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Sally Jongsma

Momentumisahugepartofdoingresearch,”says

BiologyProfessorTonyJelsma.AndmomentumiswhatDr.Jelsmaandhisstudentshavegoingrightnow.TheresultsoftheirresearchappearedasthecoverstoryintheMarchissueofBiology of Reproduction,oneofthepremieracademicjournalsinreproductivebiologytoday. TheeightDordtCollegebiologymajorslistedascontributorstotheresearcheachworkedforoneormoreofthepastninesummersineitherDordtCollegelabswithJelsmaorthelabofDr.GregoryVandenHeuvelintheDepartmentofAnatomyandCellBiologyattheUniversityofKansasMedicalCenter. JelsmagivescredittoVandenHeuvelfor

themomentumthatheandhisstudentshavebeenabletosustainintheirresearch.HedescribesVandenHeuvel’scontributionas“selflesslydoingwhateverhecanforstudents.”

“Doingoriginalresearchcanbechallengingatteachinginstitutionsbecausewehaveheavierteachingloadsandfewerresources,”hesays.That’swhytherelationshipbetweenDordt’sbiologydepartment

andVandenHeuvel’slabaresoimportant.ItallowsJelsmaandhisstudentstobuildonresearchVandenHeuvelisdoingonkidneydevelopmentanddisease.Itgivesgoodundergraduatestudentsaplacetoworkinthesummerand,asimportantly,opensupcompanionprojectsthatJelsmaandhisstudentscanpursueatDordt.Jelsmaandsomeofhisstudentshavetheopportunitytodooriginalresearchoncampusduringthe

summerswithoutthepressureofhavingtomeetgrantdeadlinesduringtheirbusyschoolyear.

“Hehelpsus,andwehelphim,”saysJelsma.Whenalabtakesonaspecificproject

fundedbyagrant,interestingsidequestionsoftenarisethattheresearcherscan’ttaketimetoexplorebecauseofgrantdeadlines.That’swhatstartedJelsma’sresearchontheCUX1gene.VandenHeuvelwasstudyingtheroleofthisgeneinthekidneybutwonderedifitwasalsopresentinotherorgans.Sowhilehislabwasexaminingthekidneys,VandenHuevelsentJelsmasamplesfromotherorgans.Jelsma’sstudentsfoundtheCUX1geneinthetestesofthemicesamples.

Inthekidneysandotherdevelopingorgans,theCUX1genekeepscellsinaproliferatingstate.Inthetestes,however,thecellsthatturnontheCUX1genearenotdividingsoCUX1mustberegulatingsomeotherprocess.

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Jaclyn Ver Mulm, Dr. Tony Jelsma, and Seth Vande Kamp examine tissue sections on the computer using a digital camera and microscope in the histology lab.

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Dr. Carl E. Zylstra

I’vebeenwritingandspeakingabout“SeriousEducationforSeriousChristians”forthepastfewyears.

I’veemphasizedthatDordtCollegetakeseducationseriouslyandalsotakesChristianfaithseriously.Mypointhasbeensimple:ifyouareaseriousChristianwhobelievesthesecommitmentsareinseparable,thenDordtCollegemeritsyourfurtherinterestandinvolvement.Thisistruewhetheryou’reastudentconsideringwhethertoattendorafriendoralumnusconsideringwhethertogivefinancialsupport.

InowthinkImighthavemissedsomethingimportantinmypresentationofthisthought.Recentlyagraduatechallengedmenottoassumethateveryonemakesthatconnection.Hesaid,“AlotofChristianssimplyaren’taskingtherightquestions.”

Inresponsetohiscomment,I’vecomeupwithalistofquestionsthatIthinkChristiansshouldaskastheyconsiderwhatacademicinstitutionsmerittheirinterestandsupport.

First,seriousChristiansarepassionateabouttheirconvictionthatourGodisthecreatorandsustainerofallthereis.Sotheseriousquestiontoaskis,doestheinstitutiontakeGod’sactofcreationasthestartingpointofitseducationalprogram?

SincestudentsaregoingtospendfouryearsexploringvariousdimensionsofGod’sworld,itseemsthatthebestplacetodothatwillbeinaninstitutionthattakesseriouslythefactthatGodistheonewhoputthisworldhereandwhoisstillupholdingitbyhisWordandspirit.It’snotlikelythatanyonewouldwanttoenrollinanartinstitutethatprofessednottoknowwhetherRembrandthadeverpaintedtheNightWatch.AndmostofuswouldbeskepticalaboutthequalityofanarthistoryeducationataschoolthatthoughtitwasirrelevantwhetherMonethadeverlivedor,evenworse,thatcreatesanenvironmentthatridiculesstudentswhobelievethatVanGoghwasarealhistoricalfigurewhohadleftbehindtheartworksthattheywereabouttostudy.

Second,seriousChristiansarekeenlyawarethattheBibledemonstratestousthedepthofoursinbyrevealingtousGod’sowngoodplanforhowweshouldliveinhisworld.Theseriousquestiontoask,then,isdoesthisuniversityorcollegehelppeopleunderstandthatourworlddoesnot

reflectthetruepurposeforwhichitwascreatedandthatweknowthisbecausewehavebeenshownapatternforhowthingsreallyoughttobe?

Itseemstomethatagraduatewillbebetterequipped

tohelpthisworldgetbackinlinewiththewayGodcreateditiftheprofessorsandstudentswithwhom

theylearnbelievethattherearestandardsofrightandwrongthataredesignedtogovernallaspectsofourworld.Isn’titcriticalthattheinstitutionshowstudentsthedesignandpurposes

forthisworldthatwe’vereceivedthroughScripture?Iwouldbeskepticalaboutattendinganautomotiveengineeringschoolthatdidn’tbelievetherewereimmutablespecificationsfortheproperfunctioningofaninternalcombustionengine.Similarly,Ican’timaginethataseriousChristianwouldnotwanttostudytheoriginaldesignrevealedinscriptureasitilluminesforustherootcausesofthecriticalfailuresthattroubleourworldtoday.

