Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes
Calvin is navigating a variety of challenges, old and new, as is seeks to maintain its distinctive identity and continue to serve its traditional base while reaching new populations of learners and keeping pace with a changing world.
Old challenges; new contexts
Calvin’s “Go Beyond” campaign launched last month.
Calvins student body holds a range of views on how the university should respond to LGBTQ+ issues.
Tabling events are one way students can use to promote different political and religious viewpoints on campus.
Students gathered outside the Prince Conference Center, where the Board of Trustees approved retaining all faculty with confessional difficulties last Friday.
new markets
The Global Campus is focused on expanding opportunities for non-traditional students at Calvin.
Calvin programs to reach into Grand Rapids and around the world with new partnership strategy
Hadassa Ribeiro, Managing Editor • September 11, 2022

Calvin’s Global Campus is working to expand existing partnerships and develop new ones in an effort to better engage with local communities....

strategic planning
Details remain murky as excitement for football builds
Abigail Ham, Editor-in-Chief • March 25, 2023

“We’ve talked with a significant number of current and prospective students who are really excited about football,” Vice President for...

Recent reporting
The CRCs stance on LGBTQ+ issues is a significant area of contention in Calvin’s political dialogue.
Administrators seek to send message of consistency, clarity to denomination as Synod approaches
Abigail Ham and Katie Rosendale • April 15, 2023

Late last month, Calvin President Wiebe Boer, Provost Noah Toly, Vice President for Advancement Gregory Elzinga and University Pastor Mary Hulst...

SALT is one of many leadership teams and committees that play a role in Calvin’s governance structure.
Governance review is more important than it sounds
Grace Buller, Campus Reporter • February 6, 2023

A task force composed of faculty, staff, administrators and a student representative have been tasked with reviewing the structure of governance...

Some of the School of Health’s aims include developing new programs, connecting with alumni and the community and attracting new students.
School of Health sets goals for 2023
David Ogboro, Science & Technology Reporter • January 22, 2023

Calvin’s School of Health has begun to expand the initiatives it began in 2022. The School will continue to grow in 2023. The School of...

Calvin faculty must sign a statement of faith commitment, but policies for staff are less clear.
A question of belief:
Abigail Ham, Editor-in-Chief • January 15, 2023

Hiring policies at Calvin came under scrutiny last year during controversy surrounding the university’s split with the former Center for Social...

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