The Honors Council Lecture Series is an annual series featuring 12 lectures from Bemidji State University faculty members, providing a platform for them to share their research and creative scholarship.<\/p>\n
Our mission is to foster the values of inquiry, connection, sharing and transformation within our Honors program and beyond. These lectures offer a unique opportunity for the Honors community, BSU students and the greater Bemidji community to come together and dive deep into fascinating and complex ideas. It’s a chance to expand your horizons and engage in meaningful discussions.<\/p>\n
Six honors lectures will be presented in the Fall 2026 semester. Honors students are expected to attend at least two lectures and write reflections based each experience.<\/p>\n
Come hear from faculty in multiple departments about the results of a five-year project. The goal of this study was to document how teachers used a multi-year training on emotional intelligence in their personal lives, professional lives, and made a difference in their classroom. We will share the methods and findings from the study.<\/p>\n
Lecturers: Dr. Jenna O’Dell, Dr. Todd Frauenholtz, Dr. Rebecca Hoffman, Dr. Sarah Cronin This presentation explores popular romance novels and their impact on issues of gender, representation and culture in our society.<\/p>\n Lecturer: Dr. Rucha Ambikar Zoom Recording Here<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n This presentation will demonstrate the use of AI to assist in the engineering design process.<\/span><\/p>\n Lecturer: Dr. Brian Hemmelman This talk will challenge dominant narratives of the inevitability of space colonization, instead pointing to Ojibwe modes of ecological relations to provide a way forward for humanity as we look to the stars.<\/p>\n Lecturer: Dr. Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles What if strengthening democracy began by asking not only what is broken, but what is already working? Dr. Shawn E. Schooley introduces Appreciative Democracy, an emerging approach to understanding how democratic institutions and communities can foster collaboration, trust, engagement, and human flourishing.<\/p>\n Lecturer: Dr. Shawn Schooley Sea chanteys surged into contemporary pop culture with 2021’s viral #ShantyTok, but their roots lie in work aboard 19th-century tall ships. Explore their history and experience how they bring people together!<\/p>\n
\nDate: September 30 at 6 p.m.
\nLocation: A.C. Clark Library 327<\/span><\/p>\n
\nWhat Do Women Want? Evolving Representations of Women in Popular Romance Novels<\/h3>\n
\nDate: October 6 at 6 p.m.
\nLocation: A.C. Clark Library 327 and Zoom<\/i><\/a> (passcode: honors)<\/p>\n
\nImproving Engineering Design with Artificial Intelligence<\/h3>\n
\nDate: October 13 at 6 p.m.
\nLocation: A.C. Clark Library 327 and Zoom<\/i><\/a> (passcode: honors)<\/p>\n
\nAnishinaabeg in Space<\/h3>\n
\nDate: October 27 at 6 p.m.
\nLocation: A.C. Clark Library 327 and Zoom<\/i><\/a> (passcode: honors)<\/p>\n
\nBeyond What’s Broken: Appreciative Democracy and the Search for a Better Way to Govern<\/h3>\n
\nDate: November 4 at 6 p.m.
\nLocation: A.C. Clark Library and Zoom<\/i><\/a> (passcode: honors)<\/p>\n
\nSongs that Moved Ships: The Historical Practice of Sea Chanteys<\/h3>\n