Hope College News
2021 Apr
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Arts De Pree Gallery and Kruizenga Art Museum to Host Senior Art Shows
Artwork by graduating senior Studio Art majors from the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 at Hope College will be featured in exhibitions in the De Pree Art Center and Gallery and the Kruizenga Art Museum this spring.
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Campus Life Documentary Project Focused on First-Generation Students Highlights Hope College TRIO Upward Bound
The experiences of six Holland-area high school students participating in the Hope College TRIO Upward Bound program are at the heart of an ongoing documentary film project.
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Academics Second Film Released in Series about Peace Activist A.J. Muste
The newly released second film in a three-part documentary series about peace activist and 1905 Hope College graduate A.J. Muste highlights his significant national influence in the middle of the 20th century.
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Academics Nineteen Members of Hope Faculty Retiring
A total of 19 long-time members of the Hope College faculty are retiring this year.
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Athletics Ana Grunewald Selected as MIAA Women’s Volleyball Athlete of the Week
Hope College outside hitter Ana Grunewald is the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Volleyball Athlete of the Week.
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Campus Life Alumni Association to Honor Four with Awards
The Hope College Alumni Association is honoring four alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards this year.
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Giving Haworth Hotel Announces Grand Opening
Hope College’s Haworth Hotel grand opening is scheduled for June 16, 2021. Formerly known as the Haworth Inn and Conference Center, this transformational project remodeled all conference and hotel rooms, rebuilt the lobby and created a full-service coffee shop open to students and the public. The hotel’s renovation is made possible by the college and the Haworth family and has been led by Patricia Urquiola, an award-winning designer and architect based in Milan, Italy. The Haworth Hotel is in downtown Holland, Michigan, on the campus of Hope College.
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Arts Guitarist David Martin to Present Faculty Recital on April 15
Guitarist David Martin will present a faculty recital at Hope College on Thursday, April 15, at 11 a.m., with the live performance available for viewing online at hope.edu/live.
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Athletics Dr. Anne Irwin, Hope’s First Director of Women’s Athletics, Dies at 79
Dr. Anne E. Irwin, Hope College’s first director of women’s athletics and an unfailing advocate for gender equity in college sports, died on Saturday, April 3 at her home in Fennville, Michigan, after a battle with cancer. She was 79.
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Campus Life Esther K. Chae to Present “Lights, Camera, Asian American Action!”
Award winning actor, playwright and consultant Esther K. Chae will present “Lights, Camera, Asian American Action!” virtually as the 2021 Asian Heritage Lecture at Hope College on Thursday, April 22, at 6 p.m. EDT. Chae’s address will focus on her journey as a Korean American actor and artist.
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Academics Eighteen Students to Present Research at National Conference
A total of 18 Hope College students will be presenting their collaborative faculty-student research during this year’s National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), being held as a virtual gathering on Monday-Wednesday, April 12-14.
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Arts Dance 47 to Be Presented as Films on April 9 and 10
The Department of Dance at Hope College will present its major annual concert, Dance 47 this year, as two fully produced, pre-recorded films on Friday and Saturday, April 9 and 10.
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Campus Life First Mellon Community-Based Partnership at Hope College
The first round of funding to link community organizations with Hope College faculty and students, who together will address pressing needs in Holland area, has recently been awarded to three projects through a 42-month, $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Athletics Brian Marx Selected as MIAA Men's Golf Athlete of the Week
Hope College's Brian Marx has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men's Golf Athlete of the Week
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Athletics Bailey Chorney Selected as MIAA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week
Hope College’s Bailey Chorney has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week.
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Athletics Women’s Basketball Awarded MIAA Regular-Season Title by League’s Presidents
The Hope College women’s basketball team has been awarded the 2021 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association regular-season championship by the league’s presidents.
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Athletics Hannah Kenny is chosen as MIAA Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Hope College senior Hannah Kenny is being honored as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for her accomplishments in running events last Friday.
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Athletics Women’s and Men’s Cross Country Claim USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Honors
The Hope College women’s and men’s cross country teams could not compete last fall but still have continued a proud tradition of excellence in the classroom.
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Academics Student and Graduates Honored in NSF Research Fellowship Program
A current Hope College student and five recent graduates have received recognition through the prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) this year.
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Arts Hope College Theatre to Present “Ordinary Days” Starting April 16
The Department of Theatre at Hope College will present Ordinary Days by Adam Gwon on Friday and Saturday, April 16 and 17, and Thursday-Saturday, April 22-24, at 7:30 p.m. A matinee performance will be presented on Sunday, April 18, at 2 p.m.
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Arts Hope College Collage Concert to Be Presented Online April 10
The Department of Music at Hope College will present a collage concert on Saturday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m., with the live performance available for viewing online at hope.edu/live. The concert will feature the college’s major ensembles as well as selected student soloists and chamber ensembles.
2021 Mar
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Academics Two Professors Elected Fellows of Midwestern Psychological Association
Dr. Mary Inman and Dr. Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet of the Hope College psychology faculty have been recognized as Fellows by the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA).
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Athletics Will Robson Selected as MIAA Men’s Golf Athlete of the Week
Hope College’s Will Robson has been chosen as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s Golf Athlete of the Week.
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Athletics Winter Sports Letterwinners Are Announced; Nineteen Student-Athletes Lettered Four Years
Athletic letter recipients for the 2019-20 Hope College winter sports teams have been announced by athletic director Tim Schoonveld.
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Academics Economist to Discuss C.S. Lewis and Freedom
Dr. Kenneth G. Elzinga, who is the Robert C. Taylor Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia, will present “C.S. Lewis and Freedom: Christianity’s Most Famous Apologist Meets Adam Smith,” on Monday, April 12, at 7 p.m. through a live-streamed event hosted by the Markets & Morality student organization at Hope College.
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Athletics Cole Scheffler Chosen as MIAA Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Athlete of the Week
Hope College’s Cole Scheffler is the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Assocation Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Athlete of the Week.
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Campus Life Dance Marathon 2021 Photo Gallery
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.
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Campus Life Arbor Day Foundation Honors Hope as Tree Campus for Third Year in Row
Hope College has received 2020 Tree Campus Higher Education® recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation, the third year in a row that the foundation has honored Hope for its commitment to effective urban forest management.
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Athletics Women’s Swim/Dive Puts Eight on All-MIAA Team; Emma Schaefer is Most Valuable Swimmer
Most Valuable Swimmer Emma Schaefer headlines a group of eight All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association honorees for the Hope College women’s swimming and diving team.
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Arts 'Breaking point’: Asian Americans fight against racism after deadly Georgia shooting
Wood TV 8"It hasn’t just been a tough week but also a tough year for Asian Americans" says Jordan VanHemert, assistant professor of music.
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Campus Life Spring Break Day Photo Gallery
Students were invited to hang out on campus on Tuesday, March 16 for the first of three scheduled break days of the semester.
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Athletics Record Five from Women’s Indoor Track and Field Earn All-Region Accolades
A record five members of the Hope College women’s indoor track and field team have claimed all-region honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the 2021 indoor season.
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Athletics Nick Hoffman Claims Men’s Indoor Track and Field All-Region Honors
Hope College’s Nick Hoffman has earned all-region honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the 2021 indoor season.
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Campus Life Dance Marathon Will Run March 26-27 with Adjustments for Pandemic
With a 20-plus-year history, Dance Marathon wasn’t about to sit 2021 out — despite the pandemic.
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Academics Faculty Member Jordan VanHemert Tackles Racism with Jazz Album “I Am Not a Virus
Nationally acclaimed jazz saxophonist Dr. Jordan VanHemert of the Hope College music faculty draws on his professional training and his Korean American heritage to respond to racism in his debut album, “I Am Not a Virus.”
