WOW STUDENT HANDBOOK 2020-21 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION

Introduction...... 3 Welcome to ! We are very excited to have you here, and Week of Welcome Schedule ...... 4 we look forward to seeing the impact you and your unique gifts will have on the Dordt community . Welcome To Dordt...... 7 Dordt Vocabulary...... 8 Now that you are at Dordt, there are new friendships to build, new skills to develop, and a new community to become a part of . This handbook is Campus Activities...... 10 here to help . It is full of useful information about your first week here, the Clubs & Committees...... 10 services available on campus, and fun things to do . Intramurals...... 11 The WOW Staff, the 67 students in matching shirts, are here to help Music...... 11 you with anything you may need: directions, explanations, advice, and fun . Theatre ...... 11 The WOW schedule also has many helpful details for the events that we have planned for you . Things to Do...... 12 We hope that your early experiences at Dordt are filled with growth, Campus Services...... 13 excitement, and lifelong memories . Although stepping into a new place Academic Assistance...... 13 can be uncomfortable, be brave and participate in this week’s activities and The Bunsen Brew & 55th Avenue...... 13 in the variety of activities available all year . The Business Office ...... 13 We praise God that you are here . We pray that your Dordt University career Campus Ministries...... 14 is incredible . We are eager to get to know you . Be ready for an adventure and experience WOW Week! Career Development Center ...... 14 Computer Services...... 14 Campus Store ...... 15 Dining Services...... 15 Dordt Media Network ...... 16 Facilities...... 16 Financial Aid Office...... 16 KDCR 88 .5...... 17 Library...... 17 Mail...... 18 Off-Campus Programs...... 18 On-Campus Employment ...... 19 Residence Life...... 19 Student Health & Counseling Center...... 19 Student Services...... 21 Local Churches...... 22 Eric Tudor Kaysha Steiger Clara Peterson WOW Director WOW Coordinator WOW Intern

2 3 Week of Welcome SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 7:30–9:30 a.m. Breakfast SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Commons Various Times Church livestream FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Move-in Commons Residence Halls 1–1:30 p.m. Parents say their goodbyes 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Registration open 1:30–2 p.m. WOW meeting #3 Campus Center Campus Green SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 2–4 p.m. Olympic Preliminaries 7 a.m. Move-in/Registration process opens/ Grab-and- Campus Green Campus Center go breakfast options 4–5:30 p.m. Dinner (hosted by President Erik and Dr. Barb 8 a.m. – Noon Student advising sessions Rec Center Hoekstra) Professor’s Offices Various Times Church livestream 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Boxed lunches and department expo 8 p.m. All campus worship Campus Green Campus Green 1:30–2:30 p.m. WOW meeting #1 Campus Green MONDAY, AUGUST 24 7:30–9 a.m. Breakfast 1:30–2:15 p.m. Parent Infomation Panel Commons B .J . Haan Auditorium 9–10 a.m. Devotions, meal information & Canvas tutorial (in 2:15–3 p.m. Parent’s Social Campus Green WOW groups) De Yager Activity Center 10:15–11 a.m. Program preview Various Departments 2:30–4:00 p.m. Choral Auditions Music Building 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Student advising sessions Professor’s Offices 3:15–4 p.m. Prayer walk Clock Tower 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Choral auditions Music Building 4:15–5 p.m. Meeting with resident assistants Residence Halls 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Lunch Commons 5 p.m. WOW picnic Behind the Commons 1:30–3 p.m. Student employment meetings Various Locations 7 p.m. WOW meeting #2 Campus Green 3:30–4:45 p.m. Assessment activites Various Classrooms 8 p.m. Welcoming Celebration (Livestream available) Campus Green • Worship Band 5–6:30 p.m. Picnic • Speaker Girlle Area 9 p.m. Ice cream social 6:30–8:30 p.m. WOW Olympics Clock Tower Behind Southview 4 6 8:30 p.m. Defender Crunch time Clock Tower DORDT TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 Welcome to 8 a.m. Classes begin Various Locations We are excited to welcome you to this community! 7:30 p.m. “The Show” (first showing)/Wing meetings I am glad that God has brought you here . I have been B .J . Haan Auditorium praying this summer that you will find your place at 8:30 p.m. Community standards meeting Dordt University . More than that, I trust over the next few B .J . Haan Auditorium years you will be able to find your place in God’s world . During the first few weeks, I hope we’ll meet at one of 9 p.m. “The Show” (second showing)/Wing meetings the activities or in the dining hall over lunch . B .J . Haan Auditorium 10 p.m. Community standards meeting My office is on the upper level of the Campus Center: B .J . Haan Auditorium I’d love to have you stop in with any questions, concerns – or just to say “hi .” You don’t need an appointment, my door is (almost) always open . My WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 home is on the south end of campus, and I hope you’ll come by there, too, 11 a.m. Chapel just to introduce yourself . You might even find warm cookies baking, who B .J . Haan Auditorium knows? 2–5:30 p.m. WOW talent show auditions God’s blessings to you, have a great year, and let me know how I can help! B .J . Haan Auditorium Dr . Erik Hoekstra, president THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 10 p.m. Praise and Worship TBD Student Services provides a wide variety of services, FRIDAY AUGUST 28 programs and activities that are designed to help you 11 a.m. Convocation make the most of your experience both inside and B .J . Haan Auditorium outside of the classroom . 9 p.m. All-campus block party These services include residence life & housing, Campus Green Dordt student activities, campus ministries, student SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 government, health care, personal counseling, academic support, study skills and tutoring programs, 2 p.m. Campus wide slip-n-slide services for students with disabilities, Career Kuyper Parking Lot Development, and international and minority student support . 9 p.m. WOW talent show Livestream By taking the initiative and becoming involved in campus life, you will not only enhance your own personal educational experience, but you will also SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 contribute to the overall Dordt community . I strongly encourage you to 8:30 p.m. Small group kickoff explore all that Dordt has to offer . I look forward to meeting you this year! Robert Taylor, vice president for student success and dean of students

6 7 Open Hours – Daily times when men can visit women’s dorms and vice versa . These are longer on the weekends . Otherwise, it’s closed hours, and DORDT VOCAB you’re allowed only in your gender’s dorms .

Add/Drop Period – A grace week at the beginning of each semester PLIA/AMOR – Dordt’s mission trip opportunities . PLIA stands for Putting where you can add or drop a class without penalty . To add or drop a class, Love Into Action, and is a week-long, student-led trip that takes place contact your adviser or the Registrar’s Office . over spring break . Students from different majors and disciplines are grouped together to go all across the United States to serve churches and The BJ (pronounced, The Beej) – A common abbreviation for the B .J . communities . AMOR stands for A Mission Outreach, and is a two to three Haan Auditorium . week international mission trip with specific goals . Some locations have a mission suited to a particular major . The Canyon – The space between the East Campus Apartments – Clusters of faculty offices in the Classroom Building, Science CDA – Community Development Assistant . These upperclassmen work Pods and Technology Center, Recreation Center, and Campus Center . Each with Kuyper, Southview, and East Campus apartment residents . department has their own pod . You will find your professor’s office located The Commons – Dordt’s main dining hall in his/her department pod . Covey – An abbreviation for Covenant Hall (pronounced “cuv-ey” not P&W – Weekly Praise and Worship in the Grille on Thursday night . “cove-y”) . RA – Resident Assistant . These students oversee the residents in their The Diamond – The Dordt Diamond officially—the biweekly newspaper wing, plan events for the residents, and are there to help in any way . published by students . Siberia – A common name for the parking lot on the east side of the All DSA – Dordt Student Activities . The students who volunteer for DSA are Seasons Center . in charge of planning and running all kinds of events on campus every – Student-elected representatives from each weekend . You can be a part of this too! Student Government year, residence building, and academic field come together weekly to The French Fries – Nickname for the steel sculpture in front of Covenant discuss issues on campus and coordinate with Dordt clubs to get students Hall, officially titled “Enlaced: a Burning Bush, Psalm 19,” made by David involved . Elections are still happening early on in this semester, so you can Versluis, art professor emeritus . be a part of it this year too! The Gift – The statue in front of the Classroom Building made by Jake The Terrace Room – the meeting room located at the back end of the Van Wyk, art professor emeritus . Grille eating area . The Grille – The dining area officially called Defender Grille on the lower TX – Talent Extravaganza – Dordt’s annual talent show . floor of the Campus Center . The Weekly – An electronic newsletter sent to you by Student Services Jacob’s Ladder – Steps in the lobby of the Science and Technology every week with updates on campus happenings, opportunities, and Center where students gather to socialize or do homework in between important notifications . classes . The Zircon – A satirical, spoof newspaper published by students once LCA – Learning Community Assistant . These students live in the residence every semester . halls and help with academic support . They are always willing to help, so get to know them now! Monday Night Worship – An intimate worship gathering in the choir room filled with prayer and singing on Monday nights . NC/DC – A Battle of the Bands-style competition against Northwestern College .

