Commitment to Community (C2C) is excited to announce the Commitment to Community Keynote Address 2018 speaker Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble author of Algorithms of Oppression. The C2C keynote event will take place on Thursday, September 27 from 7-9 p.m. at the Hamline United Methodist Church.

Hamline faculty, staff, and students have two chances to protect themselves from the flu this season without leaving campus. There will be an on-campus flu vaccination clinic in Anderson Center, room 111, on Tuesday, September 25 and again on Thursday, October 4 between 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM. The shots are free if you have health insurance, otherwise the cost is $20.

Please join the Center for Justice and Law and the Innocence Project of Minnesota on Tuesday, October 2 from 6:30-8 p.m. for Wrongful Conviction Day with Exoneree Audrey Edmunds.

The First Generation Committee is excited to invite Hamline community members to the upcoming First Generation Happy Hour on Wednesday, September 26 from 3:30-5 p.m.

Join Women’s Resource Center on the Anderson Center Terrace from 2-3 p.m. on Friday, September 21 for their first bi-weekly discussion group exploring a variety of feminist issues. This week's issue is mental health, facilitated by Jenny Roper from Counseling Services.

The Hamline Student Research Symposium will take place on September 20 in the Anderson Center room 111/112. Hamline students researchers who conducted research projects during the last year are asked to consider the opportunity to present their work, and all are invited to attend.

Come hear a panel discussion titled "Transitions in Literary Publishing" on Monday, October 8 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in GLC room 100E.

Hamline students, faculty and staff are invited to attend several Minnesota United Football Club soccer games at TCF Stadium and get a custom Hamine-Minnesota United scarf. Tickets are $25 for faculty, staff and alumni. Student tickets are $10, courtesy of Student Affairs. Tickets include the scarf. Join your co-workers, alumni, and students to cheer on the Minnesota United, our future Midway neighbors, while showing your Piper pride. The first game is Saturday, September 22.

The Hedgeman Center for Student Diversity and Programs is excited to announce our This is My Story Fall 2018 schedule of programs. This is My Story is a monthly discussion series that invites members of the university and local communities to share personal stories about their social and cultural identities and journeys.

The Dean of Students Office is putting a call out to faculty, staff, and students who would like to be trained to serve on conduct boards. Interested individuals will go through an hour-and-a-half training on the university's conduct process.

We are excited to announce Hamline is moving to StepUP! as our bystander intervention program to educate students about how to be proactive in helping others. Want to learn more about being a bystander and what stops us from stepping up in situations where we see something that isn't right? Want to learn some tools and skills to help step up more regularly? Then this training is right for you.

2018 Fall Session Pilates Classes begin the week of September 6. Pilates will be held on Thursdays, 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. in the Bush Center Ballroom. Open to all.

2018 Fall Session Yoga Classes begin on September 11, and meet every Tuesday, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., in the first floor lounge of Manor Residence Hall. Open to all.  

Inside Hamline is a weekly newsletter sent to faculty, staff, and students with Hamline news and events. Learn about the newsletter schedule and how to submit your announcement.

Hamline University's tobacco-free policy went into effect over the summer. Learn more about the new policy and cessation resources.

The Feed Your Brain Campaign is hosting a set of Food & Chats. There will be a free 'no strings attached' meal and a discussion about food insecurity on Thursday, September 20, 4-6 p.m. in the Gathering Space in Sorin Commons.

Google has made available a new Gmail user interface (UI) to our hamline.edu domain. As of October 16, 2018 the new Gmail UI will become the default.

At the end of August, the three-year collective bargaining agreement between adjunct faculty who teach undergraduate courses on the St. Paul campus and the University was scheduled to expire. Negotiations between the Union representing the adjunct faculty, SEIU 284, and the university are underway with both sides working toward reaching agreement on a second contract in a timely fashion. The parties have agreed to extend the current contract through December 21, 2018 while the parties continue to negotiate in good faith. The University remains committed to working thoughtfully and fairly in negotiating with members of our adjunct faculty and their union representatives.

The 33th National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR) will be hosted by the Kennesaw State University North from April 11-13, 2019. Students who participate in the Hamline Collaborative Research Program are eligible to receive support to attend.

