The Hedgeman Center for Student Diversity Initiatives and Programs helps create and sustain an inclusive community that appreciates celebrates and advances student and campus diversity at Hamline University.

We support, empower, and promote the success of all students with particular attention to U.S. students of color, first-generation students, and others from histori-cally marginalized backgrounds.

In partnership with other university and community members, our initiatives and services help prepare students to live, serve and succeed in a diverse university and world.

The Hedgeman Center for Student Diversity

Initiatives and Programs

INSIDE THIS EDITION

Recap of Fall 2014 Events and Programs

Multicultural Alliance Spotlight

Faculty, Staff and Staff Spotlights

January & February Events Calendar

Important Reminders and Dates for Spring 2015

FALL 2014 - WHAT A SEMESTER! It’s been quite the semester beginning with an exciting, invigorating

Multicultural Mosaic pre-orientation program that brought in a new crop of

students interested in learning more about diversity and social justice issues.

The energy and excitement of this program definitely spilled over into the

Hedgeman Student Empowerment Retreat. Other highpoints include the

“This is My Story” series, reunion activities for Multicultural Mosaic and the

Student Empowerment Retreat, Student Worker Diversity Training Module I

(with Human Resources and the Wesley Center), SEEDS Controversial

Language Program (with Student Activities and the Wesley Center), HUSC

Student Diversity Conference, and the Hedgeman Karaoke Night.

Not to be left out, our organizations once again stepped up to the plate

and delivered fascinating, educational, inspiring and just-plain-fun cultural and

heritage events including Hispanic Heritage Month (HALO), Hmong Month

(HSA), African Heritage Month (HASA), A Night in South Asia (SOSA),

Students for Tibet Awareness Week (SFT), Mid-Autumn Festival (APAC),

and Gospel Night and Kwanzaa Celebration (PRIDE BSA), as well as other

events sponsored by Hamline Indigenous Peoples Society (HIPS) and FUSION.

This semester, the Hedgeman Center welcome new staff members into

the office including Fardosa Hassan (administrative assistant), and three new

student workers, Cindy Chooraman (publications assistant), Jordan Grier

(office assistant), and Victoria Virasy (multicultural alliance coordinator).

Each brought unique talents, perspectives and personalities that have enhanced

our work and offerings to the university community.

We hope that you have enjoyed participating in and hearing about our

fall programs and services, but these are only the first half of the activities,

programs and services we are honored to offer to support your collegiate

experience. After Winter Break, the office will be reopen on January 5, and we’ll

continue offering community-building educational programs and support services

throughout Winter and Spring Terms, beginning with the Martin Luther King Jr.

Commemoration and Day of Service (January 16) and the NCORE Mini-

Conference (January 23). Please read page seven of this newsletter for program

and registration information.

Have a safe, warm and rejuvenating winter break. We’ll see you soon.

VOICE and VISION Fall 2015 Volume XVIII, Edition II Cindy Chooraman, Editor

The Hedgeman Center for Student Diversity Initiatives and Programs

CARLOS FARDOSA

317 Anderson Center 651-523-2423

www.hamline.edu/hedgeman

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On Friday, October 2, Dr. Fayneese

Miller was officially installed as the

20th president of Hamline Univer-

sity. She was joined by faculty, stu-

dents, and staff along with dignitar-

ies from across the

nation.

Not only is President

Miller the 20th

president of this in-

stitution but she is

the first African-

American and the

second woman to be

Hamline Univer-

sity’s President.

The ceremony also included remarks

from HUSC President Eric Yeakel-

Governor of Minnesota Mark Day-

ton, Senator Amy Klobucha, Con-

gresswoman Betty McCollum, Saint

Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, nation-

ally acclaimed academic leaders, and

from Dr. Miller.

“We in higher education have an ob-

ligation and a responsibility to pre-

pare our students for all that it

means to be part of a democratic

society, to be civically engaged. In

Wesley’s words, in all the places you

can, to all the people you can,” says

our 20th president during her

speech towards the end of the inau-

guration.

Student leaders were able to partici-

pate in President Miller’s inaugura-

tion as well. Various student leaders

were able to serve as flag bearers,

help usher guests to their

seats, and sing in the choir

who performed an original

piece by alum Andrew

Brady (‘15). Students,

alumni, and community

members packed the trans-

formed arena and were

able to witness the inaugu-

ration as well as see Gover-

nor Dayton honor October

2, as Dr. Miller Day in the

state of Minnesota.

Dr. Miller’s presence on campus has

invigorated this institution and com-

munity and we are excited to see the

changes to come with our 20th

president.

President Miller’s Inauguration

Hedgeman Center News & Events

“This is My Story” 11:20 am—12:40 pm

100E Learning Center February 11 Bi-Sexual, Pan-Sexual

March 10 Women in Leadership

April 7 Social Justice Activism

This discussion series invites community members to share their personal stories about their social and cultural identities and journeys. We explore issues of oppression and discrimi-nation, social justice, cross-cultural alliances, reconciliation and specific issues facing different communities.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for SPRING 2016

P A G E 3 Faculty & Staff Spotlights

Professor Patricia Pal-merton is the chair of the Com-munication Studies Depart-ment. Professor Palmerton has been teaching at Hamline Univer-sity since 1985 at a time where the Communication Studies and the Theatre Arts departments were combined. She created the major program and she also worked with other faculty to create the Oral Communication or Speaking Inten-sive courses.

What gives Professor Pal-merton energy would be seeing the students discover their abilities to go beyond what they could. “They are all smart, supportive of each other, compassionate, and caring.”

Professor Palmerton re-ceived her undergraduate degree in

Psychology with honors from Macalester College. Professor Pal-merton chose Macalester has her undergraduate school because of its reputation for academic excel-lence; she had a relative who highly recommended Macalester, as well as having a friend who was a student there. As an undergradu-ate, Professor Palmerton’s support system was crucial to her success. Her support system included her parents, faculty members, and friends with high academic stan-dards and supported studying.

Some advice that Professor Palmerton would like to give cur-rent undergraduate students is to, “find your community of people who will be supportive of what you value, and of your direction. Study even when you are not sure why it

matters, it will become clearer, maybe not even until after you graduate, but it will. Don’t take on too much-you cannot do it all, so you have to prioritize. Listen to yourself, and be true to yourself.”

Professor Palmerton ‘s office is Drew Science Center 117.

Faculty Spotlight: Patricia Palmerton

Staff Spotlight: Becky Karbo

Becky Kaarbo is the Ori-entation and First Year Pro-grams Director in Student Acti-vates. Becky started working at Hamline on an interim level in May 2012 and became the director in January of 2013. Some notable ac-complishments that Becky has worked on in her current position at

Hamline would be establishing a place for the Common Read, devel-oping a more dynamic role of the NSM and increase responsibilities with the Fysem students. Outside of her position, Becky has been named the MN State Coordinator for the Association for Orientation, Reten-tion, and Transition, she has helped implement the Green Dot program on campus, and is was honored to be on the 2014/15 NCORE team.

Becky went to Augsburg Col-lege for her undergraduate years. Through her small liberal arts experi-ence, Becky was highly involved on campus. She was an orientation leader within residence life, the li-brary, admissions, and with disabil-ity resources office. Being connected on campus helped give Becky a pur-

pose: “I did not look at Augsburg as the college I went to but the home I was a part of. It was where I lived, worked, ate, learned, and socialized.”

What gives Becky Kaarbo

energy in her position are the stu-

dents. She loves working with stu-

dents and helping build their profes-

sional work. Becky loves to work with

students through leadership retreats,

advising students, and running ori-

entations programs. She also loves

having informal times with her stu-

dents through talking about life,

playing card games, or even having

rap battles.

Becky Kaarbo’s office is in 319B

Anderson.

Farhiya Ali is a first year at Hamline University. She identifies as a So-mali American Muslim. Farhiya was born in Somalia and migrated to Kenya. In 2002, she immigrated to Minnesota and lived in diverse neighborhood initially. However, when Farhiya was in the second grade, her family moved to Brooklyn Park. It was here where she realized that was Somali because she was treated differently by her peers be-cause of it.

A factor that led Farhiya to become a Piper was the sense of community and space. She felt like a Piper because she became a Piper. There is a sense of community and acceptance where Farhiya was com-fortable being herself. She could feel the history of this campus.

An experience Farhiya had at Hamline, so far, has been the multi-cultural Mosaic Pathway. She learned about diversity and although she knew a lot about diversity before pathways, it wasn’t until the pro-gram began that she learned about the history of racism and what it means being part of a community or being an ally.

Since Farhiya is a first-year, she does not know what her major will be. She does want to major in Social justice but is not sure what field she would be in after gradua-tion. So for now, she is giving herself time to find her “calling”.

After graduation, Farhiya wants to meet her grandfather in Somalia and work at a school for a little while and take a journey during the summer before returning to the

United States and jumping into her career and attend graduate school.

So far, Farhiya’s American Government and Politics Professor, Joseph Peschek, has made an im-pression on her. He truly values time and Farhiya is not sure if there is a philosophical meaning behind it, but she would like to find out.

An accomplishment that Farhiya is proud of this year would be stepping out of her comfort zone and speaking out loud. She is proud of herself for doing that because she tends to make friends that way.

A goal that Farhiya has in mind for this year is to do her best and not go under a B+ this semester. She plans on asking questions for, using her planner, and post-it notes. Farhiya always puts school first but her advice would be to dedicate one day of the week to a “Me” day. She says you have one mind and one body and you have to take care of it.

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Student Spotlight: Farhiya Osman Ali

Student Spotlight

Multicultural Alliance/Hedgeman Center Presents

Annual Karaoke Night 2015

Our Multicultural Alliance organizations will competed for the honor

of being named the 2015 Hedgeman Center Karaoke Champion!

Friday, December 11th

6:30-9:00pm

Anderson Center Forum

Open karaoke for everyone will follow the competition.

Everyone is invited to watch and/or perform!

Winner 2014: PRIDE

Past Winners:

2014 - PRIDE BSA

2013 - Students for Free Tibet

2012 - Students of South Asia

2011 - Hmong Student Association

2010 - PRIDE BSA

2009 - Hamline African Student Association

2008 - Asian Pacific American Coalition

Multicultural Alliance Updates

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Multicultural Alliance News & Events

November 2014: Hmong Month November is Hmong Month, a month-long celebration of Hmong Heritage hosted by Hmong Student Association (HSA). Hmong Student Association has hosted vari-ous events throughout the month of Novem-ber that celebrated the theme, “Continuing Our Legacy” and after 20 years of this or-ganization being part of the Hamline com-munity, it certainly has a legacy on our cam-pus and our community. The events of Hmong Month included: Hmong Month Opener, a program that consists of information relating to the Hmong community, culture, language, and tradition. Hmong Dab Neeg, was a storytelling workshop. This workshop provided the background information of where Hmong storytelling originated and how it has passed through generations. This workshop also explored the new disciplines and changes that will share Hmong storytelling. Hmong Month Keynote Speaker was City Councilman Dai Thao of the St. Paul City Council Ward 1. Dai Thao shared his leadership roles in the Hmong community, his educational values, and his vision for the Hmong community.

Hmong New Year was the last event of Hmong Month and the biggest. HSA had a number of live performances from local artists, fun activities, and a delicious dinner that was served at the end. Not only did this event bring in community members but a number of first years were are this event as well since it was a FYSEM throwdown.

Hamline’s Hmong Student Association had wonderful events and were able to continue their legacy and provide Hamline’s commu-nity with a number of events that educated and celebrated their rich history of Hmong identity. HSA has bi-weekly meetings on Thursdays in GLC 110W at 11:30 am.

