Hope College News
2021 Jan
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Athletics Tuesday Groundbreaking Launches Construction of New Athletic Facility
A recent groundbreaking ceremony at Hope College celebrated the beginning of construction for a highly anticipated addition to the college’s athletic complex.
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Athletics Men’s Basketball Runner-Up in 2021 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
The Hope College men's basketball team is projected to be in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association title chase this season.
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Athletics Ana Tucker Claims National Athlete of the Week Honor from USTFCCCA
Ana Tucker’s fast start to the indoor track and field season has earned her national recognition.
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Athletics Women’s Basketball Picked as Favorite in MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
The Hope College women’s basketball team tops the 2021 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Preseason Coaches Poll.
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Academics Hope College to Host Virtual Conversation with Author Kwame Alexander on Feb. 26 for Black History Month
Hope College will feature a live virtual visit with author Kwame Alexander on Friday, Feb. 26, at 2 p.m. in conjunction with national Black History Month.
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Academics Record Ninth Award from Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Funds Student Research
Hope College has received a record ninth Beckman Scholars Program award from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation in recognition of excellence in faculty-student collaborative research in bio-medically related sciences.
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Arts Regional Theatre Festival Honors Hope Production
Hope College was one of only five colleges or universities to have a production selected for presentation and received an additional award during this year’s Region 3 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), which was held on Wednesday-Saturday, Jan. 6-9.
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Campus Life Hope’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration to Feature Social Media Tour of Civil Rights Milestones
Hope College will commemorate national Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a week-long opportunity to be exposed to the significant people, policies and events that have contributed to the quest for racial equity and social justice.
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Academics Book Chronicles Missionary Couple’s Service in a Changing Middle East
A new book by Dr. Donald Luidens of the Hope College faculty depicts a region in transition as it chronicles a missionary couple’s service in the Middle East during the middle of the 20th century.
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Academics Fall 2020 Dean's List Announced
The Registrar’s Office is pleased to announce Dean’s List recipients for the fall semester. The Dean’s List is awarded to full-time, degree-seeking students who have received grades for all courses in a given semester (no incompletes) and have a semester GPA of 3.50 or above. Hope College Registrar’s Office considers this a significant achievement.
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Arts Hope College professor releases record to break stereotypes
WOODTV 8Jordan VanHemert, assistant professor of music, is using his talents to raise awareness about an issue that has affected his community hard during the pandemic.
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Arts Exhibitions “Drawing with Light” and “Salvador Dali: Memories of Surrealism” to Open at the Kruizenga Art Museum on Jan. 19
The Kruizenga Art Museum at Hope College will feature two new print exhibitions, “Drawing with Light: Mezzotint Prints from the Rossof Collection” and “Salvador Dali: Memories of Surrealism” beginning later this semester.
2020 Dec
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Athletics Keagan Pontious Named Equipment Manager for Hope Athletics
Hope College has hired Keagan Pontious to be the new equipment manager for the athletic department, Director of Athletics Tim Schoonveld announced.
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Arts Jordan VanHemert of Music Faculty Named Henri Selmer Paris Saxophones Performing Artist
Dr. Jordan VanHemert of the Hope College music faculty has been recognized as an Henri Selmer Paris saxophones performing artist by the musical-instrument company Conn-Selmer.
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Campus Life Dance Department Founder Maxine DeBruyn Dies
Retired faculty member Maxine DeBruyn, who pioneered the creation of the college’s nationally accredited dance department beginning in the 1960s and was active in dance education internationally for more than half a century, died on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. She was 83.
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Academics Student Research Honored at National Engineering Conference
For the third time in the past five years, a Hope College student has won a first place award at the Annual Meeting and National Student Conference of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
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Arts HSRT to Present “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” Online on Dec. 18-20
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre (HSRT) will present “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” online in partnership with Broadway on Demand throughout Friday-Sunday, Dec. 18-20.