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Tuesday, March 25, 2008Monday, March 24, 2008Junior Days at Hope CollegeBeginning Friday Hope will host three Junior Days, a chance for prospective students to become introduced to all facets of the Hope experience. Typical Junior Day opportunities include:
Hope finishes third in NCAA Division III
 The Flying Dutchmen capped a most successful season by winning the consolation title game of the NCAA Division III men's basketball championship by defeating Ursinua, Pa. 100-86. With the win, coach Glenn Van Wieren's Dutchmen tied a school record for wins in a season (28-4). The Flying Dutchmen were making their third trip to DIII's final four. Hope was second in 1996 and 1998. Senior Derek Van Solkema was voted to the all-tournament team. Washington, Mo. defeated defending champion Amherst, Mass. in the title game, 94-68. Hope lost to Washington in the semi-finals, 89-74. For a tournament photo gallery, click here. courtesy, Office of Public Relations, Hope College Wednesday, March 19, 2008Financial Aid PackagesFinancial aid packages are starting to be mailed this week, and will continue to be processed and mailed for the next several weeks. All students filing for financial aid at Hope must submit both of the following:
If you are unsure about the status of your financial aid information at Hope, make sure you contact your admissions representative. As a reminder, your $300 enrollment deposit must be in the Admissions office no later than May 1, 2008 to secure your spot for the fall. Best wishes as you begin to make your final plans for this fall -- we look forward to seeing you at Hope! Notes -- NCAA Division III Men's Basketball ChampionshipSome interesting notes to ponder in preparation for this weekend's championship:
Tuesday, March 18, 2008Hope students spend spring break servingFrom Hope's Office of Public Relations: HOLLAND - More than 270 Hope College students be spending their spring break serving others. Some 18 service and mission trips have been planned for the college's spring break, which runs Friday, March 14, through Sunday, March 23. The trips span the U.S. and also include sites abroad in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Some 235 of the students will be participating in multiple mission trips organized by the college's Campus Ministries Office. In addition, 13 students involved in the college's chapter of Habitat for Humanity will participate in a work project in Georgia, and another 24 students will travel with professor of kinesiology Dr. Steven Smith to Jamaica. (full press release) Dutchmen advance to the Final Four
 From Hope's Office of Public Relations, Courtesy of ODAC:SALEM, Va. --- The 2008 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship is set with four schools ready to make the trip to Salem. Amherst College is back to defend its 2007 NCAA D-III crown following its sectional victory. Hope College and Washington University in St. Louis also make return trips to Virginia's "Championship City." Ursinus College rounds out the field, making its first men's basketball championship visit to the Roanoke Valley. The national semifinals are set for Friday, March 21. Amherst will take on Ursinus in the opening contest at 5 p.m. Hope and Washington will lock horns at 7 p.m. Two more games follow on Saturday, March 22, with the two losing squads from the first night squaring off in the consolation match at 1:30 p.m. The remaining two teams stand toe-to-toe for a 4 p.m. tip-off to determine the 2008 national champion. All games will be played in the Salem Civic Center. (more) Thursday, March 13, 2008Hope women's basketball team flies to Texas
 From Hope's Office of Public Relations:The Flying Dutch look to the sky for their charter flight on Wednesday as they prepare for a trip to Brownwood, Texas for NCAA sectional tournament play. The number one ranked Dutch will be playing their 13th consecutive tournament game on the road when they meet George Fox College of Oregon on Friday. Hope music ensembles head out on spring tours
  Each spring both the Hope College Chapel Choir and Symphonette head out on their annual concert tours. This year's tours consist of: Chapel Choir March 14: Toronto, Ontario March 16: Sudbury, Ontario March 17: Mason, Michigan Symphonette March 13: Flint, Michigan March 14: Cleveland, Ohio March 15: East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania March 16: Colts Neck, New Jersey March 17: Sommerville, New Jersey Past tours have taken the groups extensively throughout the United States and Canada, as well as internationally, including: the British Isles, Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand. (more) Tuesday, March 11, 2008Sweet sixteen(s)!From Hope's Office of Public Relations: Hope's basketball teams got their marching orders for the next round of NCAA Division III championship play. The Flying Dutchmen will host a four-team Sectional tournament at DeVos Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday while the Flying Dutch