Join your classmates to celebrate your final semester at Hamline University, and learn about upcoming events specifically for the senior class.

100 Days until Graduation: A Toast to the Senior Class

Chicago Alumni Reception
March 2, 2013
The Peninsula
Chicago, IL

If you have questions about the above events contact Betsy Radtke at bradtke@hamline.edu or 651-523-2201.

JENNIFER THORSON ’96
Words to Live By
Noon, May 3, 2013
Anderson Center, Klas Commons

Registration and additional information available at: www.hamline.edu/firstfridayforum.

Blogs are the diaries of today, they also serve as magazines, columns, reference guides, memoirs, newspapers, serial novels, and any and all of the above. There’s a blog for everyone and every interest, so it’s no wonder there are 42 million of them on the Internet right now. 

Thorson is a writer, blogger, heart attack survivor, and heart-health advocate and speaker. She received her BA degree in English and women’s studies from Hamline University in 1996. A former marketing communications professional, her most important title now is “Mom.”

JACLYNN HERRON
An Eldercare Story
Singing Solo: In Search of a Voice for Mom
Noon, April 5, 2013
Anderson Center, Klas Commons

Registration and additional information available at: www.hamline.edu/firstfridayforum.

Warren ’39 and Teen Young ’39 Johnson lived full, vibrant lives until health issues impeded their independence.

Herron, a mother and grandmother, lives in New Brighton, Minnesota, with her husband, Tom. She received her BS degree in home economics education from Concordia College in Moorhead, and taught at Fridley Senior High School and Irondale High School. She is a member of the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis and is active in P.E.O., a philanthropic, educational organization for women.

DEANNA THOMPSON
Talking about the Tough Times: Right Words, Wrong Words, Words of Hope
Noon, March 1, 2013
Anderson Center, Klas Commons

Registration and additional information available at: www.hamline.edu/firstfridayforum.

How are you? How many times do we answer this question with words that mask how we are really doing? How many times do we search for words to describe how we are doing only to come up short?
Especially when faced with life’s big challenges (depression, grief, illness, broken relationships), finding the right words to talk with family, friends, religious leaders—even God—is often hard to do.

Thompson has taught religion at Hamline since 1996, offering courses on ancient Christianity to contemporary African American religious thought. She received a master's degree in arts and religion from Yale University and a PhD in theology from Vanderbilt University. Her most recent book, Hoping for More: Having Cancer, Talking Faith, and Accepting Grace, was featured in the fall edition of the Hamline Magazine. She also currently blogs about cancer, faith, and grace, at www.hopingformore.com.

ADAM SCHER AND CANDY HART
Hamline University, Minnesota, and the Civil War
Noon, February 1, 2013
Anderson Center, Klas Commons

Registration and additional information available at: www.hamline.edu/firstfridayforum.

On March 2, 2013 the Minnesota Historical Society will commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War with the opening of a major exhibition at the Minnesota History Center entitled Minnesota and the Civil War. 

Adam Scher curates the Society’s three-dimensional artifact collections, including nearly 1,000 objects associated with the Civil War. Scher formerly served as Vice President of Operations for the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar in Richmond, Virginia. Candy Hart has been the university’s archivist since the fall of 2001. Previous to that, she worked at the Minnesota Historical Society for 14 years.

The Associations of Hamline Alumni invite you to join other alumni and friends for lunch and conversation at one of our Arizona Alumni Gatherings.

President Linda Hanson will bring greetings and updates from Hamline University and highlight how alumni make a difference in the lives of our students.

Provost Eric Jensen will showcase some of the high impact learning experiences that our students are experiencing at Hamline today.

Friday, February 22, 2012

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

FireSky Resort and Spa

4925 North Scottsdale Road

Scottsdale, AZ

www.fireskyresort.com

RSVP before February 11 to Betsy Radtke '89 at 651-523-2201 or alum@hamline.edu.

Please feel free to invite a guest or two

President Linda Hanson will bring greetings and updates from Hamline University and highlight how alumni make a difference in the lives of our students.

Provost Eric Jensen will showcase some of the high impact learning experiences that our students are experiencing at Hamline today.

Thursday, February 21, 2012

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa

3800 East Sunrise Drive

Tuscon, AZ

www.westinlapalomaresort.com

RSVP before February 11 to Betsy Radtke '89 at 651-523-2201 or alum@hamline.edu.

Please feel free to invite a guest or two. 

Join us for the annual meeting of the Piper Athletic Association in the Klas Center:

Saturday, September 22

• 5-7 p.m. Reception and Annual Meeting, Kay Fredericks Room
• 7 p.m. Piper Football vs. Augsburg, Klas Field

Enjoy heavy appetizers and a cash bar as you hear updates from the Piper Athletic Association Board of Directors and Athletic Director Jason Verdugo. Learn how you can be involved in PAA initiatives, and find out what’s in store for the future of Hamline athletics!

