Settlements created in Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa by citizens from the Netherlands.

Holland, Michigan, platted as a Village.

A.C. Van Raalte牧师捐赠的“一片土地”，后来被称为“五英亩”，并被指定为学院所在地。

The Pioneer School, the first educational institution in the new settlement, formally opened on The Five Acres in October.

The General Synod of the Reformed Church in America assumed control of the school.

Van Vleck Hall erected on The Five Acres.

“五英亩”扩大到16英亩，并指定为大学校园。

The first freshman class, 10 in number, matriculated, September.

小菲利普·菲尔普斯当选希望学院首任校长;世界杯荷兰vs厄瓜多尔走地1866年7月12日落成。

5月14日，由密歇根州授予的文理学院注册章程。

First Commencement of Hope College, July 17.

The Rev. A.C. Van Raalte died, November 7.

Giles Mandeville begins service as provisional president of Hope College.

Charles Scott begins service as provisional president of Hope College. Elected Hope's second president in 1885; inaugurated, June 21, 1886.

在总统's Home上开始施工(完成于1892年)。

Graves Library and Winants Chapel cornerstone laid October 12; dedicated, June 26, 1894.

格里特·j·科伦当选希望学院第三任校长;世界杯荷兰vs厄瓜多尔走地就职于1894年6月27日

Van Raalte Memorial Hall dedicated, September (destroyed by fire April 28, 1980).

Carnegie Gymnasium dedicated, June (renamed Carnegie-Schouten Gymnasium in 1954; razed in July, 1982).

Elizabeth R. Voorhees Girls Residence dedicated, June.

Ame Vennema 1879 elected fourth president of Hope College; inaugurated, February 19, 1912.

Edward D. Dimnent elected fifth president of Hope College; inaugurated, May 14, 1919.

The Memorial Chapel dedicated, June (renamed Dimnent Memorial Chapel in 1959). The building features beautiful stained glass windows.

Wynand Wichers elected sixth president of Hope College; inaugurated, October 12, 1931.

希望预备学校，原来的先锋学校，终止了。

9月16日，科学楼(后称为吕伯斯馆)正式开放。

Irwin J. Lubbers ’17 elected seventh president of Hope College; begins, Summer, 1945.

Formal opening of Winifred Hackley Durfee Hall, residence hall for women, September 26.

音乐厅完工(1962年以已故的约翰·b·尼克命名);2015年夷为平地。

科伦厅于1957年9月1日正式开放。

Phelps Hall dedicated.

Van Zoeren Library opened September (dedicated, October 8; renamed Van Zoeren Hall in 1988).

Calvin A. VanderWerf ’37 elected eighth president of Hope College; inaugurated, November 16, 1963.

Fraternity Dormitory Complex opened.

Gilmore Hall opened, September.

Physics Mathematics Hall opened September (renamed VanderWerf Hall of Physics and Mathematics, October 9, 1981).

Dykstra Hall completed, September.

Brumler住宅公寓生活专用，9月28日。

William Vander Lugt begins service as chancellor of Hope College (until 1972).

Wynand Wichers addition to Nykerk Hall of Music dedicated, October 25; razed 2015.

DeWitt Student and Cultural Center opened, September; main theatre renovated, 1996–97.

Gordon J. Van Wylen elected ninth president of Hope College; inaugurated, October 13, 1972.

Peale Science Center opened, August. Major renovation completed, summer, 2004.

Dow Health and Physical Education Center opened, August.

College East Apartments opened, August.

DePree艺术中心和画廊，以前是家具厂，10月15日专用。

第118届毕业典礼于5月8日在荷兰市政体育场举行，这是霍普大学历史上第一次在户外举行毕业典礼。

Maas Student and Conference Center constructed.

John H. Jacobson, Jr., elected 10th president of Hope College; inaugurated, October 10, 1987.

范怀伦图书馆4月21日落成。

市中心的荷兰剧院捐赠给了学院，并被霍普重新命名为尼克博克剧院。

世界杯12强预选赛赛程招生办于5月完成。

College Guest House at 85 E. 10th Street opened, September; renamed the Keppel Guest House, March 29, 1992; becomes Campus Ministries office, summer, 1994; moved to 129 E. 10th Street, August 16, 1995.

Van Andel Plaza dedicated, August 17.

保罗·g·弗里德国际中心于9月22日落成;2005年夏天，国际教育转到玛莎·米勒全球传播中心。

Van Zoeren/VanderWerf renovation and DeWitt Center for Economics Business dedicated, October 12.

The track and field facilities at the Ekdal J. Buys athletic complex are named in honor of Gordon Brewer ’48, April 27.

Lugers Fieldhouse dedicated, September 28.

Six-court, indoor DeWitt Tennis Center dedicated, October 14.

78-84 E. Eighth St. and 100 E. Eighth St. purchased, announced October 2. The 100 E is building named Anderson-Werkman Financial Center in honor of staff members William K. Anderson and Barry L. Werkman, May, 2005.

Statue of the Rev. A.C. Van Raalte dedicated at Centennial Park as part of the city's sesquicentennial celebration, May 1.

霍沃斯酒店和会议中心于1月完工;专用的,5月22日。

Cook Hall dedicated, October 17.

詹姆斯·e·巴尔特曼在63年当选为霍普学院的第11任校长;世界杯荷兰vs厄瓜多尔走地1999年10月22日就职。

Addition to Nykerk Hall of Music provides space for an organ studio; organ dedicated, October 6, 2000; razed 2015.

Three racquetball courts in the Dow Center transformed into a weight room and fitness room; the former weight room becomes a dance studio; summer.

Dykstra Hall renovated during the summer.

The new science center, connected to the west side of the Peale Science Center, opens for use with the start of the school year.

Major renovation completed of the Peale Science Center, summer; dedication for the science center, October 8. Entire facility named in honor of Dr. A. Paul Schaap '67, May 5, 2006.

玛莎·米勒全球传播中心成立。

理查德和海伦·德沃斯菲尔德豪斯剧院开幕。两支篮球队在这个耗资2200万美元的球场上的第一个赛季都保持不败。

库克大厅的扩建工程已经完成。

耗资300万美元对历史悠久的吕伯斯大厅进行了翻修。

2007年1月30日，迪纳特纪念教堂的斯金纳风琴在修复后重新投入使用。

Baseball and softball fields renovated and stadiums built and named, respectively, in honor of Ronald ’60 and Sunny Boeve, and Karla Hoesch ’73 Wolters and Tom Wolters ’73.

A $5.7 million adaptive restoration of Graves Hall is completed. Building is rededicated on October 9, 2009.

Hope constructs the $5.3 million Van Andel Soccer Stadium. Facility is dedicated on October 17, 2009.

VanderWerf和Van Zoeren大厅的翻新增加和增强了工程和物理领域的多个研究实验室。

这个有12个球场的室外VandePoel-Heeringa球场于2012年6月4日开放，并于2012年9月22日投入使用。

霍普在这个夏天翻修了1979年开放的荷兰市政体育场，希望能在今年晚些时候从荷兰市购买这座体育场。The college renames the stadium for Ray and Sue Smith in January 2013.

The Tom and Ryan Cook Village, a four-building complex providing up-scale housing for 60 students, is completed during the summer.

The Haworth Engineering Center, a three-level, 9,000-square-foot wing added to VanderWerf Hall, is completed. Building is dedicated on September 6, 2013.

John C. Knapp elected the 12th president of Hope College; inaugurated, October 4, 2013.

The Phelps Hall dining hall reopens for the start of the 2014–15 school year following an extensive two-year renovation.

The 64,000-square-foot Jack H. Miller Center for the Musical Arts, the new home to the Department of Music, opens in August for the start of the 2015–16 school year, with the main Concert Hall premiering with the Musical Showcase concert on February 5 and 6, 2016. The center is built for a total project cost of $35 million, which includes construction and an endowment for maintenance.

克鲁曾加艺术博物馆将于9月9日开幕，届时将举办“过去、现在的东西方:永久收藏的亮点”展览。包括建筑和运营基金在内，项目总成本为780万美元，其中包括1500平方英尺和2000平方英尺的展厅。

Hope marks its sesquicentennial across the 2015–16 school year, leading to the anniversary of having received its Charter of Incorporation as a College of Liberal Arts from the State of Michigan on May 14, 1866.

占地4.2万平方英尺的吉姆和马蒂·巴尔特曼学生中心将于今年8月开放，开启2017-18学年。该设施与DeWitt学生和文化中心相连，总项目成本约为2250万美元，其中包括新建筑、DeWitt的相关翻新和运营捐赠。

Two townhouse style apartments housing eight students each are added to the Cook Village and will open for the start of the 2o17–18 school year, built for a total project cost of approximately $1.8 million.

Dennis N. Voskuil begins to serve a two-year term as interim president.

Matthew A. Scogin elected the 14th president of Hope College; inaugurated, September 13, 2019.

A new Campus Ministries house, van Andel Huys der Hope, opened in the fall of 2019, providing an inviting space along the former 12th Street between the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center and Wyckoff Hall.