Hope College Milestone
THE OFFICIAL YEARBOOK OF HOPE COLLEGE SINCE 1917

Frequently Asked Questions

• Where are you located?
• How can I purchase a yearbook?
• How can I purchase a yearbook from previous years?
• Who are your editors?
• Who makes up your staff?
• Who is your advisor/Sales Rep?
• What are the requirements for potential Milestone Editors?
• Who is your publisher?
• When do yearbooks come in?

Where are you located?

The Hope College Milestone Office is located in Holland, Michigan on Hope College's Campus. Specifically, our office is on the first floor of the Dewitt Student Center behind the Student Union Desk (SUD).

How can I purchase a yearbook?
You can purchase a Milestone yearbook by either finding us at one of our booths randomly set up throughout the school year, or easily fill out an online order form, its painless, easy, and you can bill your student account.

How can I purchase a yearbook from previous years?
Are you Alumni or an upperclassman who didn't get that yearbook from freshman year? We have a limited supply of Milestone yearbooks for sale from years past that you can purchase by simply filling out an online form. You will receive immediate confirmation, as well as a yearbook shipped or delivered to your doorstep.

Who are your editors?
Check out our home page for details. For information on job descriptions, visit our Staff Position Page.

Who makes up your staff?
The paid staff positions consist of Co-Editors-in-Chief, Section Editors, Photography Editor, and a Copy Editor who meet on a weekly basis to execute the creation of yearbook copy, photos, and layouts to form the Milestone.

Other unpaid, but essential, members of staff also include: writers and photographers. For detailed descriptions of these and all Milestone positions, visit our Staff Position Page. Being on staff will develop skills in leadership, creativity, equipment use, delegation, and communication.

Who is your advisor/Sales Rep?
Wilma Hart is our current and interim Student Activities Advisor. Anthony Perez is our Sales Representative from Walsworth Publishing, and Jill Fowler is our Customer Service Representative from Walsworth.

What are the requirements for potential Milestone Editors?

1. All Milestone Editors are required to attend ALL Milestone Editor meetings UNLESS given special permission by Editors-in-Chief.
2. All Milestone Editors are required to have good working relationship and a good level of communication with other members and actively organize other staffers' work.
3. All Milestone Editors are required to schedule and work at least 2 office hours a week and attend Production Nights.
4. All Milestone Editors are required to hold weekly staff meetings with their sections.
5. All Milestone Editors MUST meet all deadlines and have work completed before heading home for the summer (or before they get paid!).

Successful academic performance is essential for the editors of the yearbook. Therefore, we ask that you sign the waiver for a member of the Student Development staff to check your academic record.

Please note that many Milestone positions may take a lot of time, and your availability will be considered over experience. (But that doesn't mean you can't do other things if you manage your time well!)

Who is your publisher?
Walsworth Publishing Company produces & publishes The Milestone. Our staff uses their Online Design program to design, upload photos, place photos, and create their pages. Everything is now done digitally and on the internet through Walsworth's program.

When do yearbooks come in?
Yearbooks come in the following fall. For example, the 2010-2011 book will be available around September of 2011. Due to sports and other events that carry on into late May/early June, we cannot finish the book until these are finished. The book then gets produced over the summer and arrives for distribution sometime in September.