This past summer, a team from Calvin partnered with Friends of Grand Rapids Parks to continue the legacy of a local botanist, Emma Jane Cole. Students Erin Taylor, Charlie Baumeister, and Grace Langeland...
Ian Tjoelker, General Assignment Reporter November 11, 2024
Last weekend, Calvin hosted the second annual Faithfully Advancing Sustainability Together (FAST) Conference. Now in its second year, the two-day FAST conference brings together members of the wider community...
Ian Tjoelker, General Assignment Reporter November 4, 2024
In October 2024, Calvin received a federal grant to replace the “blue pole” emergency phones intended to offer students a way to contact emergency services.
Much of Calvin’s network of blue...
Maya Oeverman, General Assignment Editor October 14, 2024
For the first time this year, Calvin has started its very own cadaver lab to give a better education to anatomy students.
The lab space itself resides on the basement level of Devries Hall, which...
Ian Tjoelker, General Assignment Reporter October 7, 2024
In a world increasingly concerned about sustainability, supposedly “green” projects can seem to be more about virtue signaling than actual positive change. At the Calvin Energy Recovery Fund (CERF),...
Only one year after introducing four new interest-based cohorts, Calvin has announced that the Sustainability Fellows cohort – along with the Health Ambassadors and Digital Life cohorts – has been...
As generative AI becomes more advanced, Calvin professors – like their colleagues across the country – have had to figure out how the emerging technology fits into their classroom and teaching.
The...
Calvin will be adding an Aerospace Engineering concentration to its engineering program starting in fall 2025. The addition comes as a response to the growing interest in aerospace from current and prospective...
Career paths after college can often lead to exciting places. Such was the case for Michael VanWoerkom –– a 1995 alumnus of Calvin, who graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering.
Today,...
On April 15, the Bruce Dice Mineralogical Museum kicked off its newly updated meteorite exhibit with Meteorite Madness, an event that highlighted the new exhibit; hosted various meteorite collectors and...
Efforts are underway to establish a “Center for Faith and Technology” at Calvin University.
Professors Derek Schuurman and Gayle Ermer – of the computer science and engineering departments, respectively...
H.E.A.L.T.H. Camp –– a summer health education program for girls from low socioeconomic and diverse racial backgrounds in Grand Rapids –– is launching a corresponding boys’ camp, starting in...