Morawiecki, a 2006 Hamline University graduate, brings solid coaching background to his new position.

Artists selected as one of only 30 programs in the country to perform at the Kennedy Center’s National College Dance Festival.

The Hedgeman Center for Student Diversity and Initiatives is looking for Hamline community members to volunteer at the Twin Cities Pride Festival on Saturday, June 23 or Sunday, June 24.

Facilities Services will undertake several summer projects on campus that will result in a sidewalk closure, closure of the Central Plant parking lot, and a short, overnight electrical interruption.

The Wesley Scholars and Mahle Scholars programs of the Wesley Center for Spirituality, Service and Spirituality are pleased to announce the students accepted to the Wesley and Mahle Scholars program.

Open Position: Faculty development coordinator in the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Hamline is again hosting an international conference over Memorial Day weekend. "Women’s Organizations and Female Activists in the Aftermath of the First World War: Moving Across Borders" will feature scholars in a variety of disciplines from eight countries and 25 universities.

Green roof is now planted and installed atop the Anderson Center! The total area of plant coverage is 1800 square feet. This will not only provide energy and sound insulation, but will also create beautiful and lush surroundings on the third-floor terrace. 

The summer is filled with excitement for Dining Services as they prepare for the move to the Anderson Center and the opening of a variety of new restaurants there. Please visit the web page for summer hours of service which begin on Saturday May 19, 2012. 

Learn more about the exciting summer prospects of four Hamline undergraduate students and soon-to-be alumni.   

Classical Minnesota Public Radio is proud to present violinist Chad Hoopes in concert, along with accompanist Dina Vainshtein, on Thursday, May 24, 7 p.m. at Sundin Music Hall. Hoopes is Classical MPR’s 2011-2012 artist-in-residence.

The Minnesota Guitar Society closes out this season with this year's Classical Guitarathon on Saturday night, May 26 at 8 p.m. The performance features Ben Abrahamson, Chris Becknell, Ben Kunkel, Chris Olson, Maja Radovanlija, and Jeff Thygeson.

Hamline University’s Middle East education to employment exchange program is bringing 20 fellows to United States to learn about business 

Summer Wellness Classes will begin June 5, with Pilates on Tuesdays and yoga on Wednesdays. Tuesday Pilates classes will meet 10-11 a.m. and Wednesday Yoga classes will meet 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Drew Residence Hall, Room 67.

Don't forget to check the Inside Hamline web page for the latest news, announcements, and events throughout the summer. The Inside Hamline reminder email will be sent once a week on Tuesdays over the summer starting on Tuesday, May 22. 

Looking for easy transportation over the summer? Stop by the Student Center front desk and register for a Summer Go To Bus Pass. The pass cost $90 and provides unlimited rides and transfers on all Metro Transit buses and light rails.

Stay connected to Hamline this summer through social media! The university now has Pinterest and Google+ pages as well as several Facebook and Twitter accounts. Like, follow, pin, and circle us to keep up on what Hamline students, faculty, staff, and community members are up to. 

The Commitment to Community keynote address on Thursday, September 27 at 7 p.m. at the Hamline United Methodist Church. This year's keynote speaker will be Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.

 Health Services will be open for office visits on Tuesday afternoons from 1-4 p.m. starting June 5 until August 14.

Become a more intelligent financial consumer. Sign up for a 10-week class to learn about money and banking plus the proper use of credit and credit card debt.

"Emerging Voices in Islamic Jurisprudence," The Journal of Law and Religion 21st Annual Symposium on Law, Religion and Ethics will take place on Friday and Saturday, September 28 and 29, 2012. The symposium is co-sponsored by Hamline University School of Law.

Hamline students, staff, and faculty are cordially invited to attend Barb Bester’s retirement party on Thursday, May 24 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the Kay Fredericks Ballroom. Celebrate Bester's 30 years of dedicated service to the Hamline community as a nurse, director of Health Services, and proud mother of two Hamline alumni.

The Hamline University Board of Trustees announces the selection of the 2012 recipients of the John Wesley Awards for undergraduate students, graduate/law student, faculty and staff.

Hamline University invites applications for the position of Director, Bush Memorial Library. 

Hamline University has chosen U.S. Bank to offer enhanced banking services to students, faculty, and staff through its campus identification (ID) cards.

Hamline University has named Dr. Nancy L. Sorenson as dean of its School of Education. Sorenson will begin her new role on July 1, 2012.

New leader, who hails from College of William and Mary, brings interdisciplinary experience and a record of entrepreneurial success.

Hamline's head baseball coach Jason Verdugo takes on new role as the university's athletic director.

Open Position: Adjunct faculty in the Hamline School of Education.

Students throughout the world will come to Hamline to learn about business and culture.

