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Lighting the FYRES of research
First-year students are learning how to research in the Michigan dunes. December 13, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Plantinga wins prestigious Rescher Prize
Alvin Plantinga was named a 2012 winner of a prize that honors the systematic study of philosophy. December 06, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Anthropology professor wins leadership award
Mwenda Ntarangwi was honored with the Distinguished Leadership and Scholarship Award from the Association for Africanist Anthropology. December 03, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Calvin Gives Back
Students will have an opportunity to thank donors during Thanksgiving Week. November 16, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Cross country runs for NCAA III National Championships
The Calvin men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete this Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind. November 16, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
High school students prepare for the ACT through Excel
Calvin's ACT prep program familiarizes high school-ers with both the test and the college. November 09, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Student collaboration wins Best Student Film
An animated film created by Calvin media production, music and graphic art students was honored at the Chicago Film Festival. November 09, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Calvin mourns Paul Sytsema
Paul Sytsema is remembered for serving his colleagues all across campus and for his unflagging good humor. November 02, 2012 | Myrna Anderson , Matt Kucinski
CTC performs The Mystery of Edwin Drood
In this musical adaptation of Dickens' unfinished mystery, the audience chooses the outcome. November 01, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
600k grant to teach parallel computing
Joel Adams will be teaching parallel computing—supercomputing—to colleagues from around the country. October 31, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Art professor uses her new exhibition to spotlight Mexican victims of crime.
For Voces, her new exhibition, Mandy Cano Villalobos has embroidered 400 white shirts with the names of murder victims. October 26, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
The John Calvin pumpkin and friends
Use our templates for carving the venerable John Calvin pumpkin, the Le Roy beard and the Calvin Knight. October 26, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Inaugural preview
Nine days of celebration will culminate in the inauguration of President Michael K. Le Roy. October 17, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Inaugural exhibition: 90 Years of Collecting
The exhibition created for President Le Roy's inauguration tells the history of collecting at Calvin. October 17, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
TeCreate teaches the joy of programming
Computer science profs are teaching local middle and high school students programming logic. October 10, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Calvin in 24 - 2012
On Oct. 12, students, faculty and staff took photos of their day—and we have the winners! October 08, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Unlearn Week 2012
This year's week of anti-racism programming features speakers, discussions, a movie and a food festival. October 05, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Another Fulbright to work in Ethiopia
Geography professor Johnathan Bascom will collaborate on an electronic geography textbook. September 21, 2012 | Myrna Anderson , Johnathan Bascom
Art prof is state's art teacher
Jo-Ann VanReeuwyk has been recognized as the MAEA Higher Ed Teacher of the Year. September 12, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Campus studies Sermon on the Mount
The Calvin community—both on and off campus—is studying Matthew 5, 6 and 7. September 10, 2012 | Myrna
Kuyers introduces whatiflearning.com
A new website from the Kuyers Institute puts the giving in math, the community in history and the wonder in flowers. August 22, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Composer of alma mater dies
Dale Grotenhuis '53 is credited with hundreds of compositions, among them Calvin's school song. August 17, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
A $350,000 grant to promote pregnancy planning
Nursing professor Joke Ayoola will work in three Calvin partner neighborhoods, increasing women's knowledge and self-efficacy about reproductive health. August 10, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
A Q&A on randomness and God's providence
A $1.7 million grant from the Templeton foundation will allow Jim Bradley to study how "God can have it both ways." July 20, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Supporting math teaching in GR schools
Jan Koop has landed her fourth consecutive grant to work with Grand Rapids-area math teachers. July 19, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Teaching English in Austria
2012 grad Andrew Knot will teach in the town of Linz, funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture. July 19, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
An online education report card
Students and faculty appraise the online classes offered through Calvin's 2012 pilot program. June 28, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
A final farewell
The Calvin community gathered on Monday, June 25, to express their gratitude to Gaylen and Susan Byker. June 25, 2012 | Myrna Anderson and Matt Kucinski
Q&A: A Christian approach to teaching languages
Calvin professors of German, French and Chinese discuss how foreign language pedagogy has changed and how to teach a language Christian-ly. June 14, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Calvin launches public health major
The new interdisciplinary major prepares students for careers and graduate study in public health. May 29, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Fulbright to teach English in Turkey
Emily Pope is captivated by the history, archeology and culture of the Middle East. May 22, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Schmidt is children's choice
Okay for Now, a novel by English professor Gary Schmidt has won a Children's Choice Book Award. May 17, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Filmmakers, composers, artists: a collaboration
Music student composed the scores and graphic arts students created the look for Calvin student films. May 14, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Biographies from another era
