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Christian Psychology online
A psychology professor and a counselor co-author a book on the integration of faith and the teaching of psychology. August 18, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

Sea to Sea tour rolls into – and out of – town
Sea to Sea bicycle tour rolls into Grand Rapids. August 22, 2008 | Matt Kucinski , Allison Graff

Volleyball team opens new facility
The Calvin volleyball team opened its season in new surroundings as the team held its first official practice—nearly six hours long—on August 16 in the new Huizenga Tennis and Track Center on campus. August 22, 2008 | Bruce Van Baren

Living and learning in new van Reken Hall
The newly finished van Reken Hall is dedicated to creating living-learning communities. August 22, 2008 | Lynn Rosendale

Calvin's other Newbery winner
The story of the most awarded writer ever to graduate from Calvin College, Meindert De Jong. August 22, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

Rare asteroid finally gets a name
Calvin student Josh Vanderhill and Professor Larry Molnar discovered an asteroid and had the opportunity to name it. August 28, 2008 | Katie Landan

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

Meeter Center hosts institute for high school teachers
In 16th-century France, Protestants and Catholics living in the same village wrestled with questions like the following: what if your Protestant grandson wants to marry a Catholic girl? High school teachers will have the opportunity to wrestle with these and other related questions via “Making Sense of the Reformation.” September 01, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

Cool enough for the New York Times bestseller list
Lisa Gort McMann is a 1990 graduate of Calvin College and author of WAKE, which made The New York Times Bestseller list for young adult literature this spring. September 05, 2008 | Lynn Rosendale

Welcome to Calvin! Grab a paddle.
Last week, nearly 1,000 new Calvin students left campus and hit the streets of Grand Rapids for a closer look at the city. While many groups served at organizations around the city, one group took canoes to the Grand River to see Grand Rapids from a different perspective. September 12, 2008 | Matt Kucinski

Faculty Profile: Susan Felch
She knows what it is to have a lantern. “In Papua New Guinea,” Susan Felch said, “when the lights went out, and there were only the stars, you had a little hurricane lamp, and it only showed you the next right step.” September 12, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

Upwardly mobile
Calvin gets new climbing wall. September 19, 2008 | Ashleigh Draft

Faculty Profile: Leonard Van Drunen
As a college sophomore, Calvin professor of business Leonard Van Drunen was not on track to become a future employee at Merrill Lynch or JP Morgan. September 19, 2008 | Katie Landan

Happy Birthday, Constitution
On September 17, 2008 Calvin students and faculty gathered to observe the historical day. September 19, 2008 | Katie Landan

Faculty Profile: Jennifer Steensma
Maybe it is no surprise that Calvin professor of art, Jennifer Steensma Hoag got into photography; she was born in Rochester, N.Y., the headquarters of Eastman Kodak. September 30, 2008 | Katie Landan

Calvin students throw down—and fiber
Calvin students, among 2,000 other people, gathered in Rosa Parks Circle for a massive pillow fight. The event was coordinated by Rob Bliss. September 30, 2008 | Katie Landan

Gilman recipient studies in Honduras
Riddell, studying in Honduras through a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, has had a lot of practice getting used to things. The daughter of missionaries, she spent her entire life, until she came to Calvin, in France. October 03, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

Scholarship beyond the disciplines
The launch of Calvin College’s Integrated Science Research Institute (ISRI) was held at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 1, in the atrium of the Science Building. The event attracted over 100 Calvin students, staff and faculty, spanning the disciplines. October 03, 2008 | Katie Landan

Unlearn Week begins
“The goal of Unlearn Week is to start a campus-wide, yearlong dialogue about racism,” said Rhodes, Calvin’s assistant dean of multicultural student development. October 06, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

Making sense of the financial crisis
Calvin business professor Leonard Van Drunen and economics professor Scott Vander Linde sat down with communication and marketing's senior writer Myrna Anderson for a conversation about the crisis. October 08, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

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