Dordt University

A knee injury at 13 sparked Alexa Kopaska's PT calling. At Dordt, she's already accepted to PT school as a junior — with rare cadaver lab experience.

Alexa Kopaska

Jacob Schmoll's faith became fully his own at Dordt. Community and accountability shaped him into who God created him to be — step by step.

Jacob Schmoll

Emma Nydam paints birds to memorize them — living her faith where art meets science. At Dordt, she became who God created her to be.

Emma Nydam

Karter Hoogendoorn is a first responder and Dordt student — professors understood both. His story shows joyful faith in every area of life.

Karter Hoogendoorn

Grant Merritt found small-town Sioux Center was exactly what he needed. Building canoes and community helped him become who God created him to be.

Grant Merritt

Kira Ouwinga has always wanted others to experience the joy of Christ. At Dordt, she found a community that made that passion a calling.

Kira Ouwinga

Craig Becker chased community — and found it at Dordt. The purposeful connections he made on the field and in faith shape how he lives today.

Craig Becker

Anika Homan's mathematical achievement at Dordt left her humbled and grateful — doing all God created her to do, including competing with grace.

Anika Homan

Danica Buys dove deep into her passions at Dordt's Social Work Partner Program — connecting to purposeful relationships in service.

Danica Buys

Bryce Enger always wanted to teach. By the end at Dordt, he was ready — equipped by joyful faith and practical wisdom for all God created him to do.

Bryce Enger

Cassie Van Otterloo's journey from athlete to aspiring PT is marked by Dordt community, joyful faith, and becoming who God created her to be.

Cassie Van Otterloo

Gabriel Garcia traveled from Honduras to Dordt and turned actuarial opportunity into success — doing all God created him to do with faith.

Gabriel Garcia

Mitchell Dryden navigates engineering and athletics at Dordt — connecting to purposeful community while doing all God created him to do.

Mitchell Dryden

Emma Groen finds joy in purposeful community at Dordt — connecting through faith, softball, and nursing in a life of Christ-centered service.

Emma Groen

Anna Herman had three criteria: faith, numbers, and friendship. At Dordt, she found all three — connecting to community and calling in harmony.

Anna Herman

Hunter Coyle led Dordt's finance team in a CFA Challenge — doing all God created him to do with practical wisdom, precision, and faith.

Hunter Coyle

God gave Jaelyn Dragt compassion for vulnerable people. Dordt gave her the tools — doing all God created her to do in service and justice.

Jaelyn Dragt

Eoghan Holdahl is what Dordt's Kuyper Honors Program exists for — academically accomplished, community-focused, becoming who God made him to be.

Eoghan Holdahl