Part of the homework in psychology 209 is creating the life histories of older adults. May 09, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Prayer Summit reflections
Calvin staff and faculty share their experiences of the CRC Prayer Summit held in April at All Nations Church. May 08, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Senior Design Open House
Senior engineers are doing a lot of fine-tuning (and snacking) as they get ready for their annual design showcase. May 04, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Book showcases Chinese proverbs
Larry and Qin Herzberg's new book contains the proverbs of Chinese sages and everyday folk—and a few of spurious origin. May 03, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Stehouwer wins Professor of the Year
Scott Stehouwer, a 34-year veteran of the psychology department, is the students' choice. April 30, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
2011 grad wins Hertz Fellowship
Cheri Ackerman, a former Goldwater Scholar, seeks a balance as a Christian and a biochemist. April 27, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Researching Ottoman worldviews in Turkey
Doug Howard is writing a history of an early-modern empire that is powerful, prosperous and melancholic. April 20, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Goldwater Scholar, NSF Fellow and now a Fulbright
Senior Lauren Manck will research seagrasses in Spain via a Fulbright Scholarship. April 20, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
The Book of the Dun Cow
The Calvin Theatre Company has adapted a play from Walter Wangerin's award-winning novel. April 16, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Four out of 300
Four Calvin professors from four different disciplines were numbered among "The 300 Best Professors" from the Princeton Review. April 05, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Two Goldwaters, two NSF fellowships
Four Calvin science students have landed prestigious research awards. April 05, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
The CRC Prayer Summit
A Calvin contingent will learn the Korean way of prayer at a three-day event in California. April 05, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Enrollment adopts fresh strategies for 2012
April 1 edition - Some of the enrollment management team's lesser known initiatives are making the most significant impact in attracting prospective students. March 30, 2012 | Myrna Anderson , Matt Kucinski
How We Learn kicks off
The Teaching and Learning Network is launching How We Learn, a year-long series on improving the classroom experience. March 29, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
English grad wins on Jeopardy
Cathy Guiles, formerly of the staff of Chimes, recently competed on three episodes of Jeopardy and won two. March 23, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
More prodigal
Betty Sanderson discovered 18th-century prints on a Prodigal Son theme in Calvin's permanent collection. March 21, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Remembering Henrietta Ten Harmsel
A gifted teacher and scholar, Henrietta Ten Harmsel made room for poetry and won honors for her Dutch translations. March 16, 2012 | Matt Kucinski and Myrna Anderson
A student's memory of Dexter, Mich.
A Calvin senior writes about his hometown, which was devastated by a tornado on March 15. March 16, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
The psychology of forgiveness
Psychology professor Blake Riek studies the motivators behind asking for forgiveness. March 14, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
A "Full Partner" in anti-racism
Calvin College earned “Full Partner” status from Partners for a Racism-Free Community. March 09, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Immersion into India
During interim, some Calvin students worked in business internships in Hyderabad. March 09, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Senior teaches GIS in Ethiopia
Emma DeVries taught the country's top geographers how to use global information systems software. March 08, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Spring break trips build community
Calvin students are serving and learning everywhere from Kermit, West Virginia to Biloxi, Mississippi. March 08, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
An NSF grant for better biology teaching
A $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will allow faculty to build more research into the biology classroom. March 06, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Carissa Verkaik named Academic All-American
A standout on the court and in the classroom, Carissa Verkaik has been named an academic All-American. February 27, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Young Kim wins Fulbright to study an expert in heresies
Epiphanius wrote a book exposing 80 heresies of his time. History professor Young Kim is writing about him. February 24, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Calvin hosts Laughfest
Upright Citizens Brigade is coming to Calvin, and Calvin Improv is the opening act. February 24, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Van Liere lands prestigious fellowship
To understand the medieval Christian fascination with the Hebrew Bible, Frans van Liere will study where Einstein studied. February 24, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
The Beat Hope Challenge
Calvin fans can now defeat Hope fans by giving more, thanks to a new challenge from the Calvin Annual Fund. February 24, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
More Open Doors
Calvin ranks second nationally among baccalaureate institutions for the total number of students who study abroad. February 15, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Calvin celebrates Black History Month
In February, the Calvin community will learn about the freed slave who founded the Baptist Church in Liberia, the Tuskegee Airmen and soul food. February 10, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Symposium discusses all facets of health care delivery
Four panels over four weeks will discuss the international, educational, justice and political angles of health care delivery. February 09, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Behind the fireworks: Louters is exemplary teacher
He's a teacher, scholar, mentor and biochem pioneer who traffics in flaming soap bubbles. February 08, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
In her own backyard
