Faculty and Staff News

MFAC faculty Laura Ruby takes her place on the 2019 National Book Awards Shortlist for Young People's Literature with her newest novel Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All. 

 MFA Alum Joe Horton and CWP Faculty Richard Pelster-Wiebe have been selected for the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship Program. The Jerome Foundation seeks to contribute to a dynamic and evolving culture by supporting the creation, development, and production of new works by early career/emerging artists.

The new anthology Under Purple Skies: The Minneapolis Anthology, edited by Frank Burnes from Belt Publishing features short stories by six Hamline University affiliated writers.

MFA Faculty Angela Pelster-Weibe will moderate a reading and interview hosted by Coffee House Press The reading will be at the American Swedish Institute in the Folke Bernadotte Conference Room on Wednesday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m.

Join us on April 12 at 7 pm in the Kay Fredericks Ballroom for a celebration of Ed Bok Lee's newest collection of poetry, Mitochondrial Night, from Coffeehouse Press.

The 31st Annual Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony will take place this Saturday night at the InterContinental Hotel Saint Paul Riverfront. It will be a special night for Hamline, five of the 36 finalists have connections to the Hamline creative writing programs.

MFAC faculty member Meg Medina wins Newbery Medal for her middle grade novel Merci Suárez Changes Gears published by Candlewick Press.

All are welcome to attend an author talk by Hamline University Professor Katharine Bjork in celebration of the publication of Prairie Imperialists: The Indian Country Origins of American Empire. Light refreshments will be served. In Giddens Learning Center, room 1S, at Hamline University on Thursday, February 28 from 4 to 5 p.m.

Homecoming, the podcast that inspired the hit Amazon Prime Original TV show, has a companion novella with its second season––written by BFA/MFA faculty member John Brandon.

Professor David Schultz has added a new item to his credential list: Restaurateur.

Dr. Alina Oxendine, associate professor in the Political Science Department, recently published an article “Exploring Politicized Media Coverage of Economic Inequality Using Mixed Methods” in SAGE Research Methods Cases.

Professor of Art History Aida Audeh presented her paper, "Van Gogh's Dante" in a panel organized by the Dante Society of America in Chicago.

Registration is now open for the 2019 NCORE Mini-Conference. The title is, “Healing the Wounds of Racism: Developing Healthy Bodies, Relationships and Communities.” It will take place on Friday, January 25, 2019 (9:00 - 4:00 p.m.) in Kay Fredricks Room, Klas Center.

Our school is on a mission to help sick and injured kids in our local community. We are raising funds and awareness through Dance Marathon for our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

CWP faculty member John Brandon’s novel Arkansas has been adapted into a film of the same name, directed by Clark Duke and filmed in Alabama.

Is there a student, faculty or staff member who has made a difference for you at Hamline? Honor them by nominating them for a Wesley Award. This year’s Wesley Award nomination deadline is Friday, March 1, 2019. All recipients of these prestigious honors will be presented with a $5,000 award and recognized in the award ceremonies at the end of spring semester.

What's that tune? Kelly Krebs' song, played by Kathy Thomsen, won second place in the 2019 Song Slam.

Professor of Public Health Sciences Susi Keefe and six graduated Seniors will have their article "Hmong College Student Perceptions and Experiences with Mercury Containing Skin Lightening Products in St. Paul Minnesota" published in the Spring 2019 issue of the Hmong Studies Journal.

Wallace Swan, an adjunct instructor at Hamline, edited and wrote a significant part of the new “Routledge Handbook of LGBTQIA Administration and Policy.”

Assistant Professor in the School of Education Patty Born will travel to New York City to support teachers in understanding and implementing national science education standards.

Dr. Suda Ishida, professor of Communication Studies, has been awarded a grant of $2,000 from the Mansergh-Stuessey Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation to support a speakers' series focused on immigrant and refugee populations in the Twin Cities.

Lifeng Dong, professor and the Emma K. and Carl R. N. Malmstrom Endowed Chair in Physics, gave an invited presentation at the 2018 Electrochemistry Symposium in Minnesota. His talk “Design and Synthesis of Carbon-based Functional Materials for Energy Conversation and Storage” focused on how to develop new materials for next generation solar cells, fuel cells, batteries and supercapacitors.