The Piper Athletic Association is made of alumni and friends of the Hamline Athletic Department. The purposes of the Association is to foster interest in the continued development of the men's and women's athletic programs at Hamline University, to promote and assist such programs financially and otherwise, to promote greater interest and good fellowship among members of the Association and to preserve and promote the history of Hamline athletics. Your ongoing support of the PAA truly makes a difference in the lives of student-athletes at Hamline!

Following the meeting, you’re encouraged to attend the Piper football game as they take on Augsburg in the 2nd ever night game in Hamline’s history.

There is no cost for the reception and annual meeting, but please RSVP by contacting the Alumni Relations Office at 651-523-2015 or alum@hamline.edu. Please respond by Friday, September 14. Tickets to the football game may be purchased as the box office on the first level of Klas. 

 Stop by Hamline's booth in the Education Building to learn more about the Creative Writing Programs at Hamline or say hi to faculty and staff! Are you thinking about earning an MFA in writing or an MFA in writing for children and young adults? Stop by to learn more while you're at the fair on August 28. The event is open to anyone: writers, thinkers, prospective students, current students, faculty, staff, and friends!
 

Visit www.hamline.edu/cwp for more information. Call 651-523-2900 or email gradprog@hamline.edu if there are any additional questions.
 

Celebrate the hard work and achievements of Hamline University Legal Studies students as paralegal certificates are received, awards are presented, and LEX members inducted.

For more information, please contact Judy Gunnarson. 651-523-2857.

The Hamline A Cappella Choir presents its annual Christmas Concert, with festive music of the season and student soloists, accompanied by organist Helen Jensen.  Provost Eric Jensen will provide the reflection. 
 

Kim Sueoka, Lau Hawaiian Collective, & Hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education (CGEE) present Wai: Hawaiian Fresh Water Songs, A CD Release Concert & Celebration of CGEE's Waters to the Sea program.

Sweet, poignant, rollicking music of the Hawaiian Islands in fresh arrangements, featuring Sueoka (vocals, ‘ukulele, hula ‘ili‘ili), David Burk (guitar), Rahn Yanes (bass), Shahzore Shah (vocals), and Dave Kapell (glass harp, ‘ukulele).

Tickets: Free for Hamline University students, faculty and staff. General Admission: $15. Students/Seniors: $10. Children under 10: Free.
Visit YouTube for a preview of the album. 

Contact Kim Sueoka for more information, 612-845-7098.

International Roundtables are presentations on and/or discussions of international topics led by Hamline University faculty or campus visitors. They are open to all interested students, faculty, staff, and friends of Hamline. Bring a lunch. We will provide dessert and beverages, a topic, and a venue. 

Visit http://www.hamline.edu/cla/global-studies/international-roundtables.html for more information.
 

This conference collaboration provides the opportunity to learn and discuss with historians, elders, activists, legal scholars and allies to discuss the impact of the the 1805 Treaty and historic events and legacies the 1862 Dakota-US war.

This is a two day event. It takes place on May 5 from 2:00PM to 9:00PM and continues May 6 from 8:30AM to 4:00PM.

Keynote speakers include Dr. Chris Mato Nunpa (retired professor, elder and activist, Yellow Medicine Community), Dr. Neil McKay (Dakota language instructor, University of MN, Spirit Lake Country), and Dr. Waziyatawin (scholar, activist, Yellow Medicine Community).

Treaty of 1805 panel members include Dr. Howard Vogel (retired Hamline School of Law), Barbara Ann Nimis (attorney) and Larry Leventhal (attorney).

Elders Panel includes Elitta (Cavender) Gouge (Yellow Medicine community), Sandy (Columbus) Geshick (Redwood Community), and Faith Bad Moccasin (Crow Creek Reservation). Allies Panel includes Mary Beth Faimon (retired professor), Barbara Ann Nimis (attorney), Denise Breton (Living Justice Press), and Kathryn Kelley (Metro State). Welcome by Kevin Jensvold (Chairman Upper Sioux Community), Provost Eric Jensen, Ashlee Jallen (HIPS) and Susan Allen (House Representative).

For the RSVP and pdf of the free conference events, please contact Chaplain Nancy Victorin-Vangerud, 651-523-2750, nvictorinvangerud01@hamline.edu.

What is it like to be a professional of color in the 21st century? Hear the keynote speaker and a panel of Hamline alumni tell their
stories of transitioning into the world of work and establishing themselves as successful professionals. Enjoy dinner and learn about
the triumphs and challenges in a multicultural workplace. RSVP required in the CDC or to workshop@hamline.edu by March 4, 2013.

Speaker: Artika Tyner is an attorney, educator, writer, and community advocate. At the University of St. Thomas School of Law, Dr. Tyner serves as Clinical Law Faculty and Director of Diversity.  She teaches in the Community Justice Project, an award-winning civil rights clinic.

