{"id":26494,"date":"2017-01-06T14:30:14","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T20:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/?p=26494"},"modified":"2017-01-06T14:34:49","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T20:34:49","slug":"university-scholars-headline-bsus-spring-honors-council-lecture-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2017\/01\/06\/university-scholars-headline-bsus-spring-honors-council-lecture-series\/","title":{"rendered":"University Scholars Headline BSU’s Spring Honors Council Lecture Series"},"content":{"rendered":"
Two ÐßÐßÂþ» faculty members who were recognized as University Scholars during spring 2016 Commencement headline BSU’s spring Honors Council Lecture Series.<\/p>\n
The Honors Council Lecture Series provides a forum for BSU faculty to share their expertise and the results of their research with the Bemidji community. Honors Council lectures are open to everyone free of charge.<\/p>\n
University Scholars honors are bestowed by the university president on faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding teaching, service or scholarship over three successive years, as judged by the faculty member’s department and immediate supervisor. Factors for consideration include scholarly publications, recognition for creative or artistic work, development of research programs, or other scholarly activity performed at an exemplary level.<\/p>\n
Bemidji State’s first group of University Scholars was announced by former BSU President Dr. Richard A. Hanson at the university’s Commencement ceremony in May 2016. The three scholars were:<\/p>\n
In conjunction with their University Scholars recognition, scholars will present their work during the university’s Honors Council Lecture Series. Gonzalez will present his lecture on Jan. 31, and Fredrickson will present hers on Feb. 8. Topics for both will be announced later.<\/p>\n
Wolf presented his lecture, which explored the intersections between an institution’s need to maintain secure information technology infrastructures and a faculty’s need for academic freedom, in October.<\/p>\n
The Honors Council Lecture Series is hosted by the ÐßÐßÂþ» Honors Council, the advisory group to BSU’s honors program composed of 12 faculty members representing each of the university’s colleges. Student representatives are also elected to the council by their cohorts for one-year terms.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>ÐßÐßÂþ»<\/strong>, located in northern Minnesota’s lake district, occupies a wooded campus along the shore of Lake Bemidji. A member of the colleges and universities of Minnesota State<\/i><\/a>, Bemidji State offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and 11 graduate degrees encompassing arts, sciences and select professional programs. Bemidji State has an enrollment of approximately 5,000 students and a faculty and staff of more than 550. University signature themes include environmental stewardship, civic engagement and global and multi-cultural understanding.<\/p>\n
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