换妻社区 News
2025 Apr
Arbor Day Foundation Honors Hope as Tree Campus for Seventh Year
换妻社区 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.
In this episode of the Significant Coaching Podcast, host Matt Rogers sits down with Becky Schmidt, the longtime head volleyball coach at 换妻社区 and one of the most respected leaders in Division III athletics.
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 换妻社区, 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 换妻社区
Phil Tanis, former mayor of Holland, Michigan, has been designated as the next director of the Van Raalte Institute (VRI) of 换妻社区. 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
The 换妻社区 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.
Intellectually humble people show heightened empathic accuracy and emotional resilience
PsyPostProf. Daryl R. Van Tongeren from 换妻社区 to uncover how and whether intellectual humility affects true understanding of other people鈥檚 emotions.鈥�
Free Workshop to Emphasize Reading Genesis 1-11 for Today鈥檚 Needs
A two-day workshop at 换妻社区 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 换妻社区 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
换妻社区 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 换妻社区, 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 换妻社区 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 换妻社区, 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 换妻社区 faculty are retiring at the conclusion of the 2024-25 school year.
What started as a second-tier basketball tournament is now a national obsession. We unpack the history, psychology, and spectacle of March Madness
Heather Cornell, assistant professor of dance, speaks on what a student should be asking faculty when researching a dance department.
Great Performance Series to Feature The Tallis Scholars on April 24
The 换妻社区 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.
换妻社区鈥檚 Graduation Activities Will be Sunday, May 4
Baccalaureate and Commencement for 换妻社区鈥檚 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
换妻社区 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.
换妻社区 Choirs and Orchestra to Perform Mozart鈥檚 鈥淩equiem鈥� on April 11
The combined choirs of 换妻社区 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
换妻社区 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.
换妻社区 to Present 鈥淎n Evening of Jazz鈥� Featuring Kerry Moffit
The 换妻社区 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 换妻社区鈥檚 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 换妻社区 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 换妻社区 in Schaap Auditorium in the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center.
2025 Mar
Knickerbocker Spring Film Series Continues on March 31 鈥� April 12
The 换妻社区 Knickerbocker Theatre will continue its spring film series with the Academy Award-winning film 鈥淚鈥檓 Still Here鈥� and Academy Award-nominated film 鈥淭he Seed of the Sacred Fig鈥� from March 31 through April 12 at 7 p.m.
Orchestra to Preview Carnegie Hall Concert Program at Hope on April 4
The 换妻社区 Orchestra will preview its upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall with a concert at Hope on Friday, April 4, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
Students to Present Creative and Research Projects on April 11
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鈥檚 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.
De Pree Gallery to Feature Annual Senior Art Exhibition
The De Pree Art Center and Gallery at 换妻社区 will feature 鈥淣ot to Get Political鈥�,鈥� presenting work by graduating studio-art and art-history majors, in the college鈥檚 annual Senior Art Exhibition from Friday, April 11, through Friday, May 2.
Author-Filmmaker Curtis Chin to Present Asian Heritage Lecture April 8
Filmmaker Curtis Chin, author of 鈥淓verything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir,鈥� will present the 2025 Asian Heritage Lecture at 换妻社区 on Tuesday, April 8, at 3:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
换妻社区 Theatre to Present 鈥淪ense and Sensibility鈥�
The 换妻社区 Department of Theatre will present Kate Hamill鈥檚 鈥淪ense and Sensibility鈥� on Friday-Saturday, April 4-5, and Thursday-Saturday, April 10-12, at 7:30 p.m., along with a free 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, April 6. All performances will be in the DeWitt Center main theatre.
Chad Carlson discusses March Madness and why basketball is made for television.
Lecture to Discuss 鈥淭he History of the Presidential Pardon Power鈥�
Dr. Jeffrey Crouch, who is author of the book 鈥淭he Presidential Pardon Power,鈥� will present 鈥淭he History of the Presidential Pardon Power鈥� on Thursday, March 27, at 4:30 p.m. at 换妻社区 in Schaap Auditorium of the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center.
Concert Band to Present 鈥淪ongs of Rust, Rest, and Renewal鈥� on March 28
The 换妻社区 Concert Band will perform on Friday, March 28, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
换妻社区 Screening the Documentary Film 鈥淭-Rex鈥� on March 26
The documentary film 鈥淭-Rex,鈥� 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 换妻社区 on Wednesday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre.
Hope to Screen Film Emphasizing Importance of Math Literacy for Democracy and Economic Opportunity
The documentary film 鈥淐ounted Out,鈥� which emphasizes math literacy鈥檚 importance for democracy and economic opportunity, will be screened twice at 换妻社区 on Tuesday, March 25, at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
Lark, Roman, Meyer Trio to Perform on March 27
Three incredible musicians, including seven-time Grammy winner bassist Edgar Meyer, will combine for an evening of classical and contemporary music through the Great Performance Series at 换妻社区 on Thursday, March 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
Three Hope Student Teams Place in Final Round of ACG Cup Competition; One Team Finishes as Runner-Up
Competing against a record-breaking 37 teams, all three of 换妻社区鈥檚 student teams who competed in the recent ACG Cup Competition, held on Saturday, Feb. 22, advanced to the final round. Team BCG from 换妻社区 finished runner-up.
The Exodus 90 program was introduced on the 换妻社区 campus in 2018 through the Saint Benedict Institute, a ministry of St. Francis de Sales Parish that serves Catholic students at Hope and encourages all Christians to live out their faith.
Dance Marathon Photo Gallery
换妻社区 students put their time and talents into the campus-wide Dance Marathon fundraiser held on Friday and Saturday, March 7-8.
Hope Honors Staff for Service Anniversaries Spanning Five to 30 Years
换妻社区 staff members were honored for service anniversaries during a reception on Tuesday, March 11, at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
换妻社区 will host a special pre-release screening of 鈥淗olland,鈥� a new movie starring Nicole Kidman and Gael Garcia Bernal that was partially shot in West Michigan.
December Graduation Honors
Below is a list of recent 换妻社区 graduates who have been awarded graduation honors for outstanding academic accomplishment during their four years of study.
2025 International Food Fair Photos
The annual International Food Fair at 换妻社区 was held on Saturday, Feb. 22, in the Maas Center auditorium.
Herbert Martin on the challenges you will face when determining how much of your income to spend in different categories.
换妻社区 Orchestra Chosen to Perform in Carnegie Hall in April
The 换妻社区 Orchestra is one of only three ensembles, and one of only two from the United States, chosen to perform in the culminating Evening Showcase Concert in Carnegie Hall during the 19th annual New York International Music Festival running Saturday鈥揥ednesday, April 5-9.