Finally,seriousChristiansarenevercontentwiththewaythingsaretodaybutferventlyprayandworkfortherenewalofGod’sworldthroughtheredeemingworkofhisSonJesusChrist.Sothethird

seriousquestiontoaskiswhetherthisisanacademicinstitutioncommittedtotheprinciplethatrenewalofthisworldwillcomeonlywhen,bytheSpiritofGod,ourworldoncemoreisconformedtothewilloftheonewhomadeit.

Mostcollegesanduniversitieswillhelptheirstudentsunderstandthatthereissomethingwrongwiththeworld.That’swhythereareoftendemonstrationsandprotestsoncollegecampuses.ThemoreimportantquestionforaseriousChristianiswhetherinvesting$100,000andfouryearsofyourlifewillprepareyoutodoanythingaboutourworld’sproblemsandbecomeagentsofChrist’sownrenewingwork.IfaChristianseriouslybelievesthatChrististhehopeoftheworld,thenthebestplacetobeeducatedforbeingalife-timewitnesstothathopewillbeinaplacethatnurturesthatbelief,encouragesusinthathope,andpreparesusforalifetimeofservingthatredemptivehope.

Manyotherquestionscouldbeasked,butthesethreequestionsaboutcreation,fall,andredemptionlieattheheartoftheReformedworldviewthatChristiansaroundtheglobeaffirmeverySunday.Myownseriousquestionissimplythis:Areweaskingtheseseriousquestionsasweconsiderwhethertheeducationwelookforandsupporttrulyembodiesourdeepest—andmostserious—beliefs?

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“WehavesomeideasaboutwhatCUX1isdoinginthetestesandarewritingagrantproposaltobeabletopursuethoseideas”Jelsmasaid.

“Oneantibodypreparationcancost$400butweonlyneedasmallsampleofit,whichVandenHeuvelcansharewithus,”saysJelsma,emphasizingthecostbenefitofworkingwithVandenHeuvelandhisresearchers.

ThecollaborationbegantenyearsagowhenVandenHeuvelwasinvitedtoDordttospeakatasymposium.HeandJelsmafoundtheyhadsimilarinterestsinmolecularbiologyandhistology(studyinganatomyunderamicroscope).Jelsma,thenrecentlyhired,hadbeentryingtofigureouthowtopursuehisloveofresearchandalsointroducehisstudentstoauthenticresearchexperiences.SinceVandenHeuvelisalwayslookingforgoodassistantsinhislab,apartnershipwasborn.VandenHeuvelhashiredoneortwoofJelsma’sstudentsnearlyeverysummer.Inall,fifteenstudentshavecontributedtohislab’sresearch.

Andrea(Pausma,’01)VanWykspentasummerdoingresearchatDr.VandenHeuvel’slabafterhersophomoreyearatDordt,andthenshespentasemesteratDordtlookingattheexpressionofCUX1invarioustesticularcellsforherseniorresearchproject.

“IverymuchappreciatedDr.Vanden

Heuvelandhisfamily’shospitalityduringmytimeinKansasCity.Hewasawonderfulpersontoworkfor.HewasverypatientwitheachoftheDordtstudents,asittookalotofdevotedtimetointroduceeachofustovariousresearchpractices.”

“WorkinginDr.VandenHeuvel’slabaffirmedmydesiretoentertheworldofacademia.Igainedexperience,insight,andknowledgethatIcouldn’tgetinmyclasses,”saysMattSchippers,aseniorbiologymajorwhoworkedinKansasCitylastsummer.“Dr.VandenHeuvelwasmoreofamentorandlessofaboss.Hewasnotjusttellinguswhatweneededtodo,butsharedhiswisdomoneducation,research,andlife.”

WhileJelsmaisexcitedabouthisstudents’opportunitytohaveapublishedpapertotheircredit,hispassionfortheresearchopportunitygoesbeyondthat.

“Iwantmystudentstohavetheexperienceof‘doing’science,notjustlearningaboutit,”hesays.“TobeabletodiscoverandexploreapieceofGod’screationthatnooneelseknowsaboutyetisterriblyexciting.Realscienceisn’tmemorizingfacts;itisbeingsurprisedandchallenged.”Doingresearchdevelopscriticalthinkingskillsandhelpsstudentsapplywhatthey’velearnedinmoreformalclassroomsettings.Andforthemanybiologymajorswhoarepre-med,itgivesthemvaluableexposuretowhatresearchis.

“Knowingtheresearchprocesswillmakethembetterdoctors,”hesays,noting

thatphysicianswhoknowhowresearchworks,forexample,willhaveabetterunderstandingoftheprocessofdrugdevelopmentrealizingthatit’snot“cutanddried.”They’llunderstandboththeeffortthatwentintotheresearchandhowtentativeconclusionscanbe.

Learningthecareanddisciplineneededtodoresearchisgoodevenforthosewhodon’twanttospendtheirlivesinalab,Jelsmabelieves.Itdevelopsskillslikepatience,persistence,andprecision.

“Tobeabletoparticipateinresearchlikethisattheundergraduatelevelisremarkable,”hesays.

“Itwasawonderfuleye-openingexperiencetoallofthelaborbehindscientificdiscovery,”saysVanWyk.“WhileIcan’tsayIregