Hey Hope College! We’ve got 14 full weeks on campus ahead of us! Let’s make this a healthy semester — all semester! — so we can remain together, in person, through November. We are off to a great start, but we must not let our guard down. Our mitigation strategy, when implemented and practiced in its entirety, […]
Author Archives: Eva Dean Folkert
One for All, All for One to Keep Hope Healthy
That old Three Musketeers credo — “One for All and All for One” — might have its best application in the 21st century. After all, practicing COVID-19 safeguards in 2020 means doing so for both personal and community good. D’Artagnan would surely agree! At Hope, that motto has been essentially at the heart of all […]
Kudos to JoHannah Smith
“JoHannah is the indispensable Project Editor and Office Manager of the Van Raalte Institute and should be recognized for her dedicated efforts on behalf of the VRI and the Van Raalte Press during the pandemic. “Working from home, she has managed to bring three books to the point of publication: Marc Baer’s history of the […]
How I See God’s Love and Keep Hope in Bangkok, Thailand
Many have lost their jobs; debts are increasing while incomes are paused until who knows when, and so many are starving in lockdown. So then, what to do?
Back to Campus with Summer Research
For years, a distinctive summer characteristic at Hope College has been the bustling research program called SHARP (Summer Hope Academic Research Program). Hundreds of faculty and students and thousands of dollars in external and internal funding are employed every summer in every division of the college to search out new knowledge in the arts and […]
I Miss You, Hope College!
*Editor’s Note: Kleenex alert! The reflections below, contributed by Bill Moreau, associate professor of English, show how students are keeping Hope in their hearts by remembering how the college community and its bond are important to them. Their authenticity shows that #keepinghope is both difficult and enduring. — Because of COVID-19, on Wednesday, March 11, the Hope […]
Keeping Hope with Admissions
Like all of Hope College, the Admissions Office staff had to rely on online communications to deliver their Hope-ful messages to prospective students when the COVID-19 crisis hit. And what a virtual presence they had! Their leadership helped Hope secure an amazing number of deposits for the incoming class of 2024. Congratulations! Thank you to […]
Kudos to Pauline and Brad
“Kudos to Pauline Rozeboom and Brad Bouwkamp who have kept CIT’s engine going throughout the current crisis. They have been in the office every day fielding questions and making remote learning seem technologically effortless. Brad has also made the mail run to the Holland post office daily which, in turn, makes Campus Mail and Print’s […]
Hope Students Teach Remotely, Too
While almost every Hope student went home to finish their classes via remote learning beginning in late March, some also began to engage in remote teaching, too. Since April 1, 18 Hope students have volunteered to serve as tutors for children in the Holland area, helping K-12 youngsters navigate school work now entirely sent to […]
Keeping Hope at CIT
“I’m so proud of all of the helpers right now that are keeping Hope strong in this time of crisis. One person that is always at the top of my list, who probably will try his best to get out of being recognized so that others can be, is Carl Heideman. He has been working tirelessly […]