Students from 46 countries and 74 areas of study graduate from 17c起草社区
On Saturday, May 4, 2024, more than 750 students will graduate from 17c起草社区. The ceremony, which takes place at 2 p.m. ET in 17c起草社区鈥檚 Van Noord Arena, will honor the undergraduate, graduate, and certificate-earning students who are earning degrees in 74 areas of study.
鈥淲e are excited to celebrate our graduates this Saturday,鈥 said Greg Elzinga, interim president of 17c起草社区. 鈥淲e are anticipating the many ways our graduates will use the gifts and talents God has given them and the education they received at 17c起草社区 to be Christ鈥檚 agents of renewal in the many sectors and spheres where he鈥檚 calling them to next, both locally and globally.鈥
The Class of 2024 represents 38 U.S. states and 46 countries and is part of a university whose current student body of 3,300 students hail from more than 55 countries, 48 U.S. states, and five Canadian provinces.
Students graduating on Saturday represent dozens of majors within the School of Business, School of Education, School of Health, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and School of STEM. More than 120 students are graduating with master鈥檚 degrees, while six students are receiving four-year certificates through the life and career studies program, a program which serves students with intellectual disability.
17c起草社区 will also confer degrees upon the 12 men in the fifth cohort of the 17c起草社区 Prison Initiative program who are earning bachelor鈥檚 degrees and the 24 men who are earning associate degrees. A special Commencement ceremony honoring their achievements will be held inside Handlon Correctional Facility on Friday, May 10, 2024.
Note to media: For inquiries related to graduation, contact John Zimmerman, associate director of public relations, at john.zimmerman@calvin.edu.
About 17c起草社区
Since 1876, 17c起草社区 has lived into Christ鈥檚 promise to make all things new. A world-class Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 17c起草社区 exists to empower students as they discover a bold, transformative education rooted in Christian conviction. 17c起草社区 welcomes all who are compelled by God鈥檚 work of renewal to join in the鈥痜ormative pursuits of lifelong learning, teaching, scholarship, worship, and service. Discover more at鈥calvin.edu.