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Hamline University
Motto	Religio, Literae, Libertas
Established	1854
School type	Private Liberal Arts University
President	Linda N. Hanson
Location	Saint Paul, MN, USA
Campus	Urban (residential), 44 acres
Enrollment	1,872 undergraduate, 662 law school 1505 other postgraduate
Faculty	106 full time, 85 part time
Mascot	Pipers
Endowment	US$31.3 million
Website	www.hamline.edu

Hamline University was founded in 1854 in Red Wing, Minnesota as the second institution of higher education in the state. Although the University of Minnesota is technically older (having been chartered in 1851), it did not begin enrolling students until 1857, allowing Hamline to make a largely-unchallenged claim to actually being the first such school in the state. Hamline is also distinct as being founded as a coeducational institution, a rarity in nineteenth century America. Its first graduates were, in fact, women.

The college at Red Wing was closed in 1869 and reopened at its current location in 1880. Since 1880, Hamline has been located in the Midway neighborhood of St. Paul. Hamline has a total enrollment of approximately 4,000 students, including its College of Liberal Arts, School of Law, and Graduate Studies programs, and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

Hamline University was named for the Methodist bishop Leonidas Lent Hamline, who provided US$25,000 of his own money to launch the school. A statue of the bishop stands on campus.

Hamline University's mascot is the "Piper," which comes from a play on the name of the University. The Pied Piper story comes from Hamlin, Germany, and thus, the mascot name fits nicely with the Hamline University title.

Athletics

Hamline University calls itself the "birthplace of intercollegiate basketball." In 1893 then-Hamline Athletic Director Ray Kaighn (who had played on James Naismith's very first basketball team) brought the sport to the University, when it was barely a year old. A women's program was organized two years later. On February 9, 1895 Hamline hosted the first intercollegiate basketball game in history when the "Minnesota State School of Agriculture" (a.k.a. the St. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota) defeated Hamline by a score of 9 to 3. The game was played using Naismith's original "Peach Basket" rules in the basement of the school's old science building (long since demolished), and featured nine players to each side.

Hamline was once known for the strength of its basketball program, with the University considered to be a national power in the sport from the 1930's to the 50's. Former Head Coach Joe Hutton Sr. (1931-65) was once even offered -- and turned down -- a chance to coach the Minneapolis Lakers.

A number of Hamline standouts from that era went on to play professionally, mostly for the Lakers. NBA Hall-of-Famer Vern Mikkelsen was a Hamline alum.

Hamline University is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC).

External link

• Official site

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