Please join Institutional Effectiveness in welcoming Kevin Miller, our newest team member. The newsletter also explores study habits from the latest National Survey of Student Engagement!

On December 13, Rabbi Esther Adler, Associate Chaplain for Jewish Life offered a blessing along with Archbishop Bernard Hebda at the Catholic Charities annual Saint Nicholas fundraising dinner.

Professor Peterson's commentary on preventing school violence was published in the Star Tribune.

Professor Deanna Thompson's new book is reviewed in the current issue of Christian Century.

Betsy Parrish, professor in second language teacher education, presented two sessions focused on implementing the English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education at the California TESOL Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA on Dec. 7-8.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson gave a presentation during a meeting of the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism.

Carrie Schmitz, graduate of the Masters in the Arts of Literacy Education program, was honored at the MN Middle School Association's State Conference on December 7.

Professor Zhenqin Zhang's book, "Intellectual Property Rights in China" has been published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Professor Katharine Bjork's most recent book, "Prairie Imperialists: The Indian Country Origins of American Empire" was published this month.

History Professor John Mazis presented the paper, “Greek Bulgarophobia as the Result of Bulgarian Success in Ottoman Macedonia 1903-1910” at the 50th conference of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies in Boston.

Patty Born Selly, a professor in the School of Education, helped to shape a statement on elementary science education by the National Science Teachers Association.

The Minnesota State Arts Board awarded Professor O'Connor a grant in support of her newest book.

For a week in November, Andrea Bell, modern languages (Spanish) was a guest of the Universidad Diego Portales (UDP) in Santiago, Chile, where she presented her work on transhumanism in Chilean science fiction.

Susi Keefe, professor of public health sciences, presented her research paper “I Don't Work: Defining Work and Entrepreneurship for Women in a Muslim Swahili Community in Coastal Tanzania,” on the panel: Rethinking Informality at the African Studies Association.

Hamline students led by Hamline Mock Trial Coach Kelly Rodgers are collaborating with the Metro Deaf School (MDS) in St. Paul and the Minnesota State High School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Faribault to conduct a Mock Trial.

Professor of Sociology and Social Justice Valerie Chepp recently published an essay in "Core Concepts in Sociology,” a comprehensive guide to essential sociological concepts, featuring contributions from an international panel of leading figures in the field.

Professor and the Emma K. and Carl R. N. Malmstrom Endowed Chair in Physics Lifeng Dong recently co-authored five scientific articles in the field of fuel cells, waveguide, biosensors, supercapacitors, and photodetectors.

Take a look at Hamline's November Sustainability Newsletter.

School of Business Professor of Practice Jim Scheibel presented at the SHIFT Fall Forum held at Minnesota State University Mankato at Edina on November 5.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson and Hamline student Hannah Klumb spoke to reporters at about the mass shooter database study and what they are learning about prevention.

Assistant Professor, Advanced Learning Technologies in the School of Education Trish Harvey and Academic Technology Consultant Nicole Nelson recently presented at the Quality Matters Conference on Quality Assurance in Online Learning in St. Louis, MO.

MFAC faculty member Elana K. Arnold's new novel for YA readers, Damsel, is out now from Balzer & Bray. Congratulations, Elana!

Professor Deanna Thompson gave the Reformation Lecture at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd on Wednesday, October 31, 2018.

Professor of Biology, Leif Hembre, presented a research seminar titled "Neo- and paleo-limnological investigation of the effects of rainbow trout stocking on zooplankton community composition & lake water quality" at Saint Olaf College on Monday, October 29.

Dr. Jillian Peterson, assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice and director of the Center for Justice and Law at Hamline, has been awarded a two-year grant of $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice to analyze the causes of mass shootings and to explore ways of preventing such tragedies in the future.

Professor of Practice Jim Scheibel spoke and moderated a panel on "Nuclear Asia: Prospects for Peace" at the Midwest Conference on Asian Affair held at Metropolitan State University on October 20, 2018.

New exhibits featuring materials from Hamline's archives are on display in the Klas Center's Mitsch History Lounge and the Alumni House. Highlights of Hamline's storied basketball history are featured in the History Lounge and "biographies" of non-extant buildings can be found at the Alumni House.

