/ Culture and Inclusive Excellence

Quality Initiative (HLC)

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Quality Initiative invites campus-wide engagement in culture, inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (CIDEA) to create a climate of intercultural proficiency and understanding.

Hope College is accredited by the HLC. The Quality Initiative is a project that Hope undertakes between years five and nine of our 10-year accreditation cycle.

Beginning in fall 2020, academic and administrative units identified two or three CIDEA goals they undertook in that year.

The 1.C. Working Group serves as the advisory group for the Quality Initiative. They provide feedback and support throughout the year and share unit successes with the broader campus community.

Department/Program Culture and Inclusion Champions
  • Academic Success Center ɫɓ Janet Pinkham
  • Admissions Office ɫɓ Megan Marthens
  • Administrative Council ɫɓ Matt Scogin
  • Alumni and Family Engagement ɫɓ Scott Travis
  • Art & Art History Department ɫɓ Katherine Sullivan & Steve Nelson
  • Biology Department ɫɓ Philip Rivera
  • Board of Trustees ɫɓ Protecting the Mission Committee
  • Boerigter Center for Calling and Career ɫɓ Amy Freehafer
  • Business Services ɫɓ Holli Overbeek
  • Campus Ministries ɫɓ Trygve Johnson
  • Campus Safety Department ɫɓ Jeffrey Hertel
  • Chemistry Department ɫɓ Mike Pikaart
  • Communication Department ɫɓ Choonghee Han
  • Computer Science Department ɫɓ Charles Cusack
  • Computing & Information Technology ɫɓ Deb DuMez
  • Counseling and Psychological Services ɫɓ Bonnie VanderWal
  • Creative Dining ɫɓ Diana Kaeding
  • Dance Department ɫɓ Kara Brems
  • DARɫɓ Jeanne Lindell
  • Dean's Council ɫɓ Gerald Griffin
  • Development ɫɓ Scott Travis
  • Economics and Business ɫɓ Marcus Fila, Matthew Adkins and Mary Templeton
  • Education Department ɫɓ Susan Brondyk
  • Engineering Department ɫɓ Courtney Peckens
  • English Department ɫɓ Ernest Cole
  • Events and Conferences ɫɓ Odille Parker
  • Financial Aid ɫɓ Dawn Rentfrow
  • Frost Research Center ɫɓ Laurie Smith
  • Geological & Environmental Science ɫɓ Michael Philben
  • History Department ɫɓ Lauren Janes
  • Hope-Geneva Bookstore ɫɓ Mandy Zawila
  • Kinesiology Department ɫɓ Caroline Dykstra, Becky Schmidt, Stein Slette and Peter Stuursma 
  • Kruizenga Art Museum ɫɓ Charles Mason
  • Mathematics & Statistics Department ɫɓ Brian Yurk  & Charles Cusack
  • Music Department ɫɓ Jordan VanHemert
  • Neuroscience ɫɓ Leah Chase
  • Nursing Department ɫɓ Janet Weeda
  • Philosophy Department ɫɓ Kate Finley
  • Physical Plant ɫɓ Jeff Hertel
  • Physics Departmentɫɓ Jennifer Hampton and Zach Williams
  • Provost Office  ɫɓ Gerald Griffin
  • Psychology Department ɫɓ Sonja Trent-Brown
  • Registrar and Advising ɫɓ Rowene Beals
  • Religion Department ɫɓ Wayne Brouwer
  • Sociology & Social Work Department ɫɓ Liz Sharda
  • Theatre Department ɫɓ Michelle Bombe
  • Transportation Services ɫɓ Sean Reilly
  • Upward Bound ɫɓ Andrea Mireles
  • Van Wylen Library ɫɓ Kelly Jacobsma and Michael DeNotto