In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Hamline University Women’s Resource Center will host the Take Back the Campus Rally on Thursday, October 19 from 4-6:30 p.m. on Alumni Way. The rain site is the Anderson Center forum.

Join the Hamline Sustainability Department for Plantón Móvil, a mobilization of living plants, on Saturday, October 21 from 10 a.m.-noon.

Hamline's Paralegal Certificate program was listed as the top in the state in Minnesota Lawyer's 2017 Reader Rankings.

Celebrate National Coming Out Week with Spectrum and the Office of Sexualities and Gender Diversity starting with a Coming Out Week Vigil at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11 in the Bush Chapel.

As a lead up to International Education Week, the Global Engagement Center would like to invite current international students and students who have returned from study abroad to join a photo contest.

The Hamline University Honors Program is hosting the Residents for Residents Community Service Initiative. This year, they are collecting clothing for The Arc's Value Village Thrift Store.

A number of students have been working with Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson on building a large database of the psycho-social histories of mass shooters. This timely project has received national media attention.

The Student Accounts Office, including the cashier, will be closed all day on Friday, October 20.

Come hear David Schultz and Jim Scheibel discuss what constitutes a good mayor on Tuesday, October 24 at the A-Mill Artist Lofts from 7:30-9:30 a.m.

Cellist Mark Prihodko and pianist Anna Kaiserman are making their Sundin Music Hall debut in a program on Wednesday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m., which focuses on music of their homeland: Russia.

View a list of upcoming games and all Hamline University athletic events below. Come out to support our Piper scholar athletes! #GoHU

There are two new archives displays in the Mistch History Lounge and the Alumni House. These displays will be available to view through the academic year.

An exhibition featuring the multidisciplinary artist Wangui Maina is now open through November 23 in the Soeffker Gallery in Drew Fine Arts.

Abstracts can now be submitted for 2018 Posters on the Hill, an annual event that showcases undergraduate research from around the country to congressional representatives and their staff members.

Catalyst is an alternative spring break program where students can spend a week in a different city engaging in community service and social justice learning with a group of peers.

Campus Dining is conducting a survey to better understand the campus lifestyle and preferences of students, faculty, and staff. By taking the survey, you can enter to win a $150 Visa e-Gift Card or one of three $50 Visa e-Gift Cards.

The Payroll Department and staff are now located in Manor room 26.

All students who would like to register for collaborative research, apprentice teaching, or qualifying independent projects for Liberal Education As Practice (LEAP) credit must fill out the LEAP Learning Agreement B (LEAP LAB) paperwork in consultation with their faculty advisor and submit it to LEAP Director Jane Turk by Friday, October 27.

The Hamline University School of Business and the Center for Justice and Law invite you to hear Peter Edelman discuss the subject of his new book on Friday, November 17 in the Kay Fredericks Room.

Academic Advising will host the first Advising Refresher Session of the year on Monday, October 30, from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Bush Memorial Library room 205.

The Sexualities and Gender Diversity Educational Program Training series covers the fundamentals of vocabulary and inclusive language, campus issues and resources, social justice and intersectionality, and ways you can take action and get involved.

The Hamline Sustainability Office is conducting a 3-part series of faculty workshops for integrating sustainability into teaching. The second workshop will be Thursday, November 16, 11:20 a.m.-12:40 p.m. in Center for Teaching and Learning meeting room on the 2nd floor of Bush Memorial Library.

There have been a number of staffing updates across the university during the last month including roles in the Provost's Office, Marketing, and Student Affairs. Please join the university in congratulating our staff who have earned promotions and welcoming new staff to our community.

Please join other LGBTQIA+ identified staff and faculty for lunch and discussion the on first Wednesday of every month from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Be sure to check out the fall issue of the Hamline Alumni Magazine in print at locations across campus or online.

Student job postings can be found on the Payroll webpage by clicking on "Hamline University Work-Study Jobs." Multiple work-study positions, both on and off-campus, are currently posted.

Dean of Students Patti Klein shares a message with students about Halloween costumes and safety.

Hamline University is once again administering the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) to full time undergraduate students this fall. Students who complete the 20-minute survey are entered for a chance to win prizes.

Read about the Feminist Liberation and Intersectionality Coalition's plans for the month in their October newsletter.

