News in Brief

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. To honor his many gifts and contributions, the biology department planted and dedicated a tamarack tree with a memorial plaque to David's memory. DeHeer died on Friday, September 16, following a long struggle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was 66.

Posted: May 11, 2012

Dancing for Ghana

“Huemanity,” a dance group from Calvin College, took first place at a Global Outreach Show held at Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) on April 7. The group—made up of eight Calvin students—won $500 for their routine to techno and dubstep music. The talent show was organized by an OWU student organization with proceeds benefiting the Ghana Student Education Fund.

Posted: May 02, 2012

'Institutes' on display

As part of the H. Henry Meeter Center’s 30^th anniversary, John Calvin’s first edition of the 'Institutes of the Christian Religion' is on display through June 1^st. On Loan from The Van Kampen Collection, this rare volume published in 1536 in Basle, Switzerland was Calvin’s first major theological work. Calvin reworked the text both in Latin and French throughout his lifetime. His final version, completed in 1559, is owned by the Meeter Center and is also on display.

Posted: March 23, 2012

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. Nineteen Michigan colleges and universities spent the past six weeks signing up students, faculty, alumni and other supporters to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry. Calvin signed up the most people as a proportion of its student population (5.09%). Calvin’s nursing students spearheaded this year’s campaign, bringing Calvin’s eight-year total to 1,084 donor registrations.

Posted: March 02, 2012

Second in the state

Calvin College ranks second in the State of Michigan and 90^th overall according to StateUniversity.com, which ranks the top 2,000 U.S. colleges and universities. Unlike other rankings guides, which factor in qualitative data, StateUniversity.com's rankings are based strictly on mathematical comparison of key statistics, including student/faculty ratio, student retention, test scores and other factors. A school’s score ranges between 0 and 100, with the best possible score being 100. Calvin's score is 95.01.

Posted: January 01, 2012