On October 17, English Learners in the Mainstream (ELM) Director Amy Stolpestad and School of Education faculty Michelle Benegas gave two international teacher professional development sessions for American English, a program of the US Department of State.

A new podcast, The Dream, explores the world of multilevel marketing and pyramid schemes from multiple perspectives. Episode 6 features discussions with associate professor Stacie Bosley, whose research speaks to cognitive biases and information issues in this industry.

Professor of Communication Studies Suda Ishida and students from her Media in Global Perspective class attended a talk on "South Africa's Fragile Democracy" by former U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Linda Thomas-Greenfield.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Education Patty Born published an article titled, "Use of Children’s Literature to Support an Emerging Curriculum Model of Education for Sustainable Development for Young Learners" in the Journal of Education for Sustainable Development.

Professor of Religion Mark Berkson gave a series of talks on Cannabis in the World's Religions at the New West Summit in Oakland, California on October 11-13.

Hamline faculty Dave Ryan (DMA), Allison Baker (Studio Arts), and Josh Gumiela (DMA) will exhibit new work in a show called Obscure Origins from October 11-27, at the Carnegie Art Center in Mankato, MN.

Have you checked your webpages lately? Hamline relies on each individual unit to maintain accuracy and consistency on our website. The digital team has put together some helpful steps and guidance for units to update and maintain your content.

Rebecca Neal, an associate professor and Director of the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching, recently published three articles addressing issues of educational equity.

MFA faculty member Sheila O'Connor and her latest book, Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth, have been featured in the September 2018 issue of Edina Magazine.

The Provost's Office would like to announce the formation of the Center for Academic Success and Achievement (CASA) as part of an expansion of student success efforts at Hamline University. CASA will provide students with the academic advising, academic skills support, tutoring, and resources needed to successfully manage the college experience and maximize student involvement in their own learning and development.

Dr. Colleen Bell, professor of Women's Studies, and Dr. Shelly Schaefer, professor of Criminal Justice and Forensic Science, have been awarded a grant of $5,000 from the Minnesota Department of Corrections to support an innovative course offered this semester that allows Hamline students and residents of Minnesota Correctional Facility at Shakopee to study together.

Professor and Emma K. and Carl R. N. Malmstrom Endowed Chair in Physics Lifeng Dong organized and chaired the 2018 Academic Conference on Nanoscale Energy and Devices held in Qingdao, China from August 18–20.

BFA/MFA faculty member Angela Pelster-Wiebe has published a new essay, "White Artists Need to Start Addressing White Supremacy in Their Work," at Literary Hub.

Professor Emeritus Ann Mabbott will continue to educate teachers of English as a second language into her retirement. She is taking her expertise to around the world as an English Language Specialist for the U.S. Department of State. Her first stop will be Spain.

Hamline University moved up into the top fifteen institutions in its class and maintained its position as a top-ranked Midwestern regional university according to U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2019 edition.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson was featured in a recent piece in the Star Tribune titled "Hamline criminology expert says we can all learn skills to diffuse a crisis."

Hamline School of Education recently received national Special Program Accreditation (SPA) through the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages international association (TESOL) Licensure program based on the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) standards.

Meg Medina’s young adult novel Burn Baby Burn has been selected for the City of Saint Paul’s 2019 Read Brave initiative.

Angela Pelster-Wiebe, author of Limber (Sarabande Books, 2014), was named the Katharine Bakeless Nason Fellow in Nonfiction for the 2018 Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference.

Professor Susan Myster and Hamline Archaeology Records Specialist Kyle Knapp were featured in the Star Tribune for their work on the Historical Human Remains Project.

Finding Yvonne, a YA novel written by MFAC faculty member Brandy Colbert, is out now from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

Ever wonder what Hamline professors do during summer vacation? Professor of Religion Deanna Thompson and Professor of Political Science David Schultz have kept busy working to publish their nonfiction books, Glimpsing Resurrection: Cancer, Trauma, and Ministry, and The Conservative Revolution of Antonin Scalia.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson published a new article in the Journal of Crime and Justice titled "Is Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training evidenced-based practice? A systematic review."

