Thank You! Day of Giving 2024

The grand totals are in and it’s time to celebrate! We couldn’t be more thankful for the alumni, family and friends of Hope College. Your generosity on Day of Giving shattered every record since we began the event a decade ago. Over the course of 36 hours (February 22-23), you made 2, 979 gifts and …

Savannah Warner ’24 | Early Elementary and Early Childhood Education Major

Savannah Warner has guardian angels, but they are made of real flesh and bone. “I don’t know how to put it into words,” said the senior from Ann Arbor. “People who are kind enough to provide my scholarships are my guardian angels. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for them.” Not only wouldn’t she …

Caden Brainard ’25 | Mechanical Engineering Major

Being a student-athlete and a mechanical engineering major has been much tougher than Caden Brainard thought, but he wouldn’t want to be at any other school than Hope College. An endowed scholarship is one of the biggest reasons the junior from Muskegon is at Hope. “I thought I wasn’t going to come to Hope because …

Quinn Kennedy ’24 | Political Science and English Major

Quinn Kennedy thought he might have to take a gap year before returning to campus his senior year so he could earn enough money to pay for tuition. Hope endowed scholarships saved the day. “I was in disbelief. I didn’t think it was real,” said Quinn, describing what it was like when he opened the …

Nay Say ’26 | Sociology and Business

Nay Say’s endowed scholarship means she can attend Hope College and become a social worker, a career inspired by her personal experience living in a refugee camp. “I want to help refugee families,” said Nay, who is originally from Myanmar. “My family emigrated to the U.S. through a church sponsorship program in 2013. I was …

Jake Peterson ’24 | Psychology and Computer Science Major

Jake Peterson would not have been able to pursue his passion as a student-athlete if he had not received an endowed scholarship from Hope College. “I had the ability to fully commit to the swim team and my majors,” said Jake, who is captain of Hope’s swim team and a dual psychology and computer science …

Thank You! 2023 Day of Giving Success

Thank you to all our alumni, families and friends who helped make this year’s Day of Giving a success! Over the course of 36 hours (February 23-24), Hope received $487,797 from 2,574 gifts . . . and we couldn’t have done it without you! Thank you for coming together for Hope students. Your generosity inspires …

Day of Giving 2023 Champions

You should sign up to be a Champion for Day of Giving! What does that mean? It’s simple, really. Go to hope.edu/give2hope and click on “Get your personal share link.” It looks like this: Check your email for your personalized link! Request a t-shirt! We have custom t-shirts for Day of Giving. Fill out this …

Kletz Garage Sale

The lower level of DeWitt is being transformed to house an innovative and collaborative space that will house the Office of Alumni and Family Engagement, The Boerigter Center for Calling and Career, and The Center for Leadership. The future is bright for that space and we are looking forward to all the opportunities it will …

Customized Coffee Blend Supports Hope Forward

Hope Forward is a creative new approach to funding a college education, so what could be more appropriate than finding a creative way of helping make the initiative a reality? Dan ’09 and Kara Dornbusch ’12 Guy, owners of the Espresso Bay coffee shop in downtown Traverse City, Michigan, have done just that by creating …