Hope College
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Hope College is a medium-sized (3,200 undergraduates), private, residential liberal arts college
located in downtown Holland, Michigan
, a few miles from Lake Michigan
. It was opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch
immigrants four years after the community was first settled. (The first freshman college class matriculated in 1862, and Hope received its state charter in 1866.) It has been historically associated with the Reformed Church in America
, and it retains a conservative Christian atmosphere. The school's campus—now 91 acres (368,000 m²), adjacent to the downtown commercial district—has been shared with Western Theological Seminary
since 1884. Since 1999, Hope has been led by president and alumnus James E. Bultman.
In 2011, U.S. News & World Report
included Hope College in a list of 33 institutions noted for outstanding undergraduate research programs. As of 2010, it was the only small liberal arts college in the country to receive national accreditation in all four areas of the fine arts: art, music, dance, and theater. It is in the top 5% of private, 4-year liberal arts schools whose graduates go on to earn a PhD.
Hope College faculty rank fourth nationally among all liberal arts institutions for numbers of faculty research publications and 14th overall for highest impact of those publications as measured by the Science Citation Index. Since 1990, more than 300 undergraduate students have co-authored research publications with faculty.
The college offers off-campus study programs in several US cities, including Philadelphia, Washington, D.C.
, and Chicago
, and overseas programs for the summer, semester, or an entire academic year. Among its international programs, a long-standing summer semester in Vienna
is fairly popular among students.
Hope College is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association
.
conference, and is a Division III member of the NCAA
. It fields 18 men's and women's varsity teams. The college has constructed several new outdoor athletic venues in recent years -- DeVos Fieldhouse (2005), Boeve Baseball Stadium (2008), Wolters Softball Stadium (2008) and Van Andel Soccer Stadium (2009). For football, it shares the 5,000-seat Holland Municipal Stadium
with the city of Holland. In 2006, the women's basketball team won the National Championship in its division, the second in school history. The 2008 men's basketball team was third in the nation.
Hope has won the MIAA All-Sports/Commissioner's Cup Championship more than any other member school. Winners of the All-Sports championship 26 times since 1980, Hope has won the honor a league-leading 33 times, including the championship in the 2010-11 school year. In 2010-11 Hope athletes and/or teams qualified for eight NCAA championships.
The school's athletic teams are called the Flying Dutchmen (men) and the Flying Dutch (women). The school colors are blue and orange (possibly chosen because the Dutch royal family is the House of Orange-Nassau
). The college sponsor club sports teams in ice hockey, and men's and women's lacrosse, in addition to 27 competitive intramural sports teams.
National Championships:
National Runners-up:
Club Team National Runners-up:
The men's and women's basketball teams also take part in a notable rivalry, the Calvin–Hope rivalry.
- in 2010 approximately 90% of the student body comes from the states of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Approximately 92.5% of the student body is white, students from minority backgrounds account for about 6.5% of the student body. Approximately 2% of the student body is international.
Traditions at Hope include "The Pull" and Nykerk cup, events which pit freshman and sophomore classes against each other. In "The Pull," freshmen and sophomore men engage in an elaborately prepared three-hour tug-of-war across the nearby Black River
, with women students acting as moralers. This event was started in 1897. The Nykerk Cup is a competition between freshman and sophomore women (with men as moralers) in music, drama, and oration, held annually since 1936. Both traditions include separate duties based on gender and although there is slight criticism for this, both events are popular, well attended, and enjoy strong support from the campus community.
Student activities include Dance Marathon and Relay for Life, an FM radio station (WTHS
-FM 89.9), newspaper (The Anchor), literary magazine (Opus), and yearbook (Milestone), plus a variety of clubs, musical and choral groups, spiritual, literary, social and athletic groups. About 10-12% of students belong to social fraternities and sororities, which are local with the exception of one fraternity and one sorority (Phi Sigma Kappa and Delta Sigma Theta respectively) to Hope rather than chapters of larger organizations. The college holds Sunday evening worship services ("The Gathering") and Monday/Wednesday/Friday chapel services on campus. Attendance at these events has been voluntary since 1970, yet students routinely fill Dimnent Chapel to its capacity of more than 1000 each time.
Among the many popular public events during the school year is the Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series which regularly brings in prominent authors for free public readings. The Series is named in honor honor of poet and Hope College professor emeritus Jack Ridl
, who founded the tradition in 1982.
For six straight years (2006–2011), Hope has been listed among the "101 best and brightest companies to work for in West Michigan" survey of the Michigan Business and Professional Association.
