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Examining sprawl, reimagining our cities
“A Field Guide to Sprawl,” on display at the gallery from November 14 through December 20, includes 50 aerial images, each cataloging a different ungainly aspect of urban development. November 14, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

Always a phenomenon: a new book on "Messiah"
A new book from a Calvin music professor emeritus traces the history and impact of Handel's masterpiece. December 09, 2010 | Lynn Bolt Rosendale

Innovation Encounter
A team of six Calvin business, engineering and computer science majors took first place in the 2010 “Innovation Encounter”—an inventive problem solving competition hosted by Lawrence Tech University. Calvin competed with five other colleges and universities in developing a new idea for a smart phone application to interface with vehicle systems. November 05, 2010 | Matt

Hitting the streets
When six students from Calvin’s Center for Social Research (CSR) hit the streets of Kent County, they’re mistaken for everything from tax collectors to door-to-door salespeople. July 17, 2009 | Allison Graff

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

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

Prof researches urban cycling in Denmark, Netherlands
Calvin philosophy professor Lee Hardy hopes that his research on urban cycling in Copenhagen and Amsterdam leads to practical solutions to transportation infrastructure in Grand Rapids. August 24, 2012 | Lynn Rosendale

Luncheon celebrates student research
The annual summer luncheon is orchestrated to help students connect with those who help fund their research fellowships. Professors working with research fellows come, too, to celebrate the opportunities Calvin students have to do get hands-on experience in their academic fields. August 01, 2008 | Allison Graff

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

Responding to Hurricane Katrina
A letter from Steve VanderKooy '90 in response to Hurricane Katrina. September 16, 2005 | Steve VanderKooy

Studying in Perugia via Sister Cities
Two Calvin seniors are studying in Perugia, Italy via an award from Grand Rapids Sister Cities International. April 26, 2011 | Andrew Steiner

Celebrating Black History Month
Calvin's administrative and academic departments are teaming up on a roster of Black History Month events. February 04, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Nursing prof has heart for Heartside
"Suzan is a gift to those she serves as well as to those who learn from her what serving can be." Bonnie Mulder with Degage Ministries tells MLIVE about the compassion Calvin nursing professor Suzan Couzens has for the poor of Grand Rapids. November 08, 2012 | Matt Kucinski

New interims for 2012
Students doing an on-campus interim will have three new choices next year. March 29, 2011 | Theo Voss , Myrna Anderson , Steve Barkema

Doezema siblings - leaders on the Calvin golf team
"My team was next to the tee box, and my dad was up by the green and yelled out that it was in. I threw up my hands ..." October 15, 2010 | Joe Salowitz

Young Women's Business Institute
From Wednesday, July 18 through Friday, July 20, Calvin College’s Center for Innovation in Business will host the Calvin Young Women’s Business Institute. The inaugural three-day event is designed specifically for business-minded women who are entering their senior year of high school during the 2012-2013 academic year. May 30, 2012 | Matt Kucinski

Calvin community shows heart
Calvin College students led the way in the 2012 Gift of Life Campus Challenge—the largest college-based organ donor drive in the nation. Calvin signed up the most people as a proportion of its student population (5.09%). March 02, 2012 | Matt Kucinski

Two Fulbrights, two continents
Johnathan Bascom will spend his Fulbright year in Ethiopia, and Corwin Smidt will spend his in The Netherlands. April 07, 2011 | 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

In her own backyard
Mary Abma created a sculptural herbarium of every invasive species in her lawn. January 12, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

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