji State alumni or friend worth highlighting? Let us know about it!
We're always searching for inspiring Beavers to feature on our website, social media and more. We're looking for professionals who are on the cutting edge in their field, donors whose philanthropy changes lives, historical tales that preserve BSU's past and, yes, even the quirky tales that simply bring people joy.
Latest News
Calling Twin Cities alumni and friends: Cheer on Beaver Hockey and enter to win a Bemidji State jersey
We want to see you at this weekend’s Bemidji State men’s hockey games at St. Thomas, and we’re giving away a BSU jersey to a lucky fan who shows up to cheer on the Beavers.
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Share your news — from the announcement of a wedding or birth to career notes or retirement updates. If you're proud of it, we want to know about it.
Also keep us informed of changes in your address and phone number so that Bemidji State can continue to share its favorite news with you.
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.
