University News & Stories
Stay informed with the latest stories, milestones, and announcements from across the HIU campus community and beyond.
SPERO Takes Flight AgainHIU Hosts Performing Arts Camp Led by Alumni
The mission of SPERO is to build community, foster character development, and encourage creative potential in local youth by providing theatre education and performance experiences in a Christian college environment.
Unprecedented DRIVE-THRU CommencementCelebrating our Spring 2021 Grads, COVID style
Due to the continued regulations surrounding COVID-19, in lieu of a traditional Commencement ceremony, Hope International University’s Student Government Association (SGA) coordinated a special “Senior Appreciation Drive Thru” to celebrate HIU’s Class of
Honoring Outstanding Academic AchievementSpring 2021 Graduates
In the face of a global pandemic and quarantine conditions, our Spring 2021 grads exhibited tremendous resiliency and perseverance, completing their degree program, and achieving notable academic honors.
2020-21 Servant-Leader Awardees Announced2021 Recipients of the Medford Jones Servant-Leader Award
Katelyn Shields (Undergrad On Campus), Manuel Martinez (Undergrad Online), and Jacob Kavanaugh (Graduate) were selected to receive this high honor.
Spring 2021 Sigma Beta Delta Inductees AnnouncedNew Members Join Honor Society via Virtual Ceremony
The HIU College of Business & Management proudly announces the induction of twenty-two new members into our chapter of the Sigma Beta Delta (SBD) International Honors Society.
Dr. Fay Ellwood Honored for Faculty ExcellenceAnnounced During 2021 Honors Convocation (online)
During HIU’s annual Honors Convocation Awards Chapel (online), Dr. Fay Ellwood, Associate Professor of English, was honored with the Rose B. and Edgar B. McReynolds Faculty Excellence Award for the 2020-2021 academic year.
HIU Education Prof Named 2021 OC Administrator of the YearKathie Neilson, Adjunct Professor of Education
The Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) named Kathie Nielsen, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education at Hope International University, a 2021 Orange County Administrator of the Year.
Graduate Counseling Program Ranked in Nation’s Top 20Master of Science in Counseling named among the most elite programs in the U.S.
PsychologyDegreeGuide.org named HIU’s Master of Science in Counseling Program as one of the Top 20 Counseling Psychology Programs in the nation for 2021.