Defender Days

Defender Days is Scheduled for October 17-18, 2025.
It's the biggest event on campus as students, alumni, and parents celebrate Dordt and reunite for home sporting events, concerts, the fall theatre production, and much more.
Schedule for the weekend
Thursday, Oct. 16 | Event |
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7:30 p.m. | Fall Theatre Production: "Antigone", Te Paske Theatre
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9:30 p.m. | Praise & Worship, De Yager Student Activity Center, Campus Center
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Friday, Oct. 17 | Event |
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6:45 a.m. | Business Connections Breakfast, The Atrium *registration required
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8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Registration, Campus Center Lobby
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8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Visit classes, Locations Vary
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9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Dordt Master's Degree Info Booth, Campus Center
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11:10 a.m. | Chapel, B.J. Haan Auditorium
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3:10 p.m. | 4th Avenue Jazz concert, B.J. Haan Auditorium
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3:30 p.m. | Dordt Writes, Hulst Library
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3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Mentoring Mingle, Dordt University
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4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Engineering Senior Design Meet and Greet, Science Building Atrium
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4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Featured Artist Reception: Chad Postma ('05), Campus Center Art Gallery
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5:00 p.m. first pitch | Alumni Baseball Game, Open Space Park *Registration required
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5:30 p.m. | Defender Nation Dinner, Dordt University *Registration required
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7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. | Fall Music Festival: Instrumental Ensembles, B.J. Haan Auditorium
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7:00 p.m. | Hockey vs. Nebraska, All Seasons Center
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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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10:00 p.m. | Late Night with the Defenders, De Witt Gymnasium
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Saturday, Oct. 18 | Event |
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7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Registration, Campus Center Lobby
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8:00 a.m. | Men's and Women's Swimming vs. Iowa Lakes, All Seasons Center
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8:30 a.m. | President’s Breakfast, Recreation Center *Registration required
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9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Family Fun Zone, American State Bank Sports Complex
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10:00 a.m. | Alumni Men's Basketball Game, De Witt Gymnasium |
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Dining Commons and Recital Hall Dedication, The Atrium
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11:00 a.m. | Women's Volleyball Alumni Mixer, Rec Center
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11:15 a.m. | Hymn Festival, B.J. Haan Auditorium
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12:00 p.m. | Men's Soccer vs. Doane, Soccer Complex
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1:00 p.m. | Football vs. Mount Marty, Football Field
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2:00 p.m. | Fall Theatre Production: "Antigone", Te Paske Theatre
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2:15 p.m. | Women's Soccer vs. Doane, Soccer Complex
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3:30 p.m. | JV Women's Volleyball vs. Midland, De Witt Gymnasium
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5:00 p.m. | Varsity Women's Volleyball vs. Midland, De Witt Gymnasium
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5:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | 25th Reunion (from 1998 to 2001), Founder’s Room (located in the President’s Home) *Registration required
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7:30 p.m. | Fall Theatre Production: "Antigone", Te Paske Theatre
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