Spring semester enrollment figures at Dordt College on opening day were almost identical to that of one year ago, with 1,172 full-time students in 2009, compared to 1,173 full-time students in January 2008. Add part-time students to the equation, however, and Dordt's total enrollment jumped by 23 students over last spring, coming in at 1,260.
Nearly 40 students completed their bachelor degrees in December, which created a slight enrollment dip when comparing fall and spring semesters.

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Dordt Discovery Days, our summer camp for students who have completed 6th, 7th or 8th grades, is set for June 22-26, 2009. The week offers some exciting new classes like How do They do That?, Radio Drama, and Beginning Knitting. Returning favorites include War and Soldiering, Design on a Dime, and Digital Scrapbooking. More than 30 courses will be posted in early March at www.dordt.edu/events/ddd with registration opening at 12:00:01 a.m. on March 25. Registration fees are $300 and three attendance options remain: Day Campers (9 a.m.-4 p.m.), Commuters (9 a.m.-9 p.m.) and Residents (students stay in a residence hall Mon-Thurs. evenings). If you have questions, email Dianne De Wit or call 712-722-6029.

Dordt students make donation to American Cancer Society

Danielle Roos is a theatre arts major at Dordt College, but her concern for families affected by cancer is no act. Both of her grandmothers were diagnosed with cancer: lung cancer was fatal for the first, while the other is a breast cancer survivor.

"Cancer is something many people understand," says Roos, so when it came to choosing a play for her directing experience, the drama Wit was a script that she couldn't put down. It is based on the life of Dr. Vivian Bearing, a college English professor diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

"To me, this powerful Pulitzer Prize-winning play seemed to belong in a college campus theatre. I found it to be very relevant to a community such as we have here," says Roos in the director's notes for the performance. Dordt College currently has a professor battling cancer, along with a number of students who are dealing with it in their families.

Three free performances were presented Dec. 10-12, with students encouraged to make donations to the American Cancer Society. The effort raised $100, which was recently presented to Leanne Williams, Senior Community Relations representative for the American Cancer Society.

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Dordt students do mission outreach in Nicaragua, Belize, and the Dominican Republic

Thirty-three Dordt College students and three Dordt employees served as mission volunteers in Nicaragua, Belize, and the Dominican Republic in January through the college's A Mission OutReach (AMOR) program.

This international service/missions opportunity has been offered annually to students at Dordt College since the 1980s. Students serving on AMOR teams do construction/renovation projects and youth ministry and, in the process, are introduced to the culture and the mission challenges of their host country. They return with a much broader understanding of the needs of the world.

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Student Art Show