Weekend Schedule

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Commencement  Open House
10:30 A.M – 2 p.m.

Congratulations! You are invited to join the Hope College Alumni Association in celebrating your accomplishments. Stop by the Bultman Student Center patio on Sunday between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. to learn about the services available to graduates through the Alumni Association. Enjoy desserts and punch and family photo opportunities. Graduates, if you wrote a letter to yourself during Orientation, we will have it for you to pick up here! No RSVP is required. Family and friends are welcome. We hope to see you there!

Baccalaureate Worship Services 
9:30 or 11:30 a.m.

Two identical, optional worship services are held in Dimnent Chapel on the morning of Commencement.

The 9:30 service will be live streaming at hope.edu/live and can be watched on computers and most mobile devices.

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Brunch On Campus
10:45 a.M.–1 p.m.

Commencement Day Brunch is served at Phelps Dining Hall.

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Commencement Ceremony
3 p.m. 

Weather permitting, the Commencement ceremony will be held at the Ray and Sue Smith Stadium.

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Commencement Dinner
6 and 6:30 p.m.

Skip the headache of trying to find dinner reservations after the commencement ceremony and celebrate your new Hope graduate at the Haworth Hotel’s Commencement Dinner!

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