Alumni Events Soon-to-be 2023 graduates pose with the Beaver Grads frame during the Alumni & Foundation’s Senior Send Off picnic on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the David Park House. Bemidji State freshman Abbie Disbrow discusses the effects of Title IX during a speaker panel on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in the Beaver Pride Room. Bemidji State University alumni and friends gathered for an Arizona social on March 16, 2023, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Donna Palivec, left, and Mur Gilman have discovered a rewarding passion in maple syruping. It’s become an annual springtime operation for the two professors emeritae of Bemidji State University. A group of Bemidji State students from Sherry Holloway’s People of the Environment class listen to Mur Gilman, third from right, explain the process of her maple syrup operation on Thursday, April 6, 2023, north of Bemidji. Alyssa Kruger, right, browses the silent auction items during the Green & White Dinner and Auction on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Sanford Center. Aaron Trunt, a 2017 Bemidji State University graduate, has pioneered a path to the MLB ranks after recently starting a new job with the Chicago White Sox in the field of biomechanics.