Bemidji State University

Public campuses facing tighter budgets hope their outreach can keep low- to middle-income students enrolled.

Bemidji State University presents the 2nd Annual Earth Day Disc Golf Tournament at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26. BSU’s Sustainability Project Manager Jordan Lutz joins the “KAXE Morning Show” to talk more about it.

Chris Lahn presented on 50 years of aspirations to wrap sewer services around the highly developed Lake Bemidji during a BSU Earth Day event on April 22, 2025.

Johnson, director of BSU's Hobson Memorial Union, was named 2025's Service Faculty of the Year by the Minnesota State system's Board of Trustees.

Paul Bunyan Communications is a key partner for the schools in forming this new club, which will be available to students starting in 2026.

The Talley Gallery at Bemidji State University welcomes artist Nikki Besser’s exhibit “Portrayals in Paper.” She joined “Area Voices” before the closing reception and artist talk on Feb. 20, 2025.

BSU began specifically training teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in 2021, and the grant funds financial and peer support through graduation and beyond.

For over 40 years, JazzFest has been a staple of the music department at Bemidji State University. This year JazzFest will feature guest soloist Ben Patterson.

Other Northern Minnesota events include author talks in Brainerd and Bemidji, a freshwater jellyfish webinar, BSU jazz fest, "Misery" in Bemidji and First Friday Artwalk in Grand Rapids.

BSU announced the program would end last fall, but it returns for Fall 2025 semester under BSU's School of Technology, Art and Design.