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27-547: Dordt may refer to: Dordt University , a college in Sioux Center, Iowa, United States Dordrecht , a city and municipality in the western Netherlands FC Dordt , a football club from the city of Dordrecht Synod of Dordt , church council held in Dordrecht in 1618–1619 See also [ edit ] Dord (disambiguation) Dort (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

54-411: A greenhouse , laboratories, general-use classrooms, and various science departmental offices. There are laboratories for organic chemistry, physical chemistry and physics. It also houses agriculture facilities for animal science and agronomy labs. The engineering wing includes labs for mechanical engineering, electronics, electrical engineering, and computer-aided design. The Science and Technology Center

81-576: A 115-acre (47 ha) area and includes 25 buildings, eleven for student housing. The hub of the campus is the Campus Center. The 70,000-square-foot (6,500 m ) facility was constructed in 2002 at a cost of $ 12.5 million and is open continuously during the academic year. The entry level consists of a campus store, an art gallery, meditation rooms, and a student lounge. The upper level features enhanced-technology classrooms, conference rooms, and various offices. The lower-level houses an activity center,

108-517: A collaborative approach with "Strategy Forums" where groups of institutions shared their insights about the "Action Projects" they undertook to address various challenges. The records of Action Projects were stored in an online network that other participants could access and use as guidance for future improvements. At the end of the review cycle institutions were responsible for preparing a "Systems Portfolio" that required them to answer specific question about processes, results, and improvements for each of

135-615: A dining area, a snack bar, and Campus Health. The basement features a recording studio and a game room complete with a four-lane regulation-size bowling alley , as well as foosball and pool tables. The campus center is the John and Louise Hulst Library, which houses a collection of more than 300,000 book volumes, 16,000 print journal volumes, and 163,000 microtext units. The library subscribes to more than 600 journals, magazines, and newspapers, and has electronic access to another 10,000 titles. In addition to providing print and electronic resources,

162-652: Is adjoined by the Music Building, which also has rehearsal rooms, studios and classrooms, vocal and instrumental practice rooms, and music faculty offices. Its mezzanine also houses the International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education . The auditorium was the site of a campaign rally by candidate Donald J. Trump on January 23, 2016, during the race for the 2016 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses . The campus recreation center hosts

189-522: Is connected to the Campus Center via a sky walk, which was constructed in 2017. The B. J. Haan Auditorium seats approximately 1,500 people and is used for chapel services, concerts, organ recitals, and other regional events. Convocation and commencement exercises are also held in "the Beej", as it is called by students. The auditorium features a three- manual , tracker-action Casavant Frères organ with 37 stops , 57 ranks, and 2,833 pipes . The auditorium

216-529: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dordt University Dordt annually enrolls about 1,500 students. The university offers 90 programs of study that lead to Associate of Arts , Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Science in Engineering , Bachelor of Social Work , Bachelor of Science in Nursing , and Master of Education degrees . Dordt University

243-593: Is drawn from various academic disciplines such as language, natural science, and social science. Dordt is accredited to grant bachelor and Master of Education degrees by the Higher Learning Commission . Furthermore, the engineering program is ABET accredited, the nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing and the Iowa Board of Nursing and the social work program is accredited by

270-712: Is shared by Dordt College and the city of Sioux Center and received the Iowa League of Cities 2002 All-Star Community Award. The arena plays host to the Defenders Ice Hockey program. The Dordt athletic teams are called the Defenders. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) since

297-583: The 2022 NAIA Cross Country Championships with a final score of 97 points. This was the first national championship for any athletic program in Dordt history. In 2014, the Defenders set a record for points scored by both teams in the NAIA National Basketball Tournament . Dordt University no longer sponsors any club programs Ice Hockey is recognized as an NAIA varsity sport at Dordt. However, Dordt University's men's Ice Hockey team competes at

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324-762: The American Collegiate Hockey Association Division III level. Most of the teams at this level are club sports teams. Higher Learning Commission The Higher Learning Commission ( HLC ) is an institutional accreditor in the United States. It has historically accredited post-secondary education institutions in the central United States: Arizona , Arkansas , Colorado , Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kansas , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Nebraska , New Mexico , North Dakota , Ohio , Oklahoma , South Dakota , West Virginia , Wisconsin , and Wyoming . The headquarters of

351-660: The Council on Social Work Education . Dordt offers more than 25 off-campus study opportunities in countries around the world through its affiliation with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities . These countries include Australia, China, France, Ghana, Honduras, Hungary, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, Uganda, and the United Kingdom. Off-campus programs also exist for Chicago , Washington D.C. , and Los Angeles . Ninety-eight percent of students receive financial aid in