If you're ready to harness the energy of the often-feared components of change, to bring your passion and leadership to the service of your community, to be a catalyst for the collective wisdom of your community, you're ready to be a Bush Fellow. Application deadlines are May 4 and July 9.

You'll learn the top six ways to spell 'wealth' in the upcoming Money Matters couse through the School of Business. 

Religion professor Mark Berkson was awarded a contract to record a 24-lecture DVD series with the leading publisher of audio and video courses.

Monday, May 28 is a scheduled holiday in observance of Memorial Day and a university holiday. All accounts payable items need to be submitted to accounting by 10 a.m. on Friday, May 25 to make the Friday, June 1 check run.

Congratulations to Robert Kramarczuk who is celebrating his five years of service at Hamline during the month of May. The university appreciates his service and dedication.

The Center for Teaching and Learning is proud to announce the second Hamline Faculty Development Conference to be held on Thursday, May 24, from 8 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.

The Center for Student Success and Transition has announced the dates for 2012's Piper Preview, summer orientation program for new undergraduate students, and TRANSFERmation, orientation for incoming transfer students. 

As the Class of 2012 moves on to the next exciting stage of their lives, the Hamline community has some parting words of wisdom for students to take with them.

Attention sophomore and juniors: The TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certificate Program can now be completed during the academic year.

Please be aware that starting June 4, 2012, Student Administrative Services (SAS) will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The cashier will be open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Seniors—Leave your mark on campus through the Senior Class Gift! Your professors, mentors, coaches, and advisors have done a lot for you during your time at Hamline. As you near graduation, show appreciation for those who made a difference in your lives by giving back through the Senior Class Gift.

Visit the Hamline scholarship page for information on many more opportunities that are available

Watch a brand new video produced by International and Off-Campus Programs Office for more information on study abroad opportunities.

The McKnight Foundation has named Minnesota poet and recently retired, long-time Hamline educator John Caddy as the 2012 McKnight Distinguished Artist.

David Allen Larson, professor of law, and three other nationally recognized experts have been appointed to work on a World Bank Project titled "Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities."

Kim McKeage, visiting associate professor in the Hamline School of Business, recently traveled to New Haven, CT for the Women & Labor conference held at Southern Connecticut State University. 

Assistant director of law admissions Amy Luitjens recently received the Elizabeth Ames Jackson Founder Award from the Junior League of Saint Paul (JLSP).

Dr. Terri Christenson and Dr. Joletta Falknor from the School of Education recently presented in collaboration with MALEd graduates, Betsy Saine and Melanie Groth, at the International Reading Association Conference on "Supporting Graduate Student Writers."

Dr. Karen Moroz, Hamline School of Education, will serve a three year term as co-president elect and then co-president of the Minnesota Academy of Reading, a special interest council established by the International Reading Association.

"White Space" by MFA Alum Maya Washignton ('06) was awarded Best Short at the Minneapolis-St.Paul International Film Festival during the closing night award ceremony on May 3.

Kathryn Linn Geurts, associate professor of anthropology, has been invited to speak at the University of Oxford as part of a symposium titled "Narrative Revisited in Medical Anthropology" (December 6-8, 2012).

Professor Ann Graham recently wrote an opinion article on Wal-Mart, which ran on April 29.

Hamline Law graduate Taneeza S. Islam, Esq., (J.D., ’08) was one of five anti-racism advocates honored at the 6th Annual Facing Race Ambassador Awards on April 23.

Religion professor Deanna Thompson has published a memoir entitled, Hoping for More: Having Cancer, Talking Faith, and Accepting Grace. 

MFA alum Lawrence Benson's paper "Waste Not, Want Not: Polluted Bodies" has been accepted for presentation at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry's Northern Forest Institute's symposium of interdisciplinary scholarship in land use and ethics.  

Kathy McGillivray, director of disability services, recently made a presentation at the annual conference of the Minnesota Association on Higher Education and Disability titled, "Out of the Office and Into the Classroom: Advancing Access Through Teaching and Lecturing."

On April 27, 2012, Twin Cities Save the Kids, housed at the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching in the Hamline School of Education, began a community program at the North Minneapolis YMCA.

On Thursday, April 26, the 2012 Hedgeman Honors and Awards was held in the Kay Fredrick’s Ballroom with over 110 faculty, staff, students and family members in attendance, recognizing undergraduate student excellence in academic, leadership, and service. 

Throughout fall 2011 and spring 2012 Twin Cities Save the Kids, housed at the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching at Hamline, met with incarcerated youth at the Hennepin County Jail and Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center. At these gatherings, college students, professors, staff, and community members participated in group-building, conflict transformation, and culturally relevant/critical urban educational activities.

The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) has awarded School of Education alumnus Dr. Jeffery P. Ridlehoover the 2012 NASSP Dr. Ted Sizer High School Dissertation Award.

