News and Stories

Calvin scores silver rating for sustainability
Calvin College received a silver rating in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS).
September 20, 2017 | Hannah Ebeling

Under the lights
A donor-funded lighting project on Calvin's Zuidema Field provides greater accessibility and excitement for players and fans.
September 20, 2017 | Jacquelyn Hubbard , Matt Kucinski

Calvin welcomes 965 new students for fall 2017
The 2017 incoming cohort of 965 students, combined with a strong retention rate, led to Calvin College exceeding its overall enrollment goal for the 2017-2018 academic year.
September 18, 2017 | Matt Kucinski

Creating an inclusive environment for people with disabilities
Tom Hoeksema, emeritus professor of education at Calvin College, received the Henri Nouwen award from the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
September 13, 2017 | Hannah Ebeling

A new model, a new name
Irene Kraegel, director of the J. Broene Center for Counseling and Wellness, talks about the center's name change and why one out of five Calvin students utilizes these services each year.
September 13, 2017 | Hannah Ebeling

Thinking deeply about the characters of the Old Testament
This fall, campus ministries begins its 10-week, campus-wide bible study. Each week, the study focuses on a significant character of the Old Testament.
September 06, 2017 | Hannah Ebeling

Calvin College celebrates 25th anniversary of StreetFest
First-year and transfer students served alongside more than 60 community organizations in the city of Grand Rapids during Calvin's 25th annual StreetFest program.
September 06, 2017 | Hannah Ebeling

Creating an award-winning prison reform conference from behind bars
Calvin Prison Initiative student creates prison reform conference that attracts 300 attendees and garners national recognition.
August 22, 2017 | Jacquelyn Hubbard

Community rallies to support colleague who lost her husband
This past June, Ramiza Fazlic unexpectedly lost her husband. The couple had been married 40 years. In less than three days, members of the Calvin community had donated $10,000 to help with funeral expenses.
August 11, 2017 | Hannah Ebeling

Creating a community of servant leaders
The John M. Perkins Leadership Fellows Program gives first generation students and students passionate about helping their community a place to develop as servant leaders.
August 03, 2017 | Hannah Ebeling

Entrada cultivates the next generation of leaders
Entrada offers racial ethnic minority high school students an opportunity to experience college living and learning. During the month-long program, scholars live in the residence halls while completing a three or four credit course.
July 12, 2017 | Hannah Ebeling

Calvin College Joins NAC&U Consortium
Calvin College recently joined The New American Colleges and Universities (NAC&U), a consortium of institutions that values liberal arts education, professional studies and civic engagement.
July 10, 2017 | News & Stories Staff

Young Women's Business Institute helps high schoolers envision a future in business
In June, the Calvin Center for Innovation in Business hosted its Young Women’s Business Institute, a program for students entering their junior or senior year of high school.
June 28, 2017 | Hannah Ebeling

Taking Your Church to College
Leaders representing churches and Christian institutes from around the country gathered at Calvin College for the “Taking Your Church to College” event.
June 26, 2017 | Hannah Ebeling

Calvin College's Nagel Institute awarded $2.2 million grant
The Templeton Religion Trust has awarded Joel Carpenter and the Nagel Institute a $2.2 million grant award titled African Theological Advance.
June 22, 2017 | Hannah Ebeling

CCCS supports faculty research and writing
The Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship offers grants to encourage faculty in the initiation, continuation and completion of scholarly projects related to center's mission.
June 13, 2017 | Hannah Ebeling

Calvin celebrates the Class of 2017
On Saturday, May 20, 2017, more than 900 students participated in the college's 97th annual Commencement ceremony.
May 19, 2017 | Matt Kucinski

Home court at Handlon
In late April, Calvin College students and alumni played basketball against inmates at Handlon Correctional Facility. And students in the Calvin Prison Initiative cheered on their fellow Knights.
May 02, 2017 | Jacquelyn Hubbard

Calvin recognized for community partnership program
Calvin wins Best Practice Award for Residence Hall Community Partnerships program.
February 21, 2017 | Jacquelyn Hubbard

Out of this world: Lunar sample comes to Calvin
A lunar sample will be displayed in Calvin's Bruce Dice Mineralogical Museum starting November 28.
November 22, 2016 | Jacquelyn Hubbard