Due to ongoing construction on the Civic Engagement Quad (CEQ) and Edith Renfrow Smith `37 Hall in downtown Grinnell, Farm House residents have temporarily lost access to the original plot of land they used to farm. To allow farming to continue, they have now implemented raised garden beds and repurposed the plot of land behind.
After 26 years of service to the Grinnell community, Deanna Shorb, dean of religious life and chaplain reverend, left the College in June 2023. During her tenure, Shorb significantly expanded the programming and the resources available to students at the Center for Religion, Spirituality, and Social Justice (CRSSJ), including establishing a lending library, a food.