Hope College Families

The Family Advisory Council is hosting a webinar specifically for first-year families 🎉. We’ll chat about some of the common ups and downs students face in their first semester and share ideas on how you can best support them along the way.

It’s a great chance to connect with fellow Hope parents who’ve been there—and to walk away with some helpful tips for this new season.

📅 Wednesday, October 1, 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM EST
💻 Link to join: meet.google.com/djj-nugy-qmg
We’d love for you to join the conversation!

This Wednesday, June 18, marks the class registration survey deadline for our incoming, first year students!

This Friday, June 13 marks the Housing application deadline for our incoming, first year and transfer students! All Hope students can verify that they hit "submit" through their Housing Portal. Curious about our residence halls? The Res Life website has the answers you seek: https://hope.edu/offices/residential-life/explore-housing/residence-halls.html

As a community of faith and hope, we are here to support one another, especially in our time of sorrow. Students in need of extra support are encouraged to seek assistance through CAPS and Campus Ministries.

On-campus, confidential grief counseling is available to every student through CAPS. Services are free for students with same-day appointments available in person or by telephone at 616.395.7945.

Campus Ministries chaplains are also available to listen, pray and reflect with students. Students may email [email protected] or stop by the van Andel Huys der Hope.

For students staying on or near campus over the holidays, the Meijer shuttle will run weekly on Monday, Dec 16th, 23rd, and 30th, from 3-5pm. It will loop normally between the DeWitt flagpole, Meijer, and Aldi. It will return to regularly scheduled hours starting the week of January 6. If your student needs an accessible van, please email [email protected] to make arrangements.

Happy Veterans Day to the brave men and women who have served our country and protected our freedom!

Come back to campus for One Big Weekend: Alumni and Family Weekend! hope.edu/onebigweekend

Stories directly from students and families are our favorite. You won't want to skip today's blog post!

Navigating College Together: Tips for Families from a First Generation College Student - Family Engagement Growing up in a small, rural town east of Kalamazoo, Mich., I always felt known in school. From a very young age, I knew that I wanted to go to college and continue my learning journey. However, I had no clue where to start when it came to applying for colleges. As a first-generation college … Con...

Happy Sunday! We’re listening to the voices of Hope College Worship on Spotify.

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Check out these amazing alumni owned businesses the next time you're in Holland!

Visit these alumni owned businesses when you're in town for One Big Weekend (Homecoming + Family Weekend). #HopeAlumni Holland's Mayor Nathan Bocks ’89 approved! Jean Marie's Downtown Holland Matt Holmes ’01 and Jennifer Joubran ’02 Holmes tweed baby outfitters Maggie Jetter ’07 Kleinheksel New Holland Brewing Co. Brett VanderKamp ’94 Crust54 Matthew Klaus ’10 Russ' Restaurants Kerri Bouws ’00 de Vries and Ryan de Vries (Current Parents) Paint a Pot Kerri Bouws ’00 de Vries Lemonjello's Coffee Matthew Scott ’00 The 205 Coffee Bar Vanea Dawson ’22 Do you own a business? Email us [email protected]. We'd love to feature you, too!

Check out the "Life at Hope College" blog, written by a number of different current students: https://blogs.hope.edu/students/blog/ . They cover a wide variety of topics and themes, from working on campus, to Hope traditions, to student involvement and life as an international student.

Blog - Life at Hope College How Financial Aid Transformed My Hope College Experience I have never met someone who has received a scholarship and taken it for granted. Most scholarship recipients jump for joy because not only do they receive money to pay for their education, they are given the opportunity to grow in academics,....