The Hope College Jazz Chamber Ensemble performed and taught at The Big Hope at Hope Liverpool University last month. Read more about the event and then listen to a performance recording available at The Big Hope web site.
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Connection: Assessing Teach for America
Teach for America is a popular program among recent Hope College graduates and students thinking about “what next” as they reach their senior year. Critics and proponents of the programs have shared an interest in seeing Teach for America’s teachers assessed. The Urban Institute has done just that through a comparison of standardized test results …
A Classic
John T. Quinn was a good friend to the Hope College Libraries. He generously donated many wonderful and well-chosen resources from his own collection, helped me make decisions about some of our other donations, and served enthusiastically as liaison from his department. Recently, after discussing the reviews with John, I purchased the HBO series Rome …
Connection: HSRT’s Production of "Forever Plaid"
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre opens the musical Forever Plaid on June 2oth. A look at musical groups in the 1950s, Forever Plaid made its debut as an Off-Broadway play in 1990. Read Stephen Holden’s review of it from The New York Times. Other production reviews are also available in the library’s online archive of content …
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Connection: Liverpool
Hope College jazz musicians are headed to Liverpool, the 2008 European Capital of Culture. Read more about Liverpool in this Financial Times article. Lots has been written about Liverpool’s renaissance. Inquire about additional sources from news and cultural sources by visiting the Reference Desk.
Connection: HSRT’s Production of "Kiss Me Kate"
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre’s 2008 season begins June 13th with Kiss Me Kate. Before you attend, read a 1948 New York Times review of the original production. Remember that you can read any article or other feature from The New York Times online thanks to archival access in ProQuest’s Historical Newspapers database. Ask about finding …
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Connection: Voorhees Hall Gets a New Roof
Hope’s beloved Voorhees Hall is getting a new roof this month. Voorhees has a long history, one filled with renewal as told this past fall in The Joint Archives Quarterly by May 2008 Hope College graduate Lauren Berka. Bring your questions about Hope College history to the Reference Desk or to the Joint Archives of …
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Connection: NCAA Golf Championships
Hope College’s men’s golf team plays in the NCAA Division III golf championship this week. NCAA men’s golf is undergoing a change in how teams reach championship play. Read about the new criteria and how teams are responding in an April Golf World article. For more information about the game of golf, ask for source …
Connection: Orchid Show
The Orchid Show is open in the A. Paul Schaap Science Center this week. The world’s largest orchid show is an annual event in Miami, Florida described in a Miami Herald article earlier this year. For more information about the increasing popularity of orchids and how you might start cultivating a few orchid plants of …
Connection: Exam Week
It’s Exam Week and an excellent time to find a favorite spot in the library where you may (or may not) find yourself among the 40% of college students who believe finals are more stressful than a first date, according to a 2007 survey. 44% of surveyed students admit to being last-minute crammers but they …