2009 Social Justice Symposium
This year's Social Justice Symposium will honor the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi. This week long symposium seeks to educate members of the Hamline community about social justice issues that affect the university, local, and national communities. The symposium examines the intersections and the commonalities between different social justice issues such as racism, classism, homophobia, and sexism.
All events are free and open to the public. For more information contact Bao Thao at 651-523-2423 or by
email"Atlantic Gandhi, Caribbean Gandhi"
Keynote address: Nalini Natarajan
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Location: Sundin Music Hall
"Traveling Back for Tomorrow: Lessons in Social Justice from Around the World"
Photo exhibit and discussion by Hamline College of Liberal Arts Student Daniel Yang ('09)
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Time: 7-8:30 p.m.
Location: Law and Graduate School building Room 004
"Mixed Reality: A One Women Show", April 1
Julia Mann's "Mixed Reality" is a performance including movement, voice, and dialogue to express what it means to be bi-racial.
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Time: 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Location: Sundin Music Hall
Reflection and Response to "Mixed Reality", April 1
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Time: 8:15-9:30 p.m.
Location: TBD
Seer or Madman? Exploring Religion and Mental Illness, April 1
Delusional or inspired? Possessed or depressed? Are these dichotomies reflective of relationship between religious experience and mental illness, or are they mutually exclusive?
Date: Wednesday, April 1
Your University, Your New University Center, April 2
Join us for the University Center Open House. Learn about the architects, the proposed time line, share your thoughts on the priorities for the building, and rate what kind of spaces and images appeal to you. Food and refreshments will be provided.
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009
Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m.
Location: Giddens Learning Center Lobby
Contact: Alan Sickbert at 651-523-2421 or by email.
"GLBT in Athletics", April 2
Explore gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues in college and professional athletics. This program highlight the lives, experiences, challenges, and coming out processes and stories of well-known and lesser-known athletes.
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Location: Sorin Hall A/B Room
"Out of the Box: Art, Gandhi, and the Non-violence Movement", April 2
Come join Commitment to Community to explore, create and discuss various different viewpoints and examples of what Mahatma Gandhi and non-violence men as to members of the Hamline community.
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009
Time: 5:30-7 p.m.
Location: Student Center Ballroom
International Roundtable: "The Dark Side of Japanese Cute", April 3
Speaker: Jeff Turner, Associated Professor of Theatre, CLA, Hamline University
Date: Friday, April 3, 2009
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Giddens Learning Center, Room 1S
This presentation is part of the International Roundtable series, sponsored by the Global Studies program and the Howard and Darrel Alkire Chair in International Business and Economics in the College of Liberal Arts. For more information and full spring schedule, click here. [pdf]
Piano Masterclass with Boris Slutsky, April 4
Join Hamline in hosting pianist Boris Slutsky. Slutsky first caught international attention when he won every major prize at the 1981 William Kapell International Piano Competition.
Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009
Time: 4-7 p.m.
Location: Sundin Music Hall
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact: For more information, please call, 651-523-2332.
This is My Story: Intersection and Disabilities, April 9
Multicultural and International Student Affairs presents a monthly conversational program. This month's conversation features Elise Meger (Hamline University), Mary Murzyn (Augsburg College), Michelle Seymore (Missions Incorporated), who will share their personal stories, reflections, challenges, and history from their experiences.
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Giddens Learning Center, Room 1S
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact: Contact: Center for Multicultural and International Student Affairs, 651-523-2421
Safe Zone Training on GLBT Issues, April 9
The university's commitment to ongoing diversity training and professional development, is being offered on issues related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender awareness and advocacy.
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009
Time: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
RSVP: Office of the Dean of Students at 651-523-2421, Registration closes Wednesday, March 18 at noon.
Cost: Free
Word Power-Lunchtime Conversation, April 13
Dr. Harry Boyte, author of The Citizen Solution: How You Can Make a Difference, worked for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a field secretary with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Lunch will be served, RSVP is required the Thursday prior to event.
Date: Monday, April 13, 2009
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: Sorin Dinning Hall, Bailey Room
Cost: Free
Contact: Hana Tesfaya at 651-523-2878, RSVP required
Student Development Series: Alcohol, Drugs, and Student Wellness, April 16
Presenter Hussein Rajput (counseling Services) and Barb Bester (Health Services) will be presenting on nutrition, sleep, sexual health, alcohol, smoking, and other drugs. Additionally, you'll learn about university resources, services and protocol for helping students, staff, and faculty address wellness issues that might post a threat to student success and health.
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: Sorin Hall, Rooms A&B
Cost: Free
Contact: Carlos Sneed at 651-523-2421
Spring Finance Forum, April 16
The Spring Finance Forum, hosted by Doug Anderson, Vice President of Finance is held twice a year. Doug gives a brief update on Hamline's financial position and answers questions from the audience. Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend. Attendees may bring their own lunch to eat during the meeting. Beverages and cookies will be provided.
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Klas Center, Kay Fredericks Room
International Coffee Hour, April 16
This hour will feature Tibetan monks helping students create traditional prayer flags, Fundraising by the International Student Organization (ISO), Model United Nations (MUN), and the Hamline International Graduate Student Association (HIGSA). There will be coffee from around the world and some groovy tunes.
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Student Center Lobby
Cost: Free
Contact: Kevin Barta at 651-523-2423
Debt? It's a struggle, we know..., April 16
Are you worried about your financial situation? Struggling to make ends meet on a college budget?
Come learn from Hamline alumni about what they wish they would've known in college to help them with their personal finances. It's a great way to get a view of what the "real world" will be like and how it will impact your personal finances. Food will be served at the event. Sponsored by Money Making $ense and The Association of Hamline Alumni.
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009
Time: 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Robbins Science Center 220
Cost: Free
Contact: Mark Skjervem 651-523-2957
Minnesota Business in a Global Marketplace, April 16
Part of the Hamline Dialogue Series "Complex World, Complex Issues: Operating in a Global Context," sponsored by the School of Business and the School of Education.
Join Minnesota’s state economist and a panel of local business representatives as they discuss the role of Minnesota’s business community in a global marketplace.
Speaker: Tom Stinson, Minnesota State Economist
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009
Time: Registration & Reception 3:45-4:15 p.m., Program 4:15-5:45 p.m.
Location: Klas Center, Kay Frederick Room
Cost: General Admission at the door: $10, To receive credit: $25 (for school of Business or CEUs)
Contact: For more information or to register, visit the Hamline Dialogue website or call 651-523-2284.
International Roundtable: "Citizen-Warriors and Militant Mothers of the Hindu Nation: Women in the Hindu Nationalist Movement of India", April 17
Speaker: Meera Sehgal, assistant professor of sociology & women's studies; Carleton College
Date: Friday, April 17, 2009
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Giddens Learning Center, Room 1S
This presentation is part of the International Roundtable series, sponsored by the Global Studies program and the Howard and Darrel Alkire Chair in International Business and Economics in the College of Liberal Arts. For more information and full spring schedule, click here. [pdf]
Open Mic for Performance Artists, April 17
Date: Friday, April 17
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Bush Student Center Basement
Listen to others sharing their talents—including singing, dance, poetry reading, etc.—or share your own at this fun and supportive monthly event. Sponsored by the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, Hmong Student Association, and Multicultural and International Student Affairs.
Ramona Africa of MOVE-U.S. Political Prisoners-NLG Regional Conference, April 18
Ramona Africa is an international spokesperson for the MOVE organization, a revolutionary back-to-nature organization whose main belief is in life. Ramona will speak about the nature of political and resistance as experienced by members of the MOVE family, including Mumia Abu-Jamal, and other U.S. political prisoners, and the urgent need to reform the US prison system.
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: Hamline School of Law Room 105
Cost: Donations requested
Contact: Patrick Murphy at 267-337-2322
Julie Neraas Reads from Her New Book, Apprenticed to Hope, April 19
Graduate Liberal Studies Professor Julie Neraas reads from her new book. Apprenticed to Hope: A Sourcebook for Difficult Times is out from Augsburg Fortress Press, and it is receiving high praise, for its content and its timeliness.
Educator and author Parker Palmer says of it: "Julie Neraas chose exactly the right title for her superb book on personal and communal hope. She writes clearly and compellingly of how all of us, no matter what obstacles we face, can keep hope alive as we seek personal wholeness and a better world for everyone."
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Giddens Learning Center 100E
Cost: Free
Contact: Anika Eide at 651-523-2047
Senior Studio Art Exhibition, April 20-23
Date: Monday-Thursday April 20-23
Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location: Drew Fine Arts lobby
View beautiful and thought-provoking creations by senior art students. Sponsored by the Hamline art department and students.
