Approximately 600 students participated this year in the 24-hour event, but with the traditional gathering in the college’s Dow Center out of the question, the planners devised creative alternatives for this year’s event, which was held on Friday and Saturday, March 26-27.
A total of 650 graduating seniors participated in a split ceremony, (at 11 a.m. and 3 pm.) on Sunday, May 16 at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium.
Fall semester classes for the 160th academic year at Hope College will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 31.
Returning this summer after a year off due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Hope College golf outing, the “Bob DeYoung Hope Classic,” will be held on Monday, June 14, at Ravines Golf Club in Saugatuck.