Open to invited guests

Attend one of four informative and interactive luncheons focusing on Hope College’s approaches to global issues in higher education.

Session #1: Co-Creating the Future of Learning
Presenters
Dr. Gerald Griffin, Provost and Associate Professor in the
Departments of Biology & Psychology
Dr. Heidi Kraus, Associate Provost and Associate Professor of Art History

Description: Co-creation changes the future of learning by synergizing students’ and instructors’ curiosity, experience, and expertise to collaborate in curriculum design. In many ways, Hope has been engaged with co-creation via our world-class academic programs and faculty-student research. This session will focus on making co-creation more accessible to all disciplines by 1) defining what co-creation is, 2) examining its promises for the future of learning, and 3) embracing its transformative potential.

Location: Haworth Hotel

Session #2: What are the Christian Liberal Arts?
Presenter Dr. Stephen Maiullo, Interim Dean for Arts & Humanities

Description: In this interactive session, participants will explore what the liberal arts are and what education is for. Questions we will examine are as follows: What are the Christian liberal arts? Why do they matter? What is their value in 2023? How can recommitting to them restore the fabric of society?

Location: Haworth Hotel

Session #3: Preparing for the Future of Work
Presenters
Shonn Colbrunn, Executive Director of the Boerigter Center for Calling and Career
Scott Travis, Executive Director of Alumni Engagement
Dr. Ryan White, Associate Dean for Academic Advising and Applied Learning

Description: How should institutions of higher education be preparing students for a rapidly changing workforce? In this session, we will share workplace trends and gaps reported between what employers expect and what higher ed delivers. We’ll also share what Hope College is doing to improve access and innovation in life and career preparation. Through interactive group discussions and brainstorming, we hope to generate even more ideas and provide personal takeaways as we all look forward to the future of work.

Location: Lower Level of DeWitt Student Cultural Center

Session #4: The Christian Case for Hope Forward
Presenter Rev. Dr. Trygve Johnson, The Hinga Boersma Dean of the Chapel

Description: Why should Christians care about Hope Forward? How does Hope Forward serve and support Hope’s Christian mission? What if Hope Forward was understood not solely as a strategy to solve the sustainability problem of a higher education business, but offered an opportunity to create a distinctive Christian culture? What if Hope Forward was a key to unlock the gifts of generosity and gratitude in the life of our community? This session will explore these questions and suggest that Hope Forward may be a way to witness to the reality of a generous God to an increasingly suspicious generation.

Location: van Andel Huys der Hope (Campus Ministries House)