Sustainability Earth Day Fair, April 22
Date: Wednesday, April 22
Time: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: Old Main Mall
What does it mean to be "green?" Attend this afternoon activity fair and learn how you can make a difference in the world by embracing green living. Sponsored by the Hamline chapter of the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG).
Queer Voices: A GLBT Reading Series, April 22Presented by Intermedia Arts and Hamline University, the GLBT reading series celebrates the rich diversity of queer voices that make up the Twin Cities community of writers, readers, and their audiences, offering public readings by both emerging and established local writers and poets.
For more information and full bios, call 651-523-2047 or visit the
Graduate School of Liberal StudiesDate: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Giddens Learning Center, 100E
Cost: Free
Contact: Anika Eide 651-523-2047
Earth Day: The Spirituality of Water, April 22
Join us this Earth Day, as we invite the Hamline University Chaplain, Rev. Nancy Victorin-Vangerud, to lead our discussion about water in our religious traditions.
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Annual Charity Fashion Show, April 23
Date: Thursday, April 23
Time: 5-9 p.m.
Where: Bush Student Center Ballroom
Cost: Free, with suggested donation of $3 at door
"Real Clothes for Real Women" is the theme of this year’s show, sponsored by the Hamline University Women’s Resource Center. Students will model everything from casual wear to formal wear. All proceeds will go to Alexandra House, a battered women’s shelter.
International Roundtable: "Educational Attainment and Opportunities: Cultural, Social, and Financial Capital in Senegal", April 24
Speaker: Stephanie Tofte '09, global studies and sociology major, CLA, Hamline University
Date: Friday, April 24, 2009
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Giddens Learning Center, Room 1S
This presentation is part of the International Roundtable series, sponsored by the Global Studies program and the Howard and Darrel Alkire Chair in International Business and Economics in the College of Liberal Arts. For more information and full spring schedule, click here. [pdf]
Trojan Women Speaks Today, April 25
Date: Saturday, April 25
Time: 8:45 p.m.
Location: Anne Simley Theater
Cost: Free
Join us for a post-show discussion tying the themes of Trojan Women to anti-war organizations in the Twin Cities. Women from the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at University of Minnesota, the Genocide Intervention Network of Minnesota, the Center for Victims of Torture, Women Against Military Madness and Middle East Peace Now will talk about the work of their organizations and the practical action steps they provide for anyone interested in support their causes. The panel is open to anyone. However, audiences may get more out of it if they've seen the show. To reserve tickets for Trojan Women, send an email to tickets@hamline.edu
Euripides' Trojan Women, April 24, 25, 30 and May 1, 2
One of Euripides' most influential pieces, depicting the other side of war. Directed by Carolyn Levy.
Dates: April 24 - 25, 30, May 1 - 2
Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Anne Simley Theater
Cost: Adults - $7, students/seniors - $5, faculty/staff - $3, ACTC/Hamline students - $2, groups of 10 or more - $4.50
Contact: Hamline Theater Box Office, 651-523-2905 or send an email.
Hamline's Elite Track Meet, April 24-25
Date: Friday and Saturday, April 24 & 25
Time: all day
Location: Klas Field, 1531 Taylor Avenue.
Cost: Admission is $5 adult, children under 10 are free
Catch some of Minnesota’s best high school athletes as they compete in this premier track and field contest. The two-day meet includes running, jumping, hurdles, vaulting, discus, shot put, and relay events, as well as the Twin Cities Marathon Inc. Invitational 3K and Saint Paul’s fastest kid contest. For more info, visit the Hamline Athletics page.
Saint Paul String Quartet Competition, April 26
Date: Sunday, April 26
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: Sundin Music Hall
Cost: Free and open to the public
Seven high school age quartets from across the country
vie for cash prizes, judged this year by the world-renowned
Daedalus String Quartet. These will be high-level, exciting and intense performances. For more information, visit
www.spsqc.artaria.us
Contact: Silvester Vicic at 651-523-2197
Weekly Events
Religious and Spiritual Life Weekly Schedule
The Religious and Spiritual Life Office at Hamline has an array of weekly events, all taking place in the Student Center Chapel in the Bush Student Center. Contact the Religious and Spiritual Life Office at 651-523-2315, for more information.
Tuesdays: Zen Meditation, 11:15 a.m.; Torah Study, 11:15 a.m.
Wednesdays: Multifaith Alliance, 6 p.m.
Thursdays: Chapel, 11:30 a.m.; Gospel Choir, 7 p.m.
Fridays: Chaplain in the Chapel, 2 - 4:30 p.m.
