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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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NEA - Big Read Author Q & A Event with Emily St. John Mandel for Students
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- Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts
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NEA - Big Read Keynote Address with Emily St. John Mandel
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- Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts
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Academics
Career Panel: Business Development
Career Panel: Business Development- Date
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- Graves Hall
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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
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- Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center
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The Tallest Man On Earth
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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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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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News
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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.
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Athletics Diver Sara Plohetski Earns MIAA Award For Second Week In A Row
Hope College’s Sara Plotetski has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Diver of the Week for the second consecutive time.
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Athletics Tate Knapp Repeats As MIAA Football Defensive Player Of The Week
Hope College’s Tate Knapp is the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Week in football for the second consecutive week.
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Athletics Swimmer Daniel Keith, Diver Grant Williams Claim MIAA Weekly Award
Hope College’s Daniel Keith and Grant Williams have been recognized for their performances in the pool last week during a meet against Olivet College.
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Campus Life Relay for Life 2018 Photos
The student-organized Hope College chapter of Colleges Against Cancer sponsored its 16th annual Relay For Life event on Friday, November 2. The Relay For Life is part of a national fund-raising initiative for the American Cancer Society.
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