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Learning lab techniques through Project SEED
Area high schoolers students are learning science research through Project SEED. June 16,2011 -
Adams named ACM senior member
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) recently named Calvin professor of computer science Joel Adams as a senior member. Adams was one of 61 recipients of the international award. June 14,2011 -
Hendriksma wins Spoelhof Award
Jane Hendriksma, Calvin's dean of students for Student Conduct, won the 2011 William Spoelhof Lifetime Achievement Award. June 10,2011 -
Researching the mighty phage
Summer research projects pair two students with two professors in the study of bacteriophages. June 10,2011 -
Engineering majors design motorized stroller
"It was really nice for us to have a real customer. There was a lot of motivation for the whole team to make a 100 percent working product." June 10,2011 -
Corwin Smidt - Grand Rapids Press
“No other group of people has access to so many Americans on a sustained basis.” June 7,2011 -
The Brigadiers: Calvin students in Panama
A group of Calvin students spent the last week of May in Panama with the Calvin chapter of Global Business Brigades (GBB). June 6,2011 -
Biology major awarded major EPA research fellowship
Calvin biology major Tyler Bleeker was awarded a Greater Research Opportunities Fellowship by the Environmental Protection Agency. The total amount of the award is $48,900. June 3,2011 -
Pescadora Film Journey
Go behind the scenes with media production professor Daniel Garcia and 11 of his students as they are on location in Pescadora, Peru beginning the production of a feature-length film. June 3,2011 -
A premiere business plan
Kelly LeCoy, a 2011 Calvin grad, has now won three business plan competitions in three months. On Tuesday, May 31, she won the 5X5, an initiative launched by ArtPrize founder Rick DeVos. She was awarded $5,000 to put toward her idea, "Uptown Kitchen." June 1,2011 -
The Next Idea
A year in the making, Senior Design Projects push students beyond their engineering disciplines June 1,2011 -
Blessing and surprise: music major wins scholarship
Rasendrahasina received the Betty Van Andel Scholarship. The $2,500 scholarship was the largest awarded by Opera Grand Rapids this year. May 31,2011 -
Michigan's student teacher of the year
Christine Orlando was recently chosen as the Michigan Student Teacher/Intern of the Year. May 26,2011 -
Math competition sweep
Kaylee Kooiman and Ethan Van Andel, both senior mathematics majors, won the Ron Mosier memorial award from the Michigan Section of the Mathematical Association of America. The award is given for the best student presentation(s) at the annual meeting of the section, which happened earlier this month. May 25,2011 -
Bere-Tiemersma winners announced
A Calvin soccer player and tennis player are the recipients of Calvin's highest honors in men's and women's athletics. May 25,2011 -
The winning protein
The students in Eric Arnoys' biochem II class choose their favorite protein via a bracket. May 24,2011 -
VIDEO: The annual chem demos
Area middle schoolers enjoy things exploding, foaming over and glowing in the dark at the 21st-annual Chem Demos. May 24,2011 -
Moving into the ISRx
Student researchers are making themselves at home in the science division's new 4,450 square-foot lab. May 24,2011 -
Leaving a legacy: Highlighting President Byker's 16 years of service
President Byker is retiring at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year. May 20,2011 -
Student lands prestigious theological fellowship
A fellowship from the Fund for Theological Education is helping Daniel Camacho to fulfill his call to the ministry. May 20,2011 -
Calvin hosts BA and BFA exhibitions
This year, the BA and BFA exhibitions will be held concurrently, one downtown, one at Calvin. May 16,2011 -
From HPERDS to kinesiology
The HPERDS department is changing its name to reflect its direction. May 16,2011 -
Paradise Re-worked
Calvin senior Matthew Koh wrote a novel for his honors thesis, a retelling of the fall of man. May 12,2011 -
Spring Arts Festival
The Visual Arts Guild hosts a party with music, art and food for the whole campus. May 9,2011 -
Last-minute touches: Senior Projects Night
Seventeen senior design teams will showcase their projects at the annual Senior Projects Night. May 5,2011 -
Professor of the Year: Renae Boss Potts
Calvin senior class votes Renae Boss Potts the 2011 Professor of the Year. May 3,2011 -
A perennial: the Native Plant Sale
Calvin will host its sixth-annual Native Plant Sale at the Bunker Interpretive Center. April 28,2011 -
Studying in Perugia via Sister Cities
Two Calvin seniors are studying in Perugia, Italy via an award from Grand Rapids Sister Cities International. April 26,2011 -
3rd-annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
Calvin students organize a philosophy conference featuring keynote Alvin Plantinga and undergraduate philosophers from across the U.S. April 25,2011 -
A problem-solver and the Putnam
A math and computer science major was a top scorer in a prestigious international math competition. April 21,2011 -
Manners on the menu: an etiquette dinner
Junior Theo Voss learned how to eat his roll and exit the table at this year's etiquette dinner. April 21,2011 -
Templeton grant for religious tolerance
A $189,000 grant from the Templeton foundation is funding an ambitious project on religious tolerance. April 20,2011 -
Dance Guild turns 40
Dance Guild stomps, leaps and pirouettes its way into its 4th decade. April 15,2011 -
Senior wins regional BizPlan
Calvin senior business major Kelly LeCoy bested the field at the 2011 Regional BizPlan. April 13,2011 -
A 'classic' conference
On Friday, April 8, 2011, nearly 500 classicists and archaeologists met at Calvin’s Prince Conference Center to participate in a host of panels on different aspects of Graeco-Roman antiquity. The panels were part of the 107th meeting of The Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS), which took place April 6-9 in Grand Rapids. CAMWS is the second-largest classics association in the country. Calvin College and Grand Valley State University co-sponsored the meeting. April 11,2011 -
Calvin's Goldwater honors
Calvin has three Goldwater Scholars and one honorable mention. April 8,2011 -
Two Fulbrights, two continents
Johnathan Bascom will spend his Fulbright year in Ethiopia, and Corwin Smidt will spend his in The Netherlands. April 7,2011 -
Prof receives $200K grant
Calvin professor of philosophy Kelly Clark recently received nearly $200,000 to fund a project on religious liberty and tolerance. The project, supported by the John Templeton Foundation, will fund the following: a book on religious liberty and tolerance—including translations of the book into Indonesian, Turkish, Hebrew and Arabic—a conference at Georgetown University during the tenth anniversary of 9/11, and planning for conventions on liberty and tolerance in Indonesia, Turkey and Israel. Clark will work on the project with staff from the Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity. April 7,2011 -
Hamlet: playing with tragedy
Calvin Theatre Company is helping Shakespeare's moody Dane to discover the "concept of play." April 7,2011 -
BizPlan: big plans, tough questions
Five teams presented business plans to compete for prizes ranging from $100–$1000. April 5,2011 -
Festival of Faith and Music
The Festival of Faith and Music continues its musical/intellectual tradition. April 1,2011 -
HPERDS moves online
“We’re very enthused. I like to think of it as allowing students to clasp the crag with virtual hands.” April 1,2011 -
History of the King James Bible
"King James was very interested in theological disputes ..." English professor Susan Felch, in an interview with WGVU radio, puts the King James Bible within the context of the events happening in the early 1600's when it was written. March 31,2011 -
Calvin removes credit limit
In an effort to make a Calvin education more affordable, the Calvin registrar is allowing students to take as many classes as they can handle. March 29,2011 -
Longest-working woman: Barbara Sluiter
In her 56 years as a cataloging librarian, Barbara Sluiter (who died in 2009) probably handled every book in the library. March 25,2011 -
Banff Film Festival stops at Calvin
Mountain-climbers, cave explorers, white-water rafters and dancing cormorants are coming to Calvin via the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. March 23,2011 -
Celebrating 400th anniversary of the King James Bible
Calvin departments and institutes are celebrating the KJV's quadricentennial. March 17,2011 -
Serving in record numbers
A record number of Calvin students are going on service-learning spring break trips this year. March 17,2011 -
Savory Stories: Books in the Baking
Edible books are on the menu in April at Calvin. March 14,2011 -
English is now three majors
There are now three ways to major in English, courtesy of a major program revision. March 11,2011
