Hundreds of Bemidji State alumni will be returning to Bemidji for BSU's annual Homecoming celebration! Events on campus begin Monday, Sept. 23, and continue throughout the week. 

More than 50 alumni and faculty emeriti will be back on campus Sept. 26-27 for BSU's annual Alumni Leaders in the Classroom. Alumni will hold nearly a dozen sessions across campus to talk with students and give presentations on careers after college. 

Homecoming week includes BSU's home football game against Southwest Minnesota State, Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. 

Schedules:
[2013 Homecoming events]

Bemidji State University will recognize the university’s 2013 alumni award winners and its most generous donors at the third annual BSU Alumni and Foundation Honors Gala, Sept. 27 at the Sanford Center. The black tie-optional event opens with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. and the award ceremony and dinner begin at 6:30 p.m. This year’s event also will feature the launch of BSU’s first-ever comprehensive campaign. 

All are welcome to attend this event. Pre-registration is required by Sept. 16, and tickets are $50. 

Bemidji State’s 2013 alumni award honorees include: Outstanding Alumni Tom Anderson ’70, Pamela Hovland ’83 and Keith Johanneson (1966-69); Young Alumni Dr. Jeremy Fogelson ’00 and Carri Jones ’03; and Alumni Service honoree Kay Mack ’86.

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To register, visit the BSU Alumni and Foundation website.

Community Appreciation Day moved to Sept. 14

A late-August rain storm blanketed Bemidji on Aug. 29, forcing University officials to postpone BSU's eighth annual Community Appreciation Day. The event has been rescheduled for 3-6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, leading up to BSU's home football opener against the Concordia St. Paul Golden Bears. Opening kickoff for that contest is at 6 p.m.

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[2012 CAD photos]

Leonhardt makes Raiders practice squad
On Sept. 2, the NFL's Oakland Raiders announced that former BSU football All-America tight end Brian Leonhardt had added to the team's seven-man practice squad.

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