The Boerigter Center for Calling and Career has many useful resources available to students to help them answer the tough questions that every student (and distant relatives on holidays) asks at one point in their career: What is my major? How/When should I apply for an internship? How do I find a job after college? …
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PathwayU: Joy, Meaning, Purpose
The path toward joy, meaning and purpose. This simple statement piqued my interest as I read an email that introduced me to PathwayU. As my senior year approaches, the reality of life after college is increasingly on my mind and is both exciting and scary to think about. So as I read about this new …
Bringing Joy, One Cup of Coffee at a Time
How do you find your calling? What is your purpose – the thing that you just know you were created to do? I recently sat down with Mark Dykema, a local business owner and 2007 Hope College grad. As a student, he had opportunities to reflect on his strengths through classes and conversations with his …
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Our New Platforms: Electronic Resources for Your Journey
There are so many new platforms that The Boerigter Center for Calling and Career has been rolling out in the past year! Which one should you use? When searching for an internship or career after college, there are so many different places to begin looking. It can be overwhelming, especially if you do not know …
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Parent to Parent: Helping Your Student Navigate Their Vocation and Calling
So your son or daughter returned home for the holidays! You are so excited to see them only to have that dampened by mounds of dirty laundry, late night comings and goings, and an expressed lack of direction toward a major and career path. The laundry is a long but simple fix. Reminders about expectations …
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Where Will You Go?: The Philadelphia Semester
We have many outstanding off-campus study programs at Hope College. Getting a new experience in another part of the country – or the world – is a rich learning opportunity. Some of my best memories as a Hope student were from my time at the Vienna Summer School. Students – as you plan out your …
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The Importance of Being Involved
Getting involved in college can be tough and daunting. Although there are dozens of organizations that may sound very appealing and interesting, balancing academics, involvement, and a social life can quickly become a pain to handle. However, being involved in college has many benefits. Here are four reasons you should get involved in school and …
Parent to Parent: How do we help our students in the summer?
Written By: Amy Freehafer, Senior Academic and Career Advisor Hard to believe the 2018-2019 school year is coming to a close! If you are like me, you have mixed feelings about your student returning home for the summer. In my own experience, as much as I looked forward to this time it was not without …
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Journey to Finding a Major – Addison Huss (’19)
The path of deciding a major is a stressful and confusing one for many, myself included. When I first came to Hope, I felt the weight of the decision in front of me. Although I knew from a fairly young age what I wanted to do when I grew up, I didn’t know what major, …
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An Incredible Summer: Danny Carpenter ’19
Camping, kids, outdoors, fun, and Jesus…what more could you want? Working at a summer camp changed my life for the better and I could not be more thankful. When I was a freshman at Hope, I stumbled across a recruiting table for Springhill Camps. I had thought about working at a summer camp before, but …
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