Defender Days

Defender Days is Scheduled for October 27-28, 2023.
Defender Days is the biggest event on campus as students, alumni, and parents celebrate Dordt and reunite on campus for home sporting events, concerts, the fall theatre production, and much more.
Schedule for the weekend
Thursday, Oct. 26 | Event |
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7:30 p.m. | Fall Theatre Production: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - Tickets
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10 p.m. | Praise & Worship, Campus Center |
Friday, Oct. 27 | Event |
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6:45 a.m. | Business Connection Breakfast, Campus Center
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8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Registration, Campus Center Lobby
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8 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Visit classes, location varies |
11 a.m. | Chapel, B.J. Haan Auditorium |
3 p.m. | 4th Avenue Jazz concert, B.J. Haan Auditorium
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4 p.m. - 8 p.m. | Trapshooting Club Event, The Rock Valley Gun Club
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4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Featured Artist Reception with guest Misty Bedwell
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5:15 p.m. | Defender Nation Dinner, De Yager Student Activity Center in the Campus Center
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7 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. | Fall Music Festival: Instrumental Ensembles, B.J. Haan Auditorium
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8:30 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. | Fall Music Festival: Choral Ensembles, B.J. Haan Auditorium
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7 p.m. | Hockey vs. University of Nebraska-Omaha, All Seasons Center |
7 p.m. | Men's Basketball vs. Central College, DeWitt Gymnasium |
Saturday, Oct. 28 | Event |
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8 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Registration, Campus Center Lobby |
8:45 a.m. | President’s Brunch, Rec Center
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9 a.m. - 11 a.m. | Family Fun Zone, American State Bank Sports Complex |
10:30 a.m. | Hymn Festival: As People called by God, B.J. Haan Auditorium
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11:00 a.m. | B.J. Haan Auditorium Expansion and Commons Ground Breaking, between the B.J. Haan and the Campus Center |
12:00 p.m. | Men's Soccer vs. Waldorf, Soccer Field |
1:00 p.m. | Football vs. Briar Cliff, Football Field
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2:00 p.m. | Fall Theatre Production: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - Tickets
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2:15 p.m. | Women's Soccer vs. Waldorf, Soccer Field |
5:00 p.m. | Women's Varsity Volleyball vs. Dakota Wesleyan, De Witt Gymnasium |
5:45-7 p.m. | 25th Reunion (from 1996 to 1999), Founder’s Room (located in the President’s Home)
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7:30 p.m. | Fall Theatre Production: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - Tickets
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