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Calvin College is a comprehensive liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin College is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed tradition of Protestantism. Calvin College is named after Jean Chauvin, or Cauvin (John Calvin), the 16th century Reformer at the center of the Reformation movement. Image File history File links CalvinCollegeEmblem. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Gaylen James Byker Gaylen James Byker (born 1948) is a former international businessman and the current President of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Calvin Theological Seminary is a seminary affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and very closely tied to Calvin College. ... The Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA or CRC) is a Protestant Christian denomination which follows Reformed Calvinist theology. ... The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAAs Division III. Member teams are located in the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana. ... A organization designed to help Christian institutions of higher education communicate with one another. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... College (Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... The Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA or CRC) is a Protestant Christian denomination which follows Reformed Calvinist theology. ... -1... Protestantism encompasses the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated with the doctrines of the Reformation. ... John Calvin (July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564) was a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and was a central developer of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism or Reformed theology. ... Reformation redirects here. ... Reformed theology is a branch of Protestant Christian theology based primarily on the theology of Jesus. ...

History

The college and Calvin Theological Seminary were formed by the Christian Reformed Church for the purpose of training church ministers, with seven students enrolled in the first year. The initial six-year curriculum included four years in the Literary department and two years in the Theological department. In 1894 students who were not pre-theological students were admitted to an expanded curriculum, and thus the school became a type of preparatory school or academy. In 1900 the curriculum was further broadened and made more attractive to students interested in teaching or in preparing for preprofessional courses in the universities. Calvin Theological Seminary is a seminary affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and very closely tied to Calvin College. ... For a curriculum vitae, see Résumé. In formal education, a curriculum (plural curricula) is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. ...

By 1906 the Literary Department, which provided the four years of preparatory and two years of college work, became known officially as the John Calvin Junior College. The two-year college in time became a four-year college, and the preparatory department was discontinued. In 1917 the college established a campus on Franklin Street in Grand Rapids, where it remained until the 1960s. The first Bachelor of Arts degree from Calvin College was awarded in 1921. A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ...

Calvin's Campus in 2005

Although the school grew slowly in its early years, by 1930 it had reached its pre-World War II size of 350-450 students. By 1950 the enrollment had climbed to 1,270. Over the years from 1962-1973, the college migrated to a larger campus. Built on the site of the Knollcrest farm in southeast Grand Rapids, the new location increased Calvin's campus from approximately one large city block to 390 acres (1.6 km²) with a 100 acres (0.4 km²) nature preserve. During the latter decades of the 20th century, Calvin grew to over 4000 students, where the enrollment has remained since. The college contains 7 residence halls: Boer-Bennink Hall, Beets-Veenstra Hall, Bolt-Heyns-Timmer Hall, Kalsbeek-Huizenga Hall, Noordewier-Vander Werp Hall, Rooks-Van Dellen Hall, and Schultze-Eldersveld Hall. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 289 KB) Summary This is an aerial photo of Calvin College from the media relations website. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 289 KB) Summary This is an aerial photo of Calvin College from the media relations website. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

The curriculum has expanded to include professional training in a variety of fields, but the college maintains a strong commitment to a liberal arts curriculum, which the college views as a means to develop students' understanding of God's world and their place in it. This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ...

The school made national headlines in 2005 when US President George W. Bush served as commencement speaker[1]. While most of the community was supportive, a significant number of faculty and students protested his speaking--some in opposition to the administration's policies, while others were concerned over the politicization of the event. Some protested by wearing stickers with the phrase "God is not a Democrat ... or a Republican" to the commencement. This has given Calvin a reputation for having more liberal students and faculty than most evangelical colleges.^{[citation needed]} Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

Statistics

2006-2007 Costs

• Tuition: $20,470
• Room/Meal Plan: $7,040
• Average Need-Based Award: $14,000
• 91% Receive Financial Aid
• 61% Receive Academic Scholarships

Student Statistics

• Students: 4,200 undergraduates
• Student/Faculty ratio: 12:1
• Average Class Size: 22
• Female: 54% Male: 46%
• 53% from Michigan
• 38% from out of state
• 9% from other countries
• From Private Schools: 58%
• From Public Schools: 41%
• From homeschooling: 1%
• 88% retention rate from first to second year (compared to 71% nationally)
• 75% five year graduation rate (compared to 52% nationally)
• 313 faculty (over 83% with terminal degrees)

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• GPA (4.0 scale): 3.3-3.9
• ACT Composite: 23-29
• SAT Critical Reading and Math: 1100-1330

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Timeline

• 1876 August 4, organized; located on Spring Street, Grand Rapids, MI
• 1892 Move to campus at Madison Avenue and Franklin Street (Fifth Avenue). Grand Rapids, Michigan
• 1894 September 8 literary course begun education preliminary to seminary instruction (comparable to present-day high school curriculum)
• 1900 Literary course extended to five years and opened to non pre-seminary students
• 1901 September 4 first women students admitted
• 1906 First public commencement at LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church
• 1907 Student journal/newspaper Chimes begins; Alumni Association begins
• 1908 Junior college course begun - 6 year program included 4 years high school and 2 years college
• 1914 Three year college course begun; Franklin Street Campus purchased
• 1917 Move to Franklin Street Campus, Grand Rapids, MI
• 1919 First college president
• 1920 Four year college course begun
• 1921 First graduate with bachelor's degrees
• 1924 With opening of Grand Rapids Christian High School, last year for preparatory students, first dormitory opened
• 1925 Teacher training curriculum added
• 1926 First dean of women, Johanna Timmer
• 1928 March 8 Hekman Library dedicated
• 1930 October 29 Franklin Street Campus seminary building dedicated
• 1946 Enrollment jumps from 503 to 1245 in one year
• 1950 College enters M.I.A.A.
• 1956 Knollcrest campus purchase approved by the Synod of Christian Reformed Church
• 1960 Theological Seminary begins classes on Knollcrest Campus
• 1962 First college classes held at Knollcrest Campus
• 1973 Move to Knollcrest Campus complete
• 1991 Seminary and College have separate boards of trustees
• 2001 William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court is commencement speaker
• 2002 "Stepping East" expansion on east side of East Beltline Avenue
• 2005 The choice of U.S. President George W. Bush as commencement speaker results in debate among faculty, students, and alumni.
• 2005 Calvin hosts an archaeological exhibit on Petra at the Prince Conference Center.
• 2006 Calvin announces $35 million fieldhouse expansion project, the largest building program in the college's history.

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Notable alumni

• Meindert De Jong, children's author, Newbery Medalist (1954) (The Wheel on the School)
• Betsy DeVos, political activist
• Richard DeVos, businessman (Amway Corporation)
• Peter De Vries, author/humorist (The Blood of the Lamb)
• Bernie Ebbers, businessman (Worldcom)
• Vern Ehlers, U.S. Congressman
• John Feikens, U.S. District Court judge
• William K. Frankena, philosopher, author
• Gerald Gabrielse, physicist
• Herman Hoeksema, Reformed theologian
• Herbert Hovenkamp, Professor of Law at the University of Iowa College of Law; prolific author and expert in Antitrust law; member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Wayne Huizenga, businessman (Blockbuster Video, Florida Panthers)
• Eric Jager, UCLA Medievalist
• Gary N. Knoppers, leading scholar on Chronicles and the Chronicler, Professor at Penn State
• Peter Kreeft, Catholic theologian, philosopher, author, Boston College
• Michael Marissen, musicologist
• George Marsden, historian
• Todd Martinez, chemist, recipient of MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, and Gutgsell Chair in Chemistry at the University of Illinois
• Saikat Mondal, poet, actor
• James Olthuis, theologian
• Jeannine Oppewall, production designer L.A. Confidential, Catch Me If You Can, Seabiscuit
• Cornelius Plantinga, Jr., philosopher, theologian, author
• Patricia Rozema, film director, notably of Mansfield Park
• Kenneth L. Ryskamp, U.S. District Court judge
• Leonard Schrader, screenwriter Kiss of the Spider Woman
• Paul Schrader, screenwriter Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ
• Lewis B. Smedes, author, theologian
• Jay Van Andel, businessman (Amway Corporation)
• Cornelius Van Til, theologian, author
• Albert M. Wolters, theologian
• Nicholas Wolterstorff, philosopher, theologian, author
• James Wyngaarden, medical researcher
• Bernard Zylstra, Institute for Christian Studies Senior Member in Political Philosophy

