Hamline Announces Launch of School of Business

At a reception with more than 300 alumni, business leaders, students, faculty, and staff, Hamline University formally announced the creation of the Hamline University School of Business and introduced the dean for the school, Dr. Julian Schuster. The school will offer graduate degree programs in business administration, nonprofit management, and public administration, and undergraduate programs in business administration and economics. The university also announced a new Minneapolis location.

Speakers at the reception included Hamline University President Linda Hanson, School of Business Dean Julian Schuster, Board of Trustees Chairman Al DeBoer, class of 1964, and Duane Benson, class of 1967 alumnus, executive director of the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation, and former executive director of the Minnesota Business Partership.

“The Hamline University School of Business will provide an innovative approach to business education that builds on Hamline’s 154-year tradition of connecting liberal education with practical experience,” said Dr. Linda N. Hanson, president of Hamline University. “We recently announced a fully integrated master’s of business administration program that responds to the needs of business leaders–for graduates who are ready for work in businesses and for organizations that need leaders who think creatively and act responsibly. Our students, faculty, and the business community have responded enthusiastically to this major move forward. 

“We are combining our strengths in several key areas to create business programs that are mission centered and market driven, that is, undergraduate and graduate programs, aimed at educating the whole student—intellectually, emotionally, and ethically,” Hanson said.  

Bachelor’s degrees in economics and business administration, with concentrations in finance, general business, marketing, management, and international business, will be offered through the School of Business, as well as master’s degrees in business administration, public administration, and nonprofit management, and a doctorate in public administration. 

“The School of Business will embrace our university’s commitment to innovative curriculum and program delivery, small class sizes, internship placement, and practical, hands-on learning,” said Dr. Julian Schuster, dean of the School of Business. “We will graduate students who are prepared for success. Our graduates will bring to their workplaces not only high levels of competence but also initiative, creativity, and passion.”  

The university also unveiled a new Minneapolis site, located near I-394 and Highway 100, which will open this fall.

Undergraduate classes will be taught on Hamline’s Saint Paul campus. Graduate students can take courses in Saint Paul or at the new Minneapolis location. For more information, visit www.hamline.edu/business.