The Asian Pacific Ameri-can Coalition (APAC) is an organization that has been on campus since 1990, first established under the name of Hamline Asian American Student Union (HAASU). Since then, APAC strives to provide support for Asian Ameri-can students as well as to provide insight into Asian cultures through Asian Heritage Month, the Asian Dance Festival, and the Chinese New Year celebra-tion. This year, APAC is in the

process of rebuilding with new and excited members. The rebuilding process took the Fall semester to gear up but with the new executive board, the Spring semester will be filled with celebrations of Lunar New Year and a celebration of Asian Heritage Month in April.

The new executive board is: President: Lilly Nguyen Vice-President: Peter Yang Treasurer: Donny Xiong Public Relations: Solina Nhil & Sandy Lo Asian Heritage Month Coordinators: Kenny Ngo, Lecam Trang, Stella Vang, & Cheng Lee As APAC gears up for this year, the Multicultural Alli-ance and the Hedgeman Center continues to support as the new executive members get ready for leadership training such as their plans to go to the East Coast Asian American Student Union Conference (ECAASU) to-wards the end of February at Rutgers University, New Jersey.

APAC: The Year of Rebuilding

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Hedgeman Center News & Events

September: Hispanic Heritage Month The Hispanic and Latino Organization (HALO) supports Hispanic and Latino students on campus while helping mem-bers learn, teach, and share their cul-tures to the campus community while establishing professional networks with community organizations and corporate groups. Hispanic Heritage Month recognized contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans and celebrated culture and heritage. The events started on Septem-ber 15 and went to October 15. The first event of Hispanic Heritage Month was Guac and Movie Night. The movie was called, “Instructions Not In-cluded” and was a laid-back event to ease into the month of events. The next event was Pupusa Night at the PRIDE Hose. Pupusa is a traditional Salvadoran dish made out of thick, handmade corn tortilla filled with cheese and beans. Dr. Javier Gutierrez of Residential Life was

Hispanic Heritage Month’s keynote speaker. Dr. Gutierrez spoke about his journey as a Latino and the impor-tance of staying connected to commu-nity and culture. Fiesta Latina, the last and largest event of Hispanic Heritage Month was on Anderson mall and included a DJ as well as wonderful foods including tamales, enchiladas, flats, arroz, frijoles, chips, and salsa. There were also raffle for prizes that students could win.

HALO had another successful Hispanic Heritage month that the Hamline com-munity could learn and celebrate with. HALO meets bi-weekly on Tuesdays in ANDC 315 at 11:30 am.

October 2015: African Heritage Month

The Hamline African Student Associa-tion (HASA) is a student organization committed to promoting a forum for intellectual discussions on African is-sues and showcasing rich cultures and values of the African continent. Octo-ber, HASA puts on events to celebrate African Heritage. To kick-off African Heritage Month, HASA brought in a Keynote speaker to talk about the African Diaspora and the need to hear narratives from the Afri-can perspective and counter the narra-tives of pro-colonialist literatures with more works such as Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. The next event was Perceptions and Realities of Africa. This event was a tabling session and social media cam-paign where members of the Hamline community would be able to write mi-croaggessions they hear regularly in order help others think differently about asking questions and knowing what is appropriate or not. HASA’s biggest event for African Heri-tage Month is Pamoja Night. This year

it was held in Bush Cen-ter Ball-room and members from out-side the Hamline commu-nity at-tended in the num-bers. There were many per-formances including spoken word, song, dance, drumming, and a fashion show. There was even an ap-pearance from President Miller! The next events included a movie night and the last event of the month was Drumming and Open Mic Night. HASA had an extremely busy month but their hard work and celebration over the course of October allowed everyone to

share the cultural richness of African culture. HASA meets bi-weekly on Thursdays in GLC 106W at 4:15 pm.

2015 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Commemoration and Day of Service

Continuing the Quest for Peace and Justice:

King on Campus, King in the Community

Friday, January 16, 2015

Join members of the

U n i v e r s i t y a n d

neighboring communi-

ties for a celebration of

Dr. Martin Luther

King, Jr.’s life and

legacy as we reflect

upon his call for “The

Quest for Peace and

Justice,” from his 1964

Nobel Prize Lecture.”

