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Calvin community remembers Margaret Edgell
Business professor Margaret Edgell died on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at her home in Seattle, Wash., after a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer. The Calvin community shares their fond memories of their former colleague and friend. October 19, 2012 | Matt Kucinski

Calvin receives highest federal recognition for service-learning
Calvin College has been named to the 2013 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. March 25, 2013 | Matt Kucinski

College ranking guides give Calvin high marks
U.S. News & World Report and other college guides rank Calvin among the best institutions in the nation. September 22, 2011 | Matt Kucinski

Destination: Pittsburgh, Louisiana, Grand Rapids ...
Whether they’re tutoring, painting murals or cleaning up hurricane debris, the 75 Calvin students who go on this year’s service-learning spring break trips will be sticking a little closer to home. March 19, 2009 | 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

Joy and generosity in the residence halls
Each year, "service" auctions are held in the residence halls to support local non-profit organizations. November 27, 2012 | Chelsea Tanis

Marketing Uganda-style
Calvin senior Ashley Luse spent February in Uganda, trying to create a market for amaranth. May 14, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Post spill: an intern in Florida
Biology grad Amanda Hoffmeyer researches wildlife in Merrit Island Refuge. July 26, 2010 | Lynn Rosendale

Reconnecting through Spring Break Trips
Students will serve and learn at 13 sites around the nation. March 12, 2013 | Myrna Anderson

Remembering David DeHeer
About a hundred colleagues, friends and family of the late David DeHeer joined together outside DeVries Hall for a short ceremony honoring the longtime Calvin biology professor. May 11, 2012 | Matt Kucinski

Service-Learning Center to Celebrate 40
The Service-Learning Center at Calvin College will celebrate its 40th anniversary from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 9 in the Great Hall of the college's Prince Conference Center. March 01, 2006 | Myrna Anderson

Serving and learning in southeast Asia
When he is in Indonesia this summer, Kevin Van Harn will try to remember not to point with his finger. May 28, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Serving in record numbers
A record number of Calvin students are going on service-learning spring break trips this year. March 17, 2011 | Matt Kucinski

Spring Break Service Trips Set to Depart
From March 17 through 25, while students nationwide join the annual spring break exodus to the beach, 75 Calvin students with less leisurely agendas will be trekking to seven locales on the college’s spring break service-learning trips. March 10, 2006 | 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

Streetfest photo album
Incoming students stock shelves, spread mulch and paint a playground during Streetfest. September 06, 2011 | Calvin Staff

StreetFest Set for Two Wheels
The 2005 edition of StreetFest will see some 1,000 incoming Calvin College students spend a part of their orientation combining service with learning in a variety of Grand Rapids neighborhoods. August 22, 2005 | Myrna Anderson

StreetFest's 20th anniversary
"It's an abstract idea until you get into the community. This is consistent with Calvin's mission of being a transformative presence in students' lives." September 12, 2012 | Matt Kucinski

Students in the driver's seat
Katie Sportel is serving as the mentor for a service-learning spring break trip, one of nine such trips sending 105 Calvin students, faculty and staff to serve and learn all over the U.S. March 19, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Taking the hassle out of the passport process
For three years now, Calvin has been making the process of getting a passport less of a fuss. October 13, 2008 | Katie Landan

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