The Calvin Alumni Association

Quartet of alumni soloists to lead 2022 Handel’s Messiah
While Calvin University has invited the West Michigan community to performances of Handel's Messiah for more than a century, this year's edition is unique in that all four soloists are Calvin alumni.
News & Stories, December 1, 2022

NY Times best-selling author of "The Mediterranean Dish" returns to alma mater
On December 1, Calvin alumna Suzy Karadsheh, a 2022 New York Times best-selling author of "The Mediterranean Dish," will be cooking, speaking, and signing copies of her book at Calvin University.
News & Stories, November 30, 2022

A broken door leads to a new identity
Curtis Frye earned his bachelor's degree behind bars through the Calvin Prison Initiative. But it literally took a broken door decades earlier to set him on a path that led to his degree and more importantly a new identity.
News & Stories, November 23, 2022

Betsy DeVos returns to alma mater for conversation on state of education
On Thursday, November 18, Calvin alumna and former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos returned to her alma mater for a moderated discussion with the university’s dean of education Brian Bolt.
News & Stories, November 21, 2022

Football is coming to Calvin University
Calvin University's Board of Trustees voted on and approved the university's athletics strategic plan, which includes adding women's acrobatics and tumbling, men's volleyball, and men's American football to its portfolio of NCAA Division III athletic offerings.
News & Stories, October 28, 2022

Calvin University President Wiebe Boer delivers Inaugural Address
On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, more than 2,000 people gathered in Van Noord Arena for the inauguration of Calvin’s 12th president Dr. Wiebe Boer. He delivered an inaugural address titled: "The Greatest Generation is Now."
News & Stories, October 27, 2022

Engineer's watershed moment having ripple effects
When Julie Wildschut '00 was a middle school student she had her watershed moment. Now three decades later, that moment is having a ripple effect on students, communities, and a watershed.
News & Stories, October 21, 2022

12 Athletics Moments to Remember at Calvin University
In honor of President Wiebe Boer's inauguration as the university's 12th president later this month, sports information director Jeff Febus curated a list of 12 of the most memorable moments in Calvin athletics history.
News & Stories, October 10, 2022

Meet the director
Jeff Haverdink reflects on his liberal arts education
Spark, October 01, 2021

Alum invention prevents common nursery injury
Emmanuel Legbeti turned a painful accident into a new business that is helping parents and churches.
Spark, October 01, 2021

Overcoming adversity, one student at a time
Meredith Wiggers Heintz is the head of school at a school that serves children with learning differences.
Spark, October 01, 2021

Our God is in the details
Meet Harlan Kredit. He’s been a park ranger at Yellowstone National Park for nearly 50 years.
Spark, October 01, 2021

Adventure abounds in career telling stories
Claire Vande Polder is a writer and executive producer for nonfiction television programs.
Spark, October 01, 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

Connecting Christianity
Carlos Erazo reaches more than 1 million people per month on social media, helping connect them to Christianity.
Spark, April 01, 2020