Creative Writing Programs professor Sheila O'Connor has won the 2012 International Reading Association (IRA) award for her novel Sparrow Road.

John Mazis, History CLA, published the book chapter (in Greek) “Mikhail Gorbachev and the Collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union” in Theodosios Karvounarakis ed. The Cold War: An Interdisciplinary Approach Athens: Sideris, 2012

Dr. Anthony J. Nocella II, visiting professor in the Hamline School of Education, recently presented at Normandale Community College to more than fifty students, staff, and faculty, on “Speciesism, Environmental Destruction, and Critical Animal Studies.” 

Dr. Anthony J. Nocella II, visiting professor in the School of Education, co-authored the newly released fiction book, Love and Liberation. Co-authored with Sarat Colling and published by Piraeus Books, the short story centers around a couple in Texas, that join the underground animal advocacy movement.

Hamline Law’s Dispute Resolution Institute faculty made significant contributions to this year's American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Dispute Resolution Conference held in Washington, D.C. Professors Allen Blair, James Coben, Ken Fox, David Larson, Bobbi McAdoo, and Sharon Press attended. 

Hamline Law weekend J.D. student John Pierce recently had an article called, "Fletcher v. Haas: Rights of Permanent Resident Aliens," published by the American Bar Association Civil Rights & Litigation Committee.

David Allen Larson, professor of Law, and his avatar presented at the 14th Annual Spring Conference of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Dispute Resolution in Washington, D.C.

Professors Fahima Aziz and Jack Reardon, School of Business, recently attended the 76th annual meeting of the Midwest Economics Association in Evanston, Illinois.

A multimedia project produced by the Hamline School of Education's Center for Global Environmental Education has won a Watermark Award for communications excellence from the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Association of Texas. 

Rachel Endo, chair of teacher education in the School of Education, led and presented at the American Educational Research Association's conference in Vancouver, BC on April 16.

John Mazis, CLA-History had his article: “How the Other Half Lived: Requests for Help in the Archives of the Greek Benevolent Association of Odessa (1903-1904)” published in "Russia and the Mediterranean Proceedings of the 1st International Conference."

Professor Letitia Basford’s publication presented at American Educational Research Association conference in Vancouver, Canada.

MFA alum Brian Farrey won the Minnesota Book Award for Young People's Literature for his novel, With or Without You, published by Simon Pulse. Farrey is the editor at Flux, the young adult arm of Llewellyn Worldwide.

Political science assistant professor Binnur Ozkececi-Taner recently published two book chapters on Turkish foreign policy.

Kristin Mapel Bloomberg, professor of women's studies and the Hamline University Endowed Chair in the Humanities, will present the keynote talk at the Beatrice, Nebraska Public Library in honor of Library Week.

Professor Melissa S. Embser-Herbert has been appointed director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, beginning July 2012.

On March 23, Ann Graham, professor of law and director of the Business Law Institute, received a Paul Harris award from The Rotary Club of Minneapolis in recognition of her contributions to Rotary International.

Creative Writing Programs faculty member Jim Moore Wins 2012 Guggenheim.

School of Business professor David Schultz has been named a 2012 SuperProfessor by FacultyRow.

Karen Vogel, political science, will chair a panel on "Protecting Human Rights" and present a paper at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference in Chicago, April 11-15, 2012.

Karen Vogel, political science, was just elected to the National Model United Nations Faculty Advisory Board.

Hamline's Model United Nations team was awarded Honorable Mention as the Overall Best Delegation at the National Model UN in New York. 

Hamline students present on topics such as globalization and bio-science at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research in Utah.

Professors Deanna Thompson and Carissa Wyant, and student Michael Riley recently presented at the Upper Midwest Regional American Academy of Religion Meeting.  

Congratulations to Debra Berghoff who is celebrating her 10 years of service at Hamline in April 1.The university appreciates her service and dedication to Hamline.

On Thursday March 29, 2012, Dr. Anthony J. Nocella II, visiting professor in the Hamline School of Education took more than twenty Hamline University students to the Trayvon Martin Rally held at the University of Minnesota,

Jim Bonilla, associate professor of conflict studies has been invited to present at the 12th International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organizations July 6-8 in Chicago IL. Bonilla's topic will be "Five Lenses for Educating and Assessing Cultural Competence." 

Hamline Master in Fine Arts student Diane Embry has just won the Associated Writing Programs Intro Journals Project for her work, "Molding," which will be published in Mid-American Review. The Intro Journals Project is a literary competition for the discovery and publication of the best new works by students.

Ken Swift, Instructor at the Law School, presented at the Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference on Friday, March 23 at Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. The title of the presentation was "Developing a Distance Learning Course."

