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Community Engaged Learning

Calvin students carry bags of yard waste cleaning up around Grand Rapids for Streetfest.

Service-Learning Center

Equipping students, faculty, and staff to learn reflectively, serve lovingly, and engage wholeheartedly with our neighbors in the pursuit of justice, vibrancy, and shalom in Grand Rapids and the world. 

49507 Initiative

Establishing vibrant educational programs with a specific focus on meeting the educational needs of adult residents in southeast Grand Rapids.

Wayfinder Program

Offering free college courses in art history, philosophy, literature, U.S. history, and critical thinking and writing for adults. 

Plaster Creek Stewards

Restoring the health and beauty of the Plaster Creek watershed through research, education, and on-the-ground restoration.

Community Nursing

Partnering Calvin nursing students with four urban, culturally-diverse neighborhoods in Grand Rapids through hands-on clinical experience