Beltrami Area Resiliency Team brings the community together over 100 cups of coffee
Over the past year, the Beltrami Area Resiliency Team has hosted 100 one-on-one conversations with community members sharing stories, concerns and ideas about the Bemidji community. These conversations involved 13 interview questions centered around community values, priorities, strengths, challenges and hopes for the future. 7:00 am, Apr. 28, 2021 ×
Wendy Thompson, executive director of Bemidji Area Service Collaborative, speaks to Sanford Health’s leadership team in Bemidji about the Beltrami Area Resiliency Team’s 100 Cups of Coffee project. (Jillian Gandsey / Bemidji Pioneer)
BEMIDJI While making decisions during a community event nearly two years ago, members of the Beltrami Area Resiliency Team gazed around the room and realized major groups of Beltrami County residents weren’t represented.
Bemidji State University faculty leads webinar on tough talks and conversing carefully
On Feb. 2, Amanda Gartner, a psychologist in the Student Center for Health and Counseling; Donna Pawlowski, a professor of communication studies; and Barb Houg, executive director of Bemidji’s Peacemaker Resources, addressed a virtual crowd with resources they can use to have those tough chats, focusing on helpful strategies for approaching difficult conversations. 1:30 pm, Feb. 5, 2021 ×
BEMIDJI Talking it out can be tough.
Luckily, Bemidji State University’s Community Engagement Council came to the rescue during this month’s community conversations webinar event.
On Feb. 2, Amanda Gartner, a psychologist in the Student Center for Health and Counseling; Donna Pawlowski, a professor of communication studies; and Barb Houg, executive director of Bemidji’s Peacemaker Resources, addressed a virtual crowd with resources they can use to have those tough chats, fo
BSU awarded large grant to help fund future math teachers
“If you know somebody in college, if they could graduate in 2022-23,” he continued, “we could support them and they could be a part of our program.” 9:00 am, Jun. 10, 2020 ×
BEMIDJI The Bemidji State University mathematics department was recently awarded a grant totaling $1,813,687 from the National Science Foundation, which will financially and emotionally support 16 mathematics and math education dual majors to help fill a critical shortage of qualified math teachers in Northern Minnesota.
The scholarships will cover the entirety of tuition and expenses for the selected students, as well as provide them support in finding a job, diversity training, a supportive learning community and a match in a teacher mentoring program.