Bekah Marzahn, senior art history major and honors researcher, has published an article in Oceánide, a peer-reviewed journal of cultural studies. Marzahn's essay appears in Issue 4 (2012). 

Hamline again receives national recognition for its commitment to making a real difference in the community 

Dr. Karen Moroz, assistant professor in the School of Education, will co-faciliate a roundtable session on April 1 and co-present "Intentional Pedagogy that Engages Learners and Monitors Student Understanding" on April 3 at The Higher Learning Commission's Annual Convention. 

Hamline University's Model United Nations Program, in partnership with the United Nations Association of Minnesota, hosted the Global Classrooms State Model United Nations Conference at Hamline University on March 22. More than200 high school students from eight area high schools participated.

Professor Fahima Aziz, economics, presented her paper "A Metacurriculum on Metacognition: Teaching Students about Learning Economics, Strategies, and Performance" at the Eastern Economic Association 38th Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, March 9-11.

Professor James Coben, adjunct professor Cary Miller-Dolan, and program administrator Deb Lange have been chosen as Hamline’s 2011-2012 Student Bar Association (SBA) award recipients. The Hamline Law student body votes on the annual SBA awards.

Matthew A.M. Thomas, adjunct faculty in the School of Education, recently co-authored the fourth volume in the "Fundamentals of Teacher Education Development" series published by United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). 

Jack Reardon, School of Business, co-authored with Rob Garnett of Texas Christian University, the chapter "Pluralism in Economics Education" in the International Handbook of Teaching and Learning Economics, published by Edward Elgar.

 On Saturday, March 10, 2012, the Hamline University Model United Nations team participated in a day-long model United Nations practice session. The four college practice session was established about ten years ago by professors Karen Vogel, Hamline University, and Joe Underhill, Augsburg College. 

Dr. Anthony J. Nocella II, visiting professor in the School of Education, presented on "eco-ability", a theory he founded, at the 11th Annual North American Conference for Critical Animal Studies. More than 13 countries were represented at the conference which was hosted at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. Similar to eco-feminism, eco-ability an intersectional interdisciplinary theory that interweaves environmentalism, animal advocacy, and disability studies together. Later this year Nocella will have a book coming out dedicated to this theory. The book is co-edited with Dr. Judy Bently and Dr. Janet Duncan and will be published by Peter Lang press.

John-Mark Schlink, instructor in the Department of Art and Art History, had his intaglio print titled, "Cathedral" accepted into the Mid America Print Council members juried exhibition. The exhibition, "Contributory" will take place at Spudnik Press in Chicago April 6 - May 11 2012.

Jane Krentz, director of the McVay programs, Jim Scheibel, executive in residence in the School of Business, Kris Norman-Major, director of public administration programs, along with Merrie Benasutti, Center for Integrative Leadership at the University of Minnesota, presented a best practices workshop at the annual American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) conference in Las Vegas on March 2.

 Almost 50 Creative Writing Programs (CWP) faculty, students, staff, and alums led panels, hosted an overflow crowd at a reception, and greeted conference-goers at the CWP booth in Chicago February 29-March 4  

Rachel Endo, chair of teacher education in the School of Education, presented "Hidden Narratives of Unequal Citizenship: Asian Americans, Social Movements, and the Secondary Social Studies Curriculum" at the annual meeting for the International Society for the Social Studies professional organization at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

 Hamline was well-represented when VocalPoint Chorus held two benefit concerts on February 11 & 12 to raise money for Open Arms of Minnesota. The final total raised was $17,566.00.

 College of Liberal Arts professor of practice Glenn Hardin served as manuscript reviewer for Forensic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. by Suzanne Bell.

Jim Bonilla, associate professor of conflict studies in the School of Business, has been invited to provide a half-day workshop for the National Conference of Chorus America to be held in Minneapolis on June 13.

Amanda LeBlanc (3L) and Jamie Tester (2L) of the Hamline Law School won the American Bar Association section of Dispute Resolution Regional Competition for Mediation Representation at Marquette University last weekend. Congratulations!

School of Business professor Kris Norman-Major co-edits book, "Cultural Competency for Public Administrators," which includes chapters by Jim Bonilla and Wally Swan, School of Business, as well as Naomi Taylor, School of Education.

Feminist Formations, a peer-reviewed, international academic journal, recently published, “Equity, Power, and Capabilities: Constructions of gender in a Tanzanian secondary school,” written by Matthew A.M. Thomas, adjunct faculty in the School of Education.

Hamline’s undergraduate student newspaper, The Oracle, won two major awards at the Associated Collegiate Press Best of the Midwest Convention in Minneapolis the weekend of February 10-12.

Karen Somerville, assistant professor in Hamline’s School of Business, was elected to the board of directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities.  