8 9 CAMPUS ACTIVITIES Intramurals Intramurals are a fun way to get active and meet some new friends . All students are encouraged to be involved in intramurals! Previous sports Clubs & Committees have included sand volleyball, soccer, slow pitch softball, basketball, floor • Ag Club • Men’s Ministry hockey, ultimate frisbee, and more! Information on the sports offered • ASCE (American Society of • Nerf Club this year and specific playing dates will be emailed to you during the first month of the semester . Civil Engineers) • Pep Band • ASME (American Society of • Persecuted Church/Voice of the Music Martyrs Mechanical Engineers) Auditions for choirs, bands, and orchestra: All students are welcome • Astronomy Club • PLIA (Putting Love Into Action) to audition for the Dordt music ensembles! There is a place for everyone • Biology Club • Prison Ministries regardless of your major or level of experience . Audition schedules are posted on bulletin boards in the Music Building; if you already requested • College Republicans • Psychology Club an audition this summer, your audition time will be listed there . If you did • Round Net Club • College Democrats not already sign up for an audition, you may take any open time slot on • Competitive Gaming Club • Rugby Club the schedule . If you need to check out an instrument for your audition, • Concrete Canoe • Science and Faith Club please contact Dr . Onsby Rose at 712-722-6204 as soon as possible . • Cycling Club • Social Work Club Music lessons: Dordt offers instrumental, piano, organ, voice, and • D’Arte Club • Sports Management Club composition lessons to any and all students . If you are interested in lessons, or if you are a music scholarship recipient (for whom lessons are • Defender Capital Management • Student Government a requirement) and you did not already enroll in lessons this summer, • Sunday Singing • Disk Golf Club come to the Music Office (downstairs in the Music Building) to enroll . • Dordt Student Activities • Sustainability Committee Incoming keyboard and voice students need to schedule a consultation • DU Lacrosse • SWB (Students Without Borders) with a private lesson teacher; call (712) 722-6222 or email Anna Bartlett at anna .bartlett@dordt edu. to schedule an appointment during Monday • DU Writing Club • Swing Dance Club or Tuesday, August 24 and 25 . The deadline to register for all lessons is • Table Tennis Club • FLAME Club (Future Leaders and Thursday, August 27 at noon . All students taking lessons must bring a copy Missional Entrepreneurs) • Trapshooting Club (Defender Clay of their class schedule to the Music Office by this deadline . The lesson fee Dusters) • FACT Club (Future Active Christian is $420 per semester . • Wilderness Club Teachers) Theatre Arts • Future Physicians Club • WISE (Women in Science and Arms & The Man • IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Engineering) Auditions for the fall mainstage theatre production, , will • Women’s Ministry be held on Tuesday, Aug . 25 and Wednesday, Aug . 26 in the Theatre Arts Electronics Engineers) Center Classroom (SB 1925) . Both large and medium roles are available • Magic: The Gathering Club • Yoga Club in this witty comedy . Auditions are open to all Dordt students . For more • Math Club • Young Life Sioux County information about the production and to sign up for an audition, come to the Theatre Arts Center (behind the Science Building) and look for the bright yellow bulletin board . Contact the director at Laurel Koerner@dordt. . edu if you have any questions .

