Student Resources

Resources

• All-gender restrooms on campus

  All-gender restrooms are public restrooms that can be used by people of any gender or sex. Those who do not identify with the gender binary may determine whichever facility is the most appropriate and most comfortable for them.

  At Hamline, restrooms are either single use or multi-stall. Our single-stall restrooms are labeled with the sign “Restroom.” Hamline provides single-stall restrooms to ensure there are inclusive and accessible environments for all students, families, and visitors. These are restrooms that any individual can use regardless of gender identity.

  Our long-term goal is that every building on campus will have, at minimum:

  • One fully-accessible men’s restroom
  • One fully-accessible women’s restroom
  • One fully-accessible all-gender restroom

  These facilities are not only beneficial to the transgender or gender-diverse people as gender-inclusive bathrooms can serve the needs of parents who need to attend to their children of a different gender and individuals with disabilities who may have a personal care assistant (PCA), caregiver, parent, or guardian of a different gender.

  Hamline University strives to create and maintain an inclusive and safe environment for all, including locker room and shower facilities. We provide all members of our community equal access to locker rooms and shower facilities. Individuals have the opportunity to use the locker rooms and shower facilities that correspond to their own gender identity. Those who do not identify with the gender binary may determine whichever facility is the most appropriate and most comfortable for them.

  
  Restroom locations on campus

  Single-stall restroom locations:

  • Admission House (one)
  • Alumni House (one)
  • Anderson Center (two, on the first and second floors; one is wheelchair accessible)
  • Anne Simley and Sundin Hall (one, in the hallway of the music rehearsal space)
  • Drew Hall (one, on the first floor back near the entry to the first-floor dorm rooms)
  • Drew Science (two, on the second and third floors; one is wheelchair accessible)
  • Manor Hall (two, in the basement across from the benefits office)
  • Sorin Hall (two, located near the gendered multi-stall restrooms )
  • Walker Field House (two, in the basement across from the handball and racquetball courts)

  Multi-stall inclusive restroom locations:

  • East Hall (one, third floor, three stalls)
  • Giddens Learning Center (GLC) (one, second floor, three stalls)
  • Robbins Science (one, first floor, three stalls)
  • West Hall (two; one restroom has two stalls and a quiet space, second one has two stalls and two urinals)

  All-gender restrooms in dorms:

  • Manor Hall (one, first floor has a single-stall restroom across from the lounge)
  • Osborn, Shilling, and Peterson all have single-user restrooms on the first floor

  Dorm bathrooms with showers:

  • Drew Hall second- and third-floor bathrooms
  • Manor Hall's east wing second- and third-floor bathrooms

   

  Frequently asked questions

  Are these restrooms only open To trans* people?

  All gender restrooms are inclusive of people of all gender identities. As such, all people must be respectful of these spaces. We are not going to tell people what bathrooms to use. Rather, we want to provide spaces so that all individuals can use them in an accessible manner.
   

  Are trans* people required to only use these restrooms?

  Trans* people may use whatever facility that best aligns to their gender-identity and comfort level. If they would like to use the gendered restroom because they are comfortable with it, that is up to their discretion.

  We do not tolerate bathroom policing at Hamline.
   

  Are all restrooms on campus going to be all gender?

  We are not converting every restroom on campus. However, we are working toward ensuring that there are gender-inclusive restroom facilities in the majority of campus buildings.
   

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• Preferred name changes

  Unlike legal name changes which require documentation, preferred name changes do not. The process to change your preferred name is a relatively easy process that will take about 48 hours for your name to switch in all our systems.

  Once your legal name has changed, we can issue a new transcript and replace a diploma at no charge when requested. Please note that changing your first name for certain records does not change your legal name with Hamline University altogether.

  Where your preferred name will appear on Hamline documents

  • Canvas
  • Hamline University email
  • Class rosters
  • Dean's List and Merit List
  • Faculty advisee lists
  • Workday
  • Commencement program (student selects which name appears)
  • Counseling and health services records
  • Student employment information
  • Student ID card
  • Library systems
  • Housing
  • Honors program
  • Major and minor lists
  • On-campus communications (email and mail)
  • Graduation and diploma
    • When you register to graduate (either as an undergraduate or graduate student), you will complete several forms in Workday and Google, including one that will ask what name you would like printed on your diploma, printed in the graduation program, and read aloud on stage, if you choose to walk at graduation.
      
      Diploma Name: It is recommended that you use your legal name, specifically for international students or students interested in working abroad. In other countries, the diploma is a legal document and must be issued in the student's legal name or it is not valid. For more information, please email Registration & Records at registrar@hamline.edu with questions about names for commencement/diploma.