LGBTQIA+ identified and questioning students are invited to apply to Q-Unity 2017 to engage in community building, leadership development, and peer-to-peer conversations to build a stronger support system on campus. The leadership retreat will take place from Friday, November 10 at 3 p.m. to Saturday, November 11 at 6 p.m. at Camp Courage in Maple Lake, MN.

The Hamline University ArtSpace is now open for student use in Osborn Residence Hall. ArtSpace provides musical instruments and art supplies for painting, drawing, and sketching on paper and canvas free of charge to all Hamline students.

The Global Engagement Center would like to invite Hamline students to participate in its annual overnight Global Retreat on Thursday, October 26 through Friday, October 27, 2017, which is fall break for undergraduate students. Departure will be at 4:30 p.m. that Thursday, and students will be returning between 5:30-6 p.m. on Friday.

Counseling and Health Services is excited to announce the addition of counseling groups this semester. Counseling groups provide a great opportunity for you to learn about yourself and to interact with other students.

All students interested in participating in the 32nd National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR) must submit their abstracts to a Hamline selection committee, and the deadline for consideration is October 22, 2017.

Professor Mark Berkson gave a talk about Chinese religions on October 11 at the Wayzata Community Church.

Deanna Thompson, professor of religion, spoke at the Reformation International Symposium on October 14 in Toronto, Canada.

Hamline CIO Mark Kondrak recently spoke at the Wisconsin Higher Education Forum in Madison, Wisconsin.

Taylor Martinek, a junior majoring in sociology and psychology, was awarded second place in the Caroline Rose Student Paper Competition given by the Sociologists of Minnesota.

Legal Studies Professor Leondra Hanson gave an interview on KARE 11 TV's Breaking the News about Harvey Weinstein and the barriers to reporting sexual harassment claims.

Professor Deanna Thompson was interviewed about her book, "The Virtual Body of Christ in a Suffering World."

Ken Fox, professor and director of conflict studies in the Hamline School of Business, facilitated a session at the Dispute Resolution Institute's 2017 fall symposium on October 6-7.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson spoke with Minnesota Public Radio about a project she and 12 Hamline students are working on which explores the histories of 134 mass shooters over the past 50 years.

Professors in the School of Education Trish Harvey, Vivian Johnson, and Bill Lindquist were invited to present a pre-conference session at the Magna Teaching with Technology Conference in Baltimore.

Associate Professor Karen Moroz will be involved with the Special Olympics Youth Summit: Lead with Purpose on October 13 in Farmington, Minnesota.

Professor Deanna Thompson was interviewed for the Times Colonist in Victoria, British Columbia about the 500th anniversary of the Reformation and about her lecture at the University of Victoria.

Following the tragedy in Las Vegas, various Hamline professors attempted to make sense of the senseless violence in the media by sharing insights and research.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Larry R. Masterson and undergraduate students Sidney Dicke, Lexus Tatge, Paige Engen, and Megan Culp published an article in Biochemistry and Biophysics Research Communications.

The Devils You Know, YA debut from Megan Atwood (as M.C. Atwood), MFAC '09, is out today from Soho Teen. NY Library Journal says, "A truly a literary tour-de-force of the supernatural genre, at the same time disturbing, frightening, and fascinating." 

Kathy Thomsen, professor of music in the College of Liberal Arts, presented a workshop on Dalcroze Eurhythmics for music educators from Ohio at Ashland University in Columbus on September 30.

School of Education faculty member James Brickwedde has been named conference chair for the 2019 Cognitively Guided Instruction National Biennial Conference to be held in the Twin Cities.

Stacie Bosley, associate professor of economics, published an opinion piece in Morning Consult regarding the Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act.

This week is the release of The Notations of Cooper Cameron, the newest middle grade novel from MFAC '09 alum, Jane O’Reilly. KIRKUS calls it, “a nuanced and empowering narrative." Great work, Jane!

Michelle Benegas, assistant professor of second language teaching and learning in the School of Education, delivered the keynote address at the Minnesota Association for Developmental Education conference on Wednesday, September 27.

Visiting Professor Jason Sole wrote a recent op-ed about race relations that was published in the Pioneer Press.

Professor Binnur Ozkececi-Taner wrote a chapter published in Oxford University's Encyclopedia of Foreign Policy Analysis titled "Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy."

Physics students from Dr. Lifeng Dong’s lab Opeyemi Arogundade, Megan Brennan, and Mohamed Mohamed recently presented their summer research projects at the American Vacuum Society of Minnesota Annual Symposium.

