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Visit Home Sweet Hope
Some call Holland, Michigan, a vacation destination. We call it home. Come visit Hope College, where historic buildings and state-of-the-art facilities combine tradition with innovation.
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Presidential Search
Follow along as Hope College looks for our 14th president! Stay tuned for regular updates throughout the search process.
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Hope’s Christian Identity
Hope College is a Christian community that invites all its members into a holistic and robust engagement with the historic Christian faith and a personal encounter with the living Christ through the Holy Spirit.
Events
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Academics
Community Business Dinner
Community Business Dinner- Date
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- Haworth Inn and Conference Center
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Admissions
Visit Day
Visit Day- Date
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- Free
- Location
- Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center
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The Tallest Man On Earth
- Date
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- $10 students, $25 faculty, $30/$35 public
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- Dimnent Memorial Chapel
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Campus-Life
Sk80's
Sk80's- Date
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- The Rink
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Campus-Life
Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday- Date
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- DeWitt Student and Cultural Center
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Academics
Meet the Firm
Meet the Firm- Date
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- Graves Hall
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Campus-Life
Pinterest Night
Pinterest Night- Date
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- The Kleltz
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Arts
Post Animal
Post Animal- Date
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- Hope Student $7, Public $15
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- Park Theater
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Career Panel: Small Business / Entrepreneurship
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- Graves Hall
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Great Performance Series: The 5 Browns
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- Adults $23.00, Seniors/Hope Faculty & Staff $17.00, Children 18 and under $6.00, No Cost for Hope Students
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- Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts
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News
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Academics Award-Winning Writer Helon Habila to Present “Art and Activism” as Annual De Graaf Lecture on Nov. 28
Award-winning writer Helon Habila will present the address “Art and Activism” as the 2018 Clarence De Graaf Memorial Lecture at Hope College on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall.
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Academics Student Research Honored at National Engineering Conference
For the third consecutive year, a Hope College student won an award at the Annual Meeting and National Student Conference of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). A total of six Hope College students who participated in research this past summer had their work selected for presentation during the conference.
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Academics Original Dance Piece by Matthew Farmer Earns Finalist Recognition
Choreographer Matthew Farmer of the Hope College dance faculty has earned recognition as a finalist for the 2018 Arlin G. Meyer Prize in Performing Arts sponsored by the Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts for his original work “Dieser Ort.”
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Arts Annual Juried Student Art Show Opens Nov. 26
The annual Juried Student Art Show at Hope College will run from Monday, Nov. 26, to Friday, Dec. 7, in the De Pree Art Center and Gallery.
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Arts Hope Jazz Groups to Present Concerts on Nov. 14 and Nov. 20
Several Hope College jazz ensembles will present concerts on two different nights. Four different jazz chamber ensembles will perform on Wednesday, Nov. 14, and the Jazz Arts Collective and Jazz Organ Trio will perform on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Both concerts will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the John and Dede Howard Recital Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
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Arts “One Night Only” Film Series Featuring Jimmy Stewart to Begin Nov. 19
The Hope College Knickerbocker Theatre will show four films featuring Jimmy Stewart during its “One Night Only” series every Monday from Nov. 19 to Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The series will screen “Harvey,” “Rear Window,” “The Shop Around the Corner” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
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Athletics Five From Hope Football Earn All-MIAA First Team Recognition
Five of the Hope College football team’s impact players have received 2018 All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association First Team honors from the league’s coaches: defensive back Kimani Dooley, defensive lineman Ian Gorgenson, defensive end Tate Knapp, quarterback Mason Opple and offensive lineman Zach Smith.
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Academics Student Team Wins Commercial Lending Case Competition
A three-student team from Hope College has won the 2018 intercollegiate Commercial Lending Case Competition, held at Grand Valley State University on Saturday, Oct. 27.
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Academics Retired Mathematics Professor Richard Vandervelde Dies
Dr. Richard Vandervelde, who was a member of the Hope College mathematics faculty for 33 years until retiring in 2000, died on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, at age 80.
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Academics Student Research Wins First Place at National Geology Conference
A research presentation by two Hope College students won a first-place award during the recent annual national meeting of the Geological Society of America.
Hope College by the Numbers
- 1866Year of College Charter
Hope College was founded by the Rev. A.C. Van Raalte and was officially chartered in 1866. During the 2015–2016 school year, Hope celebrated 150 years of rigorous academics and faithful, Christian leadership.
Learn more - 33,000+Total Alumni
Hope has over 33,000 alumni spanning every state and 80+ countries.
Learn more - 127,000Volunteer Hours
Hope's faculty, staff and students have contributed over 127,000 hours to volunteer activities.
- 200+International Study Programs
Semester and year-long opportunities for off-campus study are available in virtually every part of the globe.
Study abroad opportunities