Happy holidays from all of us on the Admissions staff! Best wishes for an awesome winter break with family and friends. We'll see you in the new year!

Hope has made this year's Christmas Vespers available through iTunes as an audio podcast. You can download it to your computer and then transfer it to your iPod.

You may also purchase the CD from the Hope bookstore.

Public radio stations will be broadcasting the service this season as well.

Happy holidays from the Admissions staff!

Hope College is one of only a dozen colleges and universities nationwide and the only institution in Michigan selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to implement a new genomics course that will involve incoming freshmen in cutting-edge research during their first semester in college.

Read the entire press release here!

The grant was also highlighted in the Grand Rapids Press and the Holland Sentinel.

An original theatre production from Hope's 2006-2007 academic year was recently selected to be one of nine productions to be performed at the annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in January.

Nice weekend for Hope basketball!

(From Hope Athletics)

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Flying Dutchmen Win Sentinel Tournament

Holland Sentinel Tournament Website
Hope 100, Marygrove 52
Hope 68, Aquinas 59

The Flying Dutchmen captured the championship of the 8th annual Holland Sentinel Community Classic defeating Aquinas 68-59 before a capacity DeVos Fieldhouse audience. Winning their fifth straight game, the Flying Dutchmen (5-1) avenged their only loss of the season and handed Aquinas its first defeat of the year (10-1).

Senior Tyler Wolfe ignited a strong second half effort by the Dutchmen. The teams were tied 33-33 at halftime and 50-50 with nine minutes left in the second when Wolfe reeled off 10 straight points to give Hope command of the game. Wolfe ended with 23 points, including 19 in the second half. He was voted the tourney's most valuable player and joined on the all-tournament team by senior teammate Ryan Klein whose championship game stats included a fieldhouse record seven steals and 11 points.

The Flying Dutchmen take a break for their semester exams before heading to Florida for a Dec. 18-19 tournament in Orlando.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Flying Dutch Open League Play With Win

Box Score

In a showdown of unbeaten teams, the top-ranked Flying Dutch opened conference play with a 75-63 victory over previously unbeaten Albion. Coach Brian Morehouse's Flying Dutch improved to 7-0 on the season while the visiting Britons slipped to 6-1.

The Flying Dutch set the tone early gaining a 15-2 lead five minutes into the game. Hope led 44-26 at halftime. Albion cut their deficit to 11 points, 50-39, with 13 minutes left. The Flying Dutch outscored the Britons 10-2 over the next three minutes to seal the verdict.

Jordyn Boles led the Dutch with 14 points, including four three-point baskets, while Philana Greene added 11 points to go along with five steals and two blocked shots. Stacy Warsen and Carrie Snikkers each scored 10 points.

The Flying Dutch are now off for a week with semester exams taking priority. The next action will be Saturday, Dec. 15, with a non-league home game against North Central, Ill.

Each year public radio stations across the country broadcast a recording of Hope's Christmas Vespers services. For a list of this year's broadcasting stations, click here. Enjoy!

Each month, Hope's office of Public Relations publishes News From Hope College. It's a look at what's happening on campus with our students, faculty, and staff, as well as profiles of Hope alumni.

This month there is coverage of our traditional Nykerk Cup, a roundup of Hope's athletic successes this fall, and a great profile of Professor Emeritus Jack Ridl.

Check it out! Who knows, one day you might find yourself on those of these pages!

Like what you are seeing with the Admissions headlines? Let us know!

A Hope College tradition since 1941.

The Flying Dutch are ranked number one in the USA Today/ESPN poll of NCAA Division III women's basketball teams. The weekly poll is conducted by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The Flying Dutch (5-0) were tied for second place in the previous poll. This week coach Brian Morehouse's team received five of the 10 first place votes edge out previous lead Howard Payne University of Texas (4-0) by nine points, 240-231.

Both Hope teams improved their positions in the new national poll by the website D3hoops.com. The Flying Dutch moved from fourth to third in the women's poll while the Flying Dutchmen climbed five positions from 16th to 11th in the men's poll. The top-ranked women's team in the D3hoops.com poll is Mary Washington,Va. (5-0) while Amherst, Mass. (5-0) continues to top the men's rankings.