Bemidji State University Outdoor Program Center staff members Mark Morrissey and Baylee Johnson demonstrated how the OPC’s Key Log log-rolling system works at the Lake Bemidji Waterfront on Friday as part of the Bemidji Jaycees annual Water Carnival event. The Key Log is available to the public at the OPC Waterfront during the summer and […]
Archive for June 2017
New Scholarship Program Will Improve Indian Representation in Nursing

Starting in July, Bemidji State University will begin a four-year project to improve diversity in the nation’s nursing workforce by offering significant scholarships and financial support to as many as 12 American Indian nursing students.
Tracy K. Smith at Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference 6-21-17
Tracy K. Smith, director of Princeton University’s creative writing program and the country’s 22nd Poet Laureate, spoke to open the third day of Bemidji State’s annual Northwoods Writers Conference.
Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference 6-20-17
Poet Sean Hill, visiting professor of creative writing at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, opened Day 2 of the 2017 Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference with a craft talk for attendees. Later in the afternoon, writers took to Lake Bemidji for pontoon rides and a barbecue.
Bemidji State’s Class of 2015 Graduates Find Careers

Data compiled by Bemidji State University’s Career Services office shows that nearly 87 percent of the members of BSU’s Class of 2015 who declared themselves as available for employment found jobs related to their degree field.
Two Bemidji State Fishing Team Students Qualify for National Championship

Bemidji State University students Luke Gillund and Robby Troje have qualified for Bassmaster’s national championship tournaments, which will be held Aug. 10-12 on the home waters of Lake Bemidji in Bemidji, Minn.