Digital Marketing Help Desk November 10 & 15

The digital team from Public Affairs and Marketing is hosting two drop-in help desk sessions this month to assist our campus partners with their marketing and communication projects. Friday, Nov. 10 — 9 a.m.-12 p.m. in BSC Conference Room 015 (lower level), and Wednesday, Nov. 15 — 1-4 p.m. in the Dale Austin Conference Room, …

Summer ’22 “News from Hope College” Lives Up to Its Season and Name

Research is a day at the beach as Hope scientists explore the ecology of Lake Michigan’s spectacular coastal sand dunes in the new Summer ’22 News from Hope College, now available online and en route to mailboxes near and far. The issue’s cover story leads off Spera, a new section highlighting the breadth and depth …

Goodbye Campusmail! Hello Hope Daily.

At the end of August (and for the first time in approximately 30 years!) the Public Affairs and Marketing team is changing the way mass emails are distributed to employees at Hope College. The current “campusmail” system of pushing out numerous emails x multiple times per day will be replaced with a single daily newsletter. …

Campus toolkit for COVID-19 communication

The first few weeks of spring semester are behind us and we are so grateful for every passing day that our students are together on campus for in-person classes. It takes our entire campus community to make this happen and we are thankful for the many teams and individuals who are #KeepingHope here! Public Affairs …

Election 2020: Upcoming events, resources and opportunities on campus

On Monday, you received an email from Dr. Sonja Trent-Brown, Dr. Richard Frost, Dr. Gerald Griffin and Dr. Trygve Johnson about campuswide efforts to “Keep HOPE” through this election season. Today, we launched an Election 2020 webpage (hope.edu/election), where we will be sharing upcoming events, resources and opportunities to engage and support the campus community. You can help with this initiative! …

Are you HOPE READY?!

Can you believe the start of the school year is nearly here?So many of us have been working countless hours to be HOPE READY for the start of the school year. What does HOPE READY mean? It means that on top of our current (and extended) responsibilities, we’re embracing (from an appropriate distance, of course) …

Where to find weather-related announcements

The first week of spring-semester classes is almost behind us! I wish I could say the same about winter weather, but alas, the snow, wind and cold temperatures will be with us for a while yet. So, here is some information that you may wish to keep handy until the tulips start blooming:  A decision …

A Decade of Hope — 2010-2019

If you stand in the middle of the Pine Grove today, you’ll notice campus looks different than it did in 2010. It may feel a little different, too. As the landscape has changed with new facilities and improved amenities for students, so too has our ability to provide top-tier academic programs and life-changing faith formation …

Weather-Related Announcements (Or, Where To Find Information When You’re Hoping For A Snow Day)

Well, winter weather is upon us — and whether you’re elated or heartbroken by today’s snowflakes, it’s a good time to review Hope’s process for making weather-related decisions and announcements. A decision to close campus offices and cancel classes is typically announced prior to 6:30 a.m. In the *rare* event that offices are closed and …

Tips for Campus-Wide Communication

As the semester is underway, we thought we would share some helpful information and suggestions about campus-wide communication. Let us know if you have questions or if we can be helpful in any way! Hope Daily WHAT IS HOPE DAILY? Hope Daily is the official email distribution system of the college. Along with inHope, Hope …