Tyner received her B.A. from Hamline University (Major: English; Certificate: Conflict Studies). Due to her passion for advocating for social and educational policy reform, she decided to pursue graduate studies at the University of St. Thomas. She began her journey with law school since she recognized that the law is a language of power and sought to become versed in the law. Subsequently, Tyner earned her Masters of Public Policy in order to gain tools for effecting social change through policy reform efforts. Later, inspired by the legacy of W.E.B. Dubois, she obtained a Doctorate in Leadership. Further, Tyner employs writing as tool for advocacy by publishing articles on emerging civil rights topics.

In this session, we will explore some of the myths and realities of functioning as an adult student with ADHD. We will hear from several students who have ADHD about what has been helpful to them during their college careers. Finally, we will discuss ways faculty can accommodate and support students with varying abilities which will especially benefit students with ADHD.

First-Generation Student Experience by Jeff Davis, former English Professor and Director of

TRIO and McNair programs at Sonoma State University, offers faculty to focus on who our

students really are—moving the discussion from “access” in Higher Education to “success”

in Higher Education for all students. It offers faculty opportunities to think of students in

classroom situations from different personal and social locations as well as intersections of

those locations.

Please email vdeo@hamline.edu to join the reading group.

Brothers and Keepers: A Memoir by John Wideman gives us insights into the personal

aspects of the relationship between brothers one of whom is incarcerated and the other is

socially “successful”. Michelle Alexander’s book The New Jim Crow and her Commitment to

Community talk in Fall 2012 helped us see the larger social, legal, and systemic dimensions

of the gradual escalation of incarceration of African American men in the US since the

sixties. Wideman takes us into the personal dimensions of what happens to families and

their relationships.

Please email vdeo@hamline.edu to join the reading group for February 14 and 18, 2013.

Brothers and Keepers: A Memoir by John Wideman gives us insights into the personal

aspects of the relationship between brothers one of whom is incarcerated and the other is

socially “successful”. Michelle Alexander’s book The New Jim Crow and her Commitment to

Community talk in Fall 2012 helped us see the larger social, legal, and systemic dimensions

of the gradual escalation of incarceration of African American men in the US since the

sixties. Wideman takes us into the personal dimensions of what happens to families and

their relationships.

Please email vdeo@hamline.edu to join the reading group for February 14 and 18, 2013.

Celebrating King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” – Fifty Years of Reflection, Inspiration and Direction

Join members of the Hamline University and neighboring communities for a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s life, philosophy and legacy as we reflect upon his 1963 “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” Participants include President Linda N. Hanson, undergraduate students Kennan Daoudi (’13) and Amani Lee (’14), Kimberly Feilmeyer (Bush Memorial Library), and Professors Rachel Endo (School of Education) and Earl Schwartz (College of Liberal Arts). The program also features musical selections from the Hamline University Gospel Choir, a performance from local dancer Alanna Morris (TU Dance), and a charge to the university community delivered by Keyonis Johnson (’14), vice-president of PRIDE Black Student Alliance.

 
For more information, please call the Hedgeman Center for Student Diversity Initiatives and Programs at 651-523-2423.

 Under the Net Gallery Show

This year's Senior Party, brought to y by HUSC, is on May 10th, and we are going to a TWINS GAME! Game starts at 7:10pm at Target Field.

 
Those graduating this May are welcome to sign up at the Recreation Desk in Walker Fieldhouse. In order TO SIGN UP, provide your email and bring your student ID to confirm name and Senior status.

 
The FIRST 50 PEOPLE to sign up will get there tickets for FREE. After the first 50 tickets have been claimed, tickets will be $11 per ticket. Limit one ticket per person. Tickets on sale now through May 9th.

 
Your Twins ticket will get you admissions to the park and $10 to spend on whatever they would like at the Stadium.
TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED. The bus will pick up attendees outside Bush Student Center at 6:00 pm and return to Bush Student Center following the game.

 
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact tconliffe01@hamlineuniversity.edu

Congratulations Class of 2013! Please visit the commencement website at www.hamline.edu/commencement for complete event information.

Simulcasting will be available on the for each event from the homepage.

Congratulations Class of 2013! Please visit the commencement website at www.hamline.edu/commencement for complete event information.

Simulcasting will be available on the for each event from the homepage.

Congratulations Class of 2013! Please visit the commencement website at www.hamline.edu/commencement for complete event information and weather information.

Simulcasting will be available on the for each event from the homepage.

Join Hamline Law alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends for a fun day of camaraderie at the beautiful Prestwick golf course in Woodbury, Minn., for the 17th Annual Law Alumni Golf Tournament on Tuesday, June 4, 2013.

For more information visit www.hamline.edu/law-golf

Come to the opening of an art exhibit based on the theme "Picture the World Better Together" on April 26th. We will be displaying photographs of people and their written answers to one of three questions. These questions include:
-What do you believe in?
-How do you picture the world better together and how can we get there?
-Who inspires you?
Come for food, discussion, and though provoking photography. How would you answer the questions?
The display will be up for a month, so if you can't make it to the opening check it out later!