Hamline's Business Law Institute director Ann Graham spoke to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal regarding the efforts of a group of lawyers at the Minneapolis-based law firm of Maslon, Edelman, Borman & Brand. 

The Legal Education, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and Practical Problem-Solving (LEAPS) Project has invited Hamline Law professor David Allen Larson to serve as a consultant.

Donald M. Lewis, dean of the Hamline University School of Law, was recently named one of the 100 most influential black attorneys in the United States by On Being a Black Lawyer (OBABL).

Mock trial teams win big at regionals and advance.

Deanna Thompson, professor of religion, was the February speaker for Augsburg College's Vocatio Series "All Shook Up: The Call to Change." Thompson's talk was entitled, "Hoping for More: Cancer, Faith, and God's Future."

The Legal Education, ADR, and Practical Problem-Solving (LEAPS) Project of the American Bar Association has invited Hamline law professor James Coben to serve as a consultant.

Deanna Thompson, professor of religion, delivered the keynote address at the Saint Paul Area Synod Conference Assembly of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) on Saturday, February 11. Her talk was entitled, "Hoping for More: Being the Church in Times of Lament and Times of Joy" and was given at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi, Minnesota.

Hamline Law students Max Bunge (2L) and Kimberly Chang (3L) advanced to the quarterfinal round to finish among the top eight teams in the world at the 7th International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris last week.

Dr. Anthony J. Nocella, visiting professor in the School of Education, has co-edited The Accumulation of Freedom: Writings on Anarchist Economics, one of the first books on the philosophy of the Occupy Wall Street Movement. 

Hamline Law professors James Coben and Peter Thompson recently co-authored the third edition of the West Thomson Treatise, Mediation: Law, Policy & Practice.

Jack Reardon, professor in the School of Business, lectured in international macroeconomics and international financial economics at the Dr. Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management and Research, in Kanpur, India. 

Karen Somerville, assistant professor in Hamline’s School of Business, and her co-author, Mark Julien, associate professor at the Faculty of Business, Brock University, have been invited to present a paper at the 2012 Work and Family Researchers Network Conference in New York City.

Wendy Sanderson, '11 master of arts in English as a second language graduate (MAESL), and Mari Rasmussen will present at the upcoming National Association for Bilingual Education conference in Dallas. 

Anthony J. Nocella II, visiting professor in the School of Education, recently published the article, "Challenging Whiteness in the Animal Advocacy Movement," in the peer-reviewed, international academic Journal for Critical Animal Studies.

David Allen Larson, professor of law, is serving as chairperson for the American Bar Association (ABA) Law School Division Arbitration Competition for the second consecutive year. Larson supervised the national final rounds held at the the bar association's headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, in January. 

The Creative Writing Programs at Hamline has had a great showing in the list of finalists for Minnesota Book Awards.

Master in fine arts for children and young adults faculty member Kelly Easton's new book, Time in the Sleeping Sky, has just been published by Grace Notes Books. 

The fall 2011 issue of Peace and Conflict Review published an article by School of Education visiting professor Anthony J. Nocella II. 

The School of Education's Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching (CEUT) hosted a professional development workshop January 16 for more than 500 teachers and administrators from the Moorhead School District. T

The School of Education's Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching recently hosted Danya Perry, a nationally renowned author and expert in the field of bullying awareness and prevention, at Hancock-Hamline Elementary School.

An article published by Professor David Allen Larson, School of Law, reached the finalist stage for the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution Professional Articles Award.

Patricia Kirkpatrick's work will appear in the April 2012 issue of Poetry which commemorates the 100th anniversary of the magazine and which will be given away by the Poetry Foundation to celebrate National Poetry Month.

Joe Peschek, professor of political science, published an article on "The Obama Presidency and the Great Recession: Political Economy, Ideology, and Public Policy" in the most recent issue of the academic journal New Political Science.

Assistant professor in Hamline’s School of Education, Letitia Basford, and Heather Megarray Traegar, a K-12 teacher in the Twin Cities, presented their paper titled, "How are they going to adapt if they go to an all-Somali school?" at the International School Choice and Reform Conference in Florida. 

Naomi Taylor and Anthony J. Nocella II, faculty associates of the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching and professors in the School of Education, recently provided a workshop at social justice nonprofit, Our Saviour's Community Service.

North Star Press, an independent publisher in St. Cloud, Minnesota, will publish a collection of poetry by Hamline Law School student and graduate of Hamline's MFA program, John Medeiros. Medeiros's book, "Couplets for a Shrinking World," will be published in June 2012.   

Marilyn Nelson, faculty member in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program, has won the 2012 Frost Medal from the Poetry Society of America. The organization's highest award is presented annually for  “distinguished lifetime achievement in poetry.”   

Jack Reardon, School of Business, served as a discussant on the panel, "The Social Responsibility of Business: Only Profits or Also Other Things?" at the Allied Social Science Associations Annual Convention in Chicago, IL earlier this month. 

David Davies, associate professor of anthropology, has published an essay in a forthcoming volume of collected essays, Places of Memory in Modern China: History, Politics and Identity. His essay, "Qin Shihuang's Terracotta Warriors and Commemorating the Cultural State" examines the changing role of the iconic figures in contemporary Chinese history and their role in creating a sense of Chinese national culture.

Daniel Campbell, communications assistant at the Wesley Center and graduate of Hamline University’s master of fine arts in writing for children and young adults program, led a writing workshop for alumni on January 6.  

Congratulations to the following employees celebrating their years of service at Hamline this January. Their service and dedication to Hamline is appreciated.  5 years: John Brown and Jana Larson;  15 years: Frank Shaw and Anika Carlsted; 30 years: Barbara Bester.

The novel, Sparrow Road, written by Sheila O'Connor, professor in The Creative Writing Programs at Hamline, has been honored by VOYA and Booklist as one of the Best Books of 2011.   

Nocella has co-edited a book named among "The 50 Best Spiritual Books of 2011." Read on for details...

Steve Jongewaard, professor in the School of Education, has published a chapter in a new book of conference proceedings entitled Cultures and / of Globalization published by Cambridge Scholars Press. 

Jack Reardon, School of Business, presented a paper, "Why Economics Needs Philosophy" at the third triennial research conference of the International Confederation of Associations for Pluralism in Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Reardon also served as discussant on the panel session, "Contending Perspectives as Pluralism." 

Binnur Ozkececi-Taner, assistant professor of political science, recently published a co-authored chapter in Psychology and Constructivism in International Relations: An Ideational Alliance (University of Michigan Press). The book provides a theoretical and empirical conversation between political psychology and constructivist theory of international relations by exploring the interaction of individual cognition and social processes that shape world politics.

Jane Krentz, director of the McVay Youth Partnership, helped plan and facilitate a national summit on the common core standards and college and career readiness for students with disabilities sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) in Arlington, VA. 

Anthony J. Nocella II, visiting professor in the School of Education, co-authored a chapter in Teaching for Global Community edited by César Augusto Rossatto.

Kathy Burleson, senior lecturer in biology, and Betsy Martinez-Vaz, assistant professor of biology, recently published a paper in the Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. The article was titled "Microbes in Mascara: Hypothesis-Driven Research in an Nonmajor Biology Lab."

The Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching's Naomi R. Taylor and Anthony J. Nocella III recently provided a session titled, "Up Against the Wall" for the 2011 Adult Basic Education (ABE) Support Services Conferences at the Minnesota Department of Education. 

Professor Fahima Aziz, Economics Department, recently gave a series of lectures on labor and unemployment and a public lecture on "U.S. Labor Market after the Financial Crisis" at the Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia in Modena, Italy. 

Professor Mark Berkson, Religion Department, presented a paper at the national American Academy of Religion conference in San Francisco on November 21. The paper was entitled, "Confucian Perspectives on Shame, Guilt and the Self."

Professor Deanna Thompson, Religion Department, presided over a session on "Luther and the Jews" for the Martin Luther and Global Lutheran Traditions group at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Francisco. She also chaired the business meeting for the group. 

Andrea Bell, modern languages and literatures, recently presented a paper on Chilean science fiction writer Hugo Correa at a conference in Lima, Peru. Later, while in Chile doing research on Correa, Bell was invited to talk about her work as a literary translator.

 Jack Reardon, School of Business, recently participated in panel discussions at Lord Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK and Mansfield College, Oxford University. 

Three Hamline Law students recently received awards at the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers (MABL) Foundation Gala. Darryl Houston, Amran Farah, and Kimberly Gordon were honored with scholarship awards.

Kristin Mapel Bloomberg, professor of women's studies and Hamline University Endowed Chair in the Humanities, published an article in Nebraska History Quarterly.

Michelle Hegarty, associate vice president for finance at Hamline, was recognized by Finance and Commerce as one of the "Top Women in Finance" in Minnesota.

Jules Thompson, writing center director, and Dan Fleischhacker, writing consultant supervisor, facilitated a roundtable discussion, "A Case Study in Collaborative and Inventive Writing Center Administration" on October 21 at the 2011 Midwest Writing Centers Association Conference in Madison, Wisconsin.

Susie Steinbach, professor of history and honors program director, will have a new book published later this month entitled, Understanding the Victorians: Politics, Culture and Society in Nineteenth-Century Britain. It will be released by Routledge Press on November 28 in the United Kingdom and on December 30 in the United States.

