(L to R) Erika Bailey-Johnson, BSU sustainability coordinator; BSU student Caitlin McClellan; President Hensrud; Anna Carlson, BSU assistant sustainability coordinator; and BSU student Jordan Lutz.

At an April 25 signing ceremony in the American Indian Resource Center, President Faith C. Hensrud reaffirmed Bemidji State University’s commitment to the Second Nature Carbon Commitment, pledging to become carbon neutral by the year 2050. BSU President Emeritus Dr. Jon E. Quistgaard signed what was then known as the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment in November 2008.