11 Facts About Calvin University

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Calvin University, formerly Calvin College, is a private Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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In 2006, Calvin University announced an expansion of the Fieldhouse which was completed in the spring of 2009.

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Shortly after, in 2010, Calvin University completed an extensive renovation and expansion of the Fine Arts Center, thereafter rededicated as the Covenant Fine Arts Center.

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4.

Calvin University offers majors or minors in over 100 academic or pre-professional fields and ten graduate programs.

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Calvin University offers a large number of off-campus programs and ranks 2nd out of baccalaureate institutions for the number of students who study abroad each year.

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Calvin University offers a variety of off-campus programs during the one-month interim term that takes place each May In 2017, Calvin University offered 33 different off-campus programs around the world .

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7.

Science Building houses many of the science departments at Calvin University, including engineering, physics, astronomy, psychology and nursing.

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Calvin University has seven residence halls on campus which house the majority of the freshman and sophomore classes, as the college has a policy that forces most first and second year students to live on campus.

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In 2016, Calvin University College was described as being a model for the arming of campus security staff at other smaller college institutions in the United States.

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10.

Calvin University implemented a "one button" campus lockdown system in 2017.

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11.

Students at Calvin University publish a weekly student newspaper, Chimes, and a biannual journal of arts and letters commentary, Dialogue.

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