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?