Calvin University Chimes

Student’s drawing displayed in ArtPrize: Victory comes from peace
September 25, 2023
Chloe Hoekstra, Guest Writer
Grand Rapids’s annual ArtPrize festival is currently featuring Calvin student Harry Gu’s anti-war artwork in Gerald R. Ford Museum. Gu, a senior...
Calvin professor, students attend archaeology conference in Saudi Arabia
September 25, 2023
Gabriel Choi, General Assignment Reporter
The AlUla World Archaeology Summit — a gathering attended by students and eminent figures in academia, industry and government who are interested in...
Calvin’s total student body grew for the first time in a decade
September 18, 2023
Savannah Shustack, Editor-in-Chief
The total number of students enrolled at Calvin University has increased for the first time in a decade, thanks to this year's strong incoming class of...
Mitali “Friendly” Perkins: Calvin’s first Writer-in-Residence
September 18, 2023
Ashley Hamons, General Assignment Reporter
Mitali Perkins, author of 20 children’s books such as You Bring the Distant Near and Rickshaw Girl is Calvin’s first Distinguished Writer-in-Residence. Calvin’s...
Global Campus expands access to higher education for residents in Calvin’s front yard
September 12, 2023
Savannah Shustack, Editor-in-Chief
Calvin’s Global Campus — which oversees the Calvin Prison Initiative, online master's degree programs, Life and Career Studies certificates and other...

Mitali “Friendly” Perkins: Calvin’s first Writer-in-Residence

Ashley Hamons, General Assignment Reporter

Mitali Perkins, author of 20 children’s books such as You Bring the Distant Near and Rickshaw Girl is Calvin’s first Distinguished...

Global Campus expands access to higher education for residents in Calvin’s front yard

Savannah Shustack, Editor-in-Chief

Calvin’s Global Campus — which oversees the Calvin Prison Initiative, online master's degree programs, Life and Career Studies...

New opportunities for students as Calvin admin renews ties with South Korea

Ethan Meyers, General Assignment Reporter

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Calvin students are getting a chance to study for a semester in South Korea. Recently,...

Sports

New sports facilities provide new opportunities for student athletes

Dillion Baumchen, Sports Reporter

As construction on sports facilities is underway, sports adapt in the present and look toward the future. Construction for the...

Calvin Women’s Volleyball sets themselves up for a strong season

Dillion Baumchen, Sports Reporter

Only four games into their season, Calvin’s women's volleyball team has already claimed a series of wins, in part due to the...

Calvin football’s recruitment process succeeds

Dillion Baumchen, Sports Reporter

This summer, Calvin’s first football team began practice on campus and it is scheduled to play its first scrimmage at the end of the month. Head Coach Trent Figg’s recruitment strategy leaned on traditional pools of potential Calvin students in West Michigan high schools and highlighted Calvin’s unique campus identity. In...