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Coronavirus news and information

Track this page for the latest from Mitchell Hamline on changes and updates related to the coronavirus outbreak.

Health status reporting

If you learn that you or someone close to you has been diagnosed with COVID-19, or that you or someone close to you has been exposed to a person who has COVID-19 or to a person from an area experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19, please notify a school official. Faculty and staff should notify Human Resources Director Andrea Bien, andrea.bien@mitchellhamline.edu. Students should notify Dean of Students Lynn Lemoine, lynn.lemoine@mitchellhamline.edu. We respect the privacy of our faculty, staff, and students. The information gathered will be used in the event that we have a confirmed case reported by a member of our community. The sharing of information will be limited to those individuals that have a business need to know and would include the Minnesota State Health Department.

More information

For current health-related information, we encourage you to visit the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Minnesota Department of Health websites. We will also update school information on the website.

State officials are posting updated information on the spread of COVID-19 in Minnesota here.

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New journal article details dash to create unique COVID-19 clinic at pandemic’s start

Posted: January 14, 2022
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down business, schools, and much of regular life in the spring of 2020, several clinical faculty members at Mitchell Hamline were soon thinking about the collateral consequences of those shutdowns: Visitations in the child welfare system would be disrupted; undocumented immigrants and mixed-status families would need help accessing some of …

New journal article details dash to create unique COVID-19 clinic at pandemic’s start

Mitchell Hamline to return to CHS Field for commencement

Posted: January 12, 2022
Mitchell Hamline’s newest graduates will once again walk the bases at St. Paul’s minor league baseball stadium at the school’s commencement ceremony. The event on June 18 will be the second year the school has hosted commencement at CHS Field. Graduates will include those who finish their studies in the spring, as well as the …

Mitchell Hamline to return to CHS Field for commencement

Starting Jan. 10, visitors to campus must show proof of vaccination

Posted: January 6, 2022
Mitchell Hamline front entrance
As the omicron variant continues to spread rapidly and cause new disruptions in our work and personal lives, Mitchell Hamline is implementing new protocols to help mitigate COVID-19 infection. Starting Jan. 10, 2022, all visitors to Mitchell Hamline will be required to show proof at the front desk that they are fully vaccinated. Proof can …

Starting Jan. 10, visitors to campus must show proof of vaccination

Starting Sept. 1, masks are required for everyone on campus

Posted: August 30, 2021
Mitchell Hamline is instituting a mask requirement for everyone on campus as of Sept. 1, 2021. Below is a message from Dean Anthony Niedwiecki and the Executive Leadership Team announcing the change.   Aug. 30, 2021 Dear faculty and staff – Thank you for all you have done this fall to help us return to …

Starting Sept. 1, masks are required for everyone on campus

Mitchell Hamline alum helps tenants struggling in pandemic economy

Posted: August 27, 2021
Federal, state, and local governments have provided billions of dollars to help tenants who were unable to keep up with their rent during the pandemic. But even with that assistance, tenants have continued to struggle because there were still gaps and the process was complicated by proceedings held online. That’s where Helen Paillé ‘12 comes …

Mitchell Hamline alum helps tenants struggling in pandemic economy