Original research by Hope students on topics ranging from the foraging efficiency of sparrows, to the effect of high-tempo music on sprint swimming, to anti-immigrant violence in the United Kingdom, to Don Quixote and social media will be highlighted during the college’s annual A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity on Friday, April 11, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse.

Filmmaker Curtis Chin, author of “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir,” will present the 2025 Asian Heritage Lecture at Hope College on Tuesday, April 8, at 3:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.

The documentary film “T-Rex,” which is about Claressa "T-Rex" Shields from Flint, who at age 17 became the first woman in history to win the gold medal in the 2012 Olympic boxing, will be shown at Hope College on Wednesday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre.

Competing against a record-breaking 37 teams, all three of Hope College’s student teams who competed in the recent ACG Cup Competition, held on Saturday, Feb. 22, advanced to the final round. Team BCG from Hope College finished runner-up.

Hope College students put their time and talents into the campus-wide Dance Marathon fundraiser held on Friday and Saturday, March 7-8.

Hope College staff members were honored for service anniversaries during a reception on Tuesday, March 11, at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.

The annual International Food Fair at Hope College was held on Saturday, Feb. 22, in the Maas Center auditorium.

For a 26th 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 Dr. Jordan Joseph Wales, who is a member of the philosophy and religion faculty at Hillsdale College, for a lecture titled “What We Are and What We Do: Keeping Our Personhood in the Age of AI” on Monday, March 10, at 7 p.m. at Hope College in Winants Auditorium in Graves Hall.

Althea Jones, a multidisciplinary artist based in Northeast Ohio, will present the address “Superhero Mode: Taking Charge of Your Story and Success” as the 2025 Women’s History Month Lecture at Hope College on Thursday, March 6, at 3:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.

Hope College students Christian Fakhoury and Veronica Booker each received awards during this year’s regional collegiate Model Arab League program, held on Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 13-15, at Grand Valley State University.

Dr. Kevin McGruder, associate professor of history at Antioch College, will address the theme “We Sure Do Need It Now: Developing a Plan to Counter the Attacks on Efforts to Achieve a More Equitable Society” as the 2025 Black History Month Lecture at Hope College on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 3:30 p.m. in Schaap Auditorium of the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center.

The new Special Olympics Michigan college chapter at Hope College is bringing together Special Olympics athletes in the Holland community and Hope students through the Special Olympics Unified Sports program.

The annual International Food Fair at Hope College will be held on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Maas Center auditorium.

Water insecurity and water quality will be the focus of two lectures at Hope College on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 13-14, in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall.