{"id":26599,"date":"2017-01-17T14:46:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T20:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/?p=26599"},"modified":"2017-01-19T13:40:19","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T19:40:19","slug":"homecoming-2016-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2017\/01\/17\/homecoming-2016-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Homecoming 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-26599 gallery-size-small-image row row-cols-2 row-cols-md-3 my-4'><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Mark-Ploen.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Mark-Ploen.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26796\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Mark-Ploen.jpg\" data-caption=\"Outstanding Alumnus Mark Ploen \u201980-84 and wife, Arlette, in the Homecoming Parade on Oct. 15.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Mark-Ploen.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Mark-Ploen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Mark-Ploen-226x151.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-26796'>\n\t\t\t\tOutstanding Alumnus Mark Ploen \u201980-84 and wife, Arlette, in the Homecoming Parade on Oct. 15.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Carl-Thompson-Concert.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Carl-Thompson-Concert.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26792\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Carl-Thompson-Concert.jpg\" data-caption=\"Scott Guidry conducts the BSU Wind Ensemble during the Carl O. Thompson Memorial Concert on Oct. 16.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Carl-Thompson-Concert.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Carl-Thompson-Concert-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Carl-Thompson-Concert-226x151.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-26792'>\n\t\t\t\tScott Guidry conducts the BSU Wind Ensemble during the Carl O. Thompson Memorial Concert on Oct. 16.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Minot-State.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Minot-State.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26798\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Minot-State.jpg\" data-caption=\"Gena Adams heads for a score against Minot State on Oct. 15. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Minot-State.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Minot-State-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Minot-State-226x151.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-26798'>\n\t\t\t\tGena Adams heads for a score against Minot State on Oct. 15. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26802\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade.jpg\" data-caption=\"Football Cheer Team members march in the parade.  \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-226x151.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-26802'>\n\t\t\t\tFootball Cheer Team members march in the parade.  \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-2.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26799\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"he BSU Pep Band performs atop their float.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-2.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-2-226x151.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-26799'>\n\t\t\t\the BSU Pep Band performs atop their float.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Minot-State-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Minot-State-2.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26797\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Minot-State-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"ootball players take their traditional lake plunge following their 52-28 win.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Minot-State-2.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Minot-State-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Minot-State-2-226x151.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-26797'>\n\t\t\t\tootball players take their traditional lake plunge following their 52-28 win.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-3.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26800\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"Football players participate in the pre-game parade.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-3.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-3-226x151.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-26800'>\n\t\t\t\tFootball players participate in the pre-game parade.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Adrian-Dunn.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Adrian-Dunn.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26790\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Adrian-Dunn.jpg\" data-caption=\"drian Dunn, director of annual giving for athletics, works a tailgating grill on Oct. 15.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Adrian-Dunn.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Adrian-Dunn-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Adrian-Dunn-226x151.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-26790'>\n\t\t\t\tdrian Dunn, director of annual giving for athletics, works a tailgating grill on Oct. 15.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-ALIC.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-ALIC.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26791\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-ALIC.jpg\" data-caption=\"Design alums Mitch Blessing \u201904 and Ashley Kiecker \u201916 participate in an Alumni Leaders in the Classroom panel on Oct. 14. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-ALIC.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-ALIC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-ALIC-226x151.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-26791'>\n\t\t\t\tDesign alums Mitch Blessing \u201904 and Ashley Kiecker \u201916 participate in an Alumni Leaders in the Classroom panel on Oct. 14. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-4.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26801\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-4.jpg\" data-caption=\"Parade Grand Marshal Willie Stittsworth \u201953.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-4.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-parade-4-226x151.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-26801'>\n\t\t\t\tParade Grand Marshal Willie Stittsworth \u201953.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-front-fenders.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-front-fenders.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26793\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-front-fenders.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Front Fenders perform during the Oct. 15 Street Dance on Beltrami Avenue.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-front-fenders.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-front-fenders-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-front-fenders-226x151.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-26793'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Front Fenders perform during the Oct. 15 Street Dance on Beltrami Avenue.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Jake-Bluhm.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Jake-Bluhm.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"26796,26792,26798,26802,26799,26797,26800,26790,26791,26801,26793,26794\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26794\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Jake-Bluhm.jpg\" data-caption=\"Jake Bluhm \u201908, Melissa (Fogelson) Bluhm \u201907 and children Addison and Eli.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Jake-Bluhm.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Jake-Bluhm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/v33n02-gal-Jake-Bluhm-226x151.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-26794'>\n\t\t\t\tJake Bluhm \u201908, Melissa (Fogelson) Bluhm \u201907 and children Addison and Eli.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><p class=\"p1 intro\">Homecoming 2016 at Bemidji State University celebrated leadership, tradition and vision. Alumni returned to campus to share their professional experiences and advice by serving on Alumni Leaders in the Classroom panels. Dr. Faith Hensrud was inaugurated as BSU&rsquo;s 11th president. Distinguished alumni and generous donors were honored in style at the Honors Gala, which also marked the successful conclusion of Bemidji State&rsquo;s Imagine Tomorrow campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Saturday brought the community downtown for the Homecoming parade, and fans filled Chet Anderson Stadium for the Beavers&rsquo; victory over Minot State. Winning meant a joyous plunge into Lake Bemidji and fueled a football reunion and a street dance on Beltrami Avenue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homecoming 2016 at Bemidji State University celebrated leadership, tradition and vision. Alumni returned to campus to share their professional experiences and advice; Dr. Faith Hensrud was inaugurated as BSU\u2019s 11th president; and the Honors Gala marked the successful conclusion of BSU&#8217;s\u00a0Imagine Tomorrow campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26795,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[958],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-magazine"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26599"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26819,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26599\/revisions\/26819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}