will be headed to Brownwood, Texas for their Sectional. Joining the Flying Dutchmen will be Ohio Wesleyan (22-7), Wheaton, Ill. (21-7) and Whitworth, Wash. (21-6). Friday's doubleheader will pit Wheaton against Whitworth at 6 p.m., followed by Hope against Ohio Wesleyan (8 p.m.). The Sectional championship game will be played Saturday at 7 p.m. Men's Bracket The Flying Dutch will be playing their 13th straight NCAA tournament game on the road when they travel to the campus of Howard Payne College. On Friday the Flying Dutch (29-0) will play George Fox, Oregon (25-4) at 5 p.m. CT followed by host Howard Payne (also 29-0) playing DeSales, Pa. (26-3). The Sectional championship game will be played Saturday with a 7 p.m. CT tipoff. Women's Bracket All this after the d3Hoops.com coaches' poll named both teams #1 in NCAA Division III! Monday, March 10, 2008"Rose and the Rime" selected for national festival
The Hope Theatre production of "Rose and the Rime" is one of a select group of plays nationwide invited to be presented during the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (ACTF) National Festival in Washington, D.C., in April. "Rose and the Rime," which was written at the college, is one of only three full-length college or university-staged plays chosen for this year's national festival from among the best productions highlighted during the eight ACTF regional festivals held around the U.S. in January and February. (more)
Galleries galoreCheck out these galleries from big events that have recently happened at Hope: Musical Showcase 2008 DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids, MI "Rose and the Rime" Selected for performance at the American College Theatre Festival Sunday, March 2, 2008HOPE SPORTS REPORTFrom Hope's Office of Public Relations: Both Hope basketball teams are headed to the NCAA Division Championships. Each won their respective MIAA tournament this weekend to gain the league's automatic bid in the national competition. The teams capped an amazing regular season in which together they compiled a 51-3 record! The NCAA brackets will be announced on Monday. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Flying Dutch Win MIAA Tournament; NCAA Tournament Play is Next Grand Rapids Press Story
Hope finished their regular season undefeated and now await word from the NCAA as to when and where the top-ranked Flying Dutch will compete in the Division III tournament. The Flying Dutch defeated Albion 70-59 Saturday in the championship game of the MIAA tournament before more than 1,700 DeVos Fieldhouse fans. Coach Brian Morehouse's Dutch posted a 27-0 record, the second time in four years that Hope has gone unbeaten in the regular season. The second-seeded Britons gave the Flying Dutch a major challenge, especially in the early-going. The teams were tied 15-15 with nine minutes left in the first half. As they have done so many times this season, the Flying Dutch went on a run outscoring Albion 15-0 to take a 30-15 lead. Hope led 34-24 at halftime. Albion came within four points, 39-35, six minutes into the second half, but another Hope run of 10 points gave the Flying Dutch a double-digit lead they would not relinquish. Hope received outstanding play from its post players. Senior Lindsay Lange scored 13 points, blocked three shots and grabbed six rebounds. Freshman Carrie Snikkers scored 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting and took down seven rebounds. And junior Courtney Knox scored nine points and hauled in eight rebounds in just 16 minutes of play. Sophomore guard Philana Greene was also in double figures with 10 points to go along with five assists and four steals. MEN'S BASKETBALL Flying Dutchmen Defeat Rival Calvin a 3rd Time The Flying Dutchmen capped their regular season with an MIAA tournament championship victory over rival Calvin, 88-72. Playing before a record DeVos Fieldhouse crowd of 3,653, the Flying Dutchmen defeated their rival a third time this season expanded their advantage in the alltime series to three games (86-83). The championship advances Hope to the NCAA tournament for the 19th time in school history. The Flying Dutchmen were the top-ranked team in the Great Lakes Region entering the weekend and stand a good chance of hosting a tournament game although that won't be known until Monday. Midway through the first half the visiting Knights had a 13-point lead, 27-14, quieting the largely partisan Hope throng. Hope would outscore Calvin 17-6 over the next three minutes to trim the deficit to two points, 33-31. Junior Zach Osburn's putback gave Hope a 38-37 halftime lead. The teams were tied twice in the early minutes of the second half before Hope went on another eight-point run to take commanded 50-42. The Flying Dutchmen would never look back leading by as many as 20 points. Hope had four players score in double figures left by senior Tyler Wolfe with 25 points. Ryan Klein added 19 points while Jesse Reimink and Marcus Vanderheide each tallied 10. |
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