Hope College News
2024 May
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Admissions Wood TV8 A West Ottawa High School senior will be the first in her family to graduate high school. Salazar plans to major in political science and minor in religious studies at Hope.
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Arts Hope College Knickerbocker Theatre Announces Spring Films
The Hope College Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland will feature films from four different countries from May 13 through June 8, featuring food, fun, love and a monk with a gun. All films begin at 7:30 p.m.
2024 Apr
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Campus Life Kenneth Brown of Chemistry Faculty Receives Vanderbush-Weller Award
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 college’s annual Vanderbush-Weller Award for having a strong, positive impact on students.
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Campus Life Staff Retirees Devote More Than 250 Years Helping Make Hope
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 — the computers and vehicles, the offices and programs — and the campus a welcoming, safe, clean and even homelike place for students, faculty, staff and visitors.
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Campus Life MLive Kraai, a retired West Ottawa Public Schools educator, was the inspiration for the $11 million ice rink expected to open in 2025.
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Athletics Christianity Today Tim Schoonveld, the athletic director at Hope College, has 550 student athletes, and he estimates 15 of them have some kind of NIL deal.
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Campus Life Hope to Celebrate First Students from Japan and Their 153-Year Legacy
A ceremony at Hope College on Saturday, April 27, will celebrate the college’s first two international graduates, who arrived from Japan in 1871, and their lasting, 153-year impact on both Hope and their homeland.
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Academics Graduating Seniors Receive Fulbright Recognition
A total of four graduating seniors from have received recognition through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
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Athletics 13 On Your Side 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.
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Campus Life Arbor Day Foundation Honors Hope as Tree Campus for Sixth Year
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.
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Academics 2024 Celebration Of Undergraduate Research And Creative Activity Photo Gallery
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 college’s 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.
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Campus Life Students to Be Recognized During Annual Honors Convocation on April 25
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.
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Campus Life Hope College to Hold Baccalaureate and Commencement on May 5
Baccalaureate and Commencement for Hope College’s 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.
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Academics Two Recent Graduates Receive Honorable Mention in NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Two recent 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.
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Arts Hope Dance Seniors to Present Capstone Concerts on April 20 and 21
Seniors from the Hope College Department of Dance will present “Coda: Senior Capstone Concert” on Saturday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre.
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Campus Life Anchors of Hope: Honoring Hope’s Eight Newest Faculty Retirees
The words penned by the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte when establishing the Pioneer School from which Hope grew are among the college’s most foundational: education as an “anchor of hope” 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 — in the classroom, in the laboratory, on the stage, on the playing field and in countless ways between and beyond — 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.
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Arts Orchestra to Present “The Symphonic Story of Hope” on April 19
The Hope College Symphony Orchestra will perform “The Symphonic Story of Hope” on Friday, April 19, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
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Academics Book Examines African American Christian Engagement with the Global Issue of Israel and Palestine
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.
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Arts De Pree Gallery to Feature Annual Senior Art Exhibition
The De Pree Art Center and Gallery at Hope College will feature work by 10 graduating studio art majors in the college’s annual Senior Art Exhibition from Friday, April 19, through Friday, May 3.
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Arts Hope College Choirs to Present “Songs for Peace” Concert on April 20
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 “Songs for Peace” on Saturday, April 20, at 3 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
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Arts Hope Presenting Staged Reading of “Young Americans” on April 16
In celebration of Asian, Asian-American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Month, the Hope College Many Voices Project will present a staged reading of “Young Americans” by Lauren Yee on Tuesday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Schaap Auditorium of the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center.
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Arts Hope College Theatre Receives Multiple National Awards for Original Production
The Hope College Theatre has earned multiple national production awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) for the “The Boy Who Hates Everything,” an original work that was devised and premiered at Hope.
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Campus Life Hope College TRIO Upward Bound Celebrating 55 Years of Transforming Lives
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.
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Academics Professional Association Honors Sociologist Debra Swanson for Service
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.
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Arts Concert Band “Springs Forward” with April 11 Performance
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.
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Campus Life Saint Benedict Institute to Host Talk on the Family of Jesus Christ
The Saint Benedict Institute will host Dr. Jack Mulder of the Hope College philosophy faculty for a talk titled “Was Jesus an Only Child? A Biblical and Philosophical Exploration” on Wednesday, April 17, at 7 p.m. at Hope College in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall.
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Campus Life Event to Explore “Responding to Hate on Campus: Is Free Speech the Answer?”
“Responding to Hate on Campus: Is Free Speech the Answer?” 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.
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Academics Nineteen Students to Present Research at National Conference
A total of 19 Hope College students will be presenting their collaborative faculty-student research during this year’s National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), being held on Monday-Wednesday, April 8-10, in Long Beach, California.
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Academics The Conversation Kendra Thomas, associate professor of psychology, discusses her research studies on how people perceive hope and justice.
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Academics Hope Junior Emma Rudisel Receives Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Hope College junior Emma Rudisel of Midland has received a highly competitive scholarship from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
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Arts Spotify 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.