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| hope college > office of sponsored research programs |
2007 Science AccomplishmentsThe summer research program includes students from Hope as well as from other institutions. Of the 183 students participating in research at the college this past summer, 150 were HopeCollege students, 21 were students from colleges and universities across the country, and 12 were students from local high schools.Hope has received recognition in a variety of ways through the years for its emphasis on undergraduate research. For the past six years, since the category debuted, the "America's Best Colleges" guide published by "U.S. News and World Report" has included Hope on its listing of institutions that are exceptional for their emphasis on undergraduate research and creative projects. Hope ranked fourth in the nation when the category debuted in 2003; the institutions are no longer ranked, but only 35 are on the list in the 2008 edition. The guide also includes Hope among the top 100 national liberal arts colleges in the U.S. In 1998, Hope was one of only 10 liberal arts institutions nationally recognized for innovation and excellence in science instruction by the NSF with an "Award for the Integration of Research and Education" (AIRE). In addition, the bulk of the resources that support the college's research program in the sciences come through competitive research grants from external sources such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Homeland Security, private foundations and corporations. Learning through research has been a teaching philosophy at the college for more than half a century. The late Dr. Gerrit Van Zyl, who taught chemistry at the college from 1923 to 1964, is widely recognized for developing research-based learning at Hope in its modern sense. More than 100 years ago, biologist Dr. Samuel O. Mast had designed research laboratory space for the college's Van Raalte Hall, which opened in 1903. Today's facilities in the sciences include the A. Paul Schaap Science Center, which opened in 2003 and includes an 85,900-square-foot new building and the renovated 72,800-square-foot Peale wing; and VanderWerf Hall, which opened in 1964 and was extensively renovated in 1989. Hope College is a four-year, co-educational, Christian liberal arts college affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, and during the 2007-08 school year has 3,226 students from 45 states and territories and 31 foreign countries. Founded in 1866, Hope offers courses in 89 majors leading to a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
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