Monday, February 9, 2009

Political Science Professor's Expertise Cited

Professor Jack Holmes of the Hope College Political Science Department was quoted recently in an Associated Press article. "America: What in the world does it want to be?" examines the sometimes strange mix of isolationism and engagement Americans envision for our nation in the 21st century. "Americans are never quite happy with what their role is in the world. Either they want to show the world how to do it, or sit back and set an example that the world can follow," Holmes says. But with a sharp change in policy and attitude potentially at hand, he says, "The American public is at a very important moment when it comes to how this country sees itself." For the complete article please click on the following link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090117/ap_on_go_pr_wh/measure_of_a_nation_the_world_at_home

Roger Nemeth Garners Grant

Professor Roger Nemeth, Interim Chair of the Department of Sociology and Social Work, has been granted $46,000 by the Freeman Foundation to support his study of in-home elder care in Japan. Japan has the oldest age structure of any society in the world. Professor Nemeth's study provides an excellent opportunity to learn how non-profit groups are being used to meet the growing needs of an older-aged population. The research will be conducted in the grater Tokyo-Yokahama area during June 2009. Members of the research team include students Amanda Bruff, Alexander Krieg, Kari Bechtel, David Dethmers, and Lindsay TerHaar. The work will be conducted with the assistance of personnel from Meiji Gakuin University.

Hope Accountants Network

Professors Lynne Hendrix and Martha LaBarge of the Hope College Department of Economics, Management, and Accounting recently accompanied nine students to the annual American Society of Women Accountants' student night in Grand Rapids. The ASWA serves to enable women in all accounting and related fields to achieve their full personal, professional, and economic potential and to contribute to the future development of their profession. Members include partners in national, regional and local CPA firms, financial officers, controllers, academicians, financial analysts and data processing consultants, recent college graduates and women returning to the work force.

Spanish K-12 Teaching Major

The Education Department and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at Hope College have just received approval from the Michigan Department of Education to offer a rigorous K-12 Spanish Education course of study for teacher candidates who wish to be certified to teach Spanish at all grade levels. This course of study, which will follow the elementary track, is designed to provide teacher candidates with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to teach in today's demanding educational arena. Teacher candidates who successfully complete this program will be certified by the State of Michigan to teach Spanish at the elementary, middle and high school levels. They will also be certified to teach in any self-contained elementary classroom K-8. These new teachers will meet a growing state and national need for World Language teachers at the K-12 level, while also increasing their chances of securing a teaching position in today's tough job market.

James Herrick Published in Christianity Today

Professor James Herrick of the Communication Department has written a feature article that appears on the cover of the February issue of Christianity Today. "Sci-Fi's Brave New World" examines some of the new mythologies arising in the spiritual vacuum of the post-Christian West. Herrick points out that a wide range of scientists, filmmakers, science fiction writers, and religious philosophers are contributing to mythmaking and alternative spiritualities. Herrick is the Guy Vander Jagt Professor of Communication. He is the author of five books, including Scientific Mythologies: How Science and Science Fiction Forge New Religious Beliefs (InterVarsity Press).

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