An update and guidelines for returning to campus with specific guidelines for the Anderson Center from Melinda Heikkinen, Hamline University COVID-19 response coordinator.

Diversity Initiatives Steering Committee (DISC) is seeking one university-wide undergraduate student representative for Spring 2021 and the 2021-2022 academic year. We are asking for nominations of students to join DISC, you can nominate someone else or self nominate.

The MLK Day of Service will be offered to pre-registered faculty, staff, and students.There are multiple opportunities to participate in Day of Service activities. These are tangible ways to transform Dr. King’s life and teachings into community-building with local nonprofit organizations.

Hamline University will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a livestreamed commemoration program on Tuesday, January 19 at 4 p.m. followed by community service opportunities on various dates in January.

President Miller issued a statement on the terrible and tragic events of Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in Washington D.C.

Effective January 5, 2021, Hamline University will reduce its COVID-19 Shift Level from Modified Level 4 to Level 3.

Hamline is a special place. Our students, faculty and staff have amazing stories to share. We want the world to know about them.

Hamline's Digital Media Arts Department is pleased to announce Open Studios.

Winter is here and the weather may affect university operations. The Hamline text alert system, website and social media channels will provide accurate information.

During January the Food Resource Center is open! Order online and pick up at Walker Field House.

The marketing and communications team has made some small updates to the brand guide.

Want to prepare the Hamline community to Step UP! to problematic behaviors? Join us this JTerm for training in Hamline’s bystander intervention program, Step UP!

Don't leave your resume out in the cold, the Career Development Center is here to help - virtually! The fall semester may have drawn to a close, but the CDC is still very much open. You can set up 1:1 virtual and phone appointments throughout December, J-term, and into the spring semester.

Major email announcements from Hamline University since the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact our community have been listed and linked on one webpage.

Help our community members by ordering takeout from restaurants that are connected to the Hamline campus.

The Fulcrum Journal is now accepting submissions for our 2021 issue until March 1!

Want to prepare the Hamline community to Step UP! to problematic behaviors? Join us this JTerm for training in Hamline’s bystander intervention program, Step UP!

Hamline's marketing team has created a number of Hamline-branded Zoom backgrounds.

On-campus spaces to study or attend virtual class are available for students who live off campus.

Want to be heard on a topic? Hamline University has established processes for students, faculty and staff to provide input on issues in our community.

Faculty and staff are invited to join Hamline alumni on Friday, February 12 at 12 p.m. for a fast-paced Hamline trivia game via zoom.

The Soeffker Gallery exhibit is called "Figural Continuum" and it features works from the Hamline collection.

Conference & Event Management (CEM) is accepting requests to book reservations for the 2020-2021 school year.

Campus parking applications are now available online.

Qualtrics is a survey software tool used to design, send and analyze surveys online. It has advanced survey and analytics functionality.

Hamline University School of Business recently launched a Marketing Analytics Clinic (MAC) to employ students as associate consultants for small to mid-sized businesses and nonprofits on projects at the intersection of marketing and business analytics.

When Emma Harrington ’22 didn’t find an internship that fit her interests, she did the next best thing, or perhaps something better: She forged her own path.

Study Away, applications open for Summer 2021! Great options for First Gen or First Time Travelers - extra support, scholarships, budget-friendly price tag!

The Educational and Institutional Insurance Administrators (EIIA) invites students to enter their annual photo contest.

Kris Deffenbacher, professor of English, published "Why Racially Diverse British Costume Dramas Matter" in PopMatters.

Mark Berkson, professor of religion, had an article on American and Islamic conceptions of religious freedom published in American Muslim Today.

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Sofía Pacheco-Forés worked with AnthroIllustrated to create educational and inclusive images of diverse anthropologists at work.

Jeff Papas, Hamline University's director of communications, has been invited to present to members of New American Colleges and Universities (NACU) on best practices in crisis communications.

A new anthology edited by Hamline students Emma Harrington ’22 and Abby Doty ’21 and recent grad Madelaine Formica ’20 captures the unique challenges of coming of age in a pandemic and beyond.

Kris Norman-Major, Professor and Director of Public Administration and Nonprofit Programs in the School of Business was invited to present to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Professor of Practice Jim Scheibel published a piece in MinnPost featuring advice for the inauguration from Hamline students for President-elect Biden.

When Emma Harrington ’22 didn’t find an internship that fit her interests, she did the next best thing, or perhaps something better: She forged her own path.

Mari Johnson '20 was lead author along with Zack Langton '21, Zach Reed '20, John Alchemy '90, and physics professors Bruce Bolon and Jerry Artz in publishing in the peer-reviewed Journal of Clinical Cases and Reports.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Innovations Suite Researcher Practitioner Fellows Academy awarded a grant to Drs. Schaefer and Greenman to provide a case study on their research from the Community Based Crime Reduction (CBCR) grant.

A total of 107 Hamline students were named to the School of Business Dean's List and 663 undergraduate students were named to the College of Liberal Arts Dean's List for the Fall 2020 semester.

Professor Baker shows new work in solo exhibition at Project Project in Omaha, NE.

Professor Ozkececi-Taner joined a panel of foreign policy experts and journalists to discuss the future of US-Turkish relations in the Biden era.

Sofía Pacheco-Forés, assistant professor of anthropology, published her research on bone chemistry.

Professor and Emma K. and Carl R. N. Malmstrom Endowed Chair in Physics Lifeng Dong will join the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Academy of Science (MAS) in January of 2021.

Hamline School of Education Professor Michelle Benegas and Director of the English Learners in the Mainstream (ELM) Project Amy Stolpestad have received the Harold B. Allen award from Minnesota Teachers of English to Students of Other Languages (MinneTESOL).

In the spring of 2020, Anthropology Professor Brian Hoffman knew that his fall class “Excavating Hamline History” would go forward despite COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

Visiting Professor Amanda Furiasse, PhD, presented her research at the American Academy of Religion's Annual Conference on December 10th.

Visiting Professor Amanda Furiasse, PhD recently published her new research on the convergence of computer programming and African ritual in Routledge's new series on Religion & the City.

Visiting Professor Amanda Furiasse, PhD has been named Co-Director of Contagion, Religion, and Cities Project at the Center for the Study of Religion and the City at Morgan State University's Department of Philosophy & Religion.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson published an article in The Conversation, "US Gun Violence: Too many people have died in 2020- and COVID played a larger part than you think."

Hamline has been recognized by a group of professional peers from institutions across the country for its online + live panel hybrid model as a "Innovative Design on a Dime" best practice. Kate Meyer will present what the GEC did to the national group on December 12.  

Professor Baker has been awarded a Red Bull Art microgrant for studio production.

Paul Bogard, associate professor of English, has published his first children's picture book. It is titled "What If Night?"

Work by assistant professor Curt Lund, faculty member in the department of Digital Media Arts, will be on display as part of an upcoming exhibition at Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Rebecca A. Neal, an associate professor in the Hamline School of Education and director of the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching (CEUT) and alumnus Dr. Stanley Brown ʼ07 have been awarded the Ron McKinley “All My Relations” Award by the Minnesota Education Equity Partnership (MNEEP).

Hamline students and professors Keefe and Cadieux anchor a new USDA-funded collaboration to support food access efforts on local campuses.

Emily Kilgore (Galle-From) is a current student in the Administrative Licensure program working toward a Principal license in the School of Education at Hamline; she recently published another children's book titled "The Whatifs." It is about a child dealing with anxiety and is beautifully illustrated.

Professor Baker will produce a body of work surrounding Labor, the Abject, and Environmental Illness.

Assistant Professors Brett Devine, Austin Miller and Samantha Snyder Cakir and Associate Professor Stacie Bosley presented research at the Southern Economic Association conference in November 2020.

Grant funds will underwrite Malloy's tour to promote his new novel, AFTER FRANCESCO (release date May 25, 2021).

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson gave the Keyntoe Address at the Puget Sound School Safety Virtual Summit in Washington State.

Dr. Erik Asp and colleagues published an article reviewing the vulnerabilities of individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder to suggestibility and confabulation in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry.

Hamline University will continue its proud tradition of national leadership within the National Collegiate Athletics Association in January when President Fayneese Miller assumes leadership of the NCAA Division III President’s Council.

Erik Asp gave an address at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society on November 11, 2020.

Gaith Hijazin was invited to be a part of a Q&A panel titled “Connecting with successful minority alumni to help gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace."

Professor Baker's work will be exhibited in Paper Works IIV at the Foundry Art Center in Saint Charles, MO.

A new EPA grant will allow a team of students to collaborate with Professor Lifeng Dong on a design project to build an instrument to detect lead in drinking water.

A Federal EPA Grant has been awarded to Dr. Lifeng Dong for a research project with students titled, "Increased Sensitivity for Lead Detection in Drinking Water Using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy."

Work by assistant professor Curt Lund has been selected for an upcoming virtual exhibition at the Eden Theological Seminary's Webster Arts Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Paul Bogard, Associate Professor of English, has the cover story "No Time to Burn" in the Fall 2020 Audubon Magazine.

Hamline theatre and dance students and faculty have developed a production reflecting many varied reactions to the current moment, these individual pieces examine how we develop- and sometimes lose- the connections between people, "2020 Discoveries" is a multifaceted and multimodal exploration of where we are right now and how we might move forward with our lives.

Linnette Werner and Marcela Kostihova presented on Regenerative Leadership in Higher Education at the International Leadership Association Conference in November 2020.

The Hamline School of Business (HSB) was a finalist for curriculum delivery in the MBA Roundtable Fast Track Curriculum Innovation Award competition for successfully adapting the MBA Capstone for distance learning.

Gaith Hijazin presented to the Sanneh Foundation Dreamline coaches on culturally competent leadership.

Americorps Food Access Vista Sophia Brown and Professor Susi Keefe received a grant award from Hunger Solutions Minnesota for the "Minnesota COVID Food Fund Grant."

Creative Writing Professor Angela Pelster-Wiebe's debut essay collection Limber named one of the best nature books of the 2000s.

Letitia Basford and Joe Lewis, along with former HSE colleague Rachel Endo, published an article in Multicultural Education.

Karen Moroz facilitated Engagement: What's Working in 2020's Unique Learning Environments in a virtual session

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

According to Hamline School of Education Assistant Professor Patty Born and other environmental education experts in Minnesota, it is time to teach outdoors.

Professor Peterson will present research during an upcoming National Institute of Justice webinar.

The article, "Campus Food Insecurity: Bringing Private Institutions into Conversations on Basic Needs" was published in the Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition.

In addition to creating a virtual one stop shop for students on Study Away here at Hamline, Kate Meyer has also continued to bring Hamline world attention through her leadership on NAFSA's Regulatory Practice Committee, specifically on funding study abroad/away.

Mark Berkson gave a presentation on Buddhist sutras and commentaries to Opportunity St. Paul's Interfaith Action organization on October 13.

Jon Curry MPA ’15 knew he wanted a postgraduate degree, and had a good idea of where he wanted to go with his life and career. But coming to Hamline University to obtain a master’s degree in public administration changed those goals — and changed Curry along the way.

The University Resident Theater Association (URTA) recognized Hamline Professor Bill Wallace with a 2020 Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Training. The awards recognize outstanding work of undergraduate instructors, coaches, mentors, as well as institutions, for excellence in the training and preparation of undergraduate theatre artists.

Gaith Hijazin and Katherine Mary "Kate" Meyer presented at the "Sustainability in the Face of Global Crisis" conference hosted by Mykolas Romeris University.

Professor Sumera coedited a special issue of Ethnomusicology Forum titled "Affect Theory: Ethnomusicological Interventions."

Professors Bruce Bolon and Jerry Artz and Hamline alum John Alchemy, M.D.,'90, along with undergraduate researchers Mari Johnson, Zach Reed, and Zack Langton, have published in the September 2020 peer-reviewed Journal of Clinical Cases and Reports.

Hamline School of Business students took first and second place in the economic communication category during the annual undergraduate competition sponsored by the Minnesota Economic Association (MEA).

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

Studio art major Elsie Gray exhibited new work in "Dangerous Lullabies" in Woodstock, IL.

Studio art major Andi Haus exhibited work at an international video festival in Moscow, Russia.

Professors Hanson and Schultz Presented to Minnesota State Bar Association on the topic of Justive Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Supreme Court confirmation process.

The Hamline University Board of Trustees and President Fayneese Miller have announced that David Schultz has been named Distinguished University Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies.

Karen Moroz 's co-authored chapter A Decade of Thriving: Learning From One Faculty Learning Community’s Success has been published in High impact educational practices.

Professor Basford presented school-to-prison-pipeline interruption research for the Minnesota Middle School Educator Association.

Political Science professor Alina Oxendine was selected for a research grant from the Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs and the American Political Science Association (APSA), which will support her project “Race and the Income Gap: How Perceptions of Winners and Losers Help to Fuel Economic Inequality in the U.S.”

Lifeng Dong, Professor and the Emma K. and Carl R. N. Malmstrom Endowed Chair in Physics, was invited to give a virtual 3M Tech Forum Talk "Developing Carbon-Based Nanocomposites for Sustainable Energy and Clean Water" on July 30, 2020. The Tech Forum was co-sponsored by two chapters of the 3M Company: Applied Physics and Optics, Climate and Nanotechnology.

Professor Keefe presented collaborative research at SYNChronicity: The National Conference for HIV, STI and LGBTQ Health.

Work by assistant professor Curt Lund, faculty member in the department of Digital Media Arts, has been selected for an upcoming portraiture exhibition at the University of Alaska, Anchorage's Hugh McPeck Gallery.

Professor Baker's sculpture will be included in the inaugural exhibition at Franconia Commons, a new addition to Franconia Sculpture Park, on Saturday, September 26, 2020.

Craig Erickson, Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, co-authored an article in the journal Graphs and Combinatorics.

Betsy Parrish, Professor in the School of Education, presented Optimizing Learner Success through Differentiation to an audience of over 2700 educators across the globe at the Cambridge Live Experience Conference on September 9, 2020. This event was hosted by Cambridge University Press in the UK.

Professor Jermaine Singleton’s essay titled “Beyond Shadow Boxing: Reflections on the Matrix of Race in the Post-Floyd Era of Racial Protest” recently appeared in Stillpoint Magazine.

Thirteen members of the Hamline University gymnastics team were named Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Academic All-Americans.

Psychology Professor Serena King published an article in the Journal of Public Health (international multi-disciplinary peer-reveiwed journal) with two Hamline undergraduate students, Angela Wollmuth and Sadie May Wasberg.

The City Pages recently wrote about a mutual aid project by Rachel Lawrence, a Hamline senior studying social studies and education, who has organized a mobile grass-roots effort to support her South Minneapolis community.

Kris Norman-Major, Professor and Director of Public Administration and Nonprofit Programs in the School of Business presented for the Florida International University School of Public Affairs 2020 Leadership Series.

Creative Writing adjunct faculty member Shannon Scott discussed horror fiction with Tara Lasowski.

HSE professors Joe Lewis and Letitia Basford examine how a charter high school is successfully serving students who have not succeeded in the traditional school system and are in danger of experiencing the school-to-prison pipeline.

Associate vice president and athletic director Jason Verdugo, one of only a handful of Latino athletic directors in the country, speaks about how his personal and professional journey informs his work on diversity and inclusion in athletics at Hamline.

Hamline University students and faculty have wrapped up their Summer Undergraduate Collaborative Research projects and students are preparing to present their findings at the annual September research symposium.

Professor Allison Baker, department of Studio Art and Art History, exhibits work in a show titled "Realities and Art" at ARC Gallery in Chicago, IL.

Hamline University School of Education recently secured a $250,000 Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER Fund) grant from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE).

K. Moroz and C. Carlson's article was published in the August issue of American Middle Level Educators.

Hamline students featured in the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology newsletter.

Professors Jen England and Susi Keefe present Food Access research with Feed Your Brain co-founders and Hamline Alum An Garagiola-Bernier and Emma Kiley at the Minnesota Department of Health Sexual Violence Prevention Taskforce. "Basic Needs Insecurity Among College Students: Implications of a Program of Action Research for Primary Prevention."

Hamline’s Food Resource Center (FRC) received $2,500 to be used for food offered at The Food Group. This will support food access for Hamline students. The FRC continues to work to provide nourishment for Hamline University’s students and we are thankful for receiving this grant!

Dr. Wallace Swan presented during "The Routledge Handbook of LGBTQIA Administration and Policy" virtual session at the Social Equity Leadership Conference, Minneapolis MN, United States.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson spoke with Bloomberg News about the impact that COVID-19 is having on mass violence, and what we may see in the future as communities start to re-open.

Professors Cadieux and Keefe selected by Campus Compact to lead a Community of Practice on "Addressing Food Access as Part of Building a “Student-Ready” Culture on Your Campus". Apply to join them!

Students Lue Her, Haileigh Lenz, Victor Tymecho, D'Angelo Perez and alumnus Tristan Contreras ‘20 worked with visiting faculty member Urvashi Gangal, Ph.D. to determine how to use cold plasma to inactivate pollutants in drinking water.

Jim Scheibel, a professor of practice and former mayor of St. Paul, lays out his hopes and sets goals for the coming year in his latest MinnPost essay.

Tom Schlick, Hamline School of Business adjunct faculty member, recently published a blog post titled, "Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt MBAs Reduce Costs & Waste."

Biology Department Laboratory Manager, Kathryn Malody, gave a presentation on "BioSafety: Beyond Blood Borne Pathogens" at the NAOSMM 2020 Virtual Conference.

What can be done about a widely used chemical that might be harmful to the environment? Dean Young learned there might be a bacterial solution to the problem!

Leif Hembre, Professor in the Department of Biology, and two of his former research students (Auggie Henneck and Gardea Simoke) co-authored a manuscript that has been accepted for publication in the journal BIOS.

Scientific research is more than dreaming up hypotheses and finding conclusions. For senior Caleb Rosenthal, it was about building a database tool for others to use.

As the pandemic shifted education online, students and faculty made the best of a difficult situation.

In addition to enjoying the summer, senior Ashley Robinson is trying to solve a biochemistry mystery

New data on victims, guns and mental health provides deeper insights and avenues for data-driven prevention.

Spencer Larson's biology research project on zooplankton has brought new meaning to the Minnesota term 'Lake Life'.

Professor Allison Baker is a finalist for the Prisma Art Prize at the Atelier Montez in Rome, Italy.

Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences and Sociology Susi Keefe published article in Hmong Studies Journal with Minnesota Department of Health Collaborators.

Professor Mark Berkson gave a talk for the Theological Discussion Group at the First Congregational Church of Palo Alto in California on July 10. The title of the talk was "Global and National Trends in Religion."

Political Science Professor Alina Oxendine presented her research “The Political Psychology of Inequality and Why It Matters for Populism” recently at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), which was conducted using a virtual conference platform.

Kyle Knapp, CJL research associate and CAS archaeology records specialist, was accepted into the Criminology and Criminal Justice Ph.D. program at Florida State University.

Hamline adjunct instructor is on the front lines to earn justice for George Floyd.

Read highlights from a recent Hamline University Leo Lecture titled “Working, Living and Coping in a World with COVID-19” with Jodi Metz, director of Health Services, and Hussein Rajput Ph.D., director of Counseling Services. During the live stream conversation, Hamline experts answered questions about health and wellness during the global pandemic.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson spoke with Angela Davis on Minnesota Public Radio about what the research says about having police officers in schools.

A number of Hamline University students earned academic recognitions for work during the spring semester.

As a liberal arts institution that values civic engagement, Hamline University embraces a diversity of viewpoints and experiences among its students, faculty and alumni. In the wake of the Memorial Day officer-involved killing of George Floyd, Pipers donated, volunteered, marched, and protested. Some have also taken the lead in the media.

The U.S. Department of State announced the selection of Professor Betsy Parrish for a six-month virtual English Language Specialist project on developing handbooks for establishing Communities of Practice in Vietnam with the National Foreign Language Project of the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training.

This spring, Hamline announced its first three Master of Science in Business Analytics graduates.

Read Dr. David Everett's invited commentary on "Higher Education’s Role in Promoting Racial Healing and the Power of Wonder" published by the American Association of Colleges and Universities.

Professor Mike Reynold offers his hot take on literature and crises. He also suggests a few pandemic-worthy books for our reading pleasure.

This spring Kaori Kenmotsu and the dance ensemble embraced the challenge of taking an embodied physical art form into a digital space. In collaboration with seniors Jackson Cobb and Helen Maclay, they created a piece called “In Transition” that is now available to view online.

Members of the Hamline Track and Field and Cross Country teams ran backward and uphill to raise over $600 for The Link, a shelter for youth run by alumna Beth Holger ‘98 Master of Nonprofit Management ‘04. 

This year, the “Honors Convocation” was renamed: “The Awards and Honors Ceremony.” Like other similar celebrations of students’ successes in the spring of 2020, it was online. It was recorded and is now available for viewing.

Hunter Holten, a rising junior majoring in Computational Data Science, is the first Hamline University student to receive a Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship from the Department of Defense (DOD).

Molly Isaacson analyzes data for the Office of Institutional Effectiveness. During Minnesota’s Stay at Home Order, she’s been crunching numbers at home but has still found time to assist the Red Cross by donating blood.

Dealing with the impacts of COVID-19 is a marathon, not a sprint. And while it is important to practice the social distancing that will keep many more people safe and healthy, it is also important to realize the toll this situation places on our mental health.

Professor Serena King is teaching Hybrid General Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology and Applied Health Psychology this semester. She recently took time from her schedule to offer her take on the enormous impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the field of psychology and people's mental health.

Sheila O'Connor was named the recipient of 2020 Minnesota Book Award in the Novel & Short Story category for her book Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts, and Fictions. O'Connor also won the Minnesota Book Award in this category in 2004 for her novel Where No Gods Came. 

Sophie Warrick’s work for the New Student Programs (NSP) office earned her a professional leadership award from the regional chapter of the Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention in Higher Education.

Kate Meyer of the Global Engagement Center turned her energy from keeping Pipers safe while abroad to sewing face masks that will keep communities safer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hamline School of Business’s Sonal Gerten offered a quick take on what marketers can expect moving forward.

Education Minnesota announced ten finalists for Minnesota Teacher of the Year and three are graduates of Hamline University.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed all aspects of our community. Hamline University School of Business professor Jeannie Fox offered a quick take on what nonprofit professionals can expect moving forward.

First-year Hamline University student Emily Hilderbrand received the Presidents’ Student Leadership Award from Campus Compact. The award recognizes an individual student or a student organization that models a deep commitment to civic responsibility and leadership.

Leaders from Hamline’s Wesley Center offer words of wisdom and support as significant holidays are celebrated by those of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions this April.

Dieu Do, a junior, has been named a Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education.

While Pipers stay home to help slow the spread of COVID-19, Hamline Exercise Science professors Lisa Ferguson-Stegall and Jen Robb encourage physical exercise to boost immune function, improve cognition, maintain fitness and support mental health.

Hamline University has implemented two significant changes to its admissions policies. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hamline University has moved the enrollment decision day from May 1, 2020 to June 1, 2020. The second change is that Hamline University will not require the ACT or SAT for admission.

On March 1, 2020, the Hamline University Board of Trustees unanimously passed a resolution officially welcoming people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions, formally affiliating the university with Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN).

The theatre department had a strong showing at the 2020 Region 5 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in January. Hamline students and recent alumni received seven honors for productions in the Anne Simely Theatre over the last year.

A new initiative has been funded as part of Hamline’s Take the Lead Campaign. The Hamline Leadership Scholars Program was created with the goal of increasing student retention and graduation outcomes.

Student leaders discussed the future of Hamline University with trustees at the “100 Who Influence” Luncheon, an event dedicated to giving students an opportunity to speak directly with institutional decision-makers.

For the second time in two years, a team of MBA students from the Hamline School of Business finished second in the Association for Corporate Growth regional competition for its prestigious ACG Cup. The event was held on Thursday, February 13 at the Carlson School of Management.

For the second consecutive year, and for the third time in the last four years, five writers connected to Hamline's creative writing programs have been named finalists for the Minnesota Book Awards.

Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams, MFAC alumna ‘13 receives a Newbery Honor, the Coretta Scott King Award, and is a finalist for the William C. Morris Award.

Kris Norman-Major, professor and director of public administration programs in the Hamline School of Business, has been awarded the Joan Fiss Bishop Award by the American Society for Public Administration, Section on Women in Public Administration.

Assistant Professor Valentine Cadieux, who also directs Environmental Studies and Sustainability at Hamline, is part of a team that created The Holding Shanty for the Art Shanty Projects, a three-week winter public art event that runs Saturdays and Sundays through February 9, 2020 on Bde Unma/Lake Harriet.

President Miller, Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications Lynn Farmer and HUSC Vice President Dieu Do participated in Martin Luther King, Jr. Day programming that was broadcast nationally from the Minneapolis Television Network studios.

The Hamline Undergraduate Student Congress (HUSC) had a busy fall semester, making policy changes that will impact the campus community in many ways.

Hamline University’s School of Education Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching (CEUT) was one of five Minnesota institutions to receive a 2020 grant as part of Minnesota’s Collaborative Urban and Greater Minnesota Educators of Color (CUGMEC) program.

Spotlight story on Taylor Anderson, HSE alumna and recent graduate of the Administrative Licensure program.

Ten Pipers will be spending 3 weeks of J-Term in Thailand where they’ll report and produce environmental stories with the help of prominent and experienced journalism mentors.