Naomi Ono LeBeau, adjunct faculty and doctoral student in the EdD program, presented "Educational Values and Beliefs of Foreign-born Education Leaders of Color: Theoretical and Practical Views" at the 21st international annual conference of the National Association for Multicultural Education held in Chicago on November 2-5.

Two faculty members in the low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) program are being recognized for the high quality of their work. Gary Schmidt's new novel, Okay for Now, has been named a National Book Award finalist and leads the list of Amazon's Best Books of 2011 for middle-grade readers. Also on this top-ten list is faculty member Anne Ursu's novel, Breadcrumbs.

The School of Education's Letitia Basford and Rachel Endo presented "Rethinking Cultural Competence: The Value of Experiential Learning in Diversity Courses for Pre-Service Teachers" at the National Association for Multicultural Education’s Association’s 21st International Annual Conference. 

Dr. Karen Moroz, School of Education, presented “Differentiated Instruction in Teacher Education Programs” at the 33rd Annual International Conference on Learning Disabilities October 28 in Austin, TX.

Marn Frank was selected by the national Student Achievement in Reading (STAR) project to become a certified national trainer. Frank is the Student Achievement in Reading (STAR) coordinator for the Adult Basic Education Teaching and Learning Advancement System (ATLAS) program within the School of Education.

Leif Hembre, professor of biology, will give a seminar on his research titled, "Conflict Between Fisheries Management and Water Quality' at Macalester College on Monday, October 31.

Professor Nancy J. Holland, philosophy, presented a paper as part of an invited panel at the 50th anniversary meeting of the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (SPEP).

Economics professor presented two papers at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference

The Hamline Music Department's jazz guitar teacher Zacc Harris celebrates his latest CD release with the Atlantis Quartet this weekend at the Artists' Quarter in St. Paul. See Harris's web page for more information. 

David Davies, associate professor of anthropology and director of East Asian studies program, and Taylor Seeman (CLA '09) published essays in a new book called, Walmart in China. 

Jack Reardon, School of Business, presented a paper "Reforming the Economics Curriculum" at the Association of Heterodox Economics Annual Meeting, held at Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham, England. 

Professor Karen Vogel, political science, and Sarah Gengler, Hamline senior, recently presented a workshop at the Education Minnesota Conference. 

Letitia Basford, assistant professor in Hamline’s School of Education, recently presented a talk at Minnesota’s National Association for Multicultural Education conference.

Recently retired professor Deirdre Kramer was awarded the prestigious Harold B. Allen Award in recognition of her career's work in English as a Second Language (ESL) education by the professional organization for ESL teachers in Minnesota. 

Certificate in International Journalism program brings two successful alumni back to share professional advice

Conflict studies professor presents at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits annual conference

The Center for Global Environmental Educations's Lee Schmitt presents at the Geological Society of America's annual meeting

"The End of Arbitration as We Know It? Arbitration Under Attack" appears in Penn State Law School's Yearbook On Arbitration and Mediation 

School of Education faculty member, Karen Moroz, has co-authored Intentional Learning at Its Best: Engaged Learning Strategies in Higher Education

Program selects prospective students to explore theology, religion, ethics, and social justice at the Divinity School

MALS graduate Eriika Etshokin wins award for essay written for Hamline course

School of Law professor talks about President Obama's "American Jobs Act"

Visiting professor in the School of Education co-authors an article for Peace Review

Legal research and writing instructors in the School of Law presented at the Central States Regional Legal Writing Conference

Professor of philosophy presented at the 36th annual meeting of the International Merleau-Ponty Circle

Legal writing instructor presents at Minnesota State Bar Association Lawyers in the Schools training

School of Education professor wins grant to work in Vietnam

Senior lecturer in the Theatre Department performs world premiere of dance piece

School of Business professor examines Constructing Unemployment: The Politics of Joblessness in East and West 

Christiane Reilly, Center for Teaching and Learning, and Kate Borowske, Bush Library, jointly presented, "Apps To Go, No Coding Required" at the New Media Consortium's summer conference in Madison, Wisconsin in mid-June.

Congratulations to the following employees who are celebrating their years of service at Hamline during the month of August.

Hamline seniors Rola Alktout and Casey Magnuson recently took part in the kickoff for President Obama's Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge in Washington, DC.

Assistant professor in the School of Education Kim Hartung was appointed by Governor Dayton to the Board of School Administrators.

A scholarly article written by Jon Kahn, professor in the School of Law, was recently cited and discussed in a Washington Post story entitled, "Race Reemerges in Debate Over 'Personalized Medicine.'" 

Len Biernat, professor of law, served as the chat room moderator and facilitator for the Minnesota Continuing Legal Education program titled "Thurgood Marshall's Coming."

Jack Reardon, professor in the School of Business, presented lectures on international macroeconomics, monetary economics, and Federal Reserve policy at the Beijing Institute of Technology and the University of Science and Technology of China, in Hefei, China.