The Office of New Student Programs will be sending out bi-weekly emails to first year new student mentors, transfer new student mentors, and campus colleagues. The office would love to help promote what you are doing on campus.

Learn how to edit, maintain, and manipulate your web pages. The Hamline University Office of Digital Marketing will be hosting monthly website training sessions as an introduction to the web content management system Ektron.

There have been a number of staffing updates across the university, with an update most recently in the School of Education's ELM Project Director. Please join us in welcoming staff members to campus and into new roles.

TIAA Individual Counseling Sessions will be available in the Manor Conference Room, located in the basement of Manor Hall, from Tuesday, September 18-20.

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.

The 33th National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR) will be hosted by the Kennesaw State University near Atlanta, GA from April 11-13, 2019. Hamline’s Collaborative Research Program will provide conference travel funds for chosen undergraduates to present results of their academic work.

The Global Engagement Center would like to invite Hamline University students to join in on the annual overnight Global Retreat.

Students For Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), a student organization on campus, is hosting the event "Breaking Down the Bias: Hashing out Drug Myths" in Anderson Center room 112 on September 18 at 7 p.m.

On Friday, November 2 the Access to Justice Conference will be held in the Anderson Center from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Access to Justice Conference is an event where students in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas who are passionate about social justice, policy, advocacy, and the justice system will come together to learn about marginalized identities and issues when accessing the justice system.

The Writing and Communication Center (WCC) is now open. The WCC offers one-on-one peer tutoring in writing and other forms of communication to students from all departments, of all skill levels, and at any point in their projects.

Be a part of the Multifaith Fall Retreat to bond with others and learn about different religions. The event will be titled "Empathy and Communication to Build Stronger Connections" and will be held October 6-7.

Join the Global Engagement Center at the Study Away Fair in the Anderson Center Forum on Thursday, September 27 from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Hamline is hosting a Muslim Student Retreat on Sunday, September 23, from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in Anderson room 111.

Metro Transit College Pass bus cards for students will now be sold at the Cashier's Office in East Hall 113.

Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain, written by alumna Cheryl Bardoe (MFAC ‘10), is out now from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

Professor Andrew Wykes from the Studio Arts and Art History Department is awarded the 2018 American Art Award 1st place in the landscape painting category for his painting, "Killara Bay, Mayo, Ireland." The painting is 24" x 100" with the media acrylic on canvas.

Paige Riehl (MFA ‘14) has published her debut collection of poems, Suspension, with Terrapin Books.

Curt Lund, assistant professor of digital media arts, presented new research at "Design and Displacement," the Design History Society's 2018 annual conference, hosted by Parsons School of Design in New York City.

Yali You, professor of music, taught multiple master classes in chamber music, cello performance, and ensemble training at Sichuan Normal University in Chengdu, Xian Conservatory of Music, and Shaanxi Symphony Orchestra in Xian during the summer of 2018.

Economics Professor Stacie Bosley was featured on a WCCO morning program and in a recent article by Truth in Advertising for her research on pyramid schemes.  p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545}

Dr. Anne McCarthy, Dean of Hamline’s School of Business, has received a grant of $200,000 from the Wells Fargo Foundation to create an innovative Finance and Analytics Lab on campus.

Assistant Professor of Second Language Teaching and Learning Michelle Benegas and English Learners in the Mainstream Project Director Amy Stolpestad appeared in a podcast called, "Preparing ELL Teachers to be Teacher Leaders."

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson was featured on Minnesota Public Radio for work with the Minnetonka Police.

Patsy Egan, ATLAS director in the School of Education, was recently elected the first president of Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults (LESLLA).

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."

Public Health Science Professor Susi Keefe's Fall 2018 Senior Seminar was featured during a presentation at the Minnesota Department of Health.

During the summer, Dr. Jae Lee and 16 of his MBA students partnered with local organizations on their final capstone project to create the next generation of apartments.

Political Science Professor Joe Peschek presented a paper on "The Trump Presidency, Neoliberalism, and the Far Right: Alliances and Antagonisms" at the recent annual conference of the American Political Science Association.

Colleen Bell co-presented a paper titled "Teaching as Political Practice" at the annual meeting of the International Korczak Association in Seattle and co-facilitated a workshop for area educators on teaching the civil rights movement.

