For SMART September, we asked career counselor Amy Freehafer to share her wisdom about goal setting. Freehafer works in the Boerigter Center for Calling and Career and is passionate about serving Hope students. Here’s what she has to say: SMART Goals are designed to provide structure and guidance throughout a project. But what if you […]
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Orientation Presses Pause
Despite the busyness that comes with the start of a new school year and a fluster of fall activities, our Orientation Team has taken a moment to “press pause” and welcome the incoming freshmen and new students to this campus community. They’ve even slowed down enough to take the time to share with us what […]
Sneak Peek into the Semester
I had hardly read past the firetruck-red cover of Jean M. Twenge’s book when I felt the alienating feeling of defensiveness flush through me. The title itself was enough to put me on edge. iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy– and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood and What […]
Stand and Stare
“What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.” That’s a nice idea, I thought instantaneously as I scrolled to the next thing on my feed, not registering the words under my fingertips. My mind was in every place yet no place… that party last night, the subsequent […]
The Fear of Moving On
If there is any universal truth I have heard from my fellow soon-to-be graduates, it is that the prospect of leaving this place is daunting at best, and terrifying at worst. That isn’t to say that there aren’t many people who are prepared to leave; there are many who are excited to. It is not […]
“You are not a brain on a stick”
This week, we have a guest post from Dr. Kristen Gray! Dr. Gray is the director of Counseling and Psychological Services here at Hope College, as well as a teaching faculty member for the Phelps Scholars Program. With decades of clinical experience, Dr. Gray has — Self-care is mostly about doing a few simple things – […]
Welcome to Press Pause!
What is Press Pause? Press Pause is a student-led initiative created to address the specific health concerns of students at Hope College. Every month we plan to bring students new information regarding their mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health. What sparked this campaign? There were two main factors in starting this campaign. The first part […]