Join your classmates to celebrate your final semester at Hamline University, and learn about upcoming events specifically for the senior class.

100 Days until Graduation: A Toast to the Senior Class

Chicago Alumni Reception
March 2, 2013
The Peninsula
Chicago, IL

If you have questions about the above events contact Betsy Radtke at bradtke@hamline.edu or 651-523-2201.

JENNIFER THORSON ’96
Words to Live By
Noon, May 3, 2013
Anderson Center, Klas Commons

Registration and additional information available at: www.hamline.edu/firstfridayforum.

Blogs are the diaries of today, they also serve as magazines, columns, reference guides, memoirs, newspapers, serial novels, and any and all of the above. There’s a blog for everyone and every interest, so it’s no wonder there are 42 million of them on the Internet right now. 

Thorson is a writer, blogger, heart attack survivor, and heart-health advocate and speaker. She received her BA degree in English and women’s studies from Hamline University in 1996. A former marketing communications professional, her most important title now is “Mom.”

JACLYNN HERRON
An Eldercare Story
Singing Solo: In Search of a Voice for Mom
Noon, April 5, 2013
Anderson Center, Klas Commons

Registration and additional information available at: www.hamline.edu/firstfridayforum.

Warren ’39 and Teen Young ’39 Johnson lived full, vibrant lives until health issues impeded their independence.

Herron, a mother and grandmother, lives in New Brighton, Minnesota, with her husband, Tom. She received her BS degree in home economics education from Concordia College in Moorhead, and taught at Fridley Senior High School and Irondale High School. She is a member of the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis and is active in P.E.O., a philanthropic, educational organization for women.

DEANNA THOMPSON
Talking about the Tough Times: Right Words, Wrong Words, Words of Hope
Noon, March 1, 2013
Anderson Center, Klas Commons

Registration and additional information available at: www.hamline.edu/firstfridayforum.

How are you? How many times do we answer this question with words that mask how we are really doing? How many times do we search for words to describe how we are doing only to come up short?
Especially when faced with life’s big challenges (depression, grief, illness, broken relationships), finding the right words to talk with family, friends, religious leaders—even God—is often hard to do.

Thompson has taught religion at Hamline since 1996, offering courses on ancient Christianity to contemporary African American religious thought. She received a master's degree in arts and religion from Yale University and a PhD in theology from Vanderbilt University. Her most recent book, Hoping for More: Having Cancer, Talking Faith, and Accepting Grace, was featured in the fall edition of the Hamline Magazine. She also currently blogs about cancer, faith, and grace, at www.hopingformore.com.

ADAM SCHER AND CANDY HART
Hamline University, Minnesota, and the Civil War
Noon, February 1, 2013
Anderson Center, Klas Commons

Registration and additional information available at: www.hamline.edu/firstfridayforum.

On March 2, 2013 the Minnesota Historical Society will commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War with the opening of a major exhibition at the Minnesota History Center entitled Minnesota and the Civil War. 

Adam Scher curates the Society’s three-dimensional artifact collections, including nearly 1,000 objects associated with the Civil War. Scher formerly served as Vice President of Operations for the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar in Richmond, Virginia. Candy Hart has been the university’s archivist since the fall of 2001. Previous to that, she worked at the Minnesota Historical Society for 14 years.

The Associations of Hamline Alumni invite you to join other alumni and friends for lunch and conversation at one of our Arizona Alumni Gatherings.

President Linda Hanson will bring greetings and updates from Hamline University and highlight how alumni make a difference in the lives of our students.

Provost Eric Jensen will showcase some of the high impact learning experiences that our students are experiencing at Hamline today.

Friday, February 22, 2012

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

FireSky Resort and Spa

4925 North Scottsdale Road

Scottsdale, AZ

www.fireskyresort.com

RSVP before February 11 to Betsy Radtke '89 at 651-523-2201 or alum@hamline.edu.

Please feel free to invite a guest or two

President Linda Hanson will bring greetings and updates from Hamline University and highlight how alumni make a difference in the lives of our students.

Provost Eric Jensen will showcase some of the high impact learning experiences that our students are experiencing at Hamline today.

Thursday, February 21, 2012

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa

3800 East Sunrise Drive

Tuscon, AZ

www.westinlapalomaresort.com

RSVP before February 11 to Betsy Radtke '89 at 651-523-2201 or alum@hamline.edu.

Please feel free to invite a guest or two. 

Join us for the annual meeting of the Piper Athletic Association in the Klas Center:

Saturday, September 22

• 5-7 p.m. Reception and Annual Meeting, Kay Fredericks Room
• 7 p.m. Piper Football vs. Augsburg, Klas Field

Enjoy heavy appetizers and a cash bar as you hear updates from the Piper Athletic Association Board of Directors and Athletic Director Jason Verdugo. Learn how you can be involved in PAA initiatives, and find out what’s in store for the future of Hamline athletics!

The Piper Athletic Association is made of alumni and friends of the Hamline Athletic Department. The purposes of the Association is to foster interest in the continued development of the men's and women's athletic programs at Hamline University, to promote and assist such programs financially and otherwise, to promote greater interest and good fellowship among members of the Association and to preserve and promote the history of Hamline athletics. Your ongoing support of the PAA truly makes a difference in the lives of student-athletes at Hamline!

Following the meeting, you’re encouraged to attend the Piper football game as they take on Augsburg in the 2nd ever night game in Hamline’s history.

There is no cost for the reception and annual meeting, but please RSVP by contacting the Alumni Relations Office at 651-523-2015 or alum@hamline.edu. Please respond by Friday, September 14. Tickets to the football game may be purchased as the box office on the first level of Klas.