378-495: The 2000–2001 academic year. The Defenders previously competed in the defunct South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) from 1995–1996 to 1999–2000. Dordt competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, soccer, track & field and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cheerleading, cross country, dance, golf, soccer, softball, track & field and volleyball. The men’s team won

405-677: The 9 AQIP categories. Known as the "AQIP Pathway", AQIP was one of three options (including Standard and Open Pathways) that institutions accredited by the Higher Learning Commission were able to pursue for reaccreditation. Linnea Stenson served as director of the program from 2015 to 2021. In order to elect participation in AQIP, institutions were required to be accredited for ten years and to have demonstrated established foundations in "expected practice" under traditional pathways. Numerous factors might have made an institution ineligible for

432-570: The Department of Education did not withdraw or limit HLC's accreditation authority. Six years later in 2015, the OIG-ED again criticized HLC, this time with an audit on the review process the HLC used while considering colleges' proposals for competency-based credentials. The Academic Quality Improvement Program is a set of policies and procedures that institutions can follow in order to maintain accreditation by

459-677: The HLC. The Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) was developed as the "Academic Quality Improvement Project" beginning in 1999 by Stephen Spangehl at the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) (then the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ). The project was funded by a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts. The project was inspired by Spangehl's experience as an examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award , and sought to apply

486-491: The Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) departmental facilities and the athletics offices. The Rec Center includes basketball, volleyball and racquetball courts, an aerobics room, a weight room, a 200-meter indoor track, and a batting cage. The All Seasons Center was built in 2004 and contains an NHL -sized hockey rink, waterslides, a lap pool, and both indoor and outdoor family aquatic pools. This US$ 9 million facility

513-670: The Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education (OIG-ED) criticized the Higher Learning Commission's oversight of for-profit colleges and recommended that the agency consider "limiting, suspending, or terminating the organization's status." Although the OIG reaffirmed their recommendation that the department consider sanctions for the HLC the following year, adding critical reviews of HLC's accreditation of American InterContinental University and The Art Institute of Colorado ,

540-637: The distinctiveness of our school and the purpose for which it was established, The Spirit of Dordt, its strivings to seek the glory of God in all its thinking...its efforts to be faithful to the Word of God in every detail, summarizes all the things our school should strive for..." The first graduating class consisted of 18 students in 1957. The first students to earn B.A. degrees graduated in 1965. The college changed its name to Dordt University on May 13, 2019. Dordt offers over 90 programs of study with over 40 majors and 11 pre-professional programs of study. The core

567-659: The form of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study opportunities. The university awards scholarships based on academic potential and performance (e.g., the Kuyper Honors program ), activities (e.g., sports, theater, music), and demonstrated financial need. Over $ 18.5 million is awarded in financial aid annually, thanks in large part to private donors and alumni. The university is located in Sioux Center, Iowa , about 45 miles (72 km) north of Sioux City , and 55 miles (89 km) southeast of Sioux Falls, SD . The campus covers

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594-616: The library serves the campus media needs by offering checkout availability of various media equipment. The library has a significant collection of curriculum and children's literature materials housed in the Learning Resource Center. Other specialized collections include the Dordt University Archives and the Dutch Memorial Collection. The Science and Technology Center at has 180- and 80-seat lecture halls,

621-690: The organization is in Chicago , Illinois . The United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation recognize the commission as an institutional accreditor. HLC grew out of the higher education division of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), which dissolved in 2014. The Higher Learning Commission has five major criteria for accreditation. They are: (1) Mission, (2) Ethics, (3) Teaching and Learning: Quality, Resources, and Support, (4) Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement, and (5) Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness. In 2009,

648-594: The principles of Total quality management to higher education. AQIP originally focused on 9 categories of activity that lent themselves to self-assessment and continuous improvement, improved and refined in 2008. The guidelines identified ten core principles—Focus, Involvement, Leadership, Learning, People, Collaboration, Agility, Foresight, Information, and Integrity—that high performing organizations use to guide their operations, and required institutions to develop their own projects to apply those principles tho their own activity and measure their success. The program took

675-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Dordt . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dordt&oldid=1091706625 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

702-582: Was changed to Dordt College. This name was chosen to honor a historic 17th century Reformed church meeting called the Synod of Dordt that took place in the Netherlands in 1618–1619. [T]he name 'Dordt' will constantly remind us of the heritage in which we are rooted and the goals we should strive for. It will give us a constant source of inspiration to continue in the faith of the fathers. It will tell all people everywhere just exactly what we are and what we stand for." Dordt College, as no other name, will express

729-447: Was founded as Midwest Christian Junior College in 1953. In 1954, a group of men from local Christian Reformed Churches in Iowa , South Dakota and Minnesota agreed to establish the college in Sioux Center. It was tentatively referred to as Midwest Christian Junior College, and the first classes were held at the college in the fall of 1955 with about 40 students. In April 1956, the name

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