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U.S. News and World Report ranks Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ high again<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the 10th consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report has named Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ one of the best colleges and universities in the Midwest region.<\/p>\n

In its annual review of America’s Best Colleges, released Tuesday, Sept. 12, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bemidji State in a tie for 32nd among public institutions in the Midwest region — its highest ranking since 2014 — and tied with seven other institutions for 109th among all colleges and universities, public and private, in the region — up six places from a year ago, according to a university release.<\/p>\n

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ has appeared on the U.S. News list of the Midwest region’s top colleges and universities each year since 2009.<\/p>\n

U.S. News & World Report’s rankings categorize schools based on mission according to classifications developed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and, in some cases, by geography.<\/p>\n

The Midwest region includes institutions in North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.<\/p>\n

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s online ed recognized<\/p>\n

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s online offerings earned some recognition from a pair of websites this month.<\/p>\n

The website Early Childhood Education Degrees declared the university’s online education bachelor’s degree the nation’s sixth most affordable, and Nonprofit Colleges Online said Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ has the 23rd-best scholarship support for online students, according to a statement from university staff.<\/p>\n

The latter website’s editors bill themselves as an amateur stand-up comedian and certified permaculture designer. The former does not have any readily-available information about its staff.<\/p>\n

Bemidji State offers seven majors and seven minors completely online, including online degree-completion programs designed for students who already have the equivalent of their first two years of college completed or transferring at least 24 college credits. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ uses an interactive software program that allows the use of a personal computer to receive and submit assignments, work in groups, explore advanced learning options and interact with instructors and other distance learners.<\/p>\n

Bemidji State’s online programs give students the same opportunities to participate in class discussions, post assignments and receive feedback from professors that they would have on campus. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s Center for Extended Learning is dedicated to assisting off-campus students, beginning with the the application process and connecting them with the programs and services they may need.<\/p>\n

Upcoming ‘Honors Council’ lectures<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Honors Council Lecture Series is hosted by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors Council, the advisory group to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’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

Here is a list of upcoming lectures, all of which are scheduled at 7:15 p.m. at Hagg-Sauer, Room 102 unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n