Tim Bergsma, a business and accounting professor, was awarded Professor of the Year on May 6. President Michael LeRoy and Paul Bylsma, speaking on behalf of Knights4Life, greeted Bergsma during his Accounting...

Graduation for the class of 2020 will now be on October 3, according to an email from President Michael Le Roy early this afternoon.  Le Roy noted that this reflected the wishes of the graduates, who...

The statistical predictions of how COVID-19 will impact the Calvin community are difficult to predict, according to Erica Boldenow and Kristen Alford, public health professors.  Typically, statistical...

With school closures, stay-at-home orders, and states and the media encouraging social distancing, I decided to display the importance of social distancing and uncover the reasons why schools and other...

Calvin’s campus could look different in the fall, said public health professors Erica Boldenow and Kristen Alford. Because there are not projections for how COVID-19 will continue to spread by September,...

As Calvin students on the Knollcrest campus are adjusting to online courses, so too are the Calvin Prison Initiative (CPI) students at Handlon Prison.  Stacia Hoeksema, a social work professor teaching...

COVID-19 has not only impacted Calvin students locally as they transition to online classes, but globally as study abroad trips return home. Students on the Ghana, York and Chicago semesters discussed...

Adjunct faculty are part of every university. The institution has 30 adjunct professors, according to the Calvin University websites of departments and programs. Adjunct professor of communication Mittie...

Calvin University is preparing to build a fireplace on Peet’s Patio with support from K4L, student life, student senate, and alumni and student donors. According to students Elyse Bax and Dayna Zylstra,...

The communication department at Calvin is offering a Master’s of Arts in Media and Strategic Communication (MA) with its first class beginning January 2021 pending its approval from the Higher Learning...

Calvin University is one of 359 campuses in the country to receive the recognition of Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, according to an email from Matt Kucinski, the associate director...

“Determined,” “strong,” “resilient,” “passionate” and “lovely” come to Anna Sytsema, Olivia Haverkamp’s roommate, and high school friend Megan Schenkel’s minds when asked to describe...

Heidi Rienstra spoke on behalf of Provost Cheryl Brandsen  The 2020/2021 school year hosts three changes in comparison to previous years. These changes include starting before Labor Day on Sept. 1,...

This story has been updated with additional comments by Lauren Jensen    A room of faculty, staff, and students gathered on Friday, Nov. 8 because of a petition that landed on VP Sarah Visser’s...

New GIS certification can make students more desirable to future employers.

Why aren’t there geese on Calvin’s campus? Grounds Manager Geoffrey Van Berkel explained, “Adult geese can also become aggressive when guarding their young.” They prove dangerous to students and...

In Fall 2018, Calvin introduced the unlimited meal plan. In an email, Melissa Smith, the service manager at Creative Dining Services, mentioned that even though enrollment at Calvin is down, “students...

Calvin political donations see a rise in Democratic giving after a spike of Republican giving.

With a crowded field of candidates, those vying for the MI-03 congressional seat have to respond to today’s biggest news story: impeachment. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi D-Calif. announced that...

Calvin’s campus has new vibrant life springing forth across the Beltline. The Venema Native Gardens, which opened in May, houses nearly 200 species of plants native to West Michigan on its 100 acre urban...

Following a vaping epidemic, several deaths correlated with vaping, and a health warning from the CDC, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered a ban of online and in-person sales of flavored e-cigarettes....

Faculty and students returned to Calvin in the fall to a new coffee shop, Peet's, in the Hekman Library. Originally planned to open in the spring of 2019, the California-based chain served its first cup...

Let’s talk about safe sex. I know, it’s a taboo topic in many Christian circles, including Calvin, but the hard and fast truth is that sex happens, no matter how much individuals and institutions try...

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