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Faculty Profile: Tom Hoeksema
Calvin highlight's Professor Tom Hoeksema's life and career at Calvin as a graduate from the education program and the groundwork he laid for the special education program. August 29, 2008 | Kaite Landan

Calvin ranks first in study abroad
This year, Calvin College topped its category in the annual Open Doors report on International Educational Exchange. December 23, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

Pinning and commissioning
Calvin nurses and teachers get a final send-off in two end-of-year ceremonies. May 21, 2009 | Myrna Anderson

High-flying life
Calvin students Jodi Unema and Josh Garone work as summer preserve stewards in Calvin's 90-acre Ecosystem Preserve and dive into some bird-monitoring right after the 08-09 school year was done. June 12, 2009 | Allison Graff

High school chapel 101
Calvin education professor Robert Keeley is studying the impact of high school chapel on young people’s faith. February 05, 2010 | Lynn Rosendale

Faculty Profile: Julie Walton
Calvin owes the design of its human performance lab to Julie Walton, a Calvin professor of health, physical education, recreation, dance and sport (HPERDS). June 25, 2010 | Amy Surbatovich

Storytelling Guild: no reading allowed
Students gather to enjoy listening to, and telling stories February 25, 2011 | Theo Voss

God's Inclusionists
Enthusiasm and vision propelled special education at Calvin into an essential program. March 14, 2011 | Lynn Bolt Rosendale '85

Michigan's student teacher of the year
Christine Orlando was recently chosen as the Michigan Student Teacher/Intern of the Year. May 26, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

The economic impact of year-round schooling
A professor-student duo researches the economics of studying all the year 'round. June 24, 2011 | Lynn Rosendale

Improving math teaching in GR
Calvin math professor Jan Koop is using a $200,000 Michigan Department of Education grant to help area teachers understand and teach mathematics. July 12, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

A grant for teaching reading
A $200,000 Teacher Quality Grant allows Calvin's education department to enhance the teaching of reading in local schools. August 29, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Apples, ants and mushrooms at the Bunker
The fall 2011 installment of Critters and Company brings children and their caregivers outside to foster a lifestyle of connection with the natural world. November 03, 2011 | Andrew Steiner

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

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

2012 Commencement Week video
Art shows, engineering projects, senior breakfast, nurse pinning, teacher commissioning, the last handshake. June 12, 2012 | Matt Kucinski

An online education report card
Students and faculty appraise the online classes offered through Calvin's 2012 pilot program. June 28, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

Interning at the Ecosystem Preserve
Education students are running the "Creepy Crawlies" camp at Calvin's preserve. July 13, 2012 | Chelsea Tanis

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