10 11 THINGS TO DO... CAMPUS SERVICES

In town Academic Assistance • All Seasons Center (ice skating and swimming) The Academic Enrichment Center (AEC) provides free tutoring in most • The Fruited Plain Café general education courses as well as assistance in writing, study-skills, • Butlers Café & Coffee note-taking, and test-taking for all students . The center also provides specialized services for students with disabilities . Located in the lower • Casey’s Bakery level of the library, the center is open from 9 a .m . to 9 p .m . Monday • Children’s Park Disc Golf Course through Thursday, and from 9 a .m . to 3:30 p .m . on Friday . Students may • Sandy Hollow Recreation Area schedule appointments by submitting a tutor request form on u dordt. edu,. stopping by the Academic Enrichment Center reception desk, or by calling • Cinema 5 Theatre (712)-722-6487 . • Sioux Center Trails • Bowling in the Game Room in the basement of the Campus Center The Bunsen Brew & 55th Avenue • Fields of Fun (pumpkin patch and corn maze) The Bunsen Brew and 55th Avenue are our on-campus coffee/snack shops . The Bunsen Brew is located in the main entrance lobby of the Nearby Science Building, and 55th is located in the lobby of Kuyper Apartments . • Town Square Coffee House, Orange City, The shops are run by the Future Leaders and Missional Entrepreneurs club and provide opportunities for hands-on business experience . Both shops • Brad’s Breads and Bakery, Orange City, Iowa take Defender Dollars, so stop by to try the coffee, smoothies, cookies, • Puddle Jumper Trail, Orange City, Iowa cinnamon rolls, and an assortment of other foods and beverages! If you • Oak Grove & Big Sioux State Park, Hawarden, Iowa are interested in joining the club, email flame@dordt edu. . • Maurice Slide, Maurice, Iowa THE BUNSEN BREW HOURS • Wells Blue Bunny Visitor Center & Ice Cream Parlor, Le Mars, Iowa Monday-Friday 7:45 a .m –1. p .m . • Sweet 16 Lanes, Le Mars, Iowa 55TH AVENUE HOURS Within driving distance Monday-Friday 8–11 p .m . Saturday 7–10 p .m . • Thunder Road, Sioux Falls, • Falls Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota • Newton Hills, Canton, South Dakota The Business Office • Palisades State Park, Garretson, South Dakota You can visit the Business Office to make tuition payments, cash personal checks, acquire tax forms, or update payroll information (if • The Empire Mall, Sioux Falls, South Dakota you’re employed on campus) . The Business Office updates your tuition • Wild Water West, Sioux Falls, South Dakota statements (found online at u dordt. edu). and processes reimbursement • Blue Mounds State Park, Luverne, checks . • Verne Drive-In Movie Theatre, Luverne, Minnesota The Business Office is open from 8 a .m . to 5 p .m . Monday through Friday . • Mill Creek Park, Paulina, Iowa For more details, view the Business Office website at dordt edu/business-. office . If you have any questions, please contact Samantha Jones, Student • Cone Park, Sioux City, Iowa Accounts Manager, at studentaccounts@dordt edu. or 712-722-6013 . • Southern Hills Mall, Sioux City, Iowa

12 13 Campus Ministries Dordt Campus Store Campus Ministries seeks to foster the growth of the whole university The Dordt Campus Store is here for all your textbook needs, Dordt community, focusing on the personal and spiritual development of University gear, and other materials needed for classes . The Campus Store students through worship, prayer, intentional relationships, discipleship, offers a rental program where many of the textbooks are rentable for the missions, and service . semester . The Campus Store also has school and office supplies, gifts, cards, clothing, music, and general books . If you can’t locate an item or Campus worship opportunities include weekly chapel, Thursday night book that you need, their staff will do whatever they can to help you . At Praise and Worship, and prayer services . Discipleship opportunities include the end of each semester, they do a textbook buy-back where you can sell men’s and women’s ministries, small groups on Sunday evenings, an them any books that will be used on campus the next semester or that all-campus retreat, prayer groups/events, and pastoral care and counseling . Dordt’s used book company is requesting . Trained student staff and volunteers use their gifts to bring vitality to these Bring the coupon below for your next purchase as a thank you from the various campus ministries . They are led by Aaron Baart, Chief of Staff and Dordt Campus Store staff . Dean of Chapel; Jeremy Perigo, Director of Worship Arts and Campus Ministries; and Sam Ashmore, Campus Pastor . Career Development Center WELCOME TO THE DORDT CAMPUS STORE Career Development encourages students in vocational development and 25% off any one item of your choice career preparation . Career Devlopment staff can help you with résumés, (Excludes textbooks, diploma