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Academics Former Hope Professor to Present Annual César Chávez Lecture
Dr. Lorna Hernandez Jarvis, a former member of the Hope College psychology faculty who is now chief diversity officer at Whitworth University, will present the address “Migrant workers’ tale: Chávez and Huerta’s legacy of courage and persistence” as this year’s annual César Chávez Lecture at Hope College on Wednesday, March 31, at 4 p.m. EST virtually.
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AthleticsNick Hoffman is the MIAA Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Hope College’s Nick Hoffman has been selected as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for the second time this season and in his career.
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AthleticsMegan Soderbloom Selected as the MIAA Softball Position Athlete of the Week
Hope College's Megan Soderbloom is being honored as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association's Softball Position Athlete of the Week for her accomplishments on the mound and at the plate.
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AthleticsJack Radzville Honored as the MIAA Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Athlete of the Week
Hope College attacker Jack Radzville has been selected as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association's Men's Lacrosse Offensive Athlete of the Week.
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AthleticsAna Tucker Selected as the MIAA Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Hope College’s Ana Tucker is the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for the second time in her career.
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AthleticsEmma Schaefer Chosen as MIAA Women’s Swimming Athlete of the Week
Hope College's Emma Schaefer has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association's Women's Swimming Athlete of the Week.
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AthleticsOlivia Voskuil Named MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week
Hope College’s Olivia Voskuil has been chosen as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week for the third time in her career.
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Athletics Men’s Soccer Finishes Second in 2021 Spring MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
The Hope College men’s soccer team is projected to be in the chase for a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship this spring.
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Women’s Soccer Places Second in 2021 Spring MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
The Hope College women’s soccer team is picked to be in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association title hunt this spring.
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Athletics Men’s Swim/Dive Place Seven on All-MIAA Team; Wilcox is Most Valuable Diver
The future looks bright for the Hope College men’s swimming and diving team. Not only did its student-athletes earn the team's best finish in seven years at this year’s MIAA Championships, they did it with a majority of freshmen and sophomores.
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Athletics Nick Hoffman and Ana Tucker Headline Group of All-MIAA Track/Field Honorees
Runners Nick Hoffman and Ana Tucker headline a distinguished group of 10 Hope College indoor track and field student-athletes who earned All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association honors this season.
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Academics Physics Professor Jennifer Hampton Dies in Automobile Accident
Dr. Jennifer Hampton of the Hope College physics faculty was killed in an automobile accident in Holland on Sunday, March 14.
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Kamaron Wilcox Named MIAA Men’s Diving Athlete of the Week
Hope College’s Kamaron Wilcox is the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s Diving Athlete of the Week.
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Athletics Ian Bosman Chosen as MIAA Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Athlete of the Week
Hope College goalie Ian Bosman has been selected as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Athlete of the Week.
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Athletics Brant Kym Selected as MIAA Baseball Position Athlete of the Week
Hope College shortstop Brant Kym has been chosen as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Position Athlete of the Week.
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Academics Arirang playing is the process of finding Korean roots” Prof. Insoo Jang from adoptee
Korea TimesJordan Van hemert new album reflects on social aspects such as pandemic and hate crimes
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Arts Pianist Lora Kolean to Present Faculty Recital on March 18
Pianist Lora Kolean of the Hope College music faculty will present a recital Thursday, March 18, at 11 a.m. with the live performance available for viewing online at hope.edu/live.
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Academics From a prolonged pandemic, a rethink of life’s milestones?
APDaryl Van Tongeren, associate professor of psychology, on the pandemic prompting people to rethink life's milestones
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Arts Flutist Gabe Southard of Music Faculty to Perform on March 11
Flutist Gabe Southard of the Hope College faculty will present a recital on Thursday, March 11, at 11 a.m. with the live performance available for viewing online at hope.edu/live.
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Academics Does Ridiculing Q Followers Fuel the Fire? Historical Lessons in Applied Social Science
History News NetworkJayson Dibble, associate professor of communication, discusses why it's counterproductive to ridicule QAnon adherents in the wake of failed prophecy.
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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.