Hope College News
2025 May
Baccalaureate and Commencement 2025 Photo Gallery
Approximately 730 graduating seniors participated in the ceremony, held on Sunday, May 4 at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium.
Hope Rep Summer Camps for Children Include Staging a Full Musical
A summer at Hope College filled with activity-oriented theatre classes for young budding thespians will conclude with a new, two-week 鈥淏roadway Bootcamp鈥� for grades 6-12 that will include presenting a full musical production.
Lauren Hearit Receives H.O.P.E. Award from Graduating Senior Class
Dr. Lauren Hearit, assistant professor of management, has received this year鈥檚 Hope Outstanding Professor Educator (H.O.P.E.) Award from the graduating Class of 2025.
Graduates Encouraged to Be 鈥淧eople of Hope鈥�
With the members of Hope College鈥檚 graduating Class of 2025 about to leave the familiar routine of the school year on Sunday, May 4, Commencement speaker Dr. Lauren Hearit offered a new way of structuring their lives 鈥� one guided by hope, even as their time at Hope was drawing to a close.
Hope College 2025 Commencement Address
鈥淧eople of Hope鈥� By Dr. Lauren Hearit Assistant Professor of Management Sunday, May 4, 2025 Ray and Sue Smith Stadium Holland, Michigan
2025 Baccalaureate Address
By the Rev. Dr. Nathan Hart 鈥�01 Hinga-Boersma Dean of the Chapel Sunday, May 4, 2025 Dimnent Memorial Chapel Holland, Michigan
2025 Apr
Arbor Day Foundation Honors Hope as Tree Campus for Seventh Year
麻豆视频网站 has received 2024 Tree Campus recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation, the seventh year in a row that the foundation has honored Hope for its dedication for enhancing community well-being through tree education, investment and community engagement.
Jasmine Lowell of Global Engagement Staff Receives Vanderbush-Weller Award
Jasmine Lowell, who is the international education coordinator with the Fried Center for Global Engagement at Hope College, has been named the 2025 recipient of the college鈥檚 annual Vanderbush-Weller Award for having a strong, positive impact on students.
Retiring Faculty and Staff Have Served Nearly 450 Combined Years
The 16 members of the Hope faculty and staff retiring across 2024-25 have devoted nearly 450 combined years to helping make the college the living and learning community that has shaped young lives for generations.
Former Mayor Phil Tanis to Direct the Van Raalte Institute of Hope College
Phil Tanis, former mayor of Holland, Michigan, has been designated as the next director of the Van Raalte Institute (VRI) of Hope College. His term will begin July 1. In the interim, Tanis is serving as a senior research fellow at the institute. Tanis will replace current director Donald A. Luidens who will continue as the editor-in-chief of the Van Raalte Press and as a senior research fellow.
Knickerbocker Theatre to Host Four Elizabeth Taylor Films Beginning May 12
麻豆视频网站 Knickerbocker Theatre will feature four Elizabeth Taylor films in May and early June as part of its Classic Film Series. Focusing on her films from the 1950s, the series will feature 鈥淔ather of the Bride鈥� on Monday, May 12; 鈥淎 Place in the Sun鈥� on Monday, May 19; 鈥淕iant鈥� on Tuesday, May 27; and 鈥淐at on a Hot Tin Roof鈥� on Monday, June 2. All films are at 7 p.m.
Retired Music Professor Robert Ritsema Dies
Dr. Robert Ritsema, a 1957 Hope graduate who was a member of the college鈥檚 music faculty for 32 years before retiring in 1999, died on Monday, April 21, 2025. He was 89.
Free Workshop to Emphasize Reading Genesis 1-11 for Today鈥檚 Needs
A two-day workshop at Hope College on Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, will focus on reading Genesis 1-11 for insights from the biblical thought-world that can provide guidance through today鈥檚 thorniest issues.
Hope Students Honored for Research Presentations during National Conference
Three Hope College students received honorable mention research awards, out of only 24 awards presented to college or university undergraduates from around the country, during the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), held on Saturday-Tuesday, April 12-15, in Chicago, Illinois.
