In its opening moments the 20th annual Dance Marathon had already achieved one milestone, with a record-number 1,100 students participating. A day later, the student-organized event ended with another, raising its highest total yet, $340,172.20, on behalf of the children served by Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital of Grand Rapids.

Father and son Thomas G. Bos and Thomas J. Bos will share the story of A.D. Bos Vending Services on Tuesday, March 26, at 4 p.m. at Hope College in the Haworth Inn and Conference Center through the college’s Meijer Lecture Series.

Teresa Romero, who is president of the United Farm Workers, will present the annual César Chávez Lecture Series at Hope College on Thursday, March 28, at 4 p.m. in the Schaap Auditorium on the lower level of the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center.

In its opening moments the 20th annual Dance Marathon had already achieved one milestone, with a record-number 1,100 students participating.

Hope College freshman Mary Chikondi Ngoma of Lusaka, Zambia, was named a “distinguished chair” during the regional Model Arab League competition held on Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 14-16, at Grand Valley State University.

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.

Writer and filmmaker Frank Abe will reflect on the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II as the 2019 Asian Heritage Education and Diversity Lecture at Hope College on Thursday, March 7, at 4 p.m. in the Schaap Auditorium on the lower level of the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center.

For a 20th consecutive year, hundreds of Hope College students are putting their time and talents into the campus-wide Dance Marathon fundraiser.

The Saint Benedict Institute will host Helen Alvaré to present the address “Work, Family and the Sexual Revolution: A Christian Feminist Take on Law and Culture Today” on Thursday, March 7, at 7 p.m. at Hope College in the Maas Center auditorium.

Jill Briscoe, an author, editor and speaker with an extensive history in lay ministry and particular focus in women’s ministry, will be speaking at Hope College several times, Sunday-Tuesday, March 3-5 through the Hageman Faith Series.

Multiple regional choirs including the Hope College Community Gospel Choir will perform during a Gospel Fest concert at Hope College on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.

Author Austin Channing Brown will present the address “Speaking Truth to Power” on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts as the 2019 Black History Month keynote lecture at Hope College.

The annual International Food Fair at Hope College will be held on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Maas Center auditorium.

Dr. Henk Aay, who is a senior research fellow with the Van Raalte Institute at Hope College, will present the address “Chris Stoffel Overvoorde: History and Landscape Paintings of the Netherlands and America” on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 9:30 a.m. at the Holland Area Arts Council.

Dr. Lamont Dirkse, a retired member of the education faculty whose 28 years at the college included three years as dean of students, died on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. He was 92.