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Dr. Kirk Brumels of the Hope College kinesiology faculty has received this year’s Hope Outstanding Professor Educator (H.O.P.E.) Award from the graduating Class of 2023.

Freddy Velazquez Castellanos, who is the television studio and equipment engineer and livestream coordinator at Hope College, has been named the 2023 recipient of the college’s annual Vanderbush-Weller Award for having a strong, positive impact on students.

Local high school student Renato Recillas, who is a junior at Fennville High School and a participant in the Hope College TRIO Upward Bound program, has been selected for the National Student Leadership Congress (NSLC) that will take place in Washington, D.C., in June.

Baccalaureate and Commencement for Hope College’s Class of 2023 are scheduled for Sunday, May 7. Commencement will take place at 3 p.m. at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium, and Baccalaureate at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.

The two Hope College graduates selected to receive Distinguished Alumni Awards this year will deliver reflections on their career journeys during presentations on Saturday, April 29, starting at 2 p.m. in the Haworth Hotel in conjunction with the college’s annual Alumni Weekend.

For the 18th consecutive year, Hope College has been named one of West Michigan’s “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®.”

Here’s what’s happening in Kingston’s entertainment scene from Saturday to Friday, May 21 to 27.