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Students earn EPA fellowships
Two Calvin senior civil and environmental engineering students earned prestigious fellowships from the US Environmental Protection Agency. February 9,2011 -
Celebrating Black History Month
Calvin's administrative and academic departments are teaming up on a roster of Black History Month events. February 4,2011 -
Amazing race: the finale
Students on the Amazing Race interim dug for cows, went "cliff-diving" into the pool and made a mad dash for the finish. February 1,2011 -
Amazing Race: Calvin style
Re-live the final leg of the Amazing Race Interim as five teams of two compete for the top prize. February 1,2011 -
Naked Trees and Winter Twigs
Families and students learn how trees survive the winter at the Bunker Interpretive Center. January 28,2011 -
Interim: Global Crisis?
This DCM spotlights climate change, water and food scarcity, mineral depletion, pollution, habitat loss and overpopulation. January 25,2011 -
Interim: The Geography of Terrorism
In this class, students put terrorism on the map. January 19,2011 -
Little acorn to great oak
Speech pathology and audiology program to offer master's degree. January 17,2011 -
Interim: Sight, Sound and Smell
Students are chopping cabbage, sniffing beakers and missing the gorilla in an interim titled "Sight, Sound and Smell." January 14,2011 -
Amazing Race: Calvin-style
Re-live the Amazing Race interim through photos, videos and commentary. January 12,2011 -
Interim: Crime and Detective Fiction
Students are meeting everybody from Miss Marple to Sam Spade in an interim class on detective fiction. January 11,2011 -
Students reflect on the January Series
An interim class is giving their insights on the many speakers and topics covered in the January Series. January 7,2011 -
Interim: Sports in Film and Fiction
Students are evaluating—and voting on—the best in sports film and fiction. January 7,2011 -
Mustard Seed School
Emmy award-winning filmmaker and CAS prof Brian Fuller will be offering an exclusive screening of a documentary he worked on with some of his students during 2010 interim. On Friday, February 11, 2011, “A Shared Space: Learning from the Mustard Seed School,” will be screened at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the Covenant Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. January 7,2011 -
A chorus of old men
A Calvin professor of classical languages has written a new book about the role of old male choruses in Greek drama. January 6,2011 -
Q&A: Wikileaks
Two professors—one of computer science and one of political science—discuss Wikileaks. December 13,2010 -
Book on Chinese grammar
Qin and Larry Herzberg, professors of Asian Studies, recently co-authored "Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar: A Student's Guide to Correct Structures and Common Errors." The book serves as a quick-reference supplement to any course of Mandarin Chinese language study. The text helps learners avoid the most common errors non-native speakers make when translating from English into Chinese. Stone Bridge Press published the book earlier this month. December 10,2010 -
Always a phenomenon: a new book on "Messiah"
A new book from a Calvin music professor emeritus traces the history and impact of Handel's masterpiece. December 9,2010 -
Media Showcase: superheroes on deck
The annual Media Showcase has gotten so big, it's shifting venues. December 8,2010 -
Shakespeare on the move
A Calvin theater class is staging Shakespeare all over campus: in a classroom, in a tunnel, on the climbing wall. December 2,2010