Announcements
- UPDATED 2018 Fall Start-up schedule is available at the following link, UPDATES ARE IN RED: 2018 Fall Start-up Schedule – Master. As updates are received the schedule will be updated.
- Department Chair – Director list for 2018-2019 has been posted within the Reporting Areas listed in the left hand panel of the main page or at the following link: https://www.bemidjistate.edu/academics/affairs/reporting-areas/
- Academic Calendars can now be found on the Academic Calendar page at the link listed below or in the left hand panel of the main page: https://www.bemidjistate.edu/academics/affairs/academic calendars
An Educational Community
The office of Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs is central to sustaining the University’s efforts to create and sustain an educational community. Faculty and staff work with those in the Academic Affairs office to plan, coordinate, and implement policies and practices that enhance student learning.
The Academic Affairs office supports and facilitates BSU’s:
- Academic Colleges: College of Arts & Sciences, College of Business, College of Health, Sciences & Human Ecology.
- Academic planning, programming and assessment
- Selection, review and professional development of faculty
- Academic Records
- Academic support services
- Center for Professional Development
- Graduate Studies
- Institutional Research
- International Program Center
- Liberal Education
- Library services
- McNair Program
- University Honors program
- Women’s Studies Gender Studies
Academic & Student Affairs Organizational Chart
Academic Mission
Bemidji State University is an undergraduate institution with specialized and distinct graduate programs where academic content and delivery of that content is grounded in the principles of social justice and democracy.
Academic Core Values
- Creative and critical thinking.
- Living democratic principles.
- Inclusion of students, staff, faculty and administrators in all aspects of university life.
- Highly interactive, relevant and engaging teaching and learning environments.
Staff
- Randy Westhoff, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs (interim)
- Diane Backer, Executive Assistant
Directors
- Debra Guelda, Center for Professional Development
- George McConnell, Graduate Studies
- Season Ellison, Honors
- Doug Olney, Institutional Research
- Cherish Hagen-Swanson, International Program Center
- Tom Beech, International Studies Program
- Dennis Lunt and Veronica Veaux Leadership Program
- Kelli Stegall, McNair Program, TRIO/SS
- Season Ellison, Liberal Education
- Kelli Stegall, McNair Program, TRIO/SS
- Bev Hodgson, Registrar (interim)
- Vacant, Women’s Studies/Gender Studies