Professor Emerita of Philosophy Nancy J. Holland wrote an article titled, "Prince: Postmodern Icon" that was published in the special Prince memorial issue of the Journal of African-American Studies.

Deanna Thompson, professor of religion, will be giving the inaugural lecture in the 2017 John Albert Hall Lecture Series at the University of Victoria, British Columbia.

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.

Jillian Peterson, professor of criminal justice, was the keynote speaker at the Minnesota Association of Community Corrections Conference. The conference focused on helping county administrators find solutions to the challenge of mental illness in the criminal justice system.

Students Rane Oganowski and Hannah Maclay attended the regional conference of the Northern Boundary Section of the US Institute for Theatre Technology and were awarded for their work.

Jim Scheibel, professor in the Hamline School of Business, was interviewed by MinnPost about the role the mayor plays in public education.

Ole Runquist and alumni Rachel Mazac '16 and John Roerig '16 were published in the latest issue of Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research.

Chaplain Nancy Victorin-Vangerud was featured in an article on campus ministry in the United Methodist Church Interpreter Magazine.

Chaplain Nancy Victorin-Vangerud participated in a two-day high level dialogue as part of the Nobel Peace Prize Forum sponsored by Augsburg University on September 13 and 14.

Letitia Basford, professor in the Hamline School of Education, presented on Hamline’s program assessment success at the Drexel National Assessment Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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.

Professor Ken Fox has been re-elected to the Minnesota Fulbright Association Board of Directors and selected to serve as Board Treasurer.

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 Director of Nonprofit Management Programs Jeannie Fox was selected as a 2017 Snorri Foundation participant this summer in Iceland. Fox has already been invited back by professors at the University of Iceland to lecture on nonprofit advocacy and lobbying, and will be helping their department develop curriculum for the 2018-19 academic year.

Hamline Criminal Justice Faculty, Drs. Shelly Schaefer and Sarah Greenman have been awarded the Bureau of Justice Assistance Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Grant.

The debut, middle grade novel from CWP alum Melanie Heuiser Hill (MFAC '13), Giant Pumpkin Suite, is out today from Candlewick press. Melanie launched her book, with Pete Hautman, at Red Balloon bookstore earlier this month.

So thrilled to see MFAC faculty Laurel Snyder's beautiful middle grade novel, Orphan Island, is on the long list for the National Book Book Award in Young People's Literature. Congratulations!

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.

Chip Taylor, the head football coach, was interviewed on WCCO Radio about the upcoming Hamline football season.

Professor Stacie Bosley was featured on the Star Tribune discussing research on consumer scams in Minnesota.

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.

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.

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.

Anita Larson, adjunct professor in the Hamline School of Business, has co-authored a book about collaboration between researchers and the public sector.

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 Wesley Center team taught at Holden Village, a retreat center in Washington connected with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

Religion Professor Deanna Thompson led a workshop on Christian Formation in a Digital Age.

Professor Mark Berkson gave a talk to the Ramsey County Detox Center on Tuesday, August 22.

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

Hamline was featured in MPR NEWS, the Star Tribune and Fox 9 after being selected by the Association of American Colleges and Universities to open a Truth, Racial Healing and Transformaion Campus Center.

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

Kristen Norman-Major, professor of public administration in the School of Business, published an article in the journal Public Integrity.

Professor Deanna Thompson keynoted Contemporary Perspectives on Luther on August 18th from 10:30-11:45 a.m. The talk took place at the Northwestern Auditorium on the campus of Luther Seminary.

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.

Former Hamline students, Jamie Belden and Elizabeth Dahl, have paired together to help school children in Nicaragua. The two women are bringing their own simple solutions to teachers and students within these communities through their small nonprofit, Future Roots Project.

University Librarian, Terry Metz, will serve as president of the board of directors of Cooperating Libraries in Consortium (CLIC) from July 2017 through June 2018.

Professor Veena Deo published a chapter in a book titled "Toni Morrison: on Mothers and Motherhood" published by Demeter Press in July 2017.

Professor Maria Jesus Leal presented at Harvard University for the 2017 Instituto Cervantes Symposium.

Undergraduate students Catie Kleindl and Liz Ronald recently completed a groundbreaking study with the Center for Homicide Research in Minneapolis.

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.  

Craig Waldron, lecturer in the Hamline School of Business, presented to the Southeastern Minnesota League of Municipalities.

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

Congratulations to Jeff Hamiel, DPA ’07 and former Hamline trustee, for being inducted into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame by the Twin Cities Business magazine.

