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Karen Hutt](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/hubfs/Karen_Hutt.jpg) ## Rev. Karen Hutt Karen Hutt is Vice President for Formation, Vocation and Experience at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. ## Featured Post   [Rev. Dr. Carolyn Pressler](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/author/rev-dr-carolyn-pressler)   Feb 25, 2026 ## [Rev. Dr. Carolyn Pressler Reflects on Women’s History Month](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/statement-by-rev.-dr.-carolyn-pressler-on-womens-history-month) Dear Friends of United, [immigration](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/topic/immigration) [Feminism](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/topic/feminism) [Activism](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/topic/activism) [ICE in Twin Cities](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/topic/ice-in-twin-cities) [Read More](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/statement-by-rev.-dr.-carolyn-pressler-on-womens-history-month) ## Recent Posts ### Posts by Rev. 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Karen Hutt](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/author/rev-karen-hutt) | on 02, Sep 2020 |   [social justice](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/topic/social-justice) [Chaplaincy](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/topic/chaplaincy) [ministry](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/topic/ministry) [social transformation](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/topic/social-transformation) [Vocation](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/topic/vocation) Back when I was a CPE educator in a large, metropolitan hospital system, I often gave my students an interactive assignment for their first day of training. 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