News and Stories

Senior teaches GIS in Ethiopia
Emma DeVries taught the country's top geographers how to use global information systems software.
March 08, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

Senior Wins Prestigious Writing Award
A Calvin College senior has won the first prize in the fiction division of the 2005-2006 Conference on Christianity and Literature Student Writing Contest.
May 16, 2006 | Myrna Anderson

Senior wins regional BizPlan
Calvin senior business major Kelly LeCoy bested the field at the 2011 Regional BizPlan.
April 13, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Senior wins regional Idea Pitch
Kim VandenAkker, the winner of this year's Elevator Pitch, recently won the regional Idea Pitch.
November 07, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Seniors' parting shots
The class of 2010 graduates on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Before they head out into the real world, we asked about a dozen seniors to reflect on their time at Calvin. Hear what they had to say in this short four-minute video.
May 26, 2010 | Matt Kucinski

Serving and learning in southeast Asia
When he is in Indonesia this summer, Kevin Van Harn will try to remember not to point with his finger.
May 28, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Serving in record numbers
A record number of Calvin students are going on service-learning spring break trips this year.
March 17, 2011 | Matt Kucinski

Shakespeare on the move
A Calvin theater class is staging Shakespeare all over campus: in a classroom, in a tunnel, on the climbing wall.
December 02, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Sharing their songs, making a difference
Alumni artists use their gifts to raise support for the next generation of Calvin students.
December 13, 2012 | Amanda Greenhoe

Singular they
Betsy Sneller is a defender of "they."
March 25, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Socks that make a statement
A 2009 Calvin alum is selling socks with unique color and pattern combinations to provide clean water in Rwanda.
June 18, 2014 | Michael Van Denend

Sophomore to tackle the “puzzle” of research as Beckman Scholar
Sophomore chemistry major Sarah Tasker will also be stepping into some brand new shoes as Calvin’s first Beckman Scholar.
May 14, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

Speech Pathology masters program graduates its first class
Twenty-four students will receive their diplomas on Saturday, May 18, representing the inaugural class of Calvin's new speech pathology and audiology masters program.
May 13, 2013 | Matt Kucinski

Speyers paints fair poster
A painting done by Frank Speyers was chosen as the official poster of a fair.
August 24, 2010 | Joe Salowitz

Spin-a-thon fundraiser to benefit professor with cancer
Two of biology professor Darren Proppe's Calvin colleagues have organized a fundraiser to help him with medical expenses and to support his family.
February 28, 2014 | Connor Sterchi

Spreading the word on Honest Tea from Washington, D.C.
Austin Graff '07 is the social media manager for Honest Tea in Washington, D.C.
July 20, 2016 | Jacquelyn Hubbard

Spring Arts Festival
The Visual Arts Guild hosts a party with music, art and food for the whole campus.
May 09, 2011 | Theo Voss

Spring Break Service Trips Set to Depart
From March 17 through 25, while students nationwide join the annual spring break exodus to the beach, 75 Calvin students with less leisurely agendas will be trekking to seven locales on the college’s spring break service-learning trips.
March 10, 2006 | Myrna Anderson

Spring break trips build community
Calvin students are serving and learning everywhere from Kermit, West Virginia to Biloxi, Mississippi.
March 08, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

Staff members honored for embodying the mission
At the annual Staff Appreciation Event held in early June, the President's Cabinet highlighted the collective work of the college's faculty and staff and recognized individuals for their service.
June 26, 2017 | Matt Kucinski