Combatting Stage Fright and Oil Spills, BSU Professors Selected to Share Research at Minnesota State Day at the Capitol
Bemidji State University was well represented at the Minnesota State Day at the Capitol on Feb. 24 where Carl Isaacson, associate professor of environmental studies, Miriam Rios-Sanchez, assistant professor in the Center for Sustainability Studies and Dr. John Perlich, associate professor of communication studies were selected to showcase their research.
Four-Year Track Nursing Program Welcomes 60 New Students
Sixty students were officially welcomed into the Bemidji State University Four-Year Track Nursing Program during an induction ceremony on February 22. The student nurses had their name badges ceremonially affixed to their nursing polos by faculty and signed the Nightingale Pledge in front of family and friends in the Beaux Arts Ballroom.
Black History Month Panel: Recruiting & Retaining Black Professors
The Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Bemidji State Black Student Union held a community wide discussion titled “Recruitment & Retention Strategies for Black Professors in Predominately White Institutions of Higher Education.”
BSU Students Assist Community Members With Tax Filing Through VITA Program
Bemidji State University business and accounting students are offering free federal and state tax preparation and eFiling as a part of the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
Seventy Prospective Students Visit Bemidji State for Winter Academic Open House
The Bemidji State University Office of Admissions hosted seventy prospective students and their families at a Winter Academic Open House on Jan. 10.
President Hensrud’s 2020 Welcome Breakfast Officially Launches Spring Semester
Dr. Faith Hensrud, president of Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College, officially kicked off Bemidji State’s 2019-20 spring semester at a Jan. 8 welcome breakfast on campus.
Business Students Showcase Innovative Product Ideas to Local Entrepreneurs
Bemidji State University marketing students held a mock trade show at Bemidji’s LaunchPad facility on Dec. 4.
The Holiday Spirit: BSU Department of Music Welcomes a New Holiday Tradition
On the evening of Dec. 6, the Bemidji community joined Bemidji State’s Department of Music to celebrate a new holiday tradition in support of the university’s music programs.
Bringing World Music to Bemidji State Students, One Shekere At a Time
Dr. Janice Haworth, professor of music, is teaching World Music: Western Hemisphere at Bemidji State University during the Fall 2019 semester. All students are eligible to take the course, including music majors and non-music majors. Students are currently making shekeres, an African percussion instrument made out of a hollow gourd and beads.
Indigenous Experts Discuss Culture, Language, Health and More with Students
Throughout the month of November, faculty, staff and students at Bemidji State University joined together to pay tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans during National Native American Heritage Month.