Hope College News
2023 Jan
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Academics Retired Education Professor Leslie Wessman Dies
Retired education professor Dr. Leslie Wessman, who brought 30 years of experience as an educator with her when she joined the Hope College faculty in 1990, died on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. She was 84.
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Arts Great Performance Series to Feature “The Three Musketeers” on Feb. 3
The Hope College Great Performance Series will continue its 2022-23 season with the acclaimed Acting Company performing a new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic book “The Three Musketeers” on Friday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre.
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Arts Hope College to Present 34th Musical Showcase on Feb. 3
The 34th annual Hope College Musical Showcase will be presented on Friday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. The concert will feature more than 200 Hope College students performing in the Department of Music’s major instrumental and vocal ensembles and as soloists.
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Campus Life Staged Reading of “The Mountaintop” on Feb. 7
The Ebony Road Players will present a staged reading of “The Mountaintop” on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. at Hope College in the DeWitt Center main theatre in recognition of national Black History Month.
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Academics Annual Provost’s Recognition Event Honors Faculty
Hope College honored faculty and staff members for service to the college and other professional activity during the annual faculty recognition event coordinated by the Provost’s Office, which took place on Tuesday, Jan. 10, in the Maas Center auditorium.
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Campus Life Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023
A leadership summit for the campus community on Monday, Jan. 16, subtitled, “Why We Can’t Wait,” focused on continuing the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Arts Organist Aaron Tan to Present Annual Donia Recital on Jan. 24
Organist Aaron Tan is returning to Hope College to present the annual Donia Recital on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
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Academics Can humility help us navigate difficult conversations?
The LakeshoreDr. Daryl Van Tongeren found there was a connection between healthy relationships and the practice of forgiveness: humility.
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Campus Life Hope Serves 2023
On Saturday, January 14, 2023, Hope students served others by volunteering in their communities as part of Hope Serves.
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Academics Department of Theatre and Students Receive Multiple Honors During Kennedy Center Regional Festival
The Department of Theatre and students at Hope College received multiple honors during this year’s Region III Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), including the runner-up for the prestigious Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Audition award.
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Arts Knickerbocker Film Series to Open with “Food and Romance” on Jan. 25
The Hope College Knickerbocker Theatre will continue the college’s long tradition of showing newly released independent and international films with “Food and Romance” on Wednesday-Saturday, Jan. 25-28, at 7:30 p.m.
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Arts Two Exhibitions Opening in De Pree Gallery on Jan. 26
A pair of exhibitions with a focus on screen printing, community, human migration and displacement will open in the De Pree Art Center and Gallery at Hope College on Thursday, Jan. 26.
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Campus Life TripAdvisor says these are the top five hotels in Holland
Holland SentinelHaworth Hotel appears on TripAdvisor's list of the top five rated hotels in Holland
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Academics Hope College, Western Theological help bring Michigan to ‘forefront’ of prison education
Holland SentinelRepresentatives from the Michigan Department of Corrections visited Holland on Thursday, Jan. 12, meeting with leaders from Hope College and Western Theological Seminary to discuss higher education in prisons.
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Academics 12 Financial New Year's Resolutions for 2023
U.S. NewsBrian Porter, professor of management, talks about getting your finances on the right track in the new year.
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Academics Tax Prep Checklist: Collect These Forms Before Filing Your Taxes
U.S. NewsSheri Geddes, associate professor of accounting, on changes to be on the lookout for when it comes to filing your taxes.
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Campus Life Leadership Summit for Campus Community to Focus on Continuing the Work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A leadership summit for the campus community on Monday, Jan. 16, will focus on continuing the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Academics Memoir Chronicles Complex Impact of Life as a “Missionary Kid”
On one level, the memoir “A Place to Call Home” by retired Hope College kinesiology faculty member Dr. George Kraft, published in December by the college’s A.C. Van Raalte Institute, reads like an “Eyewitness to History” adventure story:
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Academics How Do We Know Ourselves: Curiosities and Marvels of the Human Mind
WGN NewsIn his new book, David Myers presents a collection of short essays on how psychological science contributes to so much of what we can and should know about ourselves and the world around us.
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Arts StrikeTime Dance Theatre to Present Jan. 13-14 Concerts for Children
The Hope College dance affiliate StrikeTime Dance Theatre will present a live dance event for children, “Moving Art: Design, Balance, Patterns and Rhythm,” on Friday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 14, at 2 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
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Academics The Big Re-Frame
Kelly CorriganToday’s episode with Daryl Van Tongeren, kicks off a month-long look at intellectual humility - the simple concept that all knowledge is partial.
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Academics Fall 2022 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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Academics Sheyann Webb-Christburg, the “Smallest Freedom Fighter,” to Present Annual Civil Rights Lecture at Hope on Jan. 16
This year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Lecture at Hope College will feature a speaker who’s known as one of the youngest activists during the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama, in the 1960s, and was named by the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as the “Smallest Freedom Fighter.”
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Academics MSW programs in Michigan
MSW OnlineLlena Chavis, associate professor and Social Work field director, on what the most important factors are for students deciding on an MSW program in Michigan?
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Arts “Portrait Stories” to Open at the Kruizenga Art Museum on Jan. 13
The exhibition “Portrait Stories” will open at the Hope College Kruizenga Art Museum on Friday, Jan. 13.
2022 Dec
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Academics ‘How Do We Know Ourselves?’ Review: A Humbling Look Inside
WSJThe title of “How Do We Know Ourselves? Curiosities and Marvels of the Human Mind” suggests that Hope College psychologist David Myers will, in this brief book, focus primarily on the process of self-discovery.
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Campus Life Hope Honors Recent Staff Retirees
Hope College honored recent staff retirees during a luncheon on Friday, Dec. 16, at the Haworth Hotel.
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Academics Lisa Walcott of Art Faculty Named to Endowed Professorship Honoring Billy Mayer
Lisa Walcott, assistant professor of art at Hope College, has been named the inaugural recipient of the college’s Billy Mayer Endowed Professorship in Sculpture or Ceramics.
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Arts Radio Stations Airing 2022 Christmas Vespers; PBS Stations Airing 2021 Service
This year’s Christmas Vespers service was recorded for radio and will be featured on multiple Michigan stations this year. In addition, while this was not a televised year, PBS station WGVU-HD in West Michigan will be re-airing the televised 2021 service, which has also been made available to other PBS stations nationwide. This year’s audio program is also available on the college’s website, and video of the 2021 service is available on the college’s YouTube channel.
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Academics Fred Johnson of History Faculty Appointed to Endowed Professorship
Dr. Fred Johnson, professor of history at Hope College, has been appointed to the college’s Guy Vander Jagt ’53 Endowed Professorship.
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Arts Concert Band to Present “Lessons from a Passport” on Dec. 8
The Hope College Concert Band will perform on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
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Academics Book Helps Teachers Guide Students’ Deeper Understanding through Young Adult Literature
A new book co-authored by Dr. Deborah Vriend Van Duinen of the Hope College education faculty is designed to help middle school and high school teachers enrich students’ learning by exploring themes of spirituality in young adult literature.
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Arts Vespers 2022 Photo Gallery
The Vespers program of Christmas carols and anthems was presented by the college’s Department of Music and featured more than 200 performers in historic Dimnent Memorial Chapel. The services featured a variety of Hope instrumental and vocal groups as well as the college’s historic Skinner organ.
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Campus Life President Christmas Tree Lighting 2022
President Matt and Sarah Scogin invited students to join them outside their home on Wednesday, Nov. 30 for the Lighting of the Tree and Christmas carols. Followed by a walk to the Bultman Center to enjoy more music, treats and cookie decorating.