A Field Guide to Sprawl (November 14 - December 20, 2008)
The Center Art Gallery at Calvin College presented A Field Guide to Sprawl - text by Dolores Hayden, Photographs by Jim Wark. Based on Hayden’s book (published in 2004), the exhibition chroniclee built forms that are a part of the American landscape, and forces viewers to understand and confront sprawl. For more detailed information, please see Sprawl.
Focus the Nation (January 2008)
Calvin was one of over 1,450 universities and colleges which participated in a national initiative called Focus the Nation. Its purpose was to provide a day of focused discussion on global climate change and solutions for the future.
At Calvin, a series of events were hosted during the first week of Calvin's spring semester culminating on January 31, 2008 with a teach-in, discussion with elected leaders, and a celebratory concert. The main goal of this initiative was “to move America beyond fatalism to a determination to face up to this civilizational challenge, the challenge of our generation.”
Embrace our Place (April 2007)
In April 2007, we celebrated Calvin's connections and partnerships in our local community April 16-23, 2007. Over 20 special events were planned.
The Embrace Our Place festival helped the Calvin campus and our surrounding community discover the many ways students, faculty, and staff embrace our community and demonstrate their commitment to teaching, learning, research, and scholarship.