Professor Chad Tatko of the chemistry and biochemistry department was elected to the position of Faculty Senate chair last week after voting concluded over the Easter weekend. The win was announced by...

Her Royal Highness Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands visited Calvin University last week in celebration of the university’s 150th anniversary. The visit marked the third time the Dutch royal family...

Students were welcomed back to campus for the spring semester with temperatures as low as -14°F (-26°C) and snowfall totalling over 22.7 in (57.7 cm) in the two weeks that classes had been in session,...

With the purchase of 33 new recycling bins and the hiring of two new student workers, Facilities is significantly expanding the recycling program on campus and improving access in high-traffic areas and...

Following program and faculty cuts on Nov. 13, Student Senate hosted an academic transition town hall on Nov. 20 with Provost Noah Toly and Associate Provost Kevin den Dulk to discuss the changes.  This...

On Nov. 13, Calvin University President Greg Elzinga announced sweeping changes to the academic portfolio, including program discontinuations and a 12.5-percent reduction in faculty headcount over the...

On Nov. 4, Trinity Christian College, a CRC-affiliated liberal arts school, announced that it will close at the end of the 2025-26 school year. Trinity has a teach-out partnership with Calvin to offer...

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,...

Vice President for Enrollment Strategy Lauren Jensen will be stepping down from her role at Calvin University at the end of 2025. Jensen started in the role on March 1, 2019, after previously holding...

As the Calvin Ecosystem Preserve celebrates its 40th year, ground has broken on its newest addition; a rock garden will now mark the entrance to the Preserve by the East Beltline. Ground broke on the...

This summer Calvin announced across-the-board price increases for on-campus parking permits; how are the changes holding up, and how are students feeling about it? In a July 14 email, Executive Vice...

The cost to ride the Rapid, the Grand Rapids city bus system, has increased by 25 cents for users of the Wave Card. Starting this fall, Calvin is decreasing its subsidy of the popular Wave Card program...

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....

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...

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...

A recent case of parking fraud has reignited the conversation around parking pricing as students are finding ways around paying the $220 for a yearly parking permit. According to a Clery Act report,...

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),...

In a major shift, the management of Calvin’s facilities will return in-house as of Oct. 1, 2024.  The decision, announced on Sept. 13 by Dirk Pruis, the vice president for Finance, marks a return...