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Calvin University Chimes

Since 1907
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Professor Benita Wolters Fredlund will become the new dean for the arts, languages, humanities, and social sciences at the beginning of 2021.

Provost names new dean for the arts, languages, humanities, and social sciences

Harm Venhuizen, Managing Editor
September 11, 2020

Professor Benita Wolters-Fredlund will become the new dean for the arts, languages, humanities, and social sciences, Provost Cheryl Brandsen announced in a faculty email Friday. Wolters-Fredlund is...

Editorial: Snow Day

Editorial: Snow Day

Lauren De Haan
November 20, 2014

This past Tuesday, I woke up to two things: an email informing me classes had been cancelled due to inclement weather, and about 100 Facebook posts thanking God, mother nature and even provost Cheryl Brandsen...

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Feature: Meet the Provost

Kate Parsons
March 5, 2014

 If you’re like many students, you may wonder why it took 157 nominations, 28 applicants and over a year of searching for the provost search committee to recommend Cheryl Brandsen, currently the academic...

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Calvin names new Provost-Elect Cheryl Brandsen

Lauren De Haan
February 25, 2014

Calvin’s provost search committee has recommended Cheryl Brandsen, Calvin’s current dean of social sciences and contextual disciplines, as the college’s next provost. “Cheryl’s demonstrated...

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Provost Office launches new faculty comment form for students

Alden Hartopo
February 5, 2014

The Office of the Provost has launched a new online faculty comment form — available via Portal — for students to send feedback on courses and professors to academic deans. Evaluation forms cannot...

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Provost search starts after committee election hiccups

Ben Rietema
November 5, 2013

After initial confusion over electing the committee, the provost search committee has started looking for a new provost and plans to have a candidate by the beginning of February. The difficulties in...

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Opinion: Faculty governance key to Calvin’s future

James K.A. Smith
October 22, 2013

What are we here for?  This is the question that we are asking at Calvin College this year — as we engage in strategic planning, search for a new provost and reconsider our mission and core curriculum. It...

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Editorial: Why Le Roy’s student panel is not enough

Ryan Struyk
September 26, 2013

This fall, President Le Roy announced a search committee for a new provost, and one thing stuck out to us — there is no student representative on the committee. Instead, Le Roy said that he plans to...

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Le Roy to hold student panel on provost search

Lauren De Haan
September 26, 2013

A student panel will be consulted at the end of the search process for a new provost, President Le Roy told Chimes Monday. Student senate considered pushing for a student representative on the search...

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Calvin to begin search for new provost

Ryan Struyk
September 4, 2013

Calvin has started to form a committee that will search for a new provost to replace Claudia Beversluis, who completes her term next June. The provost is the highest-ranking academic officer at the college...

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Calvin extends Thanksgiving, Easter breaks for next two academic years

Connor Sterchi
November 15, 2012

Due to the efforts of student senate and the office of the provost, two additional days off for students will be added to next academic year: the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Monday after Easter. These...

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