Faculty
Calvin is propelled by a distinctive vision—a vision of Christian scholarship that reaches out to embrace the world that God created. "Through our learning, we seek to be agents of renewal in the academy, church, and society," Calvin's mission statement affirms. Calvin faculty live out this mission each day through their research and teaching.
Faculty Activity Highlights
- Joel Navarro - Music
- Drama/musical performance November 2011. "A Drop in the Ocean," Capella Fall Concert, Covenant Fine Arts Center, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Irene Konyndyk - French
- Book authored December 2011. Foreign Languages for Everyone: How I Learned to Teach Second Languages to Students with Learning Disabilities, (Edenridge Press, December, 2011)
- Joel Navarro - Music
- Drama/musical performance November 2011. "I Love the Lord," College Chapel Morning Service, Calvin College Chapel, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Joel Carpenter - Administration
- Journal article January 2012. "New Christian Universities and the Conversion of Cultures," Evangelical Review of Theology 36:1 (January 2012): 14-30.
- Neil Carlson - Centers & Institutes
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Journal article December 2011. Carlson, Neil E.;?Hern?ndez, Edwin;?Edmond-Verley, Chan?;?Rotondaro, Gustavo;?Feliz-Santana, Eleibny;?Heynig, Susan. 2011. "Developing a Master Data Sharing Agreement: Seeking Student-Level Evidence to Support a Collaborative Community Effort in Education," The Foundation Review, Volume 3,?Number 4, 2011 , pp. 14-33(20).
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/jcgvsu/fr/2011/00000003/00000004/art00003 - Joel Navarro - Music
- Drama/musical performance November 2011. Worship Service, Calvin CRC, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Matthew Lundberg - Religion
- Encyclopedia/Dictionary Entry November 2011. ?Creation Ethics.? In Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics, edited by Joel Green, Jacqueline Lapsley, Rebekah Miles, and Allen Verhey, 189-192. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2011.
- Joel Carpenter - Administration
- Interviewed January 2012. "Revivals and millennial hopes in 19th century America," Video series on Christian History hosted by Martin Marty, Chicago, Illinois.
- Steve VanderLeest - Engineering
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Journal article January 2012. Steve H. VanderLeest, ?Technology Devotion: Why Christian Engineers and Scientists need a Devotional Life,? Dynamic Link: Christian Perspectives on Software Development, 2011-12.
http://cs.calvin.edu/activities/dynamicLink/2011-12.pdf - Joel Navarro - Music
- Drama/musical performance December 2011. "The Messiah," The Messiah, Covenant Fine Arts Center, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Joel Navarro - Music
- Drama/musical performance December 2011. "Evangelists and Canticles: A Festival of Lessons and Carols for Advent and Christmas," Festival of Lessons and Carols, LaGrave CRC, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Joel Navarro - Music
- Drama/musical performance November 2011. "The Music of Du Fay," Collegium Musicum Fall Concert, Art Gallery, Covenant Fine Arts Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Joel Carpenter - Administration
- Book review December 2011. Review of Thomas Albert Howard, "God and the Atlantic: America, Europe, and the Religious Divide" (Oxford University Press, 2011), in The Review of Faith and International Affairs 9:4 (Winter 2011): 83-84.
- Joel Carpenter - Administration
- Professional Svcs January 2012. Member of the Endowment Committee of the American Society of Church History.
- Deborah Haarsma - Physics & Astronomy
- Poster presentation November 2011. "The Largest Structures in the Universe: Finding the Center," Michigan Space Grant Consortium Annual Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Faculty News and Stories
In Memorium: Divot Maintenance
Soccer players, their families and friends are replacing the divots on the field after every game in honor of legendary coach Marv Zuidema.
American Frontiers, Global Perspective
A conference, funded by a $133,150 NEH grant will put the myth of the American West in global perspective.
Pioneering social work in Liberia
For five years, Calvin faculty have been pioneering the first bachelor of social work program in Liberia.
Faculty Research Projects
Vampire catechism: heaven, heal, and the undead.
For English professor Jennifer Hardy Williams, vampires have a lot to say about our culture's views on religion and salvation.
Studying latent HIV through an NIH grant
Biology professor Anding Shen is researching the latent reservior, funded by $300,000 from the National Institutes of Health.
The king, his ring, and the temple
A professor and a student of classics are researching an ancient Greek text about Solomon and magic.
Classroom Research Projects
Mapping Calvin's trees
Calvin biology and GIS classes have inventoried every tree on campus. One student made an online map.
Researching the CRC's work with Cuban refugees
The CRC's embrace of Cuban refugees in the 1960s--a signal event in CRC history--opened the denomination to other cultures.
Plaster Creek Stewards receive grant from the EPA
The Plaster Creek Stewards recently received a $58,500 grant from the EPA to clean up a local watershed.
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