{"id":16392,"date":"2020-03-18T09:21:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T14:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/?p=16392"},"modified":"2020-03-19T14:18:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T19:18:46","slug":"mitchell-hamline-cancels-may-17-commencement-will-hold-alternate-event-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2020\/03\/18\/mitchell-hamline-cancels-may-17-commencement-will-hold-alternate-event-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitchell Hamline cancels May 17 commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Commencement<\/h2>\n<p>The spring commencement scheduled for May 17, and all related events that weekend, will not be held. All students who meet the graduation requirements at the end of spring semester will graduate, but the school will not hold its traditional ceremony in May. Mitchell Hamline is committed to providing a commencement experience for all graduating students when it is safe for students, faculty, staff, and the general public.<\/p>\n<h2>Blended Learning<\/h2>\n<p>All on-campus sessions for blended-learning students for the rest of this semester are not being held. Content from those sessions will be delivered online.<\/p>\n<h2>Incoming president and dean<\/h2>\n<p>The planned visit to campus of incoming President and Dean Anthony Niedwiecki, scheduled for early April, will not take place at that time.<\/p>\n<h2>Study abroad<\/h2>\n<p>Both Mitchell Hamline study programs in London are canceled for this summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Mock trial jurors<\/h2>\n<p>The Advanced Advocacy and General Practice: Skills Practicum mock trials scheduled on March 21, March 28, April 28 and April 29 will be held online, and no volunteer jurors are needed.<\/p>\n<h2>More information<\/h2>\n<p>For current health-related information, we encourage you to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Health Organization<\/a>,\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>, and\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.state.mn.us\/diseases\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Department of Health<\/a> websites. We will also update school information on the website.<\/p>\n<h2>Contacts for questions<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"default\">\n<li>On-campus students: <a href=\"mailto:student.services@mitchellhamline.edu\">student.services<\/a>\u00a0@mitchellhamline.edu<\/li>\n<li>Blended-learning students: <a href=\"mailto:blendedlearning@mitchellhamline.edu\">blendedlearning<\/a>\u00a0@mitchellhamline.edu<\/li>\n<li>Employees should contact their manager or <a href=\"mailto:andrea.bien@mitchellhamline.edu\">Andrea.Bien<\/a>\u00a0@mitchellhamline.edu<\/li>\n<li>Media: <a href=\"mailto:Doug.Belden@mitchellhamline.edu\">Doug.Belden<\/a>\u00a0@mitchellhamline.edu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Additional resources<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"default\">\n<li>Students can find additional information on the Docket, and faculty and staff on the Summit<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/technology\/moving-classes-online\/,\">Moving your class online for faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/technology\/accessibility-resources-for-online-learning\/\">Accessibility resources for online learning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"panel panel-news\">\r\n    <header class=\"panel-header clear\"><h2 class=\"panel-title\">Coronavirus updates<\/h2><span><a href=\"\/news\/tag\/covid-19\/\">See All<\/a><\/span><\/header>\r\n    <div class=\"panel-content is-active\"><div class=\"news-list-wrapper\"><ul><li class=\"news-item thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/13\/update-to-covid-protocols\/\" class=\"news-item-title \" rel=\"bookmark\">Update to COVID protocols<\/a><span class=\"news-item-date\"><span class=\"posted\">Posted<\/span> March 13<\/span><\/li><li class=\"news-item thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2022\/01\/14\/new-journal-article-details-dash-to-create-unique-covid-19-clinic-at-pandemics-start\/\" class=\"news-item-title \" rel=\"bookmark\">New journal article details dash to create unique COVID-19 clinic at pandemic\u2019s start<\/a><span class=\"news-item-date\"><span class=\"posted\">Posted<\/span> January 14<\/span><\/li><li class=\"news-item thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2022\/01\/12\/mitchell-hamline-to-return-to-chs-field-for-commencement\/\" class=\"news-item-title \" rel=\"bookmark\">Mitchell Hamline to return to CHS Field for commencement<\/a><span class=\"news-item-date\"><span class=\"posted\">Posted<\/span> January 12<\/span><\/li><li class=\"news-item thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2022\/01\/06\/starting-jan-10-visitors-to-campus-must-show-proof-of-vaccination\/\" class=\"news-item-title \" rel=\"bookmark\">Starting Jan. 10, visitors to campus must show proof of vaccination<\/a><span class=\"news-item-date\"><span class=\"posted\">Posted<\/span> January 6<\/span><\/li><li class=\"news-item thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2021\/08\/30\/starting-sept-1-masks-are-required-on-campus\/\" class=\"news-item-title \" rel=\"bookmark\">Starting Sept. 1, masks are required for everyone on campus<\/a><span class=\"news-item-date\"><span class=\"posted\">Posted<\/span> August 30<\/span><\/li><li class=\"news-item thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2021\/08\/27\/mitchell-hamline-alum-helps-tenants-struggling-in-pandemic-economy\/\" class=\"news-item-title \" rel=\"bookmark\">Mitchell Hamline alum helps tenants struggling in pandemic economy<\/a><span class=\"news-item-date\"><span class=\"posted\">Posted<\/span> August 27<\/span><\/li><li class=\"news-item thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2021\/06\/21\/mitchell-hamline-hosts-vaccination-clinic-saturday-june-26\/\" class=\"news-item-title \" rel=\"bookmark\">Mitchell Hamline hosts vaccination clinic Saturday, June 26<\/a><span class=\"news-item-date\"><span class=\"posted\">Posted<\/span> June 21<\/span><\/li><li class=\"news-item thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/17\/starting-aug-1-mitchell-hamline-faculty-staff-and-students-must-be-vaccinated-to-be-on-campus\/\" class=\"news-item-title \" rel=\"bookmark\">Starting Aug. 1, Mitchell Hamline faculty, staff, and students must be vaccinated to be on campus<\/a><span class=\"news-item-date\"><span class=\"posted\">Posted<\/span> May 17<\/span><\/li><li class=\"news-item thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2021\/03\/19\/mitchell-hamline-plans-some-in-person-classes-for-summer-aims-to-add-more-in-fall\/\" class=\"news-item-title \" rel=\"bookmark\">Mitchell Hamline plans some in-person classes for summer, aims to add more in fall<\/a><span class=\"news-item-date\"><span class=\"posted\">Posted<\/span> March 19<\/span><\/li><li class=\"news-item thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2021\/03\/12\/mitchell-hamline-plans-in-person-commencement-june-6-at-chs-field\/\" class=\"news-item-title \" rel=\"bookmark\">Mitchell Hamline plans in-person commencement June 6 at CHS Field<\/a><span class=\"news-item-date\"><span class=\"posted\">Posted<\/span> March 12<\/span><\/li><\/ul><a href=\"\" class=\"news-item-date\">+ more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commencement The spring commencement scheduled for May 17, and all related events that weekend, will not be held. All students who meet the graduation requirements at the end of spring semester will graduate, but the school will not hold its traditional ceremony in May. Mitchell Hamline is committed to providing a commencement experience for all &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2021\/03\/12\/mitchell-hamline-plans-in-person-commencement-june-6-at-chs-field\/\" class=\"more-link\">Mitchell Hamline plans in-person commencement June 6 at CHS Field<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4881,"featured_media":16339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[31],"class_list":{"0":"post-16392","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-covid-19","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4881"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}