About 300 Bemidji High School seniors participated in the drive-thru commencement ceremony this past Saturday. In total, 346 graduated from Bemidji High School, with 63 honor graduates. Rebecca Ritter was named Valedictorian of the class of 2020. Thirty two graduates were also a part of the Students First program, and 63 completed a Bemidji Career…
Featured photo by Bemidji State University On May 8, more than 560 students, family members, faculty and staff joined to congratulate Bemidji State University’s Class of 2020 and acknowledge students’ commitment to the campus community in a virtual event broadcast on Zoom. The virtual recognition honored feedback from graduating students, most of whom preferred to…
Over 200 Northwest Technical College students were celebrated in a brief virtual commencement ceremony held Thursday morning. Nearly 140 students, family members, faculty and staff participated in the event broadcasted on Zoom. Of the class, 90 graduated with honors, earning cumulative grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher. Fifteen identified as American Indian and three are…
More than 1,000 students will receive undergraduate and graduate degrees from Bemidji State University on Friday, May 8. While a formal commencement ceremony will be planned for a later date due to the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual celebrations will acknowledge graduates and mark the end of the Spring 2020 semester. According to a release, the university…
Featured photo: Flanagan at BSU’s American Indian Resource Center. Submitted. Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan was named Bemidji State University’s 38th Distinguished Minnesotan. According to a release, the award acknowledges the contributions of current or former residents of the state who have performed exemplary service to the people of Minnesota or the United States. Flanagan is…