  Where your legal name will appear on Hamline documents

  • Tax documents
  • Financial aid packages
  • Official and unofficial transcripts
  • Paychecks
  • Registrar’s Office records
  • Study abroad documents
  • Transfer credit evaluations
  • Off-campus mail
  • Medical and insurance documents
  • Records submitted to third parties
  • International student documents
  • Department of Education and Minnesota Office of Higher Education documents

  
  Step-by-step instructions for name changes in Workday

  For name changes, type "change name" in the search bar

  • Legal name changes: Choose “Change My Legal Name” if you’ve had a legal name change. Documentation will be required.
  • Chosen name changes: Choose “Change My Preferred Name” if you want campus systems and others on campus to refer to you by a name other than your legal name.

  Legal name changes

  • Enter your full legal name and press submit
  • Provide documentation of legal name change (marriage certificate, divorce decree, court order) to the Registration and Records Office at registrar@hamline.edu
  • Your name will not be changed until documentation is received and your request is approved

  Chosen name changes: “Change My Preferred Name”

  • Uncheck the “Use Legal Name As Preferred Name” box and enter your chosen first and last name. This will override the legal name on our university systems which do not require a legal name. Legal names are required for financial aid, payroll, health insurance, and public safety systems as these systems have access to both names.
  • Press submit
  • No approval or documentation is required

  Your name will change on our partner systems like Google, Canvas, etc. You will also receive some mailings with your chosen name.

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• Gender markers, pronouns, and ID cards

  Hamline recognizes that names and pronouns are important ways we engage and acknowledge each other, whether it is the first time you are meeting a person or if you are introducing someone you have known for awhile to someone else, we use them in many different ways.

  We believe that using pronouns as indicated by an individual is a key component to building an inclusive and diverse community. Hamline also recognize that many people have been taught to assume that we can look at an individual or their name and assume which pronouns they use. Unfortunately, this isn't true, and it can negatively impact the individual or the community we are building.

  Hamline University also understands that many people use a name other than their legal first name to identify themselves for a range of reasons. As long as the use of this changed name is not for the purpose of misrepresentation, we allow students to use a first name different from the legal name on certain records and their student ID. In our Workday system, this name is labeled as “preferred name.” If your chosen name is different from your legal name, it is recognized here.

  Below are ways to change your name and pronouns in our systems, as well as resources and information on names and pronouns.

  ID cards

  ID cards from Public Safety can be changed to list your preferred name. Go to the Public Safety Desk in Sorin Hall and let them know you use a name different than your legal one and ask to have your ID updated.

  Pronouns

  While we do not keep pronouns in our main system, Workday, you can change your pronouns in Canvas for classes that use Canvas. We encourage all students, faculty, and staff to do so. You can also share your preferred pronouns and name directly with faculty, staff (in work situations).Before receiving your name badge, you will be asked to list the pronouns you would like to use/Pronouns will be listed on all name badges provided by Hamline. In addition, we encourage all students, staff, and faculty to add their pronouns to their email signature.

  Gender marker changes

  At Hamline, we recognize and affirm people based on the gender that they identify with. Similarly to the state of Minnesota, Hamline recognizes that gender is a self-designated descriptor. Students are not required to present documentation to change their gender marker on their Hamline University record.

  Current students may initiate a change through Workday, while former students should use this form. We do encourage you to make sure that this change is reflective of your other documents, based on the country you live in, if you are an international student or a dual citizen. If you have questions or concerns, please contact us or the GEC.

  Additionally, as part of the demographic data that we collect, we hope that we have included gender identity data that is hopefully reflective of at least one part of your identity. This data set is based on the one that the state of Minnesota collects. At the moment, unfortunately, Workday does not allow us to collect more than one response under the gender identity category. If you don't see something that is reflective of your identity, please reach out to us and we will look at updating our list.

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• Free menstrual supplies
  • Menstrual cups and menstrual cup sterilizers
  • Reusable cloth pads (all sizes)
  • Pads and underwear liners (all sizes)
  • Tampons (all absorbencies, with and without applicators)
  • Chlorine-free and organic options
• Free sexual health supplies
  • Condoms (latex and non-latex, flavored and unflavored)
  • Internal condoms
  • Dental dams
  • Lube (flavored and unflavored)
  • Pregnancy tests
  • UTI tests
  • Emergency contraception (use our request form)
• Where to find supplies on campus

  If you need something when the Center’s office is closed, there are limited supplies available in several locations across campus.