Mary Abma created a sculptural herbarium of every invasive species in her lawn. January 12, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
David: A Play with Psalms
A play pulled straight from the Bible highlights some of the anti-heroic episodes in the life of the biblical king. January 11, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Students reflect on the January Series 2012
Students from the "An Inside Look at the January Series" class share their insights on News & Stories. January 10, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Calvin community meets Michael Le Roy
Presidential appointee Michael Le Roy spent a Saturday meeting the Calvin community. January 10, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Interim: Student blogs
Interning in India, excavating in Jordan, exploring development in Cambodia and engineering firms in Europe. And they're blogging! January 06, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
A scholar in refuge
Zimbabwean professor Richard Nenge has found a temporary home at Calvin through the Scholar Rescue Fund program. January 05, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Chemistry and Christmas
Chemistry professor Larry Louters and student Ola Alabi were the architects of the first-ever Christmas chemistry camp. December 22, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
January Series: 25 years fresh
As Calvin's annual lecture series hits a quarter-century, it welcomes David Gergen, Sherry Turkle, N.T. Wright and Deborah Lew. December 14, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Student uses Pepsi grant to care for strays
Alissa Hoekstra's 5k grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project will be used to help her local animal shelter. December 13, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Abstraction renovates computers for Nicaragua
Calvin's computer science student organization spent a Saturday restoring computers for Christian school teachers in Managua. December 01, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Teaching the literacies in local schools
Calvin secondary education majors are using games, music, art and other strategies to teach literacy in two local middle schools. December 01, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Global Hunger and Food Security lecture series
A yearlong lecture series highlights the importance of preserving farmland and water resources. November 28, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Happy Thanksgiving!
Calvin faculty and staff share traditions, disasters and recipes for turkey day. November 21, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Renewal in Liberia
Calvin partners to rebuild war-ravaged nation through social work program. November 21, 2011 | Myrna Anderson '01
Thanksgiving recipes
Thanksgiving recipes old and new: Cranberry salsa, pumpkin cheesecake and a way to make a really moist bird. November 18, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Video: Black Friday at the Campus Store
They lined up for hours ... November 18, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Thanksgiving away
How do Calvin faculty and staff produce a traditional feast when they travel outside the country? November 18, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Thanksgiving disasters
This doesn't taste quite right. Where's that smoke coming from? Read about Thanksgiving disasters from Calvin faculty and staff. November 18, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Nontraditions to remember
Some have sneaked a few unconventional rituals into our Thanksgiving celebrations. November 18, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
The Camino: a Healthy Habit
Calvin faculty and staff are invited to walk the Camino de Compostela this spring via an Adventure Trip from Healthy Habits. November 17, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
10 years of Jubilee
The Jubilee Fellows is in its 10th year of helping students to discern their callings to ministry. November 17, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Light Work at Center Art Gallery
An exhibition of work by Rebecca Cummins traces the movement of light to show the passing of time. November 15, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Senior wins regional Idea Pitch
Kim VandenAkker, the winner of this year's Elevator Pitch, recently won the regional Idea Pitch. November 07, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Elevator Pitching
Three students captured top honors in the 2011 edition of Calvin's entrepreneurial contest Elevator Pitch. November 03, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Schmidt a finalist for National Book Award
Okay for Now, the latest young adult novel by Gary Schmidt, could win top honors from the National Book Association. November 03, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Interim: Interning in India
Students taking the new “Business as Mission” will spend two weeks working in businesses Hyderabad, India. And they'll see the Taj Mahal. November 03, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
A homegrown Antigone
A Calvin classics professor adapted the classic Greek play Antigone. A Calvin theater professor is directing it. October 19, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Calvin history professor writes landmark text on Christianity in China
Daniel Bays has written the first comprehensive history of Christianity in China since 1929. October 19, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Helping out at Cook Library Center
Students are helping with the homework and hanging with the kids at Cook Library Center. October 19, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Unlearn Week
Unlearn Week kicks off a yearlong conversation about anti-racism. October 10, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Video: River City Improv's "Congratulations!"
From beating cancer to getting hitched, dozens of people came to the Blue Bridge Saturday to be celebrated by River City Improv. September 29, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
In memoriam: 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. September 28, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Pioneering social work in Liberia
For five years Calvin faculty have been pioneering the first bachelor of social work program in Liberia. September 26, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
For ArtPrize, River City Improv offers “Congratulations!”
River City Improv will be on the Blue Bridge on Saturday, cheering for all comers. September 21, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
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