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Academics
Grounded in a general liberal arts education, Hope College offers specialized study in more than 90 majors, minors and pre-professional programs.
Admissions
Flourishing programs in 90+ disciplines. A vibrant Christian mission. $50 million in new campus construction. Championship athletics. 94% placement within 6 months of graduation. There’s never been a better time to consider Hope College.
Research
Research abounds at Hope. Our students and faculty carry out high-quality research projects that are challenging, meaningful and contribute to exciting new knowledge in a broad range of disciplines.
Arts
At Hope College, award-winning student performances share the stage with nationally known writers, musicians, performers and artists.
Campus Life
The Hope College campus is a place to come alive. We have hundreds of student organizations, groups and events you can plug into, serve with, play in, root for and grow with.
Athletics
As a member of the MIAA and NCAA Division III associations, Hope College sponsors 22 varsity sports for men and women. The college is home to the 2022 NCAA Division III National Championship women’s basketball team.

Library Online Tutorials

The following are interactive asynchronous tutorials created by Hope librarians, designed to teach students a variety of information literacy skills.

Tutorials are typically a mixture of short videos, texts, practice activities and questions involving library and other online tools and resources. At the end of each tutorial, students will have a place to enter their contact information along with an instructor’s in order to submit their answers. Please contact a librarian if you are interested in batch downloads of student submissions.

First Year Seminar Tutorials

Hope Primo

An orientation to locating library materials through Hope Primo.

Take the “Hope Primo” tutorial

Information Literacy Skills and Concepts

Searching Like a Pro

Skills and habits for transforming a research topic into searches.

Take the “Searching Like a Pro” tutorial

Source Wars: Scholarly vs Popular

Tools for recognizing the differences between popular-style publications and peer reviewed journal articles.

Take the “Source Wars” tutorial

Finding Resources in the Van Wylen Stacks

Summary of the steps for locating a print book at Van Wylen.

Take the “Finding Resources” tutorial

Communicate with Confidence: A Plagiarism Primer

An introduction to plagiarism and its impact on academic integrity.

Take the “Communicate with Confidence” tutorial

Skeptical Researching: Skills and Habits for Checking Online Claims

Strategies for quickly fact-checking online news stories. (Faculty teaching guide)

Take the “Skeptical Researching” tutorial