--- title: Dordt Remains at Yellow Alert Level date: 2020-09-01T13:08:00-05:00 author: Jordan Eshelman canonical_url: "https://www.dordt.edu/news/dordt-remains-at-yellow-alert-level" section: News --- [ View Dordt News](https://www.dordt.edu/news) [Covid-19 Update](https://www.dordt.edu/news?category=covid-19-update) Sep 1, 2020 # Dordt Remains at Yellow Alert Level 24 active cases of students who are COVID-19 positive. ![Photo of brick Dordt University entrance sign](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/files/COVID-19-PDFs/M2019-July_001456.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=66&h=57&f=webp&c=4b071927&v=8c2db6dd8a8399c912bfced3e25bc65a4f7690a4c0b9a8ceea6d433bb5302d26) ![]()As of Monday, August 31, Dordt University reports that there are 24 active cases of students who have tested positive for Covid-19. These students are in isolation provided by Dordt or have returned home to isolate. Dordt will continue to operate at a yellow alert level, which includes restricted class sizes, heightened precautions for residence hall living, and restricted attendance to campus events. For the month of September, we will not allow outside entities to rent Dordt's campus buildings for indoor events. Students and employees are encouraged to continue to wear masks indoors, practice social distancing, and complete their daily symptom checks. For more information on alert levels, please visit [Covid-19 Updates](https://www.dordt.edu/covid-19-updates). “Please keep our students in your prayers,” says Dr. Erik Hoekstra, president of Dordt University. “We are thankful for the work of Student Health and Counseling, Dordt Dining Services, Student Services, faculty, students, and many others on Dordt’s campus for their incredible willingness and ability to pivot and persevere. Our roadmap to reopening is working, and we are adjusting course as we go, based on the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Iowa Department of Public Health, and other experts.” As an institution of higher education committed to the Reformed Christian perspective, Dordt University equips students, faculty, alumni, and the broader community to work toward Christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary life. For four years in a row, Dordt has been named number one in the nation for student engagement by *The Wall Street Journal* and *Times Higher Education*. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, Dordt is a comprehensive university named to the best college lists by *U.S. News and World Report*, Forbes.com, *Washington Monthly*, and *Princeton Review*. --- [Previous Article ![Brick and concrete sign of "Dordt University" is surrounded by prairie grass](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/front-entrance.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=56&h=33&f=webp&c=460ee147&v=05c18acb8bf730fe9d56406fcd2b3f749f7c7b670e0e649e654cbe0f65b606bb) Alumni Sep 04, 2020 ## Paul TenHaken Named 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Alumni Paul TenHaken is named the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient. Read More ](https://www.dordt.edu/news/paul-tenhaken-named-2020-distinguished-alumni-award-recipient) [Next Article ![Brick and concrete sign of "Dordt University" is surrounded by prairie grass](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/front-entrance.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=56&h=33&f=webp&c=460ee147&v=05c18acb8bf730fe9d56406fcd2b3f749f7c7b670e0e649e654cbe0f65b606bb) Academics Sep 01, 2020 ## Dordt to Hold a One-Year Test Optional Program for Applicants Dordt creates a one-year test optional pilot program. Read More ](https://www.dordt.edu/news/dordt-to-hold-a-one-year-test-optional-program-for-applicants) [ ![]() ## View All Dordt News View News ](https://www.dordt.edu/news) Aug 19 General #### [International Student Orientation ](https://www.dordt.edu/events/international-student-orientation-2026-08-19) Aug 20 General #### [International Student Orientation ](https://www.dordt.edu/events/international-student-orientation-2026-08-20) Aug 20 Athletics Men's Soccer #### [8/20 8:00 PM Dordt University Men's Soccer at Carroll - Nelson Stadium ](https://www.dordt.edu/events/8-22-100-pm-dordt-university-mens-soccer-at-carroll) ![A picture of campus behind yellow prairie flowers](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/2021-22/Buildings-and-Campus/2021-09-23_001574-1.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=50&h=50&f=webp&c=3d670641&v=d2bdb7cbdc83e5be46d3a10afe8a1214a0e770536697eb0ddbe29e017d2e9577) <![CDATA[YII-BLOCK-BODY-END]]>