Spring 2016 | Table of contents

Spark - Spring 2016

Cover story

The Red Nova Prediction

Features

Inside advantage
  • March 15, 2016
  • Inside advantage
  • Volleyball coach researches decision-making on the court
The Church and Religious Persecution
The fab four return

Director's desk

The glow of a new Spark
  • March 15, 2016
  • The glow of a new Spark
  • Telling the Calvin story—a vibrant Christ-centered community that seeks to discover new aspects of God's creation—in a fresh way.

Campus news

CALL celebrates 20 years
  • March 15, 2016
  • CALL celebrates 20 years
  • 1,900 members strong, CALL provides education, meaningful entertainment and fellowship among retirees
Calvin recognized for number of students studying abroad
Cold knight plunge not so cold
Donation boosts Entrada program
Dust-gathering data converted to useful maps
Five fall teams make national championship runs

Culture

A Memoir of Parting
  • March 15, 2016
  • A Memoir of Parting
  • The story of a well-balanced love as it slowly becomes unequal.
Beltline
  • March 15, 2016
  • Beltline
  • Stephen Clark '10 creates painting of Calvin's iconic overpass.
Lord Grizzly overlooked
  • March 15, 2016
  • Lord Grizzly overlooked
  • Fredrick Manfred’s version of the Hugh Glass story published in 1954 not reflected in new movie.
The Church and Religious Persecution
The Tacit Turn
  • March 15, 2016
  • The Tacit Turn
  • Rachel Zylstra ’02 produces her fourth recording.
The power of sermons
  • March 15, 2016
  • The power of sermons
  • Calvin chaplain Mary Hulst ’91 has written a book about preaching for both preachers and those in the pews.

Profiles

95 years of God's faithfulness
Finding one’s way
  • March 15, 2016
  • Finding one’s way
  • Neysa Pranger ’95 dares to dream about giving all New York City residents access to high-speed Internet resources.
Growing resilience
  • March 15, 2016
  • Growing resilience
  • Mitch Tuinstra ’91 leads research teams to improve crop growth in drought-stricken regions of the world.
It all comes out in the wash
  • March 15, 2016
  • It all comes out in the wash
  • Colleen Bode Unema ’83 uses biology and chemistry to tackle a common problem with laundromats.
Making an impact
  • March 15, 2016
  • Making an impact
  • David Proaño ’98 uses his interest in creation care and gifts of leadership to walk alongside both farmers in the Dominican Republic and Latino youth in the Cleveland area.
Providing protection
  • March 15, 2016
  • Providing protection
  • Elvis Garcia Callejas ’13 helps children looking for protection in the United States after they have been forced to flee their countries due to violence or poverty.
Retired Calvin professor, WWII vet, receives his life’s ‘great honor’

Events

Alumna shares adoption journey
Calvin vs. Hope 2016
Cold knight plunge not so cold

Class Notes

Class notes
  • March 15, 2016
  • Class notes
  • Service, vocational and Calvin reunion stories of graduates.
In Memoriam
  • March 15, 2016
  • In Memoriam
  • Remembering those we've lost
Providing protection
  • March 15, 2016
  • Providing protection
  • Elvis Garcia Callejas ’13 helps children looking for protection in the United States after they have been forced to flee their countries due to violence or poverty.
Retired Calvin professor, WWII vet, receives his life’s ‘great honor’