鶹ý News
2025 Nov
鶹ý Senior Recognized With Social Science Undergraduate Award
鶹ý congratulates one of its senior sociology and environmental science students — Sebastian Lema — for receiving the Social Sciences Undergraduate Conference Award from the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). Lema’s achievement highlights the value of student-faculty collaborative research experiences, which are distinctive at 鶹ý. Lema will present the research at the National CUR 2026 conference in Richmond, VA, next April.
“If you’re wondering what to pivot to, you can always pivot to nostalgia,” Dibble says. “It’s easy to think back on a wonderful memory and get them to talk about it—and to invite more people into the conversation.”
NEA Big Read Lakeshore to Feature Sci-Fi Screening of “Motherland”
The 鶹ý Markets & Morality program will host a free screening of the MPI Original feature film “Motherland” on Monday, November 17 at 7 p.m. in the Schaap Auditorium (lower level of the Bultman Student Center on 鶹ý’s campus).
2025 Oct
NEA Big Read Lakeshore Author Leif Enger Visits Holland and Muskegon
This year’s community-wide NEA Big Read Lakeshore reading program has invited author Leif Enger to meet with community members about his book, “I Cheerfully Refuse,” which is the chosen book for this year’s program.
鶹ý has long discussed plans for a new building intended to be a “gateway” between campus and downtown. The school celebrated the beginnings of action toward that goal during a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 17.
July Graduates With Honors
Below is a list of recent 鶹ý graduates who have been awarded graduation honors for outstanding academic accomplishment during their four years of study.
Meet the team from Hope Western Prison Education Program, who are bringing an entrepreneurial approach to prison education.
In November 2025, 鶹ý will begin to construct a new academic building in downtown Holland, described by college leaders as its “largest academic building project” to date.
鶹ý Danforth Lecture to Discuss the Forgiveness of King David
Special guest Dr. Gary Anderson from the University of Notre Dame will lead the lecture titled, “The Forgiveness of King David,” during the annual 鶹ý Danforth Lecture scheduled for Monday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m.
鶹ý Hosts Sustainability Symposium on Oct. 21
鶹ý invites the community to attend its Sustainability Symposium, which will be held on Tuesday evening, Oct. 21, at the Jack H. Miller auditorium. This event is free and open to the general public.