Table of Contents

fall 2011

Cover Story Baking + Business
How a business major turns two of her passions into a superior plan.
Breakdance Fever: new student org packs power
Taek Kim is the co-founder of Calvin's first breakdance club, but he refuses to call himself a breakdancer.
First-year diver makes big splash
How to survive the college search process
First-Year Experience: First-Year Experience: Louis Hill
Gallery: Packing it all in: Our guide to choosing the right backpack for college
Grand Rapids: There's 4 years' worth of PLAY here
Internship Q&A
Faculty Profile: Julie Walton
Faculty Profile: Tom Betts
Alumni Profile: Nick Be '05
Biochemistry grad embraces more than just research at Calvin

First-Year Experience

How you spend your time in college is probably going to look a little different from how you spent it in high school (goodbye study hall!) Check out these schedules from real freshmen to get a feel for how your day might look at Calvin.

Matt Medendorp »

Major:

English

Minor:

Communications

Home:

Wheaton, Ill.

Kayla Danahy »

Major:

Biology

Minor:

none

Home:

Brighton, MI & Seoul, South Korea

Sarah Stripp »

Major:

secondary education

Minor:

history, music and worship

Home:

Richland, Mich.
We'd like to introduce to some pretty cool people. They're doing some pretty great things, both at Calvin and beyond.

Professor Professor Becky Haney »

Professor Jason VanHorn »

Professor Brian Fuller »
When you choose Calvin, you choose Grand Rapids, too. Thankfully, GR is the kind of place you won't mind spending four years, with more new restaurants, shops and events opening all the time!

There's 4 Years of INTERNSHIPS Here

There's 4 Years of CITY Here

There's 4 Years of FREE THINGS TO DO Here