hope college presentation
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Kaitlin Heenehan & Deborah SmithOctober 25, 2011; EDHE 6064
our anchor of HOPE for the future!
Hope's motto, taken from Psalm 42:5: Spera in Deo ("Hope in God")
Quick Facts
• Type: 4 year, private, religiously affiliated, liberal arts college
• Location: Holland, Michigan on Lake Macatawa (5 miles from Lake Michigan)
• Colors: Blue and Orange • Nickname: Flying Dutchmen/Flying Dutch
– Division III- 18 sports, Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
• Religious affiliation: The Reformed Church in America (RCA)
• Enrollment: 3,202• Majors: 80 total leading to B.A., B.S., B.S.
in Nursing, B. Music• Student/Faculty ratio: 13/1
The Flying Dutch
Known as the Dutchmen since the start of intercollegiate athletics in 1926. The colors Royal Blue and Orange were chosen because they were the colors of the Netherlands flag at the time.
Coined by a student sports writer in 1958 after a big basketball victory.
Changed to the Flying Dutch with the addition of women’s teams in the 1970s. Dutch the Mascot made his courtside debut in 2006.
The Wooden Shoes rivalry with Kalamazoo College began in 1930’s. These shoes are the trophy!
More Facts
• Great Lakes Colleges AssociationAlbion College, Allegheny College, Antioch College,
Denison University, DePauw University, Earlham College, Hope College, Kalamazoo College ,Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University,
Wabash College, The College of Wooster
• Buildings: 119, 98 are housing
• Budget fact: No deferred maintenance, plan for 125% for each new project
History
• Holland settled by Dutch in 1847• “Pioneer School” founded in
1851 then “Holland Academy”• Support from The Reformed
Church in America• State charter in 1866, first
graduates 2 months later• Name from Reverend A.C. Van
Raalte quote• 1870s graduate level aspirations• Western Theological Seminary• Co-ed in 1878• Enrollment boom post WWII
Community• Resort Town • “All American College Town” • Positive “town and gown” relationship• Dimnent Memorial Chapel: landmark known for stained glass• Random:
– 2nd Happiest place to live in America (Gallup-Healthways Well Being Index 2010)
– One of nation’s “Smartest” cities (Portfolio.com)– Top 5 safest cities (Forbes magazine)– Known for “Tulip Time Festival”
Vision
The Vision that motivates Hope: • To pursue truth so as to renew the mind, enrich the
disciplines, and transform the culture• To inspire passion for knowledge that grows into
understanding and bears fruit in wisdom• To be an exceptional undergraduate liberal arts
college that provides excellent professional and pre-professional programs
• To be a leading Christian college, ecumenical in character and rooted in the Reformed tradition
• To enhance education through residential community and superior co-curricular programs
Mission and Values
The Mission that guides HopeThe mission of Hope College is to educate students for lives of leadership and service in a global society through academic and co-curricular programs of recognized excellence in the liberal arts and in the context of the historic Christian faith.
The Core Values that shape Hope:• To offer rigorous academic programs• To contribute to the body of knowledge in the academic
disciplines• To nurture vibrant Christian faith• To be a caring community• To foster development of the whole person—intellectually,
spiritually, socially, physically• To be wise stewards of resources
Qualities and VirtuesThe Qualities that distinguish Hope• Academic excellence and deep Christian faith joined together to
strengthen each other in a supportive and welcoming community• Masterful teaching coupled with rigorous faculty scholarship• National leadership in collaborative faculty/student research and
creative activity• Recognition in the arts and humanities• Unique Christian character• Nationally recognized undergraduate library• Award-winning student activities and intercollegiate athletic
programs• Attractive lakeshore location with a downtown campus and an
unusually harmonious town-gown relationship with the Holland community
The Virtues that mark conversation at Hope:Humility to listen; Hospitality to welcome; Patience to understand; Courage to challenge; Honesty to speak the truth in love
2010-11 Students
• Full-time student population goal of “about 3,000 full-time” set in 1999
• Current Enrollment is 3,202
3,103 full-time 99 part- time
• 42 states and 30 countries represented
• Most students are Michiganians (68%)
• Most out-of-state students hail from bordering Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
2010-11 Students
• 60.0% Women• 40.0% Men
• 1.6% International 20% from China
• 10.2% Minorities– 2.7% Black/African
American– 3.9% Hispanic/Latino– 2.3% Asian– ˂1% Native American– 1.0% Multiracial
• 88.2% White
• 22% Reformed theology denominations.
• 17% Roman Catholic
• 50% other Protestant denominations.
• 11% do not indicate a religious affiliation
2010-11 Students
• 78% of students reside on campus.
• 13% of men join Fraternities
• 16% of women join Sororities
• Average age dropped from 21 to 20, concurrent with elimination of married housing, in 2008.
• Most popular of 80 majors:
- Psychology
- Communication- Management
- Nursing - Exercise Sciences
Faculty
• 342 Instructional Faculty
• 50% Women
• 50% Men
• 2.6% International 10.8% Minorities 86.6% White
• 65% of part-time faculty are women
• 87.5% of full-time faculty hold a Ph.D.
• 12% of part-time faculty hold a Ph.D.
Academics
• Freshmen Retention rate is 87%
• 6-year graduation rate is 79%
• 692 degrees conferred in May 2011
• Holistic integration of Christianity into the classroom
• Frequent references to “the historic Christian faith”
• “Growing world Christians in the soil of hope”
Academics Specialized Accreditations
• The only U.S. private, four-year liberal arts college nationally accredited in 4 areas of the arts:
Art Dance Music Theater
• Other nationally accredited programs:– Engineering– Chemistry– Nursing– Social Work– Athletic training
Study Abroad
• Affiliations with 3 Int’l organizations: CIEE, IES, SIT
• 200 Domestic & Int’l program choices
• International Affiliations:– 9 universities in Japan,
China, India, England, Mexico, Netherlands
– Hope’s Vienna Summer Program
Sciences
• Undergraduate Research
• Hope - 1 of only 10 undergraduate institutions with active NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site Award
• REU summer research program
170+ students
50 faculty
• Participation is competitive; applicants come from other universities as well
Sciences
• Hope- HHMI collaboration for integrated science research.
• Faculty and students work together on complex, interdisciplinary, real-world problems.
• Creation of new minors in neuroscience, environmental science, computational modeling.
• 2011 Program Goals:– Biomedical
research– Improve K12
science education– Increase diversity
in science– Continue
innovation in contributions to “scientific teaching.”
Diversity Efforts
• 1997 Plan to increase campus diversity remains in effect.
• HHMI 2004-08 grant for mentoring Post-doc future faculty from Howard University.
• Office of Multicultural Education
- Black Student Union- Hope’s Asian Perspective Association - La Raza Unida- Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority
• Phelps Scholars Program• Increased recruiting
from specific area high schools
Governance
GovernanceBoard of Trustees
The Board consists of not fewer than twenty‑four (24) nor more than thirty‑four (34) members.
Twelve (12) are elected by the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America.
Not fewer than twelve (12) nor more than twenty-two (22) at‑large members are elected by the Board of Trustees.
Two are elected by the Board of Trustees from among the faculty members.
The President of the College is a member by virtue of his office.
Presidents• Dr. James E. Bultman
The 11th president of Hope College on July 1, 1999. A 1963 Hope graduate, he assumed office with more than two
decades of direct experience at Hope, including his student days.
He is retiring in June 2012.
• Qualities of the new president are a 2-page list, including: will have a genuine love of interaction with students and faculty a healthy appetite for engaging with a wide variety of people on
the subject of Hope. personal characteristics of intelligent warmth, integrity, sense
of humor, energy, authenticity and humility will be critical.
Traditions
• Nykerk (1936)• 22 minute services• “The Gathering”• The Pull (1898)-Video
Questions?