Professor of Religion Deanna Thompson's book launch for her newest book, Glimpsing Resurrection: Cancer, Trauma, and Ministry, will be on Wednesday, August 22 in Anderson Center room 112 from 5-6:30 p.m.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson was interviewed by Jana Shortal about the mass shooter database that she has been building with 20 Hamline undergraduate students over the past year.

The Dean of Students Office is seeking volunteer translators to better serve our students. The office is seeking individuals from all backgrounds, included but not limited to Spanish, Somali, Arabic, Sign, and Hmong.

15 books from our MFAC faculty and alumni have been chosen as part of the 2018 edition of The Best Children’s Books of the Year from the Children’s Book Committee at the Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature. Congratulations to all!

Dr. Leila DeVriese was recently recognized by the Hamline Undergraduate Student Congress as the 2018 Faculty of the Year.

MFAC faculty Ron Koertge’s latest book of poetry, Olympusville, is out now from Red Hen Press. Congratulations, Ron!

BFA/MFA faculty member Angela Pelster-Wiebe has been named a mentor in Nonfiction for the 2018-2019 Loft Mentor Series.

Hamline MFAC Faculty Gene Luen Yang talks about writing, teaching, and the MFAC program in a new feature with Cynthia Leitich Smith.

Hamline's Criminal Justice Department has received another grant from the U.S. Department of Justice through the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The $846,000 grant will build on a partnership to implement crime reduction strategies in a unique Minneapolis neighborhood identified as a hotspot for crime.

The Provost’s Office is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Art Guetter as the first Robert E. Green Distinguished Professor of Computational Science at Hamline University.

Hamline Dean of Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid Mia Nhia Xiong-Chan was interviewed by the Pioneer Press' Ruben Rosario about the innovative ways in which Hamline is reaching out to prospective undergraduate students in the digital age. You can read the full article on the Pioneer Press's website.

The new Hamline brand campaign, We Take the Lead, was guided in part by a manifesto that encapsulates the spirit, heart, and mission of the university community. Hear a part of the manifesto for yourself, as read by members of our Hamline community, by watching this video.

Professor Rebecca Neal has been selected as the Gordon B. Sanders Endowed Chair in Teacher Education and Director of the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching (CEUT).

In 2018, Hamline will join more than 50 other Minnesota colleges, and 1,757 across the country, in becoming a tobacco-free campus. The transition work is being done by an implementation team appointed by President Miller and comprised of students, faculty, and staff.

Representatives from Hamline’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center grant committee are participating in the national kick-off project meeting this week in Washington D.C.

Hamline is the first school in Minnesota to join the Start by Believing campaign, in partnership with Ramsey County. Start by Believing is a public awareness campaign aimed at ending the cycle of silence in cases of sexual assault.

Professor Lisa Ferguson-Stegall, exercise science and public health sciences students, and Professor Kathy Thomsen published research in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health about the benefit of music-based movement training in an older cohort.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson has partnered with the Minnetonka Police Department to develop a new, research-based, crisis intervention training. The project was recently featured in the Star Tribune.

Assistant Professor Sayonita Ghosh Hajra’s poster titled "Challenges in Modeling Word Problems" was accepted for the 2017 annual conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.

Aida Audeh, professor of art history in the Department of Studio Arts and Art History, has agreed to serve as one of Hamline's two New American Colleges and Universities (NAC&U) faculty ambassadors.

Hamline Professor of Art History Aida Audeh was recently named an affiliate member of the Consortium for the Study of the Premodern World at the University of Minnesota.

Hamline University remains a top-ranked university in its class according to U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2018 edition. Hamline ranked sixteenth among 162 institutions in the Best Regional Colleges ‘Midwest’ category. In addition, Hamline once again made the Best Value list, the top Minnesota university on that list in the Midwest category, and the list of A+ Schools for B Students. 

Stacie Bosley, professor of economics in the School of Business, alongside student researchers conducted an experiment during the Minnesota State Fair about consumer fraud prevention.

Professors in the School of Education Betsy Parrish, Andrea Echelberger, and Suzanne McCurdy presented at the Pronunciation in Second Language Learning & Teaching 9th Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 2.

