Lindsey Hanson receives new award from the Michigan Council of Arts and Cultural Affairs and Arts Midwest

Lindsey Hanson, Assistant Professor of Dance, recently received a $12,000 award from the Michigan Council of Arts and Cultural Affairs and Arts Midwest. The project is titled Third Rail Projects Residency: Phase 2. This project will involve Lindsey Hanson as the creative/lead partner, Jennine Willet as the collaborating artist, and Latin Americans United for Progress …

Richard Ray receives new award from Jobs for the Future, Inc.

Richard Ray, Professor of Kinesiology, Provost Emeritus, and Co-Director of the Hope-Western Prison Education Program, recently received a $120,000 award from Jobs for the Future, Inc.  The project is titled Hope-Western Prison Education Program Ready for Pell Initiative. This project will seek to develop the capacity of Hope College and Western Theological Seminary to provide …

Ernest Cole receives new award from the Great Lakes Colleges Association

Ernest Cole, John Dirk Werkman Professor of English, recently received a $3,772 award from the Great Lakes Colleges Association Global Crossroads Themed Course Program. The project is titled Cultural Representations of Mental Health and Disability: Readings from African and Indigenous American Literature. In collaboration with Dr. Sara Newman of the Universidad San Francisco in Quito, …

Kristin Dittenhafer-Reed receives new National Science Foundation CAREER award

Kristin Dittenhafer-Reed, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, recently received a $540,035 award from the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER). The project is titled CAREER: Mitochondrial genome regulation by nucleoid proteins involved in redox sensing and one carbon-metabolism. The overall objective of the proposed research is to uncover biochemical mechanism that control the …

Kate Finley receives new Calvin Institute of Christian Worship award

Kate Finley, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, has received a $17,869 award from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Teacher-Scholar Grant Program. The project is titled Mental Disorder & Psychological Stability in Christian Churches. This project will address the Christian views of mental disorder (e.g., depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc.), how these views are communicated through …

Mike Pikaart receives new National Science Foundation award

Mike Pikaart, Associate Professor of Chemistry, recently received a $94,136 award from the National Science Foundation Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources Program. The project is titled Collaborative Research: Role of Flexible Design and Instructor Supports in Implementing Sustainable Course-based Research Experiences Across Diverse Institution Types. This project will expand the BASIL Course-based …

Robert Hunt receives new Eaton Conservation District – Michigan Arbor Day Alliance Award

Robert Hunt, Grounds Manager, received a new Eaton Conservation District – Michigan Arbor Day Alliance award of $2,000 to support tree plantings on the Hope College campus. This project will result in 44 new tree plantings on campus.  These tree plantings will represent approximately 14 different species of trees, and all will be placed in …

Susan Ipri Brown receives new Army Educational Outreach Program award

Susan Ipri Brown, Director of ExploreHope and Assistant Professor of Engineering Instruction, received a $14,848 award through the Army Educational Outreach Program via the Rochester Institute of Technology.  This project will support the participation of four high school students in faculty-led research projects at Hope College during the summer of 2022.  Participating faculty members include …

Marla Lunderberg and Jack Mulder receive new Council of Independent Colleges/NetVUE award

Marla Lunderberg, Associate Professor of English, and Jack Mulder, Professor of Philosophy and Department Chair, recently received a $40,000 award from the Council of Independent Colleges/NetVUE Grants for Reframing the Institutional Saga Program.  The project is titled Reframing the Hope College Saga. This project will utilize a historical framework to provide a vision for Hope …

Hope Summer Repertory Theatre receives a Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs grant

The Hope Summer Repertory Theatre (HSRT) received a $21,000 grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) to support the 2022 season!  Funding will support the seven production, three venue season with productions of “Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “Much Ado About Nothing,” “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the …