Hi! My name’s Audrey and I’m a junior here at Hope studying communication and Spanish, with minors in global health and social witness ministry. One of my favorite things about the school year is having dependable routines throughout each week. Things definitely fluctuate and get more or less busy depending on the time of the …
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Introduction I’ve had at least one job on campus since February of my freshman year, and I’m now a junior. In other words, I’ve had a lot of time to figure out the best and hardest parts of having a job as a student, and I’m here today to share those with you! Where do …
For myself and many other Hope students, a major perk of life in Holland is the options for recreation on campus and in the community. Depending on the season, you might find me rollerblading with friends, hammocking in the Pine Grove, or building a snowman outside. One thing remains consistent– Holland is an amazing place …
This summer, I was blessed with the opportunity to do Global Health research here on campus at Hope. I was in awe, the whole summer long, that I could get paid to do work that I loved so much. In fact, I never imagined I could love working on anything so deeply — it was …
I’ve been on campus all summer, and the past few move-in days have carried an evident shift in the air. All at once, campus is buzzing with excitement and nerves as we set out to begin a fresh semester. The beginning of fall semester is one of my favorite times on campus. Everyone reunites from …
Every year, I find myself saying “summer has never gone by this fast before!” and every year, I’m convinced that this is the year I really mean that. Yesterday, President Scogin gave his beginning of the year talk to all the professors and faculty. Today as I’m writing, freshmen are getting moved into their dorms. …
I didn’t choose Hope exclusively because of its downtown atmosphere, but having a campus so closely integrated into the beautiful Holland community has been a huge perk of my college experience. This summer, I’m continuing to live and work on campus. Watching one of my favorite cities bloom and buzz in the summer heat has …
I first toured Hope in August 2021. It wasn’t my first college visit, but it stood out as the first visit where I really felt like a person, not just a statistic or part of the tour guide’s daily checklist. Before my tour, I had barely heard of Hope, but I had a friend go …
I didn’t choose Hope because it’s a liberal arts school– in fact, I didn’t really know what liberal arts meant at first. Now, as a sophomore (almost junior!) it’s so easy to see the benefits of such an education in my life. The liberal arts curriculum at Hope requires a number of general education courses …
My expectations about college life were shaped by what I saw on the tv show Gilmore Girls… Rory consistently spent her free time back at home in Stars Hollow. Before college, friends warned me that small schools are often “suitcase schools,” where every student packs up and goes home over the weekend. Since I wasn’t …