Professor Máel Embser Herbert and Mai Nhia Xiong-Chan both visited the WCCO Radio booth during the course of the Minnesota State Fair for interviews with News and Views host Roshini Rajkumar.

The 32nd National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR) will be hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma between April 5 and 7, 2018. The deadline for students to submit their abstracts to a Hamline selection committee is October 22, 2017.

Jim Hagen, professor in the Hamline School of Business, was interviewed by WCCO Radio three times over the summer on subjects relating to marketing and e-commerce.

Stacie Bosley, associate professor of economics, was interviewed about the losses experienced by female direct sellers across the country for the Pacific Standard Magazine.

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Gary Gabor was recently named an affiliate member of the Consortium for the Study of the Premodern World at the University of Minnesota.

Hamline University is ready to tell its story in a more compelling way with the launch of a bold, new brand campaign. The We Take The Lead campaign is part of a strategy to raise awareness of the university and strengthen its reputation worldwide.

John-Mark Schlink, lecturer in the Department of Studio Arts & Art History, participated in a three-week residency in July and August at the Print Association Bentlage in Rheine, Germany.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Education and STEM Patty Born will attend the World Environmental Education Congress in Vancouver, Canada.

Lifeng Dong, the Emma K. and Carl R. N. Malmstrom Endowed Chair in Physics, has co-authored three scientific articles.

Professor Máel Embser-Herbert has published a chapter in The Palgrave International Handbook of Gender and the Military.

Professor Jillian Peterson wrote an article on the role of social media in extremism for CNN.

Members of the Hamline community met with educators and religious leaders from Kurdistan, Iraq on Tuesday, August 15.

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has chosen Hamline University as one of the nation’s first Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center sites. Hamline was the only Minnesota institution chosen for the honor. The grant will engage and empower campus and community stakeholders to advance justice and build equitable communities.

Kimberly Feilmeyer, Caroline Hilk, Nicole Nelson, Kristofer Scheid, and Tracy Williams presented at the International Active Learning Forum at the University of Minnesota.

Michelle Benegas, assistant professor in the School of Education, visited the U.S. Department of Education in Washington D.C. last week.

Assistant Professor Sayonita Ghosh Hajra has published an article in the Journal of Mathematics Education: East and West, Teaching and Learning, Theory and Practice.

For the tenth straight year, Forbes magazine has ranked Hamline among its 2017 “America’s Top Colleges.”

TPT television recently featured President Fayneese Miller and Professor Máel Embser-Herbert on its weekly program "Almanac" to discuss highlights of this year's Summer of Justice series of community forums that covered different subjects of race and justice.  

Aida Audeh, professor of art history, presented at the 32nd International Conference on Medievalism at the University of Salzburg, Austria on July 16, 2017.

Legal Studies Professor Leondra Hanson presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Women Lawyers in New York.

Assistant Professor of Environmental and Stem Education Patty Born will present two sessions at the Natural Start annual Nature-Based Preschool conference in Seattle Washington on August 3-5.

Professor Peggy Andrews from the Hamline School of Business was featured on KARE 11 twice discussing issues in human resources like summer hours.

Serena King, professor of psychology, published a first-authored paper in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, an American Psychological Association Journal.

Jim Scheibel, professor of practice in the School of Business, will be welcoming the HandsOn Twin Cities Summit and National Summit on Volunteer Engagement Leadership to Hamline University on July 25 and July 26.

Professor of Religion Deanna Thompson was interviewed on Coffeepot Fellowship Podcast.

Professor Singleton recently presented at the 15th International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities in London.

Celebrating its 10th year, the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) boasts an impressive number of award-winning alumni and faculty who are among the most influential writers of young people’s literature in the country.

Professor Binnur Ozkececi-Taner presented research on prime minister leadership style at the International Society of Political Psychology annual convention in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Ken Fox, professor in the School of Business, co-coached the Mitchell | Hamline law student negotiation team to a first place finish at the 2017 International Negotiation Competition for law students.

Lifeng Dong, the Emma K. and Carl R. N. Malmstrom endowed chair in physics, was invited to present at the 2017 National Symposium on Solar Materials and Solar Cells held in Qingdao, China on June 23-25.

