10 Under 10 Award Recipient | Larissa Fall ’14

Larissa graduated from Hope College in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts with a degree in violin performance. After graduating, Fall interned at the Grand Rapids Symphony as a Concert Production Intern and that turned into an operations coordinator position. While working at the Grand Rapids Symphony, she remained active in her love for the …

Happy Thanksgiving!

Campus is showing off this fall with beautiful colors in the Pine Grove; students have been celebrating traditional fall events like the Pull and Nykerk; alumni and families joined us for One Big Weekend. We have so much to be thankful for as we look forward to the holiday season. Here’s a peek into what’s …

BIPOC Alumni Business Fair

The Alumni of Color Advisory Council is honored to highlight and support businesses led by our BIPOC Hope Alumni, or Black, Indigenous, and people of color. Join us in recognizing these entrepreneurs and support their endeavors by visiting their websites, making a purchase or by sharing their stories with your social networks! Natalie A. Brown …

Form and Function, Past to Present | Mural Painted by Ashley Mary ’07

Where once were bare walls, a playful, abstract mural now lives. Painted earlier this summer, it runs throughout the Student Development office block in the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center, greeting visitors as they arrive and traveling across the central collaborative gathering space shared by student organizations. And it’s the work of one of …

Career Development and Lifelong Learning Courses

College is a unique time to explore and learn who you are and who you have the potential to become. That exploration doesn’t stop after graduation! Hope alumni are educated for lives of leadership and service and they live out the mission of the college in inspiring ways. This is evident in our alumni, a …

Introducing the 2021 10 Under 10 Award Recipients

The 10 Under 10 Awards will be presented at Homecoming to 10 alumni who have graduated within the past 10 years. The awards are designed to honor emerging leaders who exemplify the attributes of a Hope graduate. The 2021 10 Under 10 Award Recipients are:Natalie Brown ’17Palmer D’Orazio ’16Jim DelBene ’12Divya Dhaliwal ’14Larissa Fall ’14Anysie …

Congratulations to the Class of 2021!

Commencement for the Class of 2021 is scheduled for Sunday, May 16. There will be two separate but identical ceremonies with graduates with last names A–K at 11 a.m. and graduates with at names L–Z at 3 p.m. Things will look a little different this year, and yet we’re ecstatic to celebrate these students’ accomplishments …

What is “Hope Chic?”

On a recent invitation, the alumni engagement team referenced that the dress code is Hope Chic. We got a few questions, so we thought we’d clarify a bit. Hope: Orange and blue.Chic: /SHēk/ adjective: elegantly and stylishly fashionable. We realized that a number of alumni, families and friends dress this way when they arrive for …