Mary Jane Morrison, professor in the School of Law, spoke at the Minnesota branch of the Federal Bar Association's 37th Annual Federal Practice Seminar on June 28 on the constitutional litigation involving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 

Assistant professor of political science Binnur Ozkececi-Taner's chapter "The Experiment and Foreign Policy Decision Making " (co-authored with Margaret G. Hermann), appeared in The Cambridge Handbook of Experimental Political Science, published by the Cambridge University Press.

College of Liberal Arts philosophy professor Sam Imbo gave an invited presentation on June 23 at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

CLA philosophy professor Sam Imbo had a second op-ed published June 10 in the New Straits Times.

Karen Vogel represented Minnesota at the annual national business meeting of AAUP in Washington, D.C.

Visiting professor of law Larry McDonough is serving as an observer to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (ULC) study committee on a revision of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.

Marcos Montero-Lares has been accepted for presentation at three conferences.

College of Liberal Arts philosophy professor Sam Imbo had an op-ed published May 26 in The New Straits Times.

Please join members of the Hamline Law School for a retirement celebration

Congratulations to the following employees who are celebrating their years of service during the month of June.

Two Hamline students were honored by the Minnesota State Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section at the annual dinner on May 19.

Visiting professor of law Larry McDonough successfully lobbied in the Minnesota Legislature against passage of H.F. No. 440, Sections 11 and 12, and S.F. No. 875, Sections 8 and 9.

Dr. Karen Somerville and her co-applicant Dr. Mark Julien have been awarded a research grant.

Rachel Endo, chair of teacher education, was an invited panelist for "The Great Third Coast: How Teaching in the Midwest Challenges Asian American Studies" session at the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) annual meeting in New Orleans, LA, May 17-21.

Dr. Karen Somerville, assistant professor in the School of Business, and her co-applicant, Dr. Mark Julien, associate professor in Brock University's business faculty have been awarded a research grant of $36,707.

Kris Deffenbacher, English faculty member in the College of Liberal Arts, and Mikayla Zagoria-Moffet, graduating CLA senior English student, co-authored an essay.

Professor David Cobin, who taught in the School of Law for 34 years, passed away suddenly on Saturday morning.

CLA junior and English major Lisa Fralish has recently been honored with the Newman Civic Fellow Award.

Over the weekend, more than 1,200 students became official graduates of Hamline University.

Elise Meger, assistant director in Disability Services, is leaving Hamline this coming summer.

Kristen Norman-Major Publishes Article

On May 6, the Wesley Center for Spirituality, Service, and Social Justice celebrated the programs, awards, and recognized leaders of the past academic year.

Kris Deffenbacher and Mikayla Zagoria-Moffet co-authored the essay "Textual Vampirism in the Twilight Saga: Drawing Feminist Life from Jane Eyre and Teen Fantasy Fiction".

David Allen Larson, professor of law, has published an article with the Nevada Law Journal.

Congratulations to the following employees who are celebrating their years of service during the month of May.

Duane Cady, professor of philosophy in the College of Liberal Arts, will discuss and read from the new edition of his book "From Warism to Pacifism: A Moral Continuum"

Do you have a favorite professor, advisor, coach, or someone who you would like to thank before you graduate? Are you worried about how to truly thank them in a meaningful way for their guidance and support? Visit the Gratitude Project.

Winners of this year's Minnesota Campus Compact's Presidents' Awards. These awards invite Campus Compact member presidents to give statewide recognition to effective leaders in three categories. Congratulations to the winners!  

 Cat Polivoda, German and global studies major from La Crescent, Minnesota, was chosen as the 2011 Commencement Senior Speaker.

John Mazis, history professor, gave the keynote address at the 64th annual bon voyage banquet for the Minnesota Student Project for Amity among Nations Association

Barrie Jean Borich published her essay "Waterfront Property" in the new anthology America Tensions

Jim Bonilla was published in the current issue of the Journal of Faculty Development

Jon Garon, professor in the School of Law, will be a panelist at Independent Feature Project Media Arts' Producers Conference

Kenmotsu's performance piece highlighted at festival

Law professor Mary Jane Morrison volunteers with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve group

Rachel Endo, chair of teacher education, presented at American Educational Research Association's (AERA) 2011 Conference in New Orleans

John Mazis, history professor, facilitated a discussion group at the 2011 Council of Independent Colleges Workshop

Jack Reardon, School of Business professor, published "Time to Redesign the Conceptually Flawed Economics" in Interconnections 

David Allen Larson, professor of law, presented at the at the Hamline Law Review 2011 Spring Symposium

The law school's moot court team earned honorable mention award in Hong Kong

Matt Olson, professor of psychology, was named the Minnesota Psychology Professor of the Year