 Bemidji State University showed off some of their students' work with their annual student achievement conference. The event was made for students to present their work in front of BSU staff members and professionals in the community. The day started off with a keynote speaker, then exactly 90 students gave oral presentations about their projects. In addition, more than 105 poster presentations were made by students that were set up in Memorial Hall. They work with a faculty sponsor and working hand in hand with a faculty sponsor they design and form a question about something they're interested in, something that we might not know a lot about, then they form their hypothesis and then they go out and collect data and then they report that data to us. Every college at BSU was represented at the conference which made for a wide variety of presentations. Students gave lectures about everything from art and technology to diversity on campus and even napping. When the conference is over, each student who participates walks away with an activities transcript that they can add to their resume. This is the most students we've ever had participate in it and it's a tremendous asset that they can put on their resume that they've not only conducted research but they've presented it in a professional forum and I think many of them find that as they approach jobs or professional programs that it is a big benefit when it's something like this they've experienced. Anyone in the community is allowed to check out the conference and it's always scheduled on the first Wednesday of April. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.