Dr. Kenneth Brown, who is the John H. and Jeanne M. Professor of Chemistry at Hope College, has been named the 2024 recipient of the collegeɫəs annual Vanderbush-Weller Award for having a strong, positive impact on students.
Representing departments across the college, the 12 staff members retiring this year have devoted a combined 250 years-plus to doing the essential work of keeping Hope running ɫɔ the computers and vehicles, the offices and programs ɫɔ and the campus a welcoming, safe, clean and even homelike place for students, faculty, staff and visitors.
Kraai, a retired West Ottawa Public Schools educator, was the inspiration for the $11 million ice rink expected to open in 2025.
Tim Schoonveld, the athletic director at Hope College, has 550 student athletes, and he estimates 15 of them have some kind of NIL deal.
A ceremony at Hope College on Saturday, April 27, will celebrate the collegeɫəs first two international graduates, who arrived from Japan in 1871, and their lasting, 153-year impact on both Hope and their homeland.
A total of four graduating seniors from Hope College have received recognition through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
Hope College two-sport athlete Derik Smith has been selected to announce a Denver Broncos Day 3 pick on Saturday April 27. The junior Dutchmen runs track and plays football at Hope.
Hope College has received 2023 Tree Campus Higher Education® recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation, the sixth year in a row that the foundation has honored Hope for its commitment to effective urban forest management.
Original research by Hope students on topics ranging from the health benefits of exposure to natural light, to the science of coffee roasting and brewing, to personal space was highlighted during the collegeɫəs annual A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity on Friday, April 12 at the Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse.
Awards and recognition will be presented to Hope College students during the annual Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
Baccalaureate and Commencement for Hope Collegeɫəs Class of 2024 are scheduled for Sunday, May 5. Commencement will take place at 3 p.m. at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium, and Baccalaureate at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
Two recent Hope College graduates, Sarah Grimes and Charles Soucey, have received honorable mention recognition through the prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) this year.
Seniors from the Hope College Department of Dance will present ɫɜCoda: Senior Capstone Concertɫɝ on Saturday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre.
The words penned by the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte when establishing the Pioneer School from which Hope grew are among the collegeɫəs most foundational: education as an ɫɜanchor of hopeɫɝ for the future. Through all the decades since, that promise has been shepherded by generations of faculty mentors who have not only been at Hope, but in a real sense have been and are Hope. Across campus ɫɔ in the classroom, in the laboratory, on the stage, on the playing field and in countless ways between and beyond ɫɔ for a combined 205 years, the eight faculty retirees honored here have embodied and helped realize the vision of transforming tomorrow by shaping young lives today.
The Hope College Symphony Orchestra will perform ɫɜThe Symphonic Story of Hopeɫɝ on Friday, April 19, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
A new book by Dr. Roger Baumann of the Hope College sociology faculty examines how African American Christian engagement with the global issue of Israel and Palestine reflects contrasting Black church traditions of political engagement.
The De Pree Art Center and Gallery at Hope College will feature work by 10 graduating studio art majors in the collegeɫəs annual Senior Art Exhibition from Friday, April 19, through Friday, May 3.
The Hope College Chapel Choir, College Chorus and SPERA vocal ensembles will perform both separately and together during their final concert of the school year, presenting a program with the theme ɫɜSongs for Peaceɫɝ on Saturday, April 20, at 3 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
In celebration of Asian, Asian-American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Month, the Hope College Many Voices Project will present a staged reading of ɫɜYoung Americansɫɝ by Lauren Yee on Tuesday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Schaap Auditorium of the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center.
The Hope College Theatre has earned multiple national production awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) for the ɫɜThe Boy Who Hates Everything,ɫɝ an original work that was devised and premiered at Hope.
Hope College TRIO Upward Bound is the longest-running Upward Bound program at a private college in the country. Its 55th Anniversary Gala: Living Legacies on April 12, however, will not be about longevity but instead will focus on the thousands of lives that have been transformed.
Dr. Debra Swanson, who is a retired member of the Hope College sociology faculty, has been honored by the North Central Sociological Association for service to the organization across more than a quarter century that included a year as president.
The Hope College Concert Band will perform on Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
The Saint Benedict Institute will host Dr. Jack Mulder of the Hope College philosophy faculty for a talk titled ɫɜWas Jesus an Only Child? A Biblical and Philosophical Explorationɫɝ on Wednesday, April 17, at 7 p.m. at Hope College in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall.
ɫɜResponding to Hate on Campus: Is Free Speech the Answer?ɫɝ will be the focus of an onstage conversation at Hope College with Nadine Strossen, who is a past president of the American Civil Liberties Union, on Monday, April 15, at 7 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall.
A total of 19 Hope College students will be presenting their collaborative faculty-student research during this yearɫəs National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), being held on Monday-Wednesday, April 8-10, in Long Beach, California.
Kendra Thomas, associate professor of psychology, discusses her research studies on how people perceive hope and justice.
Hope College junior Emma Rudisel of Midland has received a highly competitive scholarship from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
What is the next generation looking for in congregational worship? Is it possible for multigenerational worship to foster belonging for all? Join us to hear Alex Cross from Christ Memorial Church and Dr. Jim DeBoer from Hope College's Awakening summer program unpack the trends and desires they see in high school worship leaders today.