Helping You Thrive
Calvin's outstanding wellness and safety services help you make the most of your education. Rated among the Top 20 Best Health Services and Best Counseling Services in the country by the Princeton Review, Calvin offers exceptional opportunities that keep you healthy in body, mind, and spirit.
These services allow you to excel as a student, graduate well, and achieve your personal and professional goals.
Health Services
Calvin’s on-campus health services office is a full-service, primary care facility staffed by full-time doctors and medical professionals. We also coordinate care with top-tier hospitals in Grand Rapids and work in-network with many insurance providers.
Services include:
- Primary care
- ADHD services
- Women’s healthcare
- Sports Medicine
- Acne care
- Student insurance
- Psychiatric consultation
Campus Safety
Our campus safety officers have law enforcement training and the experience needed to keep our community safe, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Best of all, Calvin officers have a heart for students. They even help unlock vehicles and jumpstart dead batteries on cold days.
Services include:
- 24/7 dispatch availability
- Safe escort to and from campus locations
- Regular safety reports
- Multi-channel student emergency notifications
- Regular parking lot patrols
Counseling & Wellness
Our highly qualified, licensed counselors provide customized mental health services and recommendations for each student who walks through the door. Guided by core values of professional excellence, diversity & inclusion, compassionate care, and Christian faith, our center is there for you at your time of need.
Services include:
- Workshops and seminars
- Therapy groups
- Individual counseling
- Artistic expression groups
Fitness & Recreation
Calvin offers all the tools you need to stay active and healthy while you're here. We have great fitness options, one-on-one personal training, and outstanding facilities.
Services include:
- Climbing Center
- Hoogenboom Health & Recreation Center
- Huizenga Tennis & Track Center
- Morren Fitness Center
- Van Noord Arena
- Venema Aquatic Center
Gender, Sexuality, and Discrimination Resources
Reporting
Community members can report an experience of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation through Safer Spaces. The Safer Spaces team walks with the reporting party through support measures and any applicable procedures, like Title IX, HR, student conduct, and more.
Programming and Support
Through events, student groups, mentoring, and more, we support our community in navigating what it means to think deeply, act justly, and live wholeheartedly in relation to our bodies and relationships.
Academics
Our Gender Studies minor invites students to consider gender from many angles. Students dive into questions like: How does gender shape language? How does the Bible frame gender? What does it mean to be a gendered person in today’s society?
Governance
The Gender Equity Committee reviews Calvin policies and procedures and how they relate to gender and sexuality. The committee receives reports and concerns from the Calvin community about these policies.
Note: An annual wellness fee is billed to students to assist the operations of all Calvin's wellness services.