Eleven Bemidji State University students will share the results of their undergraduate research at the Student Scholarship & Creative Achievement Conference on Apr. 4 at Winona State University.

The conference is an annual state-wide event where students from each of the seven universities in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system can present their work. The event celebrates student excellence in both original scholarship and artistic endeavor, with presentations including a variety of academic disciplines and aesthetic pursuits that represent the life of their university.

The keynote speaker for this year is Dr. Eduardo Duran who is a practicing clinical psychologist and author of the books Healing the Soul Wound, Buddha in Redface, and Native American Postcolonial Psychology. Duran also is active in speaking to communities about historical trauma.

Bemidji State’s presenters at this year’s conference include:

“What Influences, Outside of the Classroom, Determine a Student’s Involvement in Student Organizations on Campus?
Presenters: Christopher Boone, sociology senior from Raleigh, N.C.
Faculty Sponsor: Carla Norris-Raynbird, associate professor of sociology, gender and women’s studies

“Down the Spine of the Mississippi: Our Experience with Coastal and Community Restoration”
Presenters: Christopher Boone, sociology senior from Raleigh, N.C.
Jordan Morgan, environmental studies and sociology senior from St. Peter, Minn.
Yunuke Nyanamba, common health and nursing from Bemidji, Minn.
Faculty Sponsor: Carla Norris-Raynbird, associate professor of sociology, gender and women’s studies

“Victorian Noir’
Presenters: Cody Madison, English and liberal education senior from Farmington, Minn.
Faculty Sponsor: Jessica Durgan, assistant professor of English

“The Imagined Day”
Presenters: Gabriela Lara, science sophomore from Otsego, Minn.
Faculty Sponsor: Marsha Driscoll, department of psychology chair and professor

“Imagining a Tomorrow With a Fossil Fuel Free Endowment”
Presenters: Jordan Morgan, environmental studies and sociology senior from St. Peter, Minn.
Faculty Sponsor: Anna Carlson, sustainability director

“Assembly Line Balancing Using Linear Programming”
Presenters: Leandro Gomes Aguiar, applied English sophomore
Faculty Sponsor: Mahmoud Al-Odeh, assistant professor of technology, art, and design

“A Study of Workplace Civility”
Presenters: Lisa Kittleson, marketing communications senior from Young America, Minn.
Faculty Sponsor: Kelly La Venture, assistant professor of business administration

“Survival of Walleye Eggs in Upper Red Lake and the Tamarac River”
Presenters: Phillip Oswald, aquatic biology senior from Duluth, Minn.
Faculty Sponsor: Andrew Hafs, assistant professor of biology

“Fossil Fuel Free Ice Fishing House”
Presenters: Tyler Massey, enginering technology senior from Bemidji, Minn.
Randall Riehl, psychology and biology senior from Bemidji, Minn.
Faculty Sponsor: Timothy Brockman, associate professor of technology, art, and design

“Take Off the Stigma”
Presenters: Zachary Mitchem, psychology sophomore from Plymouth, Minn.
Faculty Sponsor: Kate Larson, assistant professor of psychology

“Identification and Characterization of Bacteriophage KleverKiS”
Presenters: Krysta Sanders, biology and pre-dentistry senior from Laporte, Minn.
Faculty Sponsor: Holly LaFerriere, assistant professor of biology

Contact

• Dr. Angela Fournier, associate professor of psychology, Student Scholarship and Creative Achievement Conference coordinator; (218) 755-2530, afournier@bemidjistate.edu

About Bemidji State University

Bemidji State University, located in northern Minnesota’s lake district, occupies a wooded campus along the shore of Lake Bemidji. Enrolling more than 5,000 students, the University offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and nine graduate programs encompassing arts, sciences and select professional programs. The University is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system and has a faculty and staff of more than 550. University signature themes include environmental stewardship, civic engagement and global and multi-cultural understanding.