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Finding the Church in China
Dr. Gloria Tseng unexpected career path has her conducting research for a book on Protestantism in 20th-century China.
Find out moreDr. Gloria Tseng
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Rethink Your ‘Inscape’
Dr. Joseph LaPorte, professor of philosophy, considers modern media and is not amused. “People spend decades of their lives in front of electronic screens,” he laments. “How much of that is good?”
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Faculty Abroad
Since the summer of 2018, 42 Hope faculty members have studied abroad through the Hope Portal to the World program.
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Faithful. Welcoming. Transformational.
Hope College is a four-year liberal arts college where academic excellence and vibrant Christian faith join together in a supportive and welcoming community in downtown Holland, Michigan. This rare combination of deep roots and rigorous preparation equips our students to live faithfully into their vocations and make a difference in the world.
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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 Welcome Tour
Join Hope College President Matthew A. Scogin ’02 as he meets and listens to alumni, families and friends around the world.
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Hope’s Christian Aspirations
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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"All is Calm" Coloring Night
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- Kruizenga Art Museum
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Presidential Welcome Tour | Grand Rapids, Michigan
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- Downtown Market Grand Rapids
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Campus-Life
Global Travel - New Zealand Adventure
Global Travel - New Zealand Adventure- Date
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Woodwind Day
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- Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts
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Presidential Welcome Tour | Denver
Presidential Welcome Tour | Denver- Date
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- Ironworks
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Admissions
Anchor Day
Anchor Day- Date
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- Free
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- Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center
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Great Performance Series: Alfredo Rodriguez/Pedrito Martinez Duo
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- Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts
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The Hope College Connection Live | Business and Political Science
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- Lansing Brewing Company
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Admissions
Anchor Day
Anchor Day- Date
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- Free
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- Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center
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Academics
Brass Day
Brass Day- Date
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- Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts
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News
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Campus Life President's Christmas Tree Lighting 2019
President Matt and Sarah Scogin invited students to join them outside their home on Monday, Dec. 2 for the Lighting of the Tree and Christmas carols. Followed by a walk to the Bultman Center to enjoy more music, treats and cookie decorating.
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Academics Students and Faculty Present Research During Annual Watershed Meeting
Multiple student and faculty researchers from Hope whose work has focused on the area’s environmental health presented reports during the 2019 annual meeting of the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council’s Macatawa Watershed Project, held on Thursday, Dec. 5, at Holland City Hall.
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Campus Life Lilly Endowment Inc. Continues Support of Summer Awakening Faith-Formation Program for High School Students
Hope College’s summertime Awakening faith-formation program for high school students has been so meaningful to its participants that several have enrolled repeatedly since it began four years ago.
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Athletics Center Zach Smith Selected as an AFCA First Team All-American
Hope College center Zach Smith has joined elite company after being chosen to the 2019 American Football Coaches Association NCAA Division III All-America Team.
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Athletics Logan Bylsma Named to CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
Men’s soccer forward Logan Bylsma has joined a select group of Hope College student-athletes as repeat recipients of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Award.
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Athletics Three Women’s Players Claim All-Region Honors
Three Hope College women’s soccer players have received all-region honors from the United Soccer Coaches organization.
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Academics Student Wins Travel and Research-Poster Awards
Hope College sophomore Paulina Kozan of Harwood Heights, Illinois, received recognition both before and during this year’s Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), held in Anaheim, California, on Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 13-16.
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Arts HSRT Announces Dec. 13-14 Emerging Artist Initiative Auditions
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre invites students with a passion for theatre to audition for the 2020 season’s production of “Disney’s Freaky Friday - The Musical” through HSRT’s Emerging Artist Initiative.
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Athletics Center Zach Smith Selected as MIAA Football Offensive Player of the Week
Hope College center Zach Smith has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Offensive Football Athlete of the Week.
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Athletics Football Beats Adrian for Outright MIAA, Second Nine-Win Season
Senior offensive linemen Noah de Velder and Zach Smith followed the blocks for once instead of delivering them for the Hope College football team. Fittingly, they executed this play design perfectly, too.
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 - 35,000+Total Alumni
Hope has over 35,000 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.
- 300+International Study Programs
Semester and year-long opportunities for off-campus study are available in virtually every part of the globe.
Study abroad opportunities
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