/ Phelps Scholars Program

Activities

Go beyond Hope with activities designed to broaden your perspective.

  • Phelps scholars participating in a group activity
  • Two female Phelps scholars smiling at the beach
  • Two Phelps scholars smiling at the beach pavilion
  • A small group of four Phelps scholars smiling at the beach
  • A small group of five Phelps scholars smiling at the beach
  • Four Phelps scholars and Kasey Stevens smiling at the beach pavilion
  • Five female Phelps scholars smiling at a fair in a park
  • Phelps scholars smiling in a sunny park
  • Phelps scholars smiling in a sunny park
  • A large group of Phelps Scholars smiling in a park
  • Two Phelps Scholars walking through a park
  • Two Phelps Scholars smiling in front of a booth at a fair
  • Two Phelps Scholars smiling in front of a Hope College bus
  • A large group of Phelps Scholars in the Martha Miller rotunda
  • A Phelps Scholar smiling in front of an outdoor ice rink
  • A Phelps Scholar skating on an outdoor ice rink in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • A group of Phelps scholars at a table set for dinner
  • A group of Phelps Scholars in front of a mosque
  • Two Phelps Scholars in Santa hats at a children's activity table
  • A Phelps Scholar with a child wearing tiger face paint
  • Phelps Scholars and children posing for a photo on the Martha Miller staircase
  • A Phelps Scholar painting a child's face
  • A group of Phelps Scholars in the Martha Miller rotunda
  • Phelps Scholars at a table, eating dinner

Semimonthly Meetings

The entire Phelps Scholars cohort meets once each month to explore themes of thriving as individuals and members of a community. They do this together at retreats, workshops and talks that engage topics such as community building, college student success, well-being, professional development, resilience and global learning. They also have the opportunity to network with upperclassmen, build relationships with faculty and staff, and may attend other diversity-related events on campus.

Day Trips

Phelps Scholars travel on day trips to a variety of destinations, including:

  • Grand Rapids, Michigan: Traditional Native American pow wow
  • Dearborn, Michigan: The Arab-American National Museum
  • Holland, Michigan: Spanish-speaking church service and discussion with local immigrant-rights advocates
  • Detroit, Michigan: The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
  • Chicago, Illinois: Lunar New Year celebration in Chinatown
  • Farmington Hills, Michigan: Zekelman Holocaust Memorial Center

Trips are offered three times each semester. Students are required to attend one trip of their choice during the fall and spring semesters; all others are optional but encouraged as schedules permit. Trip costs are fully covered by the Phelps Scholars Program.

“Our field trips served as a real-world experience for learning about other cultures.”

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