Calvin University is introducing a new Aerospace Engineering concentration, which will focus on the building and launching of CubeSat satellites. On Tuesday, March 17, the engineering department held a...

This year, after a test run last spring in KHvR and SE, Calvin’s Sustainability Coordinators (SCs) helped expand composting into all dorms except RvD.   History of composting on campus Composting...

On Nov. 14, the Bruce Dice Mineralogical Museum unveiled an ammolite fossil, as well as a painting by student Elizabeth Ayers — commissioned to honor the museum’s rarest fossil of an octopus. The...

On Oct. 23, Calvin University welcomed 11 baby spotted turtles from John Ball Zoo as a part of a program aimed to strengthen the spotted turtle population in Michigan.  Spotted turtles are considered...

On Friday, Nov. 7, the third annual Faithfully Advancing Sustainability Together (FAST) conference kicked off in the Calvin University chapel. The conference, organized by the Sustainability Fellows cohort,...

On Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, Calvin’s Ecological Preserve hosted its annual fall Native Plant Sale. This year, the sale was conjoined with a class on native plants held on Friday. According to Benji...

The Calvin Energy Recovery Fund (CERF) has implemented its largest project yet, installing a $200,000 variable frequency drive (VFD) on Calvin’s cooling system this summer.  The cooling system pumps...

On Tuesday, April 22, Calvin University celebrated Earth Day with the planting of a new native meadow outside of the north entrance to Hiemenga Hall. Calvin students, staff and faculty were joined by Rep....

As spring settles in on Calvin University’s campus, students have the chance to connect with more than just their books – they’re also meeting the wildlife that calls Calvin’s Ecosystem Preserve...

Right before spring break, many students noticed an unusual sight in the road in front of Knollcrest Dining Hall: several large fish had been dumped on top of a storm drain. Throughout that week, the fish...

Earlier this semester, the Board of Trustees, alongside the student and faculty senates, revised the university’s Statement on Sustainability to more clearly reflect the university’s long held, faith-based...