We kick off the day with the Annual University Com-

memoration in Sundin Music Hall from 9:15 to 10:15

a.m. Speakers include President Linda N. Hanson,

undergraduate students: Ikram Osman (’16) and Kong

Vang (’15), Associate Dean Andrew Crouse (HU

School of Law) and others. The program also features

music from the Hamline Gospel Choir.

In addition to the university commemoration, the

MLK Day of Service offers our university community

a tangible way for university members to purposefully

act to transform Dr. King’s life and teachings into

community building. During the MLK Day of Service,

pre-registered faculty, staff and students will

participate in service opportunities at one of six local

community organizations on Friday, January 16 from

10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Those interested in participating in the MLK Day of

Service must pre-register by noon on Wednesday,

January 14. To register for the King Day of Service,

please visit www.tinyurl.com/HUMLK.

For information on the MLK Commemoration,

contact the Hedgeman Center at 651-523-2423 or

hedgemancenter@hamline.edu). For information on

MLK Day of Service, contact the Wesley Center at

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Hedgeman Center News & Events January 2015

2015 NCORE Mini-Conference

“Exploring the Racialization of Minnesota:

Past, Present and Future”

Friday, January 23, 2014 112 Anderson Center; 9:00 AM-4:30 PM

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, January 20, 2014.

Registration On-Line at:

http://tinyurl.com/NCORE2015

Jo in the Haml ine

NCORE Team for a day-

long exploration of the

racial and ethnic history

of Minnesota and its

historical and contempo-

rary manifestations of

race in our lives.

Our program will include

the histories of the many

diverse racial and ethnic

groups that call Minnesota home. We will examine the

impact and implications of race, racialization, and

racism, as well as ways to further racial justice efforts

in ourselves, our relationships, and the institutions and

communities in which we live.

In the U.S., race determines levels of educational

attainment, health issues, life expectancy, wealth,

and possibility of incarceration. Participants will be

challenged to: think about their own racial identity,

experiences, and assumptions about Minnesota’s

history; engage in self-reflection and conversation with

others about race and racism; and learn strategies for

resisting and interrupting systems of marginalization

and oppression to create a more inclusive narrative of

race in Minnesota.

For more information, contact the NCORE Team

at diversity@hamline.edu or 651-523-2423.

LOCATION

Sundin Music Hall

Various Off-Campus Sites

112 Anderson Center

100E Learning Center

112 Anderson Center

111 Anderson Center

100E Learning Center

111 Anderson Center

112 Anderson Center

Art Gallery, Learning Center

Sundin Music Hall

Kay Fredericks Room, Klas

112 Anderson Center

Kay Fredericks Room, Klas Ctr.

EVENT

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration

Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service

NCORE Mini-Conference

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Black History Month Open House

Black History Month Keynote Speaker

Multicultural Mosaic Reunion III

This is My Story

Black History Month Panel

Black History Month Documentary & Discussion

Losar Celebration (APAC & SFT)

Black History Month Culture Night

APAC Lunar New Year

Black History Month Black Jeopardy

Black History Month Soul Food Dinner

DATE

Jan. 15 9:00-10:30 am

Jan. 15 10:30 am- 1:00pm

Jan. 22 9:00am-4:00 pm

Feb. 6 4:00 PM

Feb. 10 11:30–12:30 PM

Feb. 11 4:00 PM

Feb. 12 1:20-12:40 PM

Feb. 12 Time TBA

Feb. 17 6:30 PM

Feb. 19 3:00-5:00 PM

Feb. 20 7:00 PM

Feb. 22 2:00-5:00 PM

Feb. 25 6:30 PM

March 1 6:00 PM

The Hedgeman Center Student Diversity Initiatives and Programs

317 Anderson Center

651-523-2423

www.hamline.edu/hedgeman

hedgemancenter@hamline.edu