Hope Student Isla Williams Wins National Research Award to Support Summer Research
Hope College sophomore Isla Williams of Elkhart, Indiana, has won an Undergraduate Research Award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) in support of collaborative, faculty-mentored research that she will conduct at Hope this summer.
A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Photo Gallery
Hope students researched 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 during the college鈥檚 annual A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity on Friday, April 11.
Book Chronicles Untold History of Dutch American Midwives
The latest book published by the Van Raalte Press of the A. C. Van Raalte Institute at Hope College, 鈥淧resent, but Not Counted: Dutch-Immigrant and Second Generation Midwives Working in Dutch Colonies in the United States, 1840-1940,鈥� spotlights a group of women that author Janet Sjaarda Sheeres discovered were rendered all but invisible by their times even as they played an invaluable role during them.
Students Present Research at National Conference
A total of 13 Hope College students presented their collaborative faculty-student research during this year鈥檚 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), held on Monday-Wednesday, April 7-9, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Acclaimed Biography of Isabella Stewart Gardner Wins National Marfield Prize
The book 鈥淐hasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner鈥� by Dr. Natalie Dykstra, professor emerita of English at Hope College, has received the 2024 Marfield Prize from the Arts Club of Washington.
Five Members of Faculty Retiring at Conclusion of School Year
Five long-time members of the Hope College faculty are retiring at the conclusion of the 2024-25 school year.
Great Performance Series to Feature The Tallis Scholars on April 24
麻豆视频网站 Great Performance Series will feature the legendary early vocal music ensemble from the United Kingdom, The Tallis Scholars, on Thursday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
Hope College鈥檚 Graduation Activities Will be Sunday, May 4
Baccalaureate and Commencement for 麻豆视频网站鈥檚 Class of 2025 are scheduled for Sunday, May 4. Commencement will take place at 3 p.m. at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium, and Baccalaureate will take place at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
Hope to Present Honorary Degree to Professor Emeritus John Yelding
Hope College will present an honorary degree, the Doctorate of Humane Letters (LHD), to retired education professor John Yelding during the Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2025 on Sunday, May 4, at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium.
Jack H. Miller, Whose Philanthropy Helped Transform Campus, Dead at 93
Jack H. Miller, a community leader and philanthropist whose name is familiar to the thousands who have experienced the magnificent music building that his leadership gift helped make possible, died on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. He was 93.
Hope College Choirs and Orchestra to Perform Mozart鈥檚 鈥淩equiem鈥� on April 11
The combined choirs of Hope College will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's iconic 鈥淩equiem鈥� on Friday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
Hope Repertory Theatre Announces an Exciting Lineup for the 53rd Season Opening June 11
From the hilarious musical 鈥淭he 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,鈥� to the charming heart and magical flight of Mary Poppins, and the thought-provoking brilliance of 鈥淧rimary Trust,鈥� each production of Hope Repertory Theatre鈥檚 forthcoming 53rd season offers something unique and meaningful.
Two Hope Students Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Hope College juniors Taylor Laurin of Portage and Sofia Rosenberger of Naperville, Illinois, have both received highly competitive scholarships from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
Hope College to Present 鈥淎n Evening of Jazz鈥� Featuring Kerry Moffit
麻豆视频网站 jazz ensembles, joined by acclaimed trumpeter Kerry Moffit as a guest artist, will present 鈥淎n Evening of Jazz鈥� on Saturday, April 12, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
Hope Student Wins Psychology Research Award
It was Hope College鈥檚 sterling reputation for providing students with high-quality opportunities to participate in faculty-mentored research that prompted psychology major Cassie Morse to transfer to the college as a sophomore.
April 16 Lecture: Author Tim Alberta to Discuss American Evangelical Movement and Politics
Author Tim Alberta will deliver an address based on his book 鈥淭he Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism鈥� on Wednesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. at 麻豆视频网站 in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
Theologian and Author Kevin DeYoung to Present 鈥淭he Story of the Nicene Creed鈥� on April 8
Theologian and author Dr. Kevin DeYoung will present 鈥淭he Story of the Nicene Creed: The Most Important (Extra-biblical) Text Ever Written鈥� on Tuesday, April 8, at 3 p.m. at 麻豆视频网站 in Schaap Auditorium in the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center.