Dordt Discovery Days is coming

Dordt Discovery Days registration opens at midnight on April 5. This five-day camp for students who have completed sixth, seventh, or eighth grade offers over 30 classes in the arts, sciences, and recreation. Residential, commuter or day camp options are available. This year's dates are June 21-25. Click here  to see this year's class line-up and to register.

For more information, contact Dianne De Wit.

Summer research opportunities available for science teachers

A new opportunity for high school and middle school science teachers will be offered at Dordt College this summer. Dordt's biology department is teaming up with the education department to offer teachers a scientific research opportunity, professional development, and three continuing education units for their work.

Science teachers who enroll in the program will have the opportunity to spend two weeks on Dordt's campus, from July 12-30, actively participating in ongoing research projects such as genetic DNA fingerprinting of plants; bar-coding plant species using chloroplast genes; and profiling of prairie plant species.

All participants will receive a $500 stipend and, those who wish, may stay for free in college housing while they complete the program. Five $500 travel scholarships will be offered to qualifying participants.

To learn more about this opportunity, contact Dr. Jeff Ploegstra.

Distinguished Scholar recipients named

Distinguished Scholar Awards are the highest recognition of academic excellence offered by Dordt's Office of Scholarships and Grants. The $11,000 scholarship is renewable for an additional three consecutive years, based on continued good academic standing.

This year 68 applicants met eligibility standards for the Distinguished Scholars scholarship, which requires a cumulative high school G.P.A. of 3.75 or above; a minimum ACT score of 30 or SAT score of 1320. Applicants participated in Distinguished Scholar Day activities conducted at Dordt College in February, which included writing an essay.

For a list of this year's recipients and their hometowns, click here.
 

Public lectures at Calvinism conference

Two free public lectures will be offered at Dordt College April 8 and 9, in conjunction with the "Calvinism for the 21st Century Conference."

"Reforming Public Theology: Two Kingdoms or Two Cities?" will be presented by James K. A. Smith, Professor of Philosophy at Calvin College, on Thursday April 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium.

"If a Calvinist had Coffee with a Feminist…" will be presented by Julia Stronks, Professor at Whitworth College, on Friday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Te Paske Theater.

To learn more about these and other speakers at the "Calvinism for the 21st Century Conference" hosted by The Andreas Center for Reformed Scholarship and Service, click here.
 

Ag department hosts biotech tours

Final First Mondays lecture

"Hope and Fears about Marriage: What Christian College students think about Relationships," is the topic of author and lecturer Mark McMinn at Dordt College on Monday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Science and Technology lecture hall SB 101.

 He will also present a public lecture  Monday at 11 a.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium on the topic, "Sin, Grace, and Christian Empathy." McMinn is the author of the award winning book, "Why Sin Matters: The surprising relationship between our sin and God's grace."