Hope College News
2021 Mar
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Arts Hope College Jazz Ensembles Concert to Be Livestreamed on March 13
Hope College jazz ensembles will perform on Saturday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. The concert can be viewed online at hope.edu/live.
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Academics Longtime Chemistry Professor and Former Dean Dr. F. Sheldon Wettack Dies
Dr. F. Sheldon Wettack held senior leadership roles, including a presidency, at colleges and universities around the country, but it was to Hope — where he’d begun his career in higher education as a young chemistry professor teaching and mentoring students — that he returned in retirement. And where he taught again for 16-and-a-half years more.
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Athletics Women’s Lacrosse Pair Claims MIAA Athlete of the Week Awards
Hope College’s Paige Wilmer and Maddie Yakes have been selected as Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Lacrosse Athletes of the Week.
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Campus Life Boerigter Center for Calling and Career and Van Wylen Library Share National Innovation Award
Hope College’s Boerigter Center for Calling and Career and Van Wylen Library have received the 2021 group Innovation Award from the Commission for Career Services of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA).
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Campus Life Fall Graduation Honors
Below is a list of recent Hope College graduates who have been awarded graduation honors for outstanding academic accomplishment during their four years of study.
2021 Feb
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Campus Life Hope College TRIO Upward Bound to Thank Community with Day of Service on Feb. 27
Students and graduates from Hope College TRIO Upward Bound will participate in the 2021 National TRIO Day of Service on Saturday, Feb. 27, to express appreciation to the community for its support of the program that focuses on helping them succeed in education beyond high school.
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Arts Hope College Wind Ensemble to Perform March 5
The Hope College Wind Ensemble will perform on Friday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. The concert can be viewed online at hope.edu/live.
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Academics Psychology Students Win Regional Research Awards
Student researchers at Hope College have won three regional awards for excellence from the Midwestern chapter of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology for student-faculty collaborative research projects.
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Athletics Softball Receives One First-Place Vote, Finishes Third In MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
The Hope College softball team is predicted to be in the hunt for a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship this spring.
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Academics Book Explores “God, Race, and History: Liberating Providence”
Dr. Matt R. Jantzen of the Hope College ministry studies faculty is the author of “God, Race, and History: Liberating Providence,” published earlier this month by Lexington Books.
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Athletics Tyler Stafford is the MIAA Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week
Hope College’s Tyler Stafford has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week.
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Athletics Leah Newhof Named MIAA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week
Hope College’s Leah Newhof has been selected as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week.
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Athletics Olivia Voskuil Selected as the MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week
Hope College forward Olivia Voskuil is the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week.
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Athletics Baseball Finishes Second in MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
The Hope College baseball team looks to challenge for a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship this spring.
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Academics Internationally Recognized Researcher to Discuss Adolescent Addiction
Adolescent addiction will be the focus of a virtual lecture hosted by Hope College on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 3:30 p.m. The event may be viewed via Zoom at hope.edu/psychlecture
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Arts Hope College Orchestra to Perform on Feb. 27
The Hope College Orchestra will perform on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. The concert can be viewed online at hope.edu/live.
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Academics Can You Ever Completely Give Up Your Religion?
Psychology TodayPsychology Today article highlights research by Daryl Van Tongeren, associate professor of psychology, on religion's impact on individual morality
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Athletics Cameron Hamilton Selected as the MIAA Women’s Diver of the Week
Hope College’s Cameron Hamilton is the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Diver of the Week for the first time in her career.
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Athletics Sydney Jackson is the MIAA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week
Hope College’s Sydney Jackson has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week.
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Athletics Women’s Distance Medley Relay Named MIAA Indoor Track Athletes of the Week
Hope College’s distance medley relay members Jacinda Cole, Grace Behrens, Hannah Kenny and Ana Tucker have been selected as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Indoor Track Athletes of the Week.
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Arts Hope College Theatre to Present “Detroit ’67” on Feb. 26-28, March 4-6
The Department of Theatre at Hope College will present “Detroit ’67” via livestream on Friday-Saturday, Feb. 26-27, at 7:30 p.m.; on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 2 p.m.; and on Thursday-Saturday, March 4-6 at 7:30 p.m.
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Campus Life Hope College to Keep Tuition and Other Fees at Current Level for 2021-22
With many families struggling because of the economic impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Hope College will hold tuition, room and board at the same level during 2021-22 as during the current academic year. The move is also a step forward toward the college’s longer-term goal of making a Hope education more accessible and affordable for all students.
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Academics Lecture to Explore the Costs and Benefits of Drug Prohibition
Dr. Angela Dills, who is the Gimelstob-Landry Distinguished Professor of Regional Economic Development at Western Carolina University, will present “The Costs and Benefits of Drug Prohibition” on Monday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. through a live-streamed event hosted by the Markets & Morality student organization at Hope College.
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Academics
Virtual Brain Day on Feb. 27 to Feature Activities for All Ages
Hope College’s annual Brain Day will feature interactive games and presentations for all ages as well as a keynote lecture on the importance of mindfulness in coping with stress on Saturday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon virtually at hope.edu/brainday.
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Arts Vocalist Sarah VandenBrink to Present Faculty Recital Feb. 25
Vocalist Sarah VandenBrink will present a faculty recital at Hope College on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 11 a.m., with the live performance available for viewing online at hope.edu/live.
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Campus Life Webinar to Highlight Hope’s COVID-19 Wastewater Testing Program
The how and why of Hope College’s ongoing COVID-19 wastewater testing program will be explored during a webinar on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m.
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Athletics Grace Behrens Claims MIAA Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week Award
Hope College’s Grace Behrens has been selected as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week.
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Athletics Swimmer Bailey Smith and Diver Kamaron Wilcox Earn MIAA Weekly Honors
Hope College swimmer Bailey Smith and diver Kamaron Wilcox have been chosen as Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s Athletes of the Week.
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Athletics Women’s Lacrosse Tops MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
The Hope College women’s lacrosse team leads the group of Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association title contenders this spring.
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Athletics Men’s Lacrosse Leads the Pack in 2021 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
The defending champion Hope College men’s lacrosse team earned the top spot in the 2021 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Poll.
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Arts Authors Renee Simms and Dawn Davies to Present Virtual Reading
The Hope College Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series will feature Renee Simms and Dawn Davies on Thursday, Feb. 11, at 6 p.m. in a virtual reading and Q&A that is free and open to the public. The event requires an Eventbrite registration, which can be found at hope.edu/jrvws
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Arts Pianists Benjamin and Christina Krause to Perform on Feb. 4
Pianists Benjamin and Christina Krause will present a faculty recital at Hope College on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 11 a.m., with the live performance available for viewing online at hope.edu/live.
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Athletics Kenedy Schoonveld Chosen as MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week
For the second time in her career, Hope College’s Kenedy Schoonveld has been selected the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week.