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2025 Oct

Arts

Hope Homecoming Concert Planned for October 17, 2025

Hope College will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts with a special Homecoming Concert on Saturday, October 17, at 7 p.m. in the Jack H. Miller concert hall.

Campus Life

Building for the Future

Hope College will begin to construct a new, three-story academic building in downtown Holland, that will house its Department of Economics & Business and serve as a new innovation and gathering space for other college programs and community collaborations.

Arts

i’m Still Here Opens as Part of Hope College Alumni Art Exhibition

The Hope College Department of Art & Art History and the De Pree Art Gallery announce the 2025 Hope College Alumni Art Exhibition i’m Still Here – which includes works from some of the most successful artists who have graduated from Hope College. The exhibition opens the week of One Big Weekend (Homecoming + Family Weekend) on October 10 and remains open until Nov. 6, at the De Pree Gallery on Hope’s campus in Holland.

Campus Life

Hope Hosts Indigenous Peoples’ Lecture on Oct. 23

Carol Bremer-Bennett, executive director of World Renew, will present a lecture on “The Power We Carry: Belonging as a Sacred Responsibility,” as part of Hope College’s recognition of National Indigenous Peoples’ observances. The lecture will be held on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 3:30 p.m. in the recital hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. The public is invited and admission is free.

Academics

Hope College Hosts Sustainability Symposium on Oct. 21

Hope College invites the community to attend its Sustainability Symposium, which will be held on Tuesday evening, Oct. 21, at the Jack H. Miller auditorium. This event is free and open to the general public.

2025 Sep

Arts

Hope College Department of Theatre to Produce “Havurah”

The Hope College Department of Theatre will present Margot Connolly’s new play, “Havurah,” on Oct. 17-18 and 23-25 at 7:30 p.m., along with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Oct. 19. All performances will be held in the DeWitt Mainstage Theatre, located in the DeWitt Student & Cultural Center on Hope’s campus in Holland.

Arts

Hope College Choirs to Perform an Outdoor Concert on Sept. 26

The Hope College choirs will perform on Friday, Sept. 26, at 5 p.m. in the Pine Grove on the central campus. The concert will feature the Chapel Choir, SPERA, VERITAS and College Chorus, as well as vocalists and instrumentalists from the college’s Department of Music.

Academics

Hope’s Social Work Major Receives Accreditation Renewal Through 2033

The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) recently renewed accreditation for the social work major at Hope College. The CSWE’s Board of Accreditation confirmed it has reaffirmed accreditation for Hope’s baccalaureate social work program until 2033, when Hope can initiate reaccreditation.

Campus Life

Time to Serve 2025 Photo Gallery

This annual morning of service event follows fall orientation and provides an opportunity for Hope freshmen to connect with their new “hometown” in a meaningful way.

Campus Life

Ending Homelessness is Featured Lecture Topic, Delivered by Economist David Phillips

The cost of homelessness — both for those who experience it directly and for those living alongside rising homelessness — has become increasingly difficult to ignore. Political leaders propose various solutions: public subsidies to help people pay for housing, mental health and substance use treatment, or criminal penalties for urban camping.

Academics

Hope College Political Science Professor Named Novak Award Winner

Dr. Kirstin Anderson Birkhaug — assistant professor of political science at Hope College — was presented the 2025 Novak Award by the Acton Institute, recognizing her outstanding research in the field of American political thought, with an emphasis on the contributions of women.

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