The puzzle was the prize. Looking a bit like a relief rendering of a QR code, the orange-and-blue LEGO artwork had adorned the laboratory wall in VanderWerf Hall since 2017. Crafted with painstaking precision by Dr. Charles Cusack, professor of computer science and mathematics, it was free for the taking, but under one condition: Find …
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Building on Promise Realized
As a West Michigan resident and library professional in the area, Kristin Meyer has long appreciated not only the Van Wylen Library’s striking exterior, but the vision and excellence that shaped and have continued to guide the work inside. It’s why she didn’t hesitate to become part of the 20-member Van Wylen Library team — …
Perusing the Stacks: A Brief History of Hope Libraries
Hope has had four libraries in its history, and all four buildings still stand. Here is an overview. Van Vleck Hall [library years: –1894] To begin, a very quick origin story: Hope College, which enrolled its first freshman class in the fall of 1862 and was chartered in May 1866, grew out of a preparatory …
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Carnegie Hall-Bound Hope Orchestra Learns in Concert Off-Stage and On-Stage
The joke about how to get to Carnegie Hall is so well known that the prestigious venue’s website even has a page devoted to it. And to be sure, practice is a reason that the Hope College Orchestra is one of only three ensembles worldwide chosen to perform in Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, April 8, …
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Student Research Shapes Kruizenga Art Museum’s Anniversary Exhibition
Original research conducted by Hope students is at the heart of the exhibition “Saints and Syncretism in Global Christian Art” (Jan. 14–May 17, 2025), a display of works from the college’s Permanent Art Collection celebrating the 10th anniversary year of the college’s Kruizenga Art Museum. There are sound pedagogical reasons for that, with students learning …
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Illuminating the “Ah-Ha”
Participating in collaborative research at Hope is a great experience that IS great experience
Students Engineer New Solar-Powered EV Charging System at Hope
The students in Hope’s introductory engineering course have helped shape the campus through an applied-learning class project that will have a lasting impact. They developed a system for collecting solar energy to power four charging stations for students who have electric vehicles. It was installed this summer and went live earlier this month. Although the …
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Project Engages Faculty and Staff in Helping Hope Be Its Best Self
“Reframing the Hope College Saga” seeks to invigorate discussion of Hope’s identity while demonstrating that topics like religion, race and human sexuality can be explored constructively. The project is addressing how Hope can best live its institutional vocation in light of two key phrases in the college’s mission statement — “to educate students for lives …
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