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Calvin Among Study Abroad Leaders
The Institute for International Education (IIE) has released its annual "Open Doors" report, a summary of study abroad by U.S. college and university students. November 15, 2005 | N/A

Peter Fish Brings in $3,500
This year's Peter Fish collection at Calvin College has netted almost $3,500 for world hunger relief. November 21, 2005 | Myrna Anderson

Dean of Chapel writes On unrequited love
Unrequited love is a universal theme says Calvin College professor and dean of the chapel Laura Smit. January 09, 2006 | Phil de Haan

Two Seniors Selected for Teach America
Two Calvin seniors have been accepted to join the elite cadre of students recruited by Teach for America to teach for two years in classrooms in the urban and rural U.S. February 16, 2006 | Myrna Anderson

Calvin Prof Gets MCC Award
Calvin College biology professor Dave Warners is being honored by the Michigan Campus Compact with an MCC Faculty/Staff Community Service-Learning Award. February 16, 2006 | N/A

Bratt Receives Teaching Award
After 30 years in the classroom, teaching is still a thrill for Calvin College classics professor Ken Bratt, the 2006 winner of the college's Presidential Award for Exemplary Teaching. February 20, 2006 | N/A

Rangeela Is February 24-25
Traditionally Rangeela, an international variety show at Calvin College, celebrates the songs, dances, costumes and dramas of the many cultures that make Calvin home. February 20, 2006 | Myrna Anderson

Marking Women's History Month
Calvin College will offer a variety of events in March to mark Women's History Month, including a film series and a trio of lectures. February 22, 2006 | N/A

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

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

A Fashion Show and Sweatshop Simulation
The Fashion Advisory Board (FAB) at Calvin College will pair a fashion show with a sweatshop simulation to raise awareness of fashion as both an art form and a legitimate interest for Christians. March 22, 2006 | Myrna Anderson

PLANT! Sculpture, Gardens and Place
Every year, Calvin College art professor Adam Wolpa allows his sculpture class to choose their final project, which they accomplish in teams. This year, the class project is coined PLANT! and the effort expands the concept of sculpture into the creation of community gardens. April 28, 2006 | Myrna Anderson

Warners Garners Two Awards
Dave Warners, a professor of biology, received the Mary Jane Dockery Award last week from the Land Conservancy of West Michigan (joining Calvin colleague Randy VanDragt as one of two honorees). Then today he was honored as the 2006 Professor of the Year by the senior class at Calvin May 03, 2006 | N/A

Senior Wins Prestigious Writing Award
A Calvin College senior has won the first prize in the fiction division of the 2005-2006 Conference on Christianity and Literature Student Writing Contest. May 16, 2006 | Myrna Anderson

Calvin Student Wins THX Contest
A Calvin College sophomore is one of 10 winners of the first-ever “Create a THX Trailer Contest,” sponsored by THX, Ltd., the sound quality company founded by Star Wars director George Lucas. July 17, 2006 | Myrna Anderson

Home In A Wilderness Fort: Copper Harbor
Charlotte Otten has penned a variety of books, including everything from traditional children's books to an examination of werewolves! July 19, 2006 | Phil de Haan

Calvin Students Move In This Week
Move-in day at Calvin College is Wednesday, August 30, a day the college expects some 1,036 first-year students to move onto campus. August 28, 2006 | N/A

Calvin to host affirmative action panel
Calvin College will host a panel discussion of Michigan's upcoming affirmative action vote. September 18, 2006 | Myrna Anderson

Blankespoor named Brummel Chair
Professor Ron Blankespoor installed as the first-ever holder of the Brummel Chair in Organic Chemistry at Calvin College. September 27, 2006 | Myrna Anderson

Ron Blankespoor receives Presidential Award for Exemplary Teaching
A look back at Professor Ron Blankespoor's 1995-96 Calvin College Presidential Award for Examplary Teaching. September 28, 2006 | Phil de Haan

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