Calvin College is a distinctively Christian, academically excellent, liberal arts college that shapes minds for intentional participation in the renewal of all things.

VISION

Calvin College is a comprehensive liberal arts college in the Reformed tradition of historic Christianity. Through our learning, we seek to be agents of renewal in the academy, church, and society. We pledge fidelity to Jesus Christ, offering our hearts and lives to do God's work in God's world.

PURPOSE

To engage in vigorous liberal arts education that promotes lifelong Christian service

To produce substantial and challenging art and scholarship

To perform all our tasks as a caring and diverse educational community

COMMITTMENT

We profess the authority of scripture and the witness of the ecumenical creeds. We affirm the confessions and respect the rich traditions of Reformed believers worldwide, and, in particular, those of the Christian Reformed Church. We aim to enhance the cultural life about us and to address local needs. In all we say and do, wherever we may be, we hope to follow and further the ways of God on earth.