Hope College News
2024 Sep
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Campus Life Hope College Continues to Hold Gold Rating for Sustainability Achievements
Hope College continues to hold a STARS Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The college has also been recognized for being among the top colleges and universities in the nation for research related to sustainability.
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Arts Hope College Great Performance Series to Open with Cutting-Edge Dance on Sept. 27-28
The Hope College Great Performance Series opens with Bridgman|Packer Dance on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre.
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Academics Grant Supports Mentoring Program to Help Young Adults Thrive in Church
Hope College has received a new grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. that will fund efforts to help young adults find a sense of belonging and purpose in the churches they attend after college.
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Campus Life Hope College prepares for their 127th tug of war competition
Fox 17For 127 years, Hope College has hosted The Pull. Freshman versus sophomores — competing in three straight hours of tug of war.
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Campus Life Speaker to Present “To Build a Holy Place” as 2024 Green Lecture on Faith, Race and Community
The Rev. Dr. Willie James Jennings of the Yale University Divinity School faculty will present “To Build a Holy Place” on Friday, Sept. 20, at 3:30 p.m. as the Green Lecture on Faith, Race and Community at Hope College in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
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Campus Life New Book Chronicles the History of Hope’s Storied Pull Tug-of-War
The first comprehensive history of Hope College’s storied freshman-sophomore Pull tug-of-war blends an academic’s scholarly training and an insider’s understanding and love of the subject.
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Campus Life Hope Students to Volunteer Throughout Community on Sept. 14
More than 100 Hope College students will participate in service projects throughout the area through the college’s “Time to Serve” program on Saturday, Sept. 14.
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Academics Pablo Peschiera to Present Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture on Sept. 17
Dr. Pablo Peschiera, associate professor of English at Hope College, will present the college’s 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 4 p.m. in the Maas Center auditorium.
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Arts Organist Damin Spritzer to Present Donia Recital on Sept. 17
Acclaimed organist Damin Spritzer will present the annual Donia Organ Recital at Hope College on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
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Campus Life Beyond Rankings: On the impact of Catholic colleges and campus ministries
The Catholic World ReportThe Saint Benedict Institute at Hope is featured as an example of a strong Catholic campus ministry that has a significant positive impact on the faith lives of students.
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Athletics Eighteen Teams Earn MIAA Team GPA Award
Eighteen Hope College teams claimed the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Team GPA Award for the 2023-24 school year.
2024 Aug
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Athletics Hope College Places 292 Student Athletes On MIAA Academic Honor Roll
Hope College has 292 student-athletes who made the 2023-24 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Academic Honor Roll.
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Academics Gentile Lecture Series Address by Chris Avery to Explore Making Informed Decisions in a Changing World
Dr. Chris Avery, a 2005 Hope College graduate who is chief of staff for the National Climate Assessment at the U.S. Global Change Research Program, will present the address “How Do You Make an Informed Decision in a Changing World?” on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 5:30 p.m. at Hope in Schaap Auditorium of the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center.
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Academics Lecture Will Reflect 10-Year Quest to Understand an Art-World Icon
The storied life of the founder of Boston’s famed Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will be the focus of an illustrated lecture at Hope College on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 5:30 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall by Dr. Natalie Dykstra of the English faculty, whose recent biography of Gardner has been receiving national acclaim.
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Academics Annual Indigenous Peoples’ Lecture Feature Documentary “Warrior Lawyers: Defenders of Sacred Justice” on Sept. 10
This year’s Indigenous Peoples’ Lecture Series at Hope College will feature the documentary, “Warrior Lawyers: Defenders of Sacred Justice,” which is a one-hour documentary about Native American role models, nation rebuilding and tribal justice. The film will be shown on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre.
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Academics Film and Discussion to Explore Healing the Nation’s Political Divide
The documentary film “Undivide Us,” which explores both the impact of toxic polarization and a route for moving past it, will be shown at Hope College on Monday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
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Campus Life Opening Convocation Marks Beginning of Hope’s 163rd Academic Year
With the school year and their journey as college students about to begin, Dr. Brooke Odle told the members of Hope College’s incoming Class of 2028 that there may be times ahead that they question whether they’ve earned their place.
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Campus Life Hope College Opening Convocation Address “Victory is Mine, but God gets the Glory”
By Dr. Brooke Odle, Assistant Professor of Engineering
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Academics Lee Forester Appointed Director of Vienna Summer School
Dr. Lee Forester, professor of German, has been appointed as the next Vienna Summer School director and will serve a three-year term beginning in 2025.
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Academics Event on Oct. 7 to Feature “Family Math Fun” Activities
An evening of “Family Math Fun” at Hope College on Monday, Oct. 7, will feature games designed to show that mathematics doesn’t need to be scary or a chore. In fact, as the name makes clear, it can be fun — for all ages.
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Giving Hope Receives Institution-Wide Grant through Educating Character Initiative
Hope College will enhance its emphasis on character development with a grant received through the Educating Character Initiative of Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character. Hope will focus on the virtues of gratitude and generosity, using the grant to help scale up a foundational programmatic component of the Hope Forward initiative that the college has been piloting since the fall of 2021.
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Arts Knickerbocker Theatre Presents Fall Film Series
The Hope College Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland will feature four foreign or independent films during its Fall Film Series running in September and October.
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Campus Life A Conversation with Matthew Scogin Aug. 20
Talk of the TownHope College President Matthew Scogin talked about the upcoming school year and more during a conversation that aired on Aug. 20, 2024.
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Academics Solar-powered EV chargers power up college campus thanks to student engineers
ElectrekImagine charging your EV while on campus entirely by the sun? An engineering class project at Hope College resulted in fully functional solar-powered EV chargers for students.
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Academics Now, This Is What A Truly Supportive Grandparent Looks Like
HuffPostGrandparents can be powerful sources of family identity,” Kendra Thomas, psychology professor at Hope College.
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Arts Gallery Featuring “Heat Lightning” Exhibition of Photographic Works
The De Pree Art Center and Gallery at Hope College will feature the exhibition “Heat Lightning” by Christina Kerns, who was the Borgeson Artist-in-Residence at the college this summer, from Friday, Aug. 23, through Thursday, Sept. 26.
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Campus Life Retired History Professor Earl Curry Dies
Dr. Earl Curry, who retired in 2000 as a professor emeritus of history after 32 years on the Hope faculty, died on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. He was 90.
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Academics Big Read Lakeshore Announces Fall 2024 Books
This year’s community-wide Big Read Lakeshore and accompanying programs for younger readers organized by Hope College will pair a mainstay of American literature classes that is nearing its centenary with more recently published books, including two graphic novels and a children’s picture book, to explore the timeless weaving of identity, societal expectations and personal goals.
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Academics Hope College Receives Grant to Help Prevent Plastic Litter from Entering Waterways and the Great Lakes
The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Hope College and the Ottawa County Road Commission are partnering to trap and study roadside litter entering storm drains. Equipment was provided by the charitable arm of the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) in the United States, the CGLR Foundation, through a grant to Hope College thanks to generous funding from Michigan-based Dart Container Corporation, a leading manufacturer of sustainable beverage and food packaging solutions.
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Campus Life Class of 2028 Generational Students
This fall, Hope will welcome 122 incoming students with generational ties. From mothers and fathers to great-great-grandparents, these students will follow in the footsteps of the many family members who have graduated from Hope College before them. If the information is incomplete or if we have missed someone, please send an email to alumni@hope.edu.
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Campus Life Hope Appoints New Alumni Board Members and Officers
The Hope College Alumni Association Board of Directors has appointed five new members and elected new officers.
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Academics Olympians Are Taking Probiotics and Pepto-Bismol to Prepare for the Seine
Very Well HealthAaron Best, professor of genetics and a co-director of the Global Water Research Institute, the methods people are trying to mitigate the effects of potential contaminants.
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Campus Life New Students to Arrive on Aug. 22 as Hope College’s Academic Year Nears
Hope College is on the eve of its 163rd academic year, with the members of the incoming Class of 2028 arriving on Thursday, Aug. 22, for the start of New Student Orientation that evening.