Spark

Since the summer of 2020, Calvin professor and Certified Wildlife Biologist® Will Miller has conducted research on the spread of tick populations across west Michigan. Seniors Jocelyn Nieze and Myles Radersma completed their second summer on his research team.

To date, 87 inmates have graduated from the Calvin Prison Initiative. Alumni of the program use their degrees in a variety of ways. Unique among them are the alumni serving life sentences who have made it their goal to serve their community from the inside. As spiritual mentors, academic tutors, and substance abuse counselors, they offer fellow inmates a sense of purpose and hope.

For more than seven decades, Calvin’s Homecoming has been a dynamic, ever-evolving gathering of students, alumni, and friends, with each generation leaving their unique mark on this collegiate tradition. Year after year, planning committees thoughtfully shape and reimagine the festivities to reflect the current heartbeat of the Calvin community. And yet, through all its transformations, one thing remains steadfast: Homecoming is, and always will be, about the powerful bonds of community.

I’ve always been a history buff. I can’t say for sure when or how that interest was “sparked,” but I...

To hear Comfort Enders’ MEd’07 story is to understand what it means to be a visionary thinker driven...

A few months ago, many of us gathered in person or online to witness the inauguration of Calvin...

Jon Speyers ’08 says his favorite project is always the one he is currently working on. A filmmaker...

Elise Bajwa ’27 is the first one to admit she would not be a student at Calvin University if not for...

Of all the experiences Rear Admiral Dean Vander Ley ’91 valued about his Calvin education, top among...

A long-standing partnership between Calvin’s archaeology program and Umm Al-Jimal, Jordan, ushers in a new era of sustainable preservation.