. This is drawn from a speech made by Albertus van Raalte
, the leader of the community, on the occasion of the founding of the Pioneer School in 1851: "This is my anchor of hope for this people in the future," (an allusion to Hebrews
6:19). The primary-level Pioneer School was later expanded to secondary, and soon after, college level education as Hope College. Van Vleck Hall, which originally housed the Pioneer School, is the oldest building on campus (1858) and now serves as a dormitory. It is the second oldest building in the city. The first freshman college class matriculated in 1862, and Hope received its state charter in 1866. The college admitted its first female students in 1878.
* attended but did not graduate from Hope
Liberal arts colleges in the United States
Liberal arts colleges in the United States are certain undergraduate institutions of higher education in the United States. The Encyclopædia Britannica Concise offers a definition of the liberal arts as a "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing general...
located in downtown Holland, Michigan
Holland, Michigan
Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River ....
, a few miles from Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
. It was opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
immigrants four years after the community was first settled. (The first freshman college class matriculated in 1862, and Hope received its state charter in 1866.) It has been historically associated with the Reformed Church in America
Reformed Church in America
The Reformed Church in America is a mainline Reformed Protestant denomination in Canada and the United States. It has about 170,000 members, with the total declining in recent decades. From its beginning in 1628 until 1819, it was the North American branch of the Dutch Reformed Church. In 1819, it...
, and it retains a conservative Christian atmosphere. The school's campus—now 91 acres (368,000 m²), adjacent to the downtown commercial district—has been shared with Western Theological Seminary
Western Theological Seminary
Western Theological Seminary is a professional and graduate school in Holland, Michigan affiliated with the Reformed Church in America....
since 1884. Since 1999, Hope has been led by president and alumnus James E. Bultman.
Academics
The college offers 90 majors leading to a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. It has a student population of about 3,205 and a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1.In 2011, U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
included Hope College in a list of 33 institutions noted for outstanding undergraduate research programs. As of 2010, it was the only small liberal arts college in the country to receive national accreditation in all four areas of the fine arts: art, music, dance, and theater. It is in the top 5% of private, 4-year liberal arts schools whose graduates go on to earn a PhD.
Hope College faculty rank fourth nationally among all liberal arts institutions for numbers of faculty research publications and 14th overall for highest impact of those publications as measured by the Science Citation Index. Since 1990, more than 300 undergraduate students have co-authored research publications with faculty.
The college offers off-campus study programs in several US cities, including Philadelphia, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, and overseas programs for the summer, semester, or an entire academic year. Among its international programs, a long-standing summer semester in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
is fairly popular among students.
Hope College is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association
Great Lakes Colleges Association
The Great Lakes Colleges Association , is a consortium of 13 liberal arts colleges located in the states around the Great Lakes. The 13 schools are located in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana...
.
Athletics
Hope College competes in the MIAAMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association is an athletic conference that competes in the NCAA's Division III. The nine teams in the conference are all located in the states of Michigan and Indiana. The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association was established on March 24, 1888, making...
conference, and is a Division III member of the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
. It fields 18 men's and women's varsity teams. The college has constructed several new outdoor athletic venues in recent years -- DeVos Fieldhouse (2005), Boeve Baseball Stadium (2008), Wolters Softball Stadium (2008) and Van Andel Soccer Stadium (2009). For football, it shares the 5,000-seat Holland Municipal Stadium
Holland Municipal Stadium
Holland Municipal Stadium is a 5,322-seat American football stadium located in Holland, Michigan. Built in 1979, it is the home of the Hope College Flying Dutchmen football team. It is also used regularly for high school football, including the home town team, Holland High School. The stadium...
with the city of Holland. In 2006, the women's basketball team won the National Championship in its division, the second in school history. The 2008 men's basketball team was third in the nation.
Hope has won the MIAA All-Sports/Commissioner's Cup Championship more than any other member school. Winners of the All-Sports championship 26 times since 1980, Hope has won the honor a league-leading 33 times, including the championship in the 2010-11 school year. In 2010-11 Hope athletes and/or teams qualified for eight NCAA championships.
The school's athletic teams are called the Flying Dutchmen (men) and the Flying Dutch (women). The school colors are blue and orange (possibly chosen because the Dutch royal family is the House of Orange-Nassau
House of Orange-Nassau
The House of Orange-Nassau , a branch of the European House of Nassau, has played a central role in the political life of the Netherlands — and at times in Europe — since William I of Orange organized the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, which after the Eighty Years' War...
). The college sponsor club sports teams in ice hockey, and men's and women's lacrosse, in addition to 27 competitive intramural sports teams.
