Our Cedar Apartment and other residence hall housing rates can be found on our Rates page. Rates for unfurnished units in the Cedar Apartments will be added to your student bill in e-Services per semester.

Cedar Apartment Semester Breakdown:

• Summer: June & July
• Fall: August, September, October, November, & December
• Spring: January, February, March, April, & May

Floors: 4 Floors + Basement

• Cedar 1st Floor = Student Center for Health & Counseling
• Cedar 2nd – 4th Floors = Cedar single-parent and family apartments

Room Types: 2- & 3-Bedroom Apartments

• 2 Bedroom Apartments are approximately 705 sq. ft.
• 3 Bedroom Apartments are approximately 1010 sq. ft.

Communities: Cedar Hall houses single-parent students and students with families (i.e., first-year to graduate students) and is part of the Community, Academics & Networking (CAN) Program.

Housing & Residential Life Office: The Housing & Residential Life office in Walnut Hall doubles as the Cedar front desk. The Housing & Residential Life office is located in the lower level of Walnut Hall. Residents can also pick up their packages from the Housing & Residential Life office if they do not fit into their Cedar mailbox. If a resident gets locked out of their room or loses their room key, they can check out a spare tag key at the Housing & Residential Life office. Otherwise, stop by the Housing & Residential Life office if you have any questions!

Housing & Residential Life Phone Number: (218) 755-3750

Cedar Garbage & Dumpsters: Cedar residents are responsible for taking out their own room garbage to the outside dumpster. Please use the dumpsters either behind Walnut Hall on the softball field side of the building or the dumpsters by Oak Hall B Wing. The dumpster will be behind a tan fence. We encourage residents to break down their boxes and place them in the dumpster, not on the ground beside it.

GMW staff routinely take out the garbage and recycling in the shared community spaces.

Dumpsters and recycling containers located around the residence hall buildings are for resident use only.

Laundry: Each floor in Cedar Hall has a Laundry Room is located about halfway down the hallway. Residents use their Cedar Hall room keys to access the Laundry Room. Laundry is free and is connected through LaundryView.com. Residents need to provide their own high efficiency laundry detergent.

Lobby: The Cedar Hall 1st Floor Lobby also connects to the entrance of the Jack & Jill Preschool located between Cedar & Pine Halls and also contains the Cedar resident mailboxes.

Mail & Packages: Each apartment has their own mailbox located in the Cedar Hall Lobby. If items are too large to fit into the mailbox, residents can pick up their packages at the Walnut Hall at the Housing & Residential Life Office. Residents will receive an email to their BSU student email address when a package has arrived and ready to be picked up.

Mailing Address:
(Student Name)
Cedar Hall (apartment number)
1925 Birchmont Dr NE
Bemidji, MN 56601

Cedar Hall has an on-site Housing & Residential Life Staff Member, the Cedar Hall Apartment Building Manager (ABM). The ABM’s role is to help residents with any questions they may have, provide activities to help build the community within Cedar, enforce policies and procedures and keep the residents updated with any pertinent information.

Playground: Located on the lakeside of Cedar Hall is a playground parents can have their child(ren) play in. The playground contains slides, monkey bars, jungle gym and picnic tables. Parents must supervise their child(ren) while using the playground.

Sand Volleyball Court: Next to the playground is a sand volleyball court. Volleyballs can be checked out at the Pine Hall Front Desk with a valid student ID.

Grills & Bike Rack: Pine has an outdoor gathering space with grills and bike racks. Residents will need to bring their own bike lock if they wish to store their bike on the bike rack.

Parking permits are only required in the Cedar Hall Parking Lot year-round. The other parking lots do not require parking permits during the summer. Cedar Parking Lot requires a black parking permit. They are available first to Cedar Apartments residents, but depending on demand, may be available to other residence-hall students. Limited availability. To pre-register for a parking permit, you can do so online at: BSU Parking Permit Online Pre-Registration Form.

Romper Room: Located in the basement of Cedar Hall, the Romper Room is a great play area for kids. The Romper Room contains various play sets, books, toys and table with chairs. Parents must supervise their child(ren) while using the Romper Room.

Building Security: To enter Cedar Hall, residents will use their student IDs to scan into the building. Each resident is also given an apartment key. BSU Public Safety also given a list of individuals who are approved to enter Cedar Hall if someone becomes locked out.

BSU Public Safety: Open 24/7 and located in Walnut Hall, the BSU Public Safety office monitors the security cameras around campus & in the residence halls, ensure the buildings remain locked and secure and enforce parking permits. More about Public Safety can found on their website.

Public Safety Phone Number: (218)-755-3888

Apartment Storage Lockers: Located in the basement of Cedar Hall, each apartment has a lockable storage locker that can be opened with the apartment room key. There is no additional cost for residents to use their storage locker.

Utilities included are heat, summer air conditioning, electricity, internet, water, sewage and garbage.

Wi-Fi & Internet: Each floor features its own wireless access point, allowing residents to connect to the Wi-Fi. There is an Ethernet port located in each apartment where residents can connect their device with an Ethernet cord.