Peer academic assistants, student leaders that live in the residential buildings at Bemidji State University, provide guidance, academic assistance and support to First Year Residential Experience (FYRE) students.

Though the academic assistants have similar duties to residential assistants, they also provide tutoring services, help organize FYRE events, staff the Academic Resource Center and help teach FYRE classes. Peer academic assistants live on the freshman floors of the residential buildings.

For more information about Bemidji State University’s FYRE program, visit the Department of Residential Life or call (218) 755-3750.

BSU’s peer academic assistants are listed below by hometown.

MINNESOTA
Big Lake | 55309 | Matthew Lavrenz, sophomore, English education
Cloquet | 55720 | Morgan Bartlett, junior, creative and professional writing
Corcoran | 55340 | Dezaray Thoen, sophomore, clinical laboratory science
Crosby | 56441 | Joseph Pitassi, senior, business administration
Fairfax | 55332 | Gabrielle Linsmeier, sophomore, biology
Faribault | 55021 | Jacob Caron, senior, computer science
Faribault | 55021 | Jessica Meyer, sophomore, elementary education
Hastings | 55033 | Kimberly Jahnke, senior, mathematics
Hawley | 56549 | David Teeples, senior, mass communication
Hopkins | 55343 | Kelsey Urspringer, sophomore, mathematics education
Kiester | 56051 | Jenna Long, sophomore, business administration
Lake Park | 56554 | Autumn Ricke, sophomore, design technology
Le Center | 56057 | Bobbie Jo Tiede, senior, business administration, psychology
Maple Lake | 55358 | Kristi Reid, sophomore, elementary education
Monticello | 55362 | Todd Jones, senior, accounting
New York Mills | 56567 | Nicole Nebosis, junior, accounting, business administration
North Branch | 55056 | Emily Rollins, sophomore, nursing
Perham | 56573 | Rachel Guck, sophomore, English, creative and professional writing
Pine City | 55063 | Benjamin Jahnz, senior, nursing
Pine River | 56474 | Patrick Rudlang, senior, design technology
Rogers | 55374 | Cory Holland, sophomore, computer science
Sandstone | 55072 | Bradley Klingsheim, sophomore, aquatic biology
Sauk Rapids | 56379 | Chelsea Scapanski, junior, chemistry
Shakopee | 55379 | Katlyn Spadino, junior, chemistry
Staples | 56479 | Brandon Haglin, senior, business administration
Staples | 56479 | Hallie Olsen, sophomore, psychology
Strandquist | 56758 | Joseph Stusynski, sophomore, English education
Wadena | 56482 | Brandon Morgan, junior, English education
White Bear Lake | 55110 | John Yochum, junior, undecided
Windom | 56101 | Nicholas Eisenmenger, junior, exercise science
Zumbro Falls | 55991 | Ciara McCarty, sophomore, biology