National Championships:
- 1990 - Women's Basketball (NCAA Division III)
- 2006 - Women's Basketball (NCAA Division III)
National Runners-up:
- 1994 - Women's Swimming and Diving (NCAA Division III)
- 1995 - Men's Swimming and Diving (NCAA Division III)
- 1996 - Men's Basketball (NCAA Division III)
- 1998 - Men's Basketball (NCAA Division III)
- 2010 - Women's Basketball (NCAA Division III)
Club Team National Runners-up:
- 2003 - Men's Ice Hockey (ACHA Division III)
- 2010 - Men's Ice Hockey (ACHA Division III)
- 2011 - Men's Ice Hockey (ACHA Division III)
The men's and women's basketball teams also take part in a notable rivalry, the Calvin–Hope rivalry.
Campus life
Housing is provided by 11 residence halls, 15 apartment buildings, and 72 houses (called "cottages") that the college owns near the campus. A small percentage of students - mostly juniors, seniors, and Holland residents - live off-campus. The majority of Hope students come from the greater Great Lakes regionGreat Lakes region (North America)
The Great Lakes region of North America, occasionally known as the Third Coast or the Fresh Coast , includes the eight U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as well as the Canadian province of Ontario...
- in 2010 approximately 90% of the student body comes from the states of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Approximately 92.5% of the student body is white, students from minority backgrounds account for about 6.5% of the student body. Approximately 2% of the student body is international.
Traditions at Hope include "The Pull" and Nykerk cup, events which pit freshman and sophomore classes against each other. In "The Pull," freshmen and sophomore men engage in an elaborately prepared three-hour tug-of-war across the nearby Black River
Macatawa River
The Macatawa River, also known as the Black River, is located in the lower part of Ottawa County, Michigan, which drains into Lake Macatawa and eventually into Lake Michigan. The main stream is long....
, with women students acting as moralers. This event was started in 1897. The Nykerk Cup is a competition between freshman and sophomore women (with men as moralers) in music, drama, and oration, held annually since 1936. Both traditions include separate duties based on gender and although there is slight criticism for this, both events are popular, well attended, and enjoy strong support from the campus community.
Student activities include Dance Marathon and Relay for Life, an FM radio station (WTHS
WTHS
WTHS-FM 89.9 is a student operated radio station licensed to Hope College in Holland, Michigan.-Carrier Current:The station began as WTAS in 1956, when students Richard Brockmeier and Jack Hellriegel transmitted a signal from their room through the wiring of the then-new Kollen Hall on the Hope...
-FM 89.9), newspaper (The Anchor), literary magazine (Opus), and yearbook (Milestone), plus a variety of clubs, musical and choral groups, spiritual, literary, social and athletic groups. About 10-12% of students belong to social fraternities and sororities, which are local with the exception of one fraternity and one sorority (Phi Sigma Kappa and Delta Sigma Theta respectively) to Hope rather than chapters of larger organizations. The college holds Sunday evening worship services ("The Gathering") and Monday/Wednesday/Friday chapel services on campus. Attendance at these events has been voluntary since 1970, yet students routinely fill Dimnent Chapel to its capacity of more than 1000 each time.
Among the many popular public events during the school year is the Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series which regularly brings in prominent authors for free public readings. The Series is named in honor honor of poet and Hope College professor emeritus Jack Ridl
Jack Ridl
Jack Ridl is an American poet, and was a professor of English at Hope College,-Life:His father, Charles "Buzz" Ridl, coached basketball at Westminster College, Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh....
, who founded the tradition in 1982.
For six straight years (2006–2011), Hope has been listed among the "101 best and brightest companies to work for in West Michigan" survey of the Michigan Business and Professional Association.
History
Hope's motto is taken from Psalm 42:5: "Spera in Deo" ("Hope in God"). The college's emblem is an anchorAnchor
An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα .Anchors can either be temporary or permanent...
. This is drawn from a speech made by Albertus van Raalte
Albertus van Raalte
Albertus Christiaan van Raalte was an 19th century pastor in the Reformed Church in America...
, the leader of the community, on the occasion of the founding of the Pioneer School in 1851: "This is my anchor of hope for this people in the future," (an allusion to Hebrews
Epistle to the Hebrews
The Epistle to the Hebrews is one of the books in the New Testament. Its author is not known.The primary purpose of the Letter to the Hebrews is to exhort Christians to persevere in the face of persecution. The central thought of the entire Epistle is the doctrine of the Person of Christ and his...
6:19). The primary-level Pioneer School was later expanded to secondary, and soon after, college level education as Hope College. Van Vleck Hall, which originally housed the Pioneer School, is the oldest building on campus (1858) and now serves as a dormitory. It is the second oldest building in the city. The first freshman college class matriculated in 1862, and Hope received its state charter in 1866. The college admitted its first female students in 1878.
Notable alumni
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, scholar, missionary in Arabia