John Mazis, professor of history, was interviewed by the Greek Public Radio program "Voice of Greece" on June 22, 2017.

Jillian Peterson, assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice, co-authored a commentary in the Star Tribune regarding the Philando Castile verdict.

Assistant Professor Patty Born was interviewed after the publication of her first book, Early Childhood Activities for a Greener Earth on the podcast Mom Enough.

Faculty members Vivian Johnson, Trish Harvey, Maggie Struck, and Jennifer Carlson in the School of Education were among the presenters at the Innovate! Teaching with Technology Conference for K-12 teachers and college educators held in June at the University of Minnesota Morris.

The Center for Justice and Law at Hamline University is hosting the third discussion in the "Summer of Justice" series on Tuesday, August 22.

Jeannie Fox, director of nonprofit management programs, has been tapped to be a weekly newswire writer for Nonprofit Quarterly, based in Boston, MA. Jeannie will contribute one to two online articles a week and an occasional feature article for the print version of the publication.

Valentine Cadieux, director of environmental studies and sustainability, was the creator of an installation called Making the Best of It: Dandelion at Northern Spark, an all-night public art and food event on June 10, 2017.

Kathy Burleson, senior lecturer in biology, presented a workshop at the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Drawing upon his experience as the mayor of St. Paul, Professor Jim Scheibel wrote a piece published in MinnPost about the federal budget and its effect on the Twin Cities.

Gaith Hijazin presented as a panelist at the Mid-Year Apartment Update Student and Affordable Housing Summit. He presented on living learning communities and spoke about the experience of international students.

A review of Professor Valentine Cadieux's work in the new book "Conversations in Food Studies" has just been published in the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development.

Yali You, professor of music from the College of Liberal Arts, recently returned from five weeks of artistic and scholarly activities in China during her sabbatical in the spring semester.

The Midway Como Monitor published an article about the new Math and Coding Literacy Project with lessons designed by Hamline University faculty and being taught by Hamline University students at Hamline Elementary.

Valerie Chepp, professor of sociology and social justice, recently published an article titled “Equity-Minded High-Impact Learning: A Short-Term Approach to Student-Faculty Collaborative Research.”

Hamline physics students Ray Culp and Seth Rice and faculty member Dr. Lifeng Dong, Malmstrom Endowed Chair in Physics, presented their research using superhydrophobic surfaces to repel snow from solar panels at the National Sustainable Design Expo in May in Washington, D.C. 

David Berg, professor in the School of Business, was interviewed on KARE 11 TV about the impact of a new proposed import tax.

Assistant Professor of Environmental and STEM Education Patty Born presented a workshop at the Morton Arboretum's conference of the Northern Illinois Nature Preschool Association. Her workshop was entitled "How nature play supports the development of STEM thinking skills."

Curt Lund, assistant professor of digital media arts, presented on a panel at Nouveau Reach, an inaugural Critical Luxury Studies conference held at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics Sayonita Ghosh Hajra receives the Hamline University Community Social Justice Award presented from the Wesley Center for Spirituality, Service, and Social Justice.

School of Business alumna Nicole Kutsi and Professor Kris Norman Major co-wrote a piece that was published in the Minnesota Cities Magazine titled Women In Public Service: Can We Close the Gap?

At the 2017 Commencement ceremony on May 20, Hamline will honor two distinguished individuals who have devoted their careers to fighting for equality and the rights of others. The 2017 honorary degree recipients are former Ambassador James C. Hormel who will receive the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the undergraduate ceremony, and Sharon P. Robinson, president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, who will receive the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at the graduate ceremony.

Hamline University and Hamline political science professor David Schultz, noted expert on elections, politics, and public policy, announced the selection of Red Wing, Minnesota and Willmar, Minnesota as the first two Minnesota cities which will host a unique new effort called Community Assemblies.

Studio arts professor Allison Baker's solo exhibition, Lost Bread, opened at Inverhills Community College. The exhibition runs through July 7, 2017.

Rachel Endo, a faculty member in the School of Education, led and presented at the American Educational Research Association's annual conference in San Antonio, Texas.