  In or outside the following offices and spaces:

  • SALD
  • Counseling and Health Services
  • Commuter Lounge (West Hall Basement)
  • FRC

  Outside the following restrooms on campus, including:

  • Sorin Hall: Outside first floor bathrooms
  • Bush Memorial Library: Outside CASA bathrooms
  • GLC: Outside first floor bathrooms
  • Drew Fine Arts: In the hall outside the single stall bathroom in the music practice wing
  • Drew Science: Outside second floor bathrooms
  • Robbins Science: Outside the bathrooms in the basement
  • East Hall: Outside first floor bathrooms
  • Bush Center: Outside first floor bathrooms (through door towards the gym)
  • Klas Center: Outside first floor women’s bathroom
  • Walker Field house: Outside first floor bathrooms
  • Drew Hall: Near first floor women’s bathroom at the main entrance

Off-campus resources

• The Aliveness Project

  The Aliveness Project offers free HIV tests to the public because knowledge is power: The power to manage your health.

  Visit the Aliveness Project website

• Bisexual Organizing Project (BOP)

  The Bisexual Organizing Project (BOP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit registered in Minnesota that serves the Upper Midwest. They are committed to building the bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer, and unlabeled (bi+) community through regular events and the yearly national BECAUSE conference.

  BOP is welcoming and inclusive of everyone, including but not limited to people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, sexes, relationship orientations, ethnicities, abilities, religions, and political affiliations.

  Visit the BOP website

• Family Tree Clinic

  Family Tree Clinic is a reproductive and sexual health care clinic in Minneapolis. They offer sliding-scale health care and educational services for patients with and without insurance.

  Services include:

  • Birth control
  • Rapid HIV testing
  • STI testing and treatment
  • Urinary and vaginal infection testing and treatment
  • Emergency contraception
  • Breast/chest exams and mammogram referrals
  • Menopause care
  • Limited primary care services
  • Gender-affirming hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
  • PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)

  Visit the Family Tree Clinic website

• Minneapolis-Saint Paul Queer Exchange

  The Minneapolis-Saint Paul Queer Exchange is a Facebook group for LGBTQIA+ people to share resources, ask questions, and find community.

  Visit the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Queer Exchange Facebook page

• Minnesota LGBTQ+ Therapists’ Network

  The Minnesota LGBTQ+ Therapists’ Network was established in 1988 as a grass-roots group of LGBTQIAPGE2S mental health professionals who wanted a way to safely network, support and educate each other and the community about issues related to LGBTQIAPGE2S mental health and wellness.

  It has over 150 paid members who are working or studying in mental health, social service, wellness, healing practices, and related fields. They offer a public online resource directory of their members and their services, the majority of which are located in the five county Twin Cities metro area.

  Visit the Minnesota LGBTQ+ Therapists' website

• Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition

  The Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition is committed to improving health care access and the quality of health care received by trans* and gender non-conforming people through education, resources, and advocacy.

  They work for racial, social, and economic justice and are part of a multi-issue movement that includes gender liberation, as well as differences around race, class, age, sexuality, ability, immigrant status, and much more.

  The group consists of trans* and allied community organizers and health care providers working to improve the health care experiences of transgender, transsexual, intersex, Two Spirit, genderqueer, and other gender non-conforming people living in Minnesota.

  Visit the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition website

• OutFront Minnesota

  OutFront Minnesota’s mission is to create a state where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people are free to be who they are, love who they love, and live without fear of violence, harassment or discrimination.

  They envision a state where LGBTQ individuals have equal opportunities, protections, and rights. Their focus areas include:

  • Community organizing and coalition building Public policy Anti-violence work Legal advocacy Education and training Youth and schools Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) networks

  Visit the OutFront Minnesota website

• Pride Institute

  Pride Institute offers inclusive and accepting recovery programs for members of the LGBTQ+ community. The institute first opened in 1986 and has since gone on to be one of the leading providers in the area of residential and outpatient program treatment for substance use and addiction needs of the LGBTQ+ population.

  Visit the Pride Institute website

• Quatrefoil Library

  The Quatrefoil Library is a queer library in Minneapolis. Founded in 1986, it consists of over 23,000 items, from books and DVDs to various periodicals and sound recordings.

  Visit the Quatrefoil Library website

• Quorum

  Quorum is Minnesota's LGBTQ+ and allied Chamber of Commerce. They are an organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and LGBTQ-allied businesses, corporations, nonprofits, and professionals focused on building a strong business community in Minnesota.

  It champions the business case for a fully inclusive business community as a conduit for economic development and is a leader in the continuum of change. With more than 70 networking, education and certification events, Quorum builds, connects, and strengthens Minnesota's LGBTQ+ and allied business community.

  Visit the Quorum website

• Reclaim

  RECLAIM works to increase access to mental health support so that queer and trans* youth may reclaim their lives from oppression in all its forms. They partner with youth ages 13 to 25 who are marginalized because of their gender identity, gender expression, and/or sexual orientation.

  In addition to providing care for youth, RECLAIM aims to change the landscape of access to care for queer and trans* youth through deep practitioner development, training, education and outreach, and community partnerships at the intersection of gender and racial justice.

  Visit the Reclaim website