Leave No Trace, the latest novel from Mindy Mejia (MFA ‘09), is out now from Atria/Emily Bestler Books.

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.

Marcela Kostihova, professor of English and dean of the Hamline College of Liberal Arts, published a book chapter, "Myth of Shakespearean Authenticity: Neoliberalism and Humanistic Shakespeare," in a collection of essays.

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.

Studio art major Taylor Littlefield exhibits a sculpture at Franconia Sculpture Park.

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.

Biology Professor Leif Hembre presented findings from research conducted by he and his students— Anna Ries '18, Michael Gilray '18, Tanner Swenson '17, Chris Conley '16, and Josephine Kent ’16— at the Ecological Society of America Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 6, 2018.

Jane Krentz, director of the Hamline McVay Youth Partnership former Minnesota senator, was recognized for her decades of environmental leadership and work, especially on behalf of clean water.

John-Mark Schlink, senior lecturer in the Department of Studio Arts and Art History, was selected for inclusion in Highpoint Center for Printmaking's biennial juried international exhibition, "Stand Out Prints 2018."

Natalie Darwitz, head Hamline women’s hockey coach and three-time Olympic medalist, has been selected for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2018.

A few of the Wesley Center's religious and spiritual life student leaders attended Interfaith Youth Core’s Interfaith Leadership Institute in Chicago, Illinois where they learned about how to be more effective interfaith leaders.

Professor and the Emma K. and Carl R. N. Malmstrom Endowed Chair in Physics Lifeng Dong has co-authored a scientific article, “Additive Engineering to Improve the Efficiency and Stability of Inverted Planar Perovskite Solar Cells,” published in Journal of Materials Chemistry C.

Dr. Craig Waldron, professor in the Hamline School of Business, had his article on the vanishing of our social capital in our cities published in the North Dakota League of Cities August magazine.

Religion Professor Deanna Thompson gave a presentation titled "Illness, Disability, and the Virtual Body of Christ" at the Annual Convocation of Teaching Theologians.

Dr. Alina Oxendine, chair of the political science department, recently presented her research about income inequality and U.S. citizens’ perceptions of government at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology in San Antonio, Texas.

Nur Mood, coordinator of social justice initiatives and strategic relations, received the Sister Ann Edward Scanlon Award from The College of Saint Scholastica in June.

Lindsey Crifasi, student in the Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program, was published in the Washington Times.

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.

Zan Christ, coordinator for religious and spiritual life programs at the Wesley Center, spoke at the Theater of Public Policy.

Dr. Craig Waldron, lecturer in the Hamline School of Business, was recently quoted in the Star Tribune regarding new city licenses for hotels in the suburbs.

Ken Fox, professor of business and director of conflict studies, presented at the Rotary Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.

Current MFA student Kimberly J. Brown’s memoir, The I-35W Bridge Collapse: A Survivor’s Account of America’s Crumbling Infrastructure, is out now from Potomac Books.

Stacie Bosley, associate professor of economics, was interviewed by Baltimore Magazine for an article titled "Pyramid Dream: Multi-level Marketing Companies Evolve with the 21st Century."

Jessica Ostrov, adjunct professor of natural science and environmental education, recently contributed an essay to the Minnesota Women’s Press titled "Why Green Spaces Are White."

Allison Baker, assistant professor in studio art and art history, exhibits new work at a solo exhibition at Popp's Packing in Detroit, Michigan.

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.

Patricia Sutton (MFAC ‘18)’s debut book of nonfiction, Capsized!: The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster, is out now from Chicago Review Press.

Professor of Practice Jim Scheibel presented on June 22 at the Frontiers of Democracy Conference at Tuft's University in downtown Boston.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson and Education Professor Letitia Basford presented on the Center for Justice and Law's (CJL) Summer of Justice events at the University of Washington, Tacoma.

Lifeng Dong, professor and the Emma K. and Carl R. N. Malmstrom Endowed Chair in Physics, has co-authored a scientific article, "Theoretical Study on the Optical and Electronic Properties of Graphene Quantum Dots Doped with Heteroatoms," published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

Leondra Hanson, professor of legal studies, will speak at the TedX Minneapolis event at the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts on August 17.

Biology Professor Jodi Goldberg was awarded the Cutting-Edge Curriculum Award for her First Year Seminar “Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock: When Did Sheldon Cooper Know He Was A Scientist?”

Mark Berkson, professor of religion, gave a talk on May 31 titled "Mindfulness Meditation and its Applications for Well-Being" at Wayzata City Hall as part of the city's wellness program.

Trish Harvey, Jennifer Carlson, and Karen Moroz presented on June 7 at the Higher Education Innovation Summit at the University of Minnesota Rochester. Their presentation was titled "Feeling Real: Creating Social Presence in Online Courses."

Hamline School of Business MBA Program Director Peggy Andrews presented on the topic "Managing to Flourish" at the 2018 Management and Organizational Teaching Society Annual Conference at Coastal Carolina University on Friday, June 8.

Mike Reynolds, professor of English and associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts, presented a paper, "Prophesizing the End-Times in South African Speculative Fiction," at the international, interdisciplinary Social Life of Time Conference, held in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Professor Susie Steinbach was featured in JSTOR's "Ask a Professor" column.

Deanna Thompson, professor of religion in the College of Liberal Arts, presented her paper, "Luther's Legacy: The Wild Space of Christian Freedom" at a conference called The Alternative Luther in Skalholt, Iceland on May 31-June 3.

Aida Audeh, professor of art history, published "Vincent van Gogh, Dante, and the Studio of the South" in the international peer reviewed journal Studies in Medievalism volume 28.

The Hamline Analytics Team returned from New York with an honorable mention at the Manhattan College Business Analytics Competition. Representing Hamline in our fourth year in the competition were students Abbey Ober '18, Jacob Prouty '19, Shunya Higa '20, and Emily Salmon '18, accompanied by faculty advisor Dr. Kim McKeage.

Zan Christ, coordinator for religious and spiritual life programs in the Wesley Center, delivered a Khutbah and led prayer at the Women’s Mosque of America in Los Angeles, California.

MFAC faculty member Ron Koertge discusses the creative life of writing and teaching, along with the experience of working in poetry and prose, in a new interview with the Los Angeles Review.

Congratulations to Eric Dols and Gabrielle Brown, both juniors, and sophomore Jessie Juenemann. The three Hamline Pipers took the lead and earned All American honors at the NCAA D-III Outdoor Track & Field meet in La Crosse, WI at the Roger Herring Stadium.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson presented her research on evidence-based police crisis intervention at the Office of Justice Programs Conference on Crime and Victimization in Brainerd, Minnesota.

Allison Baker, professor of studio art and art history, presented on inclusivity and the politics of iron casting at the International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art.

Gina Erickson, professor in the Hamline Department of Criminal Justice and Forensic Science, recently published her research in the journal Longitudinal and Life-Course Studies.

Footfalls, Donna Isaac (MFA ‘07)’s first full poetry collection, is out now from Pocahontas Press. Congratulations, Donna!

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!

Education professors Joe Lewis and Letitia Basford presented their research at the 14th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.

The Wesley Center Social Justice Award was established in honor of Professor Emeritus Donald P. Irish to recognize Hamline University faculty and staff for their work on behalf of human rights, social justice, and peace. The award recognizes someone who integrates social justice into all aspects of their leadership on campus. This year’s recipient of the Wesley Center’s Social Justice Award is Dr. Binnur Ozkececi-Taner. 

MFAC faculty Phyllis Root’s latest book, Searching for Minnesota’s Native Wildflowers: A Guide for Beginners, Botanists, and Everyone in Between, is out now from University of Minnesota Press. Congratulations, Phyllis!

Three Hamline professors — Stacie Bosley, Lisa Stegall, and David Schultz — have been featured in The Academic Minute podcast to share their research.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson was interviewed by Fatherly about the potential damaging impact of active shooter drills on kids.

Professor Allison Baker exhibits a sculpture called "Unyielding Shapes: An Exhibition of Women in Contemporary Cast Iron" at Franconia in the City @ Casket.

Congratulations to Nicola Koh (MFA ’17), whose list of recent achievements is incredibly impressive—four journal publications, another forthcoming piece, a Loft Teaching Artist position for Summer 2018, and a 2017 VONA Foundation fellowship!

During the spring semester the Hamline School of Business sponsored the first annual data analytics competition for high school students. Undergraduate students have been participating in local, regional and national data analytics competitions for several years now; sponsoring a high school competition gives them an opportunity to take the lead in bringing data analytics to the high school level and extending Hamline's presence in the data analytics community.

Dr. Craig Waldron, lecturer in the Hamline School of Business, had his article on the vanishing of social capital published in the Kentucky League of Cities Magazine.

Professor of public health Susi Keefe and co-president of Feed Your Brain Campaign An Garagiola were acknowledged in the Minnesota Private Colleges April Newsletter for their work on Food Justice and Insecurity on college campuses.

The Hamline School of Business Foundations of Management classes under the instruction of Professor Tom Burns and Professor Rob Routhieaux sponsored the Sixth Annual We Take the Lead 5K to benefit the Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota (DAV of MN). The event was a great success with 153 runners participating and over $9,000 raised.

Gina Erickson, professor of criminal justice and forensic science, recently presented the paper "Context Matters: Long-Term Effects of Juvenile Correctional Confinement" at the Population Association of America Conference in Denver, Colorado.

Professor of Religion Deanna Thompson was invited by the Center for Ethics and Public Engagement at Luther College to speak about faith in the digital age on Friday, May 4.

Dr. Joe Lewis, associate professor of education, was invited to speak at the spring 2018 graduation ceremony at the Faribault Prison School.

Hamline collaborated with Bethel University on two recent learning opportunities. Many of Hamline’s Muslim students met with Bethel’s Christian students as part of an Interfaith Youth Core funded grant.

Artwork by digital media arts senior Jordan Coffer has been selected to represent the 2018 Zine Librarians unConference, an international gathering to be held in Minneapolis in July. The gathering will be hosted by the Hennepin County Libraries system, University of Minnesota Libraries, and Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.

A logo designed by Emily Ferm, junior majoring in digital media art, has been selected to represent Feed Your Brain, a student-led initiative to increase awareness of food insecurity and increase food access for Hamline students.

Professor Jim Scheibel gave a keynote address titled “Wanted: Citizen Students and Citizen Professionals" on May 3, 2018, to the Oakdale Chamber of Commerce for their annual scholarship luncheon.

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

Peggy Andrews, Hamline University School of Business MBA director, will be presenting “Humble Inquiry, Writing, and Speaking: The Trifecta of Business Communication” at the 2018 Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Redesigning the MBA Curriculum Conference.

The Guthrie Theater is the most recent host of the Center for Global Environmental Education's (CGEE) Mississippi Multimedia Gallery 55" touch screen display. The program is serving as a special complementary exhibit to the Guthrie's most recent production, "An Enemy of the People."

The Office of Residential Life is pleased to announce the students and staff who were recognized at the 2018 end of the year celebration.

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

Hamline’s Chief Information Officer is recognized for vision and leadership by the Twin Cities CIO Leadership Association and the Minneapolis – St. Paul Business Journal.

Patty Born, assistant professor of STEM and environmental education,  has published an article titled "Regarding Animals: A Perspective on the Importance of Animals in Early Childhood Environmental Education."

Dr. Betsy Martínez-Vaz, associate professor of biology and biochemistry, attended the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in San Diego with Hamline students Brennon Fleagle, Aldina Imamovic, Joshua Slostad and Uriel Vazquez-Rios.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson presented for all of the Ramsey County Juvenile Justice Department staff on how to promote long-term behavior change including trauma-informed care, rewards over punishments, caring relationships, and effective mental health treatment.

After a semester of Hamline students visiting classrooms at the Hmong Academy, the education classes returned the favor and hosted more than 150 youth from Hmong Academy School.

Biology Professor Kathryn Malody and Hamline alumna Jessica Tomaselli ’09 participated in the annual Art in Bloom event at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

On Thursday, April 26 the 2018 Hedgeman Honors and Awards was held in Anderson Center room 112 with over 90 faculty, staff, and students and in attendance, recognizing undergraduate student excellence in academic, leadership, and service.

Two cohorts totaling 90 English as a second language teachers were trained at the English Learners in the Mainstream (ELM) Institute to coach their mainstream teacher colleagues in best practices for English learners.

Deanna Thompson, professor of religion, has written a chapter titled "Professional Responsibility, Informed Consent and Neighbor Love in Cancer Trials: Theological, Ethical and Legal Dimensions" in Lutheran Theology and Secular Law: The Work of the Modern State. 

Sam Imbo, professor of philosophy, was featured by Fulbright Japan in their My Fulbright Story series.

Undergraduate student excellence was celebrated at the annual Honors Convocation on Thursday, May 3.

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

Anthropology Professor Lewis "Skip" Messenger delivered a pedagogical methodology paper on Saturday, April 14 at the American Archaeology Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Karen Moroz and Jennifer Carlson presented "Social Consciousness: Creating Literacy Environments that Encourage Critical Thinking and Dialogue" at the Minnesota Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference.

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

Professor Dorothee Dietrich recently gave two presentations at the 90th annual Conference of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago: "Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Strategies and Negative Affect After Ostracism" and "Coping and Resilience in Light of Rejection-Sensitivity."

Hamline communication studies majors Emily Butts, Makayla Durand, Lea Gorius, Natasha Semanko and Kalli Wilson were among a selected group of undergraduate students who presented their communication research at the University of St. Thomas' 27th Annual Undergraduate Communication Research Conference on Friday, April 20.

Education professors Letitia Basford and Joe Lewis presented their research at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting in New York City.

Assistant Professor of English Jen England's chapter, "Survive, Thrive, or Perish: Environmental Collapse in Post-Apocalyptic Digital Games," was published in the edited collection The Discourses of Environmental Collapse: Imagining the End.

Religion Professor Mark Berkson was the featured speaker at the Pressing Questions in Religion event at Illinois State University. His talk was titled "The Cultivation, Calling and Loss of the Self: Confucian and Daoist Perspectives on Vocation and a Meaningful Life."

Students in the Advanced Exercise Physiology: Clinical Applications course, taught this spring semester by Professor Lisa Stegall, have been conducting high-impact research for a project regarding blood pressure in college-aged people and an updated classification of hypertension.

Assistant Professor Patty Born will travel to Pacuare Reserve, Costa Rica for an educator fellowship on science and environmental education. While there, she will be involved in sea turtle monitoring and rainforest ecology research projects.

The Hamline Sculpture Guild held its inaugural art event called TalentShowCarWashBakeSale for the Saint Paul Art Crawl.

On behalf of the Hamline University Board of Trustees, the Dean of Students Office is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 John Wesley Leadership and Service Award for Students and the 2018 John Wesley Trustee Award for Faculty and Staff.

Jen England co-authored an article, "Tweens as Technofeminists: Exploring Girlhood Identity in Technology Camp," with Robert Cannella.

The Hamline University Model United Nations team recently returned from the National Model United Nations Conference in New York City where they were recognized with the Honorable Mention for Best Delegation award.

Hamline School of Business MBA Program Director Peggy Andrews was a featured speaker on the topic "Managing to Flourish" at the 2018 Twin Cities Young Professionals Summit on Friday, April 13.

Associate Professor Alina Oxendine recently presented her research titled "Social Capital and Support for Improving and Investing in Public Health" at the 76th Annual Midwest Political Science Association Meeting in Chicago.

Hamline’s student newspaper, the Oracle, was once again recognized for its outstanding journalism at two conferences this winter.

Patsy Egan, director of ATLAS, recently presented at the International TESOL Convention in Chicago.

Education Professor Letitia Basford provided a workshop to the Minnesota Reading Corps on the school-to-prison pipeline.

Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth, by MFA faculty Sheila O'Connor, a Spring 2018 Kids’ Indie Next List Pick and MIBA Midwest Connections Pick, is available now from Penguin.

Associate Professor of Political Science Binnur Ozkececi-Taner presented her new research at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association in San Francisco, California from April 3-7.

38 Hamline Students presented their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2018 at the University of Central Oklahoma on April 5 to April 7.

The Creative Writing Programs faculty member Angela Pelster-Wiebe’s new flash nonfiction piece, "Charlottesville, 2017," has been published in Tin House.

John Mazis, professor of history, is presenting a series of six lectures at the University of St. Thomas Selim Center for Lifelong Learning.

School of Education faculty and staff presented a workshop for teacher leaders at the international Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Religion Professor Mark Berkson gave a talk at Lakeside Congregation near Chicago entitled "Jews, Buddhism and Multifaith Identity: Or, What is a Jubu Anyway?"

Javier Gutierrez, associate dean of students, spoke at the 2018 IRace Summit at the Great River School in St. Paul, Minnesota. IRace is designed to help students understand and embrace individual diversity.

Professor of Public Health Sciences Susi Keefe presented on her research in coastal Tanzania at the International Center of Global Change at the University of Minnesota on March 23.

Hamline School of Business Professor Ken Fox was one of three keynote panelists at a Mitchell Hamline School of Law colloquium on the meaning and importance of "Facts, Stories and Truth in Mediation," on March 26.

Sophomore Hani Abukar recently presented a poster at 21st annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education in San Diego, California.

John Akre, adjunct faculty member in the Department of Digital Media Arts, was awarded a 2018 Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board.

John-Mark Schlink, professor in the Department of Studio Art and Art History, was selected for the 2018 Print Triennial in Krakow, Poland.

Senior marketing major Tarrant Collett was awarded Soldier of the Year for the 682nd Engineering Battalion of the Minnesota National Guard.

Hamline School of Education Assistant Professor Rebecca Neal co-authored the article, "Detailing Relational Interactions in Urban Elementary Mathematics Classrooms," in the Mathematics Teacher Education and Development journal.

Assistant Professor in the School of Education Kim Hartung shared her newest research in a presentation titled “Supporting New School Leaders,” at the National Social Science Association’s Technology and Social Sciences Conference in Las Vegas on March 25-27, 2018.

Alumnus Yi Gang ‘82 was appointed as the Governor of the People’s Bank of China. Much like the United States Federal Reserve, the People’s Bank of China is the central bank of the country that regulates the financial industry. Yi is the first new appointment to lead the bank in more than 15 years.

Michelle Benegas, professor in the Hamline School of Education, responds to the changing landscape and language in the field of English as a Second Language (ESL) in her blog post.

Hamline School of Education Associate Professor Bill Lindquist presented on his chapter in the upcoming book, "Toward Inclusion of All Learners through Science Teacher Education" at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST).

Lifeng Dong, professor and the Emma K. and Carl R. N. Malmstrom Endowed Chair in Physics, has co-authored two scientific articles in the development of low cost, solution-processed, and high performance solar cells.

Professor of Public Health Sciences Susi Keefe and four students in the public health sciences senior seminar presented their research at the Midwest Sociological Society Conference on Friday, March 23.  

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson gave a half-day workshop at the Minnesota Social Service Association Annual conference on evidence-based mental health crisis intervention.

Professional established painter Tim Tozer talked about his work to Professor Wykes' painting class at the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.

MFA faculty Sheila O’Connor launches her newest, Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth, with two local bookstore events: Saturday, April 7, in Minneapolis and Sunday, April 13, in St. Paul.

Hamline Chief Information Officer Mark Kondrak has been named as a finalist for the 2018 Twin Cities CIO of the Year Award.

Religion Professor Mark Berkson gave two talks recently at the Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Dialogue and the Adath Study Group.

Larry R. Masterson, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, traveled  to San Francisco with biochemistry students to present at the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting.

Keith Bistodeau, adjunct professor of communication studies, is being awarded the top panel in the Graduate Student Caucus of the Central States Communication Association at the annual conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Hamline students Edgar Juarez Lopez, Evelyn Sanchez, Sydney Elwood, Christopher Morales Farfan, and Wendy Vo presented their work at IMPACT conference at Mayo Clinic on March 10, 2018.

Professor of Practice Jim Scheibel spoke on March 11 about civic learning at the opening session of the National Service Learning Conference held in downtown St. Paul.

Kyle Knapp, a senior studying criminal justice, published an opinion piece in the MinnPost about the complex motives behind mass shootings based off of his research with Jillian Peterson.