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Notable faculty

• Johannes Broene, 1908-1925 teaching primarily in Philosophy and Education but also classes in History, Civics, Government, Chemistry, and Psychology
• Vern Ehlers, 1966-1982 Professor of Physics
• William Henry Jellema., 1920-1936, 1948-1963 founder of Calvin's Philosophy Department
• Paul B. Henry, 1970-1978 Professor of Political Science
• George Marsden, 1974-1986 Instructor, Assistant and Associate Professor, Professor of History
• Alvin Plantinga, 1962-1982 Associate Professor, Professor of Philosophy
• H. Evan Runner, 1951-1981 Professor of Philosophy
• Lewis B. Smedes, Professor of Theology
• Ralph Stob, 1915-1964 Professor of Classics
• Nicholas Wolterstorff, 1959-1989 Professor of Philosophy
• William Spoelhof, 1946-1951 Professor of History and Political Science

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Athletics

The entire Calvin student body and alumni, along with the collegiate sports teams, are known as the Knights. The name is attributed to references to the "Calvin-ites" when the nascent sports teams played with no official nickname, with the first reference to the "Calvin Knights" appearing in 1926-27. EXAMPLE:Laughbox,Blondie,BamBam,Pinkie,etc. ...

The Calvin-Hope rivalry is considered one of the most spirited in the state. The traditional rivalry is rooted in their closely linked heritages as well as geography and continues to be one of the defining intercollegiate rivalries in West Michigan. Hope-Calvin Rivalry Logo The Calvin-Hope rivalry is a spirited rivalry, particularly in mens college basketball between Hope College and Calvin College who participate at the NCAA Division III level. ...

Calvin recently announced a major renovation project to expand the existing fieldhouse facilities. In addition to the remodeling, Calvin will be building a 175,000 sq ft (16,300 m²). arena seating around 5100 spectators, a 62,000 sq ft (5,800 m²). multi-purpose track and tennis center, 14,000 sq ft of cardio/weight training space, and a replaced aquatic center featuring an Olympic size swimming pool.

National Championships - NCAA Division III (8):

• 1992 - Men's Basketball
• 1998 - Women’s Cross Country
• 1999 - Women’s Cross Country
• 2000 - Men's Basketball
• 2000 - Men’s Cross Country
• 2003 - Men’s Cross Country
• 2004 - Men’s Cross Country
• 2006 - Men’s Cross Country

National Runners-up - NCAA Division III (13):

• 1986 - Women's Volleyball
• 1992 - Women’s Cross Country
• 1993 - Women’s Cross Country
• 1994 - Women’s Cross Country
• 1998 - Men’s Cross Country
• 2001 - Women's Outdoor Track and Field
• 2001 - Men’s Cross Country
• 2002 - Men's Outdoor Track and Field
• 2002 - Men’s Cross Country
• 2004 - Women's Outdoor Track and Field
• 2005 - Men’s Cross Country
• 2005 - Women's Outdoor Track and Field
• 2007 - Women's Outdoor Track and Field

Club Sports National Championships (1):

• 2004 - Men's Ice Hockey - ACHA Division III

Club Sports Websites:

• Calvin Lacrosse, Calvin Men's Club Lacrosse Team
• Calvin Hockey, Calvin Men's Club Ice Hockey Team

Publications

• Chimes, weekly student newspaper
• Dialogue, journal of commentary
• Knightfile, seasonal sports magazine
• Prism, yearbook
• Spark, magazine for alumni and friends
• Uncompressed Cultural Discussion publication

Student Organizations

• Student Senate
• Abstraction: enhances interest in, comfort, and involvement with computers
• Airband: develop, organize, and plan for the Airband show
• AIAS: American Institute for Architecture Students
• ASCE: American Society of Civil Engineers
• Anime Club: a forum for the art form of ‘anime’ as an indicator of Japanese culture and explore the social and philosophical issues of anime storylines
• Asia Club: inform the Calvin community about Asian culture
• ASCD: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Bible Bonanza
• Calvin Bike Club
• Biology Club
• Black Knight Forum
• Breakthrough Gospel Dance Team
• Calvin Business Forum
• Cave Café
• Chess Club
• Computer Science eXperience (CSX)
• Cooking Club
• Calvin Crew
• CVN: Calvin Video Network
• "CVN4", Television Channel
• Dance Guild
• ESC: Environmental Stewardship Coalition
• Equestrian Club
• Fellowship of the Scene
• Film Arts Committee
• Groen van Prinsterer Society, aka. 'Groen Club', discuss issues relating Christianity to culture
• Calvin IMPROV, Calvin's improvisational comedy team
• International Heath and Development (IHD)
• ISAC: International Student Association Committee
• InterVarsity Mission Fellowship
• Jazz Vespers
• Knight Club
• Mime Guild
• MuKappa: Calvin's chapter for students of international/multicultural background
• NSSLHA: National Student Speech, Language, and Hearing Association
• CSNA: Calvin Student Nursing Association
• Omicron Delta Epsilon
• OSSW: Organization of Students in Social Work
• Outdoor Adventure Guild: Climbing Club
• Pep Band
• Philosophy Symposium
• Pre-Dental Club
• Pre-Medical Club
• Pre-Veterinary Medicine
• Prison Fellowship
• Calvin College Republicans
• Running Club
• SIFE: free enterprise and develop leadership skills
• SJC: Social Justice Committee
• Society of Leadership and Success
• SOCK: Student Organization of Calvin Knights
• SPQR: The Classics Club
• SAAC: Student Athletic Advisory Committee
• Student Playwrights
• Students for Compassionate Living
• Taekwondo
• Calvin Theatre Company
• Visual Arts Guild
• Volleyball Club
• Young Life
• Youth Ministry Club

Improvisational comedy (also called improv) is comedy that is performed with a little to no predetermination of subject matter and structure. ...

Alumni groups

• River City Improv, Calvin's alumni improv team
• K4L (Knights for Life), alumni group for current students
• Alumni Choir
• Alumni Orchestra
• Alumni Theater Company

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Notable Events

• The January Series (annual)
• Festival of Faith and Writing (biennial)
• Festival of Faith and Music (biennial)
• Rangeela (annual)
• Glenn Bulthuis concerts (biennial)

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Traditions

• student body nickname: Knights
• school colors: maroon and gold
• Alma Mater
• Convocation
• Chaos Day
• Mud Bowl
• Faculty Fumblers v. Les Jacques and the Chimes staff, October football game
• Chapel Hymnsing, Fridays
• The Moses Award (award for hacks and practical jokes)
• Cardboard Canoe race
• LOFT
• Black Knight Formal
• Michelangelo’s Moses statue
• The Wandering Cheese
• First Knight
• Knights' Tailgate
• 100 Days
• Chimes spoof publication
• Pi-Kay Run (March 14)
• Sem Pond Jump/Cold Knight Club
• Graduation

External links

• Calvin's Home Page
• Calvin's Webcam
• Fridays at Calvin Information
• Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex