Hope College News
2019 Dec
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Arts Classical Guitarist Samuel Hines to Perform on Jan. 10
Hope College will welcome award-winning classical guitarist Samuel Hines on Friday, Jan. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the John and Dede Howard Recital Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
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Athletics Hope College To Host Purple Community Basketball Games, Support Van Andel Institute
The Hope College men’s and women’s basketball teams are teaming up to give an assist to Van Andel Institute’s cancer and neurodegenerative disease research and science education efforts.
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Athletics Mitchel Achien’g Named MIAA Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Hope College’s Mitchel Achien’g has been selected as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week.
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Athletics Three Hope Football Players Earn D3football.com All-Region Honors
Hope College center Zach Smith, linebacker Mason Dekker and left tackle Timothy Ivery have received All-North Region honors from D3football.com for the 2019 season.
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Athletics Sydney Muller Selected as MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week
Hope College’s Sydney Muller is the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week.
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Athletics Emma Schaefer Claims MIAA Women’s Swimmer of the Week Honor
Hope College’s Emma Schaefer has been chosen as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Swimmer of the Week.
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Athletics Peter Stuursma Receives AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Award
Hope College’s Peter Stuursma has been selected as the American Football Coaches Association NCAA Division III Region 4 Coach of the Year.
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Campus Life Vespers 2019 Photo Gallery
The 79th annual Hope College Christmas Vespers was presented on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7 and 8. The program of Christmas carols and anthems was presented by the college’s Department of Music and featured more than 200 performers in historic Dimnent Memorial Chapel. The service also featured a variety of Hope instrumental and vocal groups as well as the college’s historic Skinner organ.
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Campus Life President's Christmas Tree Lighting 2019
President Matt and Sarah Scogin invited students to join them outside their home on Monday, Dec. 2 for the Lighting of the Tree and Christmas carols. Followed by a walk to the Bultman Center to enjoy more music, treats and cookie decorating.
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Academics Students and Faculty Present Research During Annual Watershed Meeting
Multiple student and faculty researchers from Hope whose work has focused on the area’s environmental health presented reports during the 2019 annual meeting of the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council’s Macatawa Watershed Project, held on Thursday, Dec. 5, at Holland City Hall.
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Campus Life Lilly Endowment Inc. Continues Support of Summer Awakening Faith-Formation Program for High School Students
Hope College’s summertime Awakening faith-formation program for high school students has been so meaningful to its participants that several have enrolled repeatedly since it began four years ago.
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Athletics Center Zach Smith Selected as an AFCA First Team All-American
Hope College center Zach Smith has joined elite company after being chosen to the 2019 American Football Coaches Association NCAA Division III All-America Team.
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Athletics Logan Bylsma Named to CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
Men’s soccer forward Logan Bylsma has joined a select group of Hope College student-athletes as repeat recipients of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Award.
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Athletics Three Women’s Players Claim All-Region Honors
Three Hope College women’s soccer players have received all-region honors from the United Soccer Coaches organization.
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campus-life Preparing for Exams…What is it Like?
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By: Andie Alsgaard Everyone approaches Exam Week a little differently in college. It depends on where you like to study, how you like to study and what you’re doing for your final grade. As a STEM major, specifically an engineer, I rarely write papers. Instead, I’m studying for final exams. Exam Week is a unique […]
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Academics Student Wins Travel and Research-Poster Awards
Hope College sophomore Paulina Kozan of Harwood Heights, Illinois, received recognition both before and during this year’s Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), held in Anaheim, California, on Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 13-16.
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Arts HSRT Announces Dec. 13-14 Emerging Artist Initiative Auditions
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre invites students with a passion for theatre to audition for the 2020 season’s production of “Disney’s Freaky Friday - The Musical” through HSRT’s Emerging Artist Initiative.
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Athletics Meg Morehouse embracing playing for father at Hope
Holland SentinelMeg Morehouse grew up on the court at DeVos Fieldhouse, supporting her father, women’s basketball coach Brian Morehouse. Today, Meg is a freshman on the Hope team, getting the chance to play for her father at the college level.
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campus-life The Good that Grows from Gratitude
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Over 20 centuries ago, the great Roman statesman Cicero uttered a now-popular maxim: “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.” It is a saying that is still relevant today. Dr. Charlotte VanOyen-Witvliet, professor of psychology, chair of the department, and a researcher of embodied virtue (e.g., forgiveness, gratitude, […]
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Academics Embodied: Deconstructing Forgiveness
WUNC 91.5In this North Carolina Public Radio program, host Anita Rao examines forgiveness — how to do it, and how the act may impact your health — with Hope College psychology professor Dr. Charlotte vanOyen-Witvliet, behavioral economist Dr. Dan Ariely and minister Reverend Irene Monroe.
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Athletics Center Zach Smith Selected as MIAA Football Offensive Player of the Week
Hope College center Zach Smith has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Offensive Football Athlete of the Week.
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Athletics Football Beats Adrian for Outright MIAA, Second Nine-Win Season
Senior offensive linemen Noah de Velder and Zach Smith followed the blocks for once instead of delivering them for the Hope College football team. Fittingly, they executed this play design perfectly, too.
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Athletics Guard Sydney Muller Named MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week
Hope College guard Sydney Muller has been selected as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week.
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Campus Life #Gratitude and Hope
A message from Matt and Sarah Scogin, president and first lady of Hope College: "November is here, and Thanksgiving is upon us. We are so thankful for the way Hope College has transformed our lives, and we would like to hear from you too! Which person, program or experience at Hope College are you most thankful for? #GratitudeAndHope #ThankfulThursday
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Athletics Hope Holds Lead in MIAA Commissioner’s Cup Standings After Fall update
Hope College excelled across all sports this fall to earn the lead in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Commissioner’s Cup standings at the fall update.
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Athletics Quarterback Mason Opple Named One of 12 Gagliardi Award Semifinalists
Hope College quarterback Mason Opple is one of 12 semifinalists for the 2019 Gagliardi Trophy, an award presented by Jostens and the J-Club of Saint John's University (Minnesota) to the most outstanding football player in NCAA Division III.
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Athletics Men’s Soccer’s Logan Bylsma Claims CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors
Hope College soccer player Logan Bylsma has received Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District honors for the second consecutive season.
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Academics National Accreditation Continues for Hope’s Teacher-Education Program
The teacher-education program at Hope College continues to hold national accreditation, receiving the designation for the next seven years, the maximum possible, from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
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campus-life Seven Generations of Hope
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Jim and Barbara Neevel shared their love for Hope, the reasons why they give and their generational connections to the college in a recent visit. Here’s their story: After twenty years in ministry, the congregation of New Hackensack Reformed Church in Wappingers Falls, New York wanted to find a way to honor Jim Neevel’s service. […]
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arts Hope Summer Repertory Theatre receives a Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs grant
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The Hope Summer Repertory Theatre (HSRT) received a $15,000 grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) to support the 2020 season! Funding will support the six show, three venue season from May through August 2020, with performances of The Marvelous Wonderettes, Man of La Mancha, Much Ado About Nothing, Every Brilliant […]
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Academics Hope Appoints Eight Faculty Members to Endowed Professorships
An investiture dinner and ceremony at Hope College on Thursday, Nov. 21, honored the eight faculty members who the college appointed or reappointed to endowed professorships beginning with the 2019-20 school year.
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Arts Hope College Faculty to Present Collage Concert on Sunday, Nov. 24
The Department of Music at Hope College will present a faculty collage concert on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 2 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for the Musical Arts.
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Campus Life Speaker To Explore Why Identity Politics Are Contentious
Dr. Molly Brigid McGrath of the Assumption College faculty will present the address “The Authority of the Sacred Victim: Why Our Identity Politics Are So Contentious” on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. at Hope College in Winants Auditorium in Graves Hall.
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Arts Student Dance Showcase Concerts Will Be Nov. 22-23
The fall Student Dance Showcase concerts at Hope College will take place on Friday, Nov. 22, in the Dow Center and on Saturday, Nov. 23, in the Knickerbocker Theatre.
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Athletics QB Mason Opple and LB Mason Dekker Selected as MIAA Football MVPs
The Mason-ry of the Hope College football team was exquisite this season.
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Academics Fred Johnson III to Receive DAR Medal of Honor
The Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Holland, Michigan, is proud to announce that Dr. Fred L. Johnson III, associate professor of history at Hope College, will be presented with the DAR Medal of Honor. Dr. Johnson was nominated by the Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton Chapter for this honor, which is the most prestigious award that the DAR presents.
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campus-life Alumni Spotlight – Andrew Borror: Theology of Physical Fitness
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After graduating from Hope in 2015, I decided to pursue a master’s degree in Exercise Physiology at the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Chapel Hill. During my time at UNC, I became increasingly curious about the bigger questions behind my discipline: What is health? To what extent should we pursue it through exercise? I […]
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Campus Life 2019 Black Excellence Dinner Photo Gallery
On Friday, November 8, 2019 the Hope College Black Student Union celebrated the achievements and value of black faculty, staff and students, both past and present, at the annual Black Excellence Dinner. The campus-wide event honored Dr. Samara Gibson '05, Dr. Matthew Wixson '08 and associate provost Dr. Gerald Griffin.
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campus-life Learning to Live with Uncertainty
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The people who know me know that I like to have everything planned out far in advance. Four year planning is one of my favorite things to do, and last minute planning stresses me out. Not knowing what’s going on stresses me out. However, I, along with everyone from my program and 18 million Chileans, […]
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Campus Life Images 2019 Photos
A sampling of cultural heritage from around the world was featured during Hope College’s “IMAGES: A Reflection of Cultures” showcase on Saturday, Nov. 9. The international showcase featured an array of skits, dance, song and other clips of culture and language. More than 60 students participated from several countries.
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Campus Life “One Night Only” Film Series Featuring Barbara Stanwyck Begins Nov. 25
The Hope College Knickerbocker Theatre will show four films featuring Barbara Stanwyck during its “One Night Only” series every Monday from Nov. 25 to Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. The series will screen “Stella Dallas,” “Ball of Fire,” “Double Indemnity” and “Christmas in Connecticut.”
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Academics Hope and West Ottawa High School Jazz Groups to Perform on Nov. 18
The Hope College Jazz Arts Collective and the West Ottawa High School Jazz I ensemble will present a combined concert on Monday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
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Arts Annual Juried Student Show Opens Nov. 22
The annual Juried Student Art Show at Hope College will run from Friday, Nov. 22, to Friday, Dec. 6, in the De Pree Art Center and Gallery.
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Athletics Hope Men's Soccer, Volleyball and Cross Country Teams Set for NCAA Postseason Competition
Four Hope College teams are bound for NCAA Division III postseason competition this weekend.
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Athletics Hope Places Fourth in MIAA Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
The Hope College men’s basketball team finished fourth in the 2019-20 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Poll.
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Athletics Hope Gets Top Spot in MIAA Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
A unanimous favorite, the nationally ranked Hope College women’s basketball team topped the 2019-20 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Preseason Coaches Poll.
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Campus Life “Last Lecture” on Nov. 11 to Explore “Adventure, Purpose, Service”
Dale Austin, who is associate dean with the Boerigter Center for Calling and Career at Hope College, will present the address “Off the Record: Adventure, Purpose, Service” on Monday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall through the “Last Lecture Series” organized by the college’s chapter of the national Mortar Board honorary society.
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Campus Life Nykerk 2019 Photo Gallery
The Even Year Class of 2022 won the 2019 Nykerk competition. One of Hope College's longest-running traditions, freshmen and sophomore women compete in three different arenas: song, play and oration. Junior and senior coaches arrange the music, write the plays and guide the orators as they craft seven-minute monologues.
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Academics Screening of “Forbidden Voices” on Nov. 18 in Conjunction with Big Read
The documentary film “Forbidden Voices,” which focuses on three female bloggers who are activists for human rights in their homelands and the consequences they face, will be shown at Hope College on Monday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
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Academics Sneering At The Yokels In The Age Of Trump
The American ConservativeDr. Jeff Polet, professor of political science, challenges writers and pundits who “who have contempt for places that don’t keep up with the times.” When coming to our parts of the country, he writes, reporters should consider “walking in our work shoes rather than mocking us.”
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Arts Hope College Concert Band to Perform on Nov. 21
The Concert Band at Hope College will perform on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
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Arts Hope College Jazz Combos to Perform on Nov. 19
A pair of jazz combos at Hope College will perform in concert on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the John and Dede Howard Recital Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
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Arts Hope College Wind Ensemble to Perform on Nov. 22
The Wind Ensemble at Hope College will perform on Friday, Nov. 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
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Admissions Anxious About College? There’s Hope
Greenwich SentinelWriting about the college search process, Rev. Dr. Nathan Hart 'XX says, "There is hope!" Prospective students and families are realizing that success is ultimately unfulfilling if it is not accompanied by authentic connection and meaningful mission. For those students, a place like Hope College is the perfect fit.
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Campus Life “IMAGES: A Reflection of Cultures” Will Be Nov. 9
A sampling of cultural heritage from around the world will be featured during Hope College’s “IMAGES: A Reflection of Cultures” showcase on Saturday, Nov. 9.
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Academics Big Read Author Julia Alvarez to Deliver Keynote Address on Nov. 12
Award-winning author Julia Alvarez, whose books are the focus of this year’s NEA Big Read Lakeshore, will deliver the event’s keynote address on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. at Hope College in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
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Arts Hope College Theatre to Present “The Shakers of Mt. Lebanon Will Hold a Peace Conference This Month” Beginning Nov. 15
The Department of Theatre at Hope College will present “The Shakers of Mount Lebanon Will Hold a Peace Conference This Month” by Arlene Hutton on Friday-Sunday, Nov. 15-17, and Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 21-23, in the DeWitt Center main theatre as part of a new consortium committed to developing new plays dedicated to peace and interfaith dialogue.
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Arts Christmas Vespers Tickets to Be Sold Beginning Nov. 11
Tickets for the popular annual Hope College Christmas Vespers services, a 79-year tradition, will be sold to the public beginning on Monday, Nov. 11, at the Events and Conferences Office in the Anderson-Werkman Financial Center.
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Arts Pianist Aviram Reichert to Present Guest Concert on Nov. 16
The Department of Music at Hope College will feature pianist Aviram Reichert in a guest concert on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
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Athletics Emma Schaefer Selected as MIAA Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Hope College’s Emma Schaefer has been chosen as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Swimming Athlete of the Week.
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Athletics Bailey Smith Chosen as MIAA Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Hope College’s Bailey Smith has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s Swimming Athlete of the Week
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Athletics Grant Williams Named MIAA Men’s Diver of the Week
Hope College’s Grant Williams has been selected as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s Diving Athlete of the Week.
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Athletics Seven Men’s Soccer Players Earn All-MIAA Honors
The Hope College men’s soccer trio of midfielder Isaac Braak, midfielder Ryan Flynn and defender Jordan Hooker have claimed All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association First Team honors for the 2019 season.
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Athletics Four Women's Soccer Players Claim All-MIAA Honors
Megan Bigelow and Maria Egloff made their presence felt all over the field for the Hope College women’s soccer team.