Hope College News
2020 Jul
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Academics NSF Grant Funds New Mass Spectrometer for Research and Teaching
A major instrumentation grant from the National Science Foundation is enabling Hope College to acquire a new mass spectrometer for use in multiple disciplines in both collaborative faculty-student research and classroom instruction.
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Athletics Hope College Places 263 Student-Athletes on MIAA Academic Honor Roll
Hope College has 263 student-athletes who made the 2019-20 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Academic Honor Roll.
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Campus Life New Trustees Elected to Hope Board
The Hope College Board of Trustees has appointed four new members.
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Academics Hope Seeking Proposals for College-Community Partnerships Focused on Enhancing the Quality of Life in Holland
Hope College is seeking proposals for college-community partnerships focused on enhancing the quality of life in Holland, with an emphasis on addressing needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting economic crisis and restorative justice.
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Athletics Three Swimmers and One Diver Make CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
Three Hope College swimmers and one diver have been selected to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America Team for the 2019-20 season.
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Athletics Six from Men’s Basketball Named to NABC Honors Court
Six Hope College men’s basketball student-athletes made the 2019-20 National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court: seniors Mason Opple and Matt Zandstra, and juniors Ryan Gamm, Preston Granger, Calvin Hackert and Sam Vree.
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Athletics Volleyball Repeats as Marine Corps/AVCA Team Academic Award Winner
The Hope College volleyball team has earned the United States Marine Corps/American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award for the 2019-20 school year.
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Athletics Fourteen Hope Teams Earn MIAA Team GPA Award
Fourteen Hope College teams have claimed the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Team GPA Award for the 2019-20 school year.
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Athletics Men’s Basketball Earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
The Hope College men’s basketball team has claimed the National Association of Basketball Coaches Team Academic Excellence Award for the 2019-20 season.
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Academics Angela Carpenter of Religion Faculty Wins Award for Book on Moral Formation
Dr. Angela Carpenter of the Hope College religion faculty has received the 2020 Dallas Willard Book Award from the Martin Institute and the Dallas Willard Research Center (MIDWC) at Westmont College for her book “Responsive Becoming: Moral Formation in Theological, Evolutionary, and Developmental Perspective.”
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Academics How campuses keep research going during the COVID summer
University BusinessDr. Gerald Griffin, associate provost, discuss how the college has been working hard to support on-campus research this summer.
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Academics Psychologist Daryl Van Tongeren Elected Fellow of Professional Group
Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren of the Hope College psychology faculty has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology.
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Academics What We Protect When We Protect The Dunes
Land Conservancy of West MichiganSuzanne DeVries-Zimmerman, adjunct assistant professor of geological & environmental science, is part of a team that studies West Michigan's dunes.
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Academics R. Richard Ray Honored for Lifetime of Service to Athletic Training Profession
Dr. R. Richard Ray of the Hope College faculty has earned the capstone honor presented by National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) in recognition of his transformational leadership and service across four decades in the athletic training profession.
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Academics In troubled times: Independence Day in a land of confusion
AP NewsDr. Fred Johnson and Daryl Van Tongeren were both quoted regarding the troubling times Americans are dealing with, this Independence Day.
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Academics Hope College Offering Virtual and On-Campus Science Camps in July
Hope College is offering a variety of virtual and on-campus science camps this month for elementary, middle school and high school students, continuing an annual summer tradition that began in 1997. Registration is underway.
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Academics “Inventing America” Trilogy to Show on WGVU-WORLD on July 5 and Available to PBS Stations Nationwide
A rebroadcast of the “Inventing America: Conversations with the Founders” trilogy filmed at Hope College will provide an opportunity during the Fourth of July weekend to reflect on the origins and meaning of the holiday with some of those who were there for the first one.
2020 Jun
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Campus Life Hope Appoints New Alumni Board Members and Officers
During its May meeting, the Hope College Alumni Association Board of Directors appointed four new members and elected two new officers.
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Athletics Men's and Women's Swim/Dive Selected as CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams
Both the Hope College women’s and swimming and diving teams have earned Scholar All-America Team recognition for the spring semester from the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).
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Athletics Five Women’s Golfers Named to Women’s Golf Coaches Scholar All-America Team
Five Hope College women’s golfers have earned spots on the 2019-20 Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-America Scholars Team.
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Athletics Chelsea Miskelley Selected to CoSIDA Academic All-America® Track and Field/Cross Country Teams
Chelsea Miskelley is driven to go the distance, whether it be as a student, researcher or a runner.
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Campus Life Hope College to Begin School Year Two Weeks Early
Hope College will begin the school year two weeks early to help limit the impact of the COVID-19 virus on the campus community.
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Athletics Men's Golfer Daniel Settecerri Voted to CoSIDA Academic All-America® At-Large Team
Daniel Settecerri can make his way around a golf course often in sub-par fashion. He is superb in the classroom, too.
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Campus Life Hope College Graduation Activities for Class of 2020 Postponed to 2021
Hope College has rescheduled its postponed graduation activities for the Class of 2020 from August to the college’s alternate plan of next May.
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Academics NEA Big Read Lakeshore and Little Read Lakeshore Receive NEA and Michigan Humanities Grants for Fall Programming
Recipient of a seventh consecutive grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the NEA Big Read Lakeshore organized by Hope College will journey back in time this fall from Nantucket, Massachusetts, to the South Pacific for the 200 th anniversary of the real-life sea story that inspired Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick.”
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Academics Ernest Cole of English Faculty Receives Award for Scholarly Article
Dr. Ernest Cole of the Hope College English faculty has been honored by the African Literature Association as author of the best article in African literary studies published in a major peer-reviewed journal in 2019.
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Academics Angela Carpenter of Religion Faculty Chosen for Project Researching Connections Between the Theology of Human Nature and Science
Dr. Angela Carpenter of the Hope College religion faculty has been chosen to join an international team of scholars exploring how the theology of human nature engages with biology and the social sciences.
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Campus Life Who is making the strongest case for in-person learning?
University BusinessPresident Matt Scogin recognizes the class of 2020 as resilient, prepared and committed.
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Campus Life Hope Again Receives STARS Silver Rating for Sustainability Achievements
Hope College has again earned a STARS Silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
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Academics Companion Book Published for “Inventing America” Series Filmed at Hope
The new book “Inventing America: Conversations with the Founders” is a companion for the television series of the same name filmed at Hope College.