Student Stories

Dordt exists to promote Christ-centered renewal in all areas of life. Learn how students and alumni are living it out with what they learned at Dordt.

Navigating Interdisciplinary Research

Jocelyn Zonnefeld

The summer after her junior year at Dordt, Jocelyn Zonnefeld participated in the prestigious Synthetic Biology Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Jocelyn Zonnefeld

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Finding Harmony in Faith, Numbers, and Friendship

Anna Herman

When deciding where to attend college, Anna Herman had three criteria: she wanted to study somewhere she could play organ, run track, and study accounting. Dordt University checked all three boxes. After a campus visit, Herman chose to leave her hometown of Boise, Idaho, to spend four years studying at Dordt.

Anna Herman

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Driving Change: Internship Tackles Human Trafficking

Ella De Jong

What started out as a three-month internship experience for Ella de Jong turned into a 10-month intensive where she not only put her business and public relations skills to work but helped further the cause of Truckers against Trafficking.

Ella De Jong

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Turning Actuarial Opportunity into Success

Gabriel Garcia

Gabriel Garcia, a senior actuarial science major from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, would never have guessed that an email he received two years ago would have such a huge impact on his career trajectory.

Gabriel Garcia

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Leading the Way in a CFA Research Challenge

Hunter Coyle

During his senior year, Hunter Coyle was part of a group of Dordt University finance students who won the state of Iowa’s local section of the Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Research Challenge. They competed against 9 other teams, including University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, and Grinnell College. All teams had to present buy recommendations for John Deere at an in-person competition in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Hunter Coyle

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From Art Student to Assistant Curator

Yovica Alethia

Alethia works as the assistant curator for Dordt’s art collection. Associate Professor of Art & Design David Platter calls Alethia his “right hand in helping manage student workers, install exhibits, and pack art for shipping.”

Yovica Alethia

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Academically Accomplished, Community-Focused

Eoghan Holdahl

If you ask those in the Kuyper Honors Program (KHP) who might be considered the face of KHP, they’ll likely tell you “Eoghan Holdahl.”

Eoghan Holdahl

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