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Calvin selects dean for School of Business
Jim Ludema returns to his alma mater, Calvin University, as an experienced educator, researcher, and administrator. He also comes with an extensive network in the business world and consulting experience for Fortune 500 Companies.
News & Stories, April 15, 2021 -
Calvin remembers Wally Bratt
Wally Bratt was a master teacher of German and receiving Calvin's top teaching award served as proof. But it is the investment he made in people that is counted as his greatest legacy. Just ask his former students and colleagues.
News & Stories, April 9, 2021 -
The joy of Calvin decisions
Reflections on how Calvin impacts personal and career decisions
Spark, April 01, 2021 -
Wise data
Data science major delivers Christian perspective in burgeoning field
Spark, April 01, 2021 -
The decision that changed everything
Thoughts about major decisions
Spark, April 01, 2021 -
Turning sorrow to joy
Corrine Junga VanderSpek created a named scholarship to honor her husband, Danny, who unexpectedly passed away.
Spark, April 01, 2021 -
Planning a new celebration
J.D. Loeks has faced challenges this year as the president of Celebration Cinema, a company that manages 13 Michigan movie theaters.
Spark, April 01, 2021 -
Career grows from horse training hobby
Although she always loved horses, Allison Vermeer Vanwyngarden didn’t expect that love to turn into a career.
Spark, April 01, 2021 -
Compelled to continue military service
Lt. Gen. Michael Groen has been in the military for 35 years.
Spark, April 01, 2021 -
On the edge of what we don’t know
Ariangela Davis Kozik studies the microorganisms in your airways
Spark, April 01, 2021 -
3 Ways to avoid costly organizational decisions
Change is hard—but can be easier if you do these three things
Spark, April 01, 2021 -
Feeding the world’s poor from west Michigan farms
Jim and Tim Paauw felt compelled to do something about global hunger
Spark, April 01, 2021 -
Calvin remembers Darlene Meyering
Darlene Meyering served at Calvin for more than 30 years. Her colleagues say that her love for God led to an overflowing joy that touched everything she did and everyone she met.
News & Stories, March 28, 2021 -
Calvin alum responds to the pandemic with innovative diagnostics
What 2011 grad Cheri Ackerman is doing in the lab as a postdoctoral fellow at the Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard is about as relevant as it gets in the current environment.
News & Stories, May 18, 2020 -
Leading Climate Action with The Gospel
Kyle Meyaard-Schaap is the national organizer and spokesperson for the Young Evangelicals for Climate Action, an organization that includes more than 10,000 young people.
News & Stories, November 20, 2018 -
Homecoming Weekend features several new events in 2018
In celebrating Homecoming Weekend 2018, Calvin's campus is open to the community for four days of exciting, free or low-cost festivities.
News & Stories, September 24, 2018 -
Calvin College to become Calvin University by 2020
Calvin College's move to Calvin University will happen by 2020, the 100th-anniversary year of Calvin becoming a four-year college.
News & Stories, May 8, 2018 -
Calvin remembers Steve Van Der Weele
The Calvin community remembers Steve Van Der Weele for his ability to bring literature to life and as someone who was passionately dedicated to Christian scholarship.
News & Stories, February 22, 2018
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Commencement, Class of 2020
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sat, May 22, 2021
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Commencement, Class of 2021
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Sat, May 22, 2021
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Calvin Homecoming and Family Weekend 2021
9:00 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.
Thu, September 30, 2021 -
Calvin Classic 5K and Youth Fun Run
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sat, October 2, 2021
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CAA/CALL Travel: Holy Land (wait list)
Mon, October 18, 2021
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CAA/CALL Travel: Vietnam and Cambodia (Full)
Wed, November 3, 2021
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CAA/CALL Travel: Hawaii (full)
Tue, November 9, 2021
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CAA/CALL Travel: Netherlands - Off the Beaten Path
Sun, April 3, 2022
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