frames, and other miscellaneous items) LinkedIn profiles, interviews, graduate school applications, and more . They Present coupon with purchase . Coupon expires October 1, 2020 . also plan on-campus events ranging from etiquette dinners to career fairs . Career Development utilizes Handshake to list jobs, coordinate events, and handle appointment scheduling . Activate your Handshake account (dordt . Dining Services joinhandshake com). with your Dordt username and password to look for internships or make an appointment with CD staff . Dordt Dining Services offers an excellent dining experience for students, staff, faculty, guests, and alumni of Dordt University . If you have any Watch for details on Career Development events advertised on Canvas, questions, dietary concerns, or ideas, email dordtdining@dordt edu. or call Handshake, and around campus! 712-722-6450 . Computer Services Meals: Your meal plan will have 21, 15, or five meals/week for use in the Commons . On Monday, your meals/week start over, and any unused meal Computer Services provides technology services to students and staff swipes are lost . Only one meal swipe may be used per meal hour . of the university . As a registered Dordt student, you are given a network account that gives you access to the wireless network, software systems Meal Exchange: If you’re busy when the Commons is open, you can do including email, a learning management system, u dordt. edu. (internal meal exchange at the Defender Grille (see hours on next page) . Depending website), library resources, file and print access, and more . on the time of day, different food item combinations are available . Ask your WOW Leaders or the Grille staff for clarification . Computer Services offices are located on the first floor of the classroom building, and computer labs are spread throughout campus . Questions Defender Dollars: If you need a quick snack or a meal, you can use your regarding computers, cable TV, and telecommunications may be Defender Dollars to purchase items from the Defender Grille, Bunsen Brew, directed to the Computer Services help desk at 712-722-6299 . Additional 55th, or an extra meal at the Commons . information can be found by visiting the website at dordt edu/computer-. Green to Go Program: Purchase a Green to Go box at the Commons services . for $5 . You can fill this plastic container with your choice of foods from the Commons and take it with you when your schedule conflicts with Commons hours .

14 15 COMMONS HOURS grants, loans, and employment on campus . A complete description of these programs can be found online at dordt edu/financial-aid. . Monday–Friday If you have applied for financial aid, that financial aid award information is Breakfast 7:30–10 a .m . available online via your u dordt. edu. . The financial aid offer and a student Lunch 11 a .m –2. p .m . checklist (to make sure you have completed all required documents for Dinner 5–7:30 p .m . financial aid, including required loan paperwork and an employment application) is available under the Self Service Financial Aid Portal on the Saturday and Sunday u dordt. edu. Finances Dashboard . Breakfast 8:30 – 9:30 a .m . The Financial Aid phone number is 712-722-6087 or you may email Lunch 11:30 a .m –1. p .m . personnel directly: Dinner 5–6:30 p .m . • Harlan Harmelink, director of financial aid, at Harlan Harmelink@dordt. . edu or 712-722-6082 GRILLE HOURS • Courtney Koopsen, Financial Aid Coordinator, at Courtney Koopsen@. Monday–Friday 11 a .m –10. p .m . dordt edu. or 712-722-6247 (financial aid and loans, U .S .and Canadian) Saturday and Sunday Closed • Sandy De Groot, Financial Aid Assistant, at Sandy DeGroot@dordt. edu. or 712-722-6226 (financial aid and student employment) On the first Monday of the month, dining areas will open at the conclusion of • Andrea Westerbeek, Financial Aid Assistant, at 712-722-6084 or Andrea . the First Mondays speaker’s address . On Wednesdays, dining areas will be open Westerbeek@dordt edu. (financial aid and scholarships) at the conclusion of chapel . KDCR 88.5 Dordt Media Network Not many colleges have their own 100,000-watt radio station—fewer still employ students to work on the air . KDCR can be heard in an approximate The Dordt Media Network exists to provide educational opportunities for 90-mile radius of Sioux Center and also streams worldwide . Students at students in broadcasting . Students can work on multi-camera livestream Dordt University are invited to listen to KDCR 88 .5 FM or kdcr885 com. for broadcast productions using Dordt’s new broadcast remote production the best in today’s Christian music . Most Dordt sporting events are covered truck . Events livestreamed include Defender Athletics, chapel, and on KDCR—“Your Home for Defender Sports .” If you are interested in a concerts . Students can apply for scholarships, internships and work study workstudy opportunity, stop by KDCR Radio to fill out a job application . employment with the Dordt Media Network . If you are interested in joining Our station is located northwest of the Rec Center on Dordt’s campus, the student broadcast remote team, email the Dordt Media Director at right across the street from Siouxnami Waterpark . Rich Lodewyk@dordt. edu. Facilities Library The Hulst Library is named after Dr . John Hulst, Dordt’s second president, The Facilities Department will gladly help out with any maintenance and his wife Louise, who was a librarian . At one point, architects wanted to problems you’re having in your room or residence hall . The Facilities make the chapel the focal point of campus . Dr . Hulst reportedly said, “No, Office web page (u dordt. edu/dordt/maintenance). has a link for reporting the center of campus is the library .” maintenance requests . You can also call the office at x6405 or email Cindy Groeneweg (Cindy Groeneweg@dordt. edu). . They will try to fix your We take that centrality seriously by supporting scholarship and learning problem as soon as possible . for all majors and disciplines . Our spaces and collections are designed to Financial Aid Office support many different types of service in God’s kingdom . The library is about how people learn, how they use information, and how they take If you find yourself unable to meet your college expenses, you may visit part in the life of a learning community . Financial Aid, located in the Campus Center . They are open Monday through Friday, 8 a .m . to 5 p .m . Staff work hard to assist students in any way they can . Financial assistance may be in the form of scholarships, 16 17 Hulst Library Space: The library is a popular place to study . Artwork and summer courses to semester-long study abroad programs . Experience potted plants set the ambiance . Flexible furniture, study carrels, and the adventure of a lifetime living with a host family in the , reservable rooms offer individual and group study spaces . The library is a interning in downtown , or living and learning in . It is central location for computer resources, including some of the most-used important to start thinking about off-campus study possibilities early—your printers on campus . Students use the public computers in the library’s first semester is not too soon to start planning! spaces or plug in their own devices . On-Campus Employment Both the Academic Enrichment Center and the Kuyper Honors Program are located within the library . If you have any questions concerning the on-campus employment program, contact the Financial Aid Office at x6226, or Sandy DeGroot@. Hulst Library Collections: Our collections include a mix of print and dordt edu. . If you are interested in working on campus, be sure to complete electronic resources that support the curriculum at Dordt . Each semester, a student employment application online at u dordt. edu. . we place textbooks on reserve for student use . Residence Life We have a widely used collection of DVDs, a leisure reading collection of current titles and award winners, and a collection of board games . Our The focus of the residence life program at Dordt is to develop a vital equipment pool includes projectors, iPads, adapters, chargers, gaming Christian learning community that fosters spiritual, academic, and social equipment, and items for specific departments . Check these items out at growth . Twenty-six residence life staff work in underclass residence the Service Desk . halls with Derek Buteyn, director of residence life, Kim Byma and Sam Roskamp, Learning Community Area Coordinators . If you have questions Several library collections deserve special mention . The Teaching Resource or concerns about anything, your RA is a great person to start with . He or Collection has curriculum materials and literature for children and young she can provide you with the support you need or direct you to someone adults . It is used by education majors and community members . The else who can . If you’re interested in being a part of residence life, you can Dordt Archives preserves the history of Dordt, including items from Dutch apply second semester . immigrants in Northwest Iowa . Digital Collections @ Dordt is an online repository for faculty and student scholarship, college publications, and Student Health & Counseling Center other special collections . Items published in Digital Collections @ Dordt are read online by people around the world . The Student Health and Counseling Center is here to support students by promoting and maintaining optimal physical and emotional health as Hulst Library Services: Librarians collaborate with faculty for library students pursue their academic and life goals . It is located in the lower instruction in a number of classes . We create online research guides and level of the Campus Center across from the Grille . meet with students for 20-minute research consultations . Locate us online: u dordt. edu/dordt/student-health-counsel. Mail Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a .m –3. p .m . Phone: 712-722-6990 Mail is processed by the Print and Mail Center, which is located in the Ribbens Academic Complex . Stamps are available at the Campus Store or Email: Counseling@dordt edu,. Health@dordt edu. Mail Center . Student mail should be addressed with the student’s mailbox Medical Care number, found on u dordt. edu. and the address: 651 6th St . N E. ., Sioux Center, IA 51250-1668 . The mail is delivered to Dordt by USPS, UPS, FedEx, Free on-campus health care is available for all full-time Dordt students etc . and routed to the students by university personnel . Students will during the academic year . Visits are free; however there is a charge receive an email notifying them when paper mail or packages arrive for whenever medications are purchased or the services of an outside them . Students must present their ID card at the Print and Mail Center to laboratory or immunization clinic are used . A registered nurse is on staff pick-up their packages . Students may rent a post office box at the Sioux daily to care for students; a nurse practitioner is available for a limited Center Post Office if they so desire . number of hours each week . Walk-in visits for medical care are available from 9 a .m . to noon . Off-Campus Programs Scheduled appointments are available between 12:30 and 3 p .m . Contact The Office of Global Education is your ticket to anywhere in the world! us at 712-722-6990 or self-schedule from the Student Health and Dordt offers over 30 programs of study, ranging from three-week Counseling page at u dordt. edu. . 18 19 Services: Student Services • Emergency first aid When you have a housing question, need to pay a parking ticket, or just • Assessment of illness and injury don’t know who to ask a question to, stop by Student Services . Student • Over-the-counter medications Services is located on the lower level of the Campus Center, in the hallway • Basic medical supplies available free of charge between the Grille and the stairs up to the library . Residence Life, Campus • Loan of special equipment (crutches, wheelchairs, shower chairs, hot/ Ministries, and Career Development all have their offices there . Stop by the cold packs) front desk to schedule an appointment or meeting with anyone in Student • Blood pressure screening Services . The kind people behind the desk will be able to give you an • Tuberculosis screening answer to your question or direct you to the people who can . You can also • Weight screening call (712) 722-6076 or email studentservices@dordt edu. . • Dressing changes • Ear irrigation • In-house rapid lab testing (strep, mono, UTI, pregnancy) • Travel health visits (by appointment) • Referrals to area health providers • Suture removal • Prescriptions for medication refills (by appointment) • Emergency first aid Personal Counseling On campus mental health counseling is available to all full-time Dordt students during the academic school year . A limited number of sessions per year are available to students at no cost . Appointments are necessary and can be made by contacting 712-722- 6990, or by emailing counseling@dordt edu. . Students must schedule their own appointments . Therapists work with students experiencing emotional or relational stress such as: • Relationship difficulties • Anxiety • Loss and grief • Depression • Anger • Difficulty adjusting to college • Problems with eating • Panic attacks • Family or social problems • Difficulty being assertive • Roommate trouble • Perfectionism • Homesickness

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Amistad Cristiana (Service in Spanish) 3:30 p .m . 130 3rd St . NW Bethel Christian Reformed Church 10 a .m . 341 S . Main Ave . 6 p .m . Bridge of Hope CRC 9:30 a .m . 950 4th Ave NE (SC Middle School Gym) Central Reformed Church 9:30 a .m . 113 N . Main Ave . Christ Community Evangelical Free Church 9:30 a .m . 945 7th Ave . SE Christ the King Catholic Church 9 a .m . Sunday Mass 501 2nd Ave . SW (English) 11 a .m . Sunday Mass (Spanish) Church of Christ 10:30 a .m . 950 North Main Ave . Covenant Christian Reformed Church 10 a .m . 106 2nd St . NE 5 p .m . Faith Christian Reformed Church 9:30 a .m . 801 9th St . SE 6 p .m . First Christian Reformed Church 9:30 a .m . 321 2nd St . SE 6 p .m . First Reformed Church 9 a .m . 160 10th St . SE 10:30 a .m . 6:30 p .m . Hope Lutheran Church 9:15 a .m . 716th St . SE Lebanon Christian Reformed Church 9:45 a .m . 2142 380th St . 6 p .m . Netherlands Reformed Church 9:30 a .m . 435 N . Main Ave . 7 p .m . New Life Reformed Church 9:30 a .m . 232 16th St . SE Peace Lutheran Church 9:30 a .m . 2512 380th St . United Reformed Church 9:30 a .m . 744 N . Main Ave . 6 p .m .

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