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.

Introducing the "mischievous fun" Halloween Goodnight, a picture book by CWP alumna Rebecca Grabill (MFAC '11), new from Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Illustrated by Ella Okstad.

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.

President Fayneese Miller, along with three other university presidents, has been elected as executive committee officer by The New American Colleges and Universities (NAC&U) board of directors.

Mary-Clare Couillard, a Hamline softball player, has been nominated for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

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

MFAC student celebrating book release and graduation! Blair Thornburgh's YA novel, Who's That Girl is out today (from HarperTeen). Publication party July 12 at Red Balloon Bookshop.

Dr. Craig Waldron was interviewed by the Star Tribune in an article focusing on municipalities' ordinances to limit housing opportunity for the disabled.

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

Professors in the School of Business Jim Hagen and David Berg are currently in Dubai to present at the Academy of International Business (AIB) 2017 Annual Meeting.

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.

Current Masters in Fine Arts student, Ann Tweedy, is awarded the Bisexual Book Award in Poetry for her book, The Body's Alphabet.

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

Hamline's Master of Nonprofit Management Program has earned membership to the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC).

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.

Superstar, the debut middle grade novel by Mandy Davis (MFAC '11), is new from HarperCollins, with starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus. Publication party June 24 at Addendum Books.

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.

Laura Mann Hill, Making Waves assistant director and alumna, and Hamline students presented on June 3, 2017 at the 22nd Annual Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference.

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.

Van Dusenbery, professor of anthropology, received a Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to the study of the Sikh diaspora.

Hamline MAT student Jocelyn McQuirter was featured in an article by the Star Tribune about summer reading.

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

At the Green Card Voices 2017 Gala, Hamline University was honored with the Community Partnership Award due to the work of Masters in Education students with Green Card Voices.

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.

WCCO-TV featured Julia Courter, Hamline's men's and women's tennis coach, in a story that profiles her success moving straight from athlete to coach in three months following her graduation in 2016. At the age of 25, Courter is one of the youngest head coaches in the country, and one of only a few women to be a head coach of a men's team. 

MFAC faculty Laurel Snyder new middle grade novel is out today. Orphan Island is published by Walden Pond Press and receiving great reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus. 

Dr. Jermaine Singleton, professor in English, received the 2017 Exemplary Teacher Award. This annual program expresses the church’s support of and appreciation for faculty who have demonstrated exemplary leadership, excellence in teaching, service to students and commitment to education.

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.

The Hamline to Hamline Collaboration's student leaders Andrew Cin-Walker and Morgan Fox coordinated a drive for Hamline Elementary's Family Resource Room. The Family Resource Room will be officially launching on Thursday, June 1 for families through the Full-Service Community School Grant that Hamline Elementary received from the Minnesota Department of Education.

School of Education Professor Rachel Endo published a review of Kevin D. Lam's book in the Journal of Asian American Studies.

Associate Professor Karen Moroz has been elected as the Executive Director of Minnesota Middle School Association. Karen will begin her duties July 1, 2017

Professor William Paul Lindquist from the School of Education has contributed to a recently released IGI Global publication.

The Hamline Analytics Team showed their strong teamwork, critical thinking, and data analytics skills with the second-pace award in the Manhattan College Business Analytics Competition.

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."

The Dean of Students has selected the staff in the Safety and Security Department as the recipient to the Commitment to Student Development Award.

This year's recipient to the Trish La Plante Distinguished Service Award is Lacey Squier, coordinator of campus programs, student leadership, and activities.

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.

MFAC faculty Laura Ruby's new series debuts today with York: The Shadow Cipher (Book One), from Walden Pond Press. Named one of Publishers Weekly's 'Best Summer Reads of 2017.'

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?

On May 10, Dr. Michelle Benegas, assistant professor in the School of Education, and Dr. Amy Hewett-Olatunde, adjunct professor in the School of Education and 2015 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, testified at a conference committee meeting at the state capitol.

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.

Professor Deanna Thompson, religion, and former Hamline colleague Beverly Wallace have been invited to give one of the keynote presentations at the Embodied Freedom Conference at Augsburg College, June 4-6. The conference commemorates the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation by focusing on scholarship of female scholars of Martin Luther and the Reformation.

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.

At a recent conference in San Antonio, Texas, Letitia Basford and Joe Lewis examined how a charter high school, designed specifically as a "drop-out recovery" school, uses strategic programming, carefully selected and trained staff, core community values, wrap-around services, and a flexible learning environment to help all of its students succeed academically and become productive members of society.

For the second year in a row, Professor David Schultz, political science, was invited to attend the Democratization, Religion, and the Pursuit of Peace in Africa Conference located in Jerusalem. The conference hosts Israeli officials as well as representatives from close to 20 African countries plus major religious leaders from all across the African continent.

Professors Stacie Bosley, School of Business, and Marc Bellemare, University of Minnesota, received the Center for Justice and Law Summer Grant for their research project, Judgment and Decision-Making in a Pyramid Scheme Experiment: Lessons for Active Consumer Education.

The Mathematics Department hosted the Calculus Carnival April 25, 2017, and the winners have been selected. First place goes to Abigail Miller, second place Yvonne Luu, and third place Signe Thompson, Rhiannon Magee, Katie Boge, Peyton DeVinny, and Mari Johnson.

Lemons, the debut middle grade novel from Melissa Savage, MFAC '13, hit the shelves on Tuesday, May 2 with a launch party planned on Saturday, May 13 at Red Balloon Bookshop.

Stars Over Clear Lake, the debut adult novel by Loretta Ellsworth, MFAC '09, launched on May 2, 2017 from St. Martin's Press, with the Minnesota Book Launch Party at Subtext Books on Saturday, May 11.

Assistant professor of philosophy Gary Gabor recently submitted Simplicius of Cilicia: Plato's Last Interpreter to the Brill Companion to the Reception of Plato in Antiquity, to be published later in 2017. 

Associate University Library Director Amy Sheehan presented Creating a Central Service Desk: Renovating Spaces at the April 28 Academic and Research Library Division (ARLD) Day event sponsored by the Academic and Research Libraries Division of the Minnesota Library Association.

Rachel Endo, chair of teacher education in the School of Education, and Hamline President Fayneese Miller were part of a symposium session titled Scholars of Color Leading in Professional Colleges/Schools of Education: Challenges, Opportunities, and New Perspectives on Socially Responsible Leadership.

Minnesota Teacher of the Year Abdul Wright MAEd '16 visits the White House with the nation's other top teachers. You can read the full story in the StarTribune.

Hamline University student Mr. Zachary Carson is awarded the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Fellowship to study and work for one year in Germany.

School of Business student Dan McKenzie was selected to receive a $1,000 award from MinneAnalytics, a nonprofit organization that facilitates the sharing of knowledge and ideas among analytics professionals across business, technology, and decision science through industry-specific events and conferences.

Runestone Literary Journal was selected as the 2017 winner for content in the Association of Writers and Writing Program's National Program Directors' Prize for Undergraduate Literary Magazines.

Hamline School of Business students Evelyn Baker, Remi Remney, and Sara Anthony assisted faculty member Jeannie Fox and her husband Matt Entenza in hosting a reception for the Icelandic ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Geir H. Haarde. Governor Dayton attended the reception and presented the ambassador with an official proclamation naming Sunday, April 23, 2017 as Iceland Day in Minnesota.

Political Science Professor Alina Oxendine recently presented her research on economic inequality at the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Meeting in Chicago.

President Fayneese Miller was interviewed by the Pioneer Press for an editorial entitled With Hamline's Help, Moving from Talk Toward Action. The article discusses the What Would Justice Look Like? event held at Hamline on March 15 and inclusive justice efforts President Miller and the Center for Justice and Law are leading.

Religion Professor Deanna Thompson's latest book, The Virtual Body of Christ in a Suffering World, will be the featured book on Syndicate, a forum for scholars interested in not merely reviewing new work in the humanities but engaging it in substantive and diaological ways. Starting on Monday, April 24, 2017, Syndicate will host a symposium on The Virtual Body of Christ that will run for five weeks.

The Hamline Model United Nations team recently participated in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference in New York City where they received the Honorable Mention award for Best Delegation.  

Hamline's SPROUT garden was chosen by Mayor Chris Coleman and Saint Paul City Council for a 2017 Sustainable Saint Paul Award. The winners were chosen based upon their exceptional environmental leadership and dedication to sustainability in 13 different categories. SPROUT won in the Local Food -Community Award category.

Jillian Peterson, assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice, co-authored an article for the StarTribune on the recent trend of posting gruesome acts online. You can read the entire article on the StarTribune's website.