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CHEERS TO 50 (PLUS) YEARS! Over Commencement weekend, graduates from 1970, 1971, and 1972 all came home to Calvin to celebrate their 50-year class reunions. Because the pandemic changed the composition of Calvin’s previous two graduation ceremonies, the alumni association had the unique opportunity to honor three classes at once. Guests of honor participated in a campuswide chapel, class dinners, a class picture, and special recognition at Commencement. Many took in the changes on campus with tours of the Bruce Dice Mineralogical Museum, the Center Art Gallery, and the Bunker Interpretive Center. Alumni board members gifted class members with medallions during a special ceremony commemorating their Commencement 50 years ago. By all accounts the 50-year reunions were a huge success, and the classes enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect and reminisce.
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Matt Lundberg, director of the de Vries Institute for Global Faculty Development and professor of religion at Calvin University, met with alumni and friends in Bradenton, Florida, this past spring. Attendees learned about the institute’s desire to strengthen the connection between faith and learning through wide-ranging resources for Christian educators and leaders around the globe and across the range of academic disciplines. Lundberg also spoke at chapel at Bradenton Christian School the following morning.
In May, alumni from the Washington, D.C., area gathered at the National Press Club to honor two of the 2021 alumni award winners. Each year, the alumni association recognizes outstanding alumni and friends for their commitment, faith, and service, and since both Rod Ludema ’83 (Distinguished Alumni Award) and Ryan Struyk ’14 (Young Alumni Award) live in the area, it was the perfect venue for acknowledging their accomplishments. Both recipients had a chance to share their reflections with the crowd, as did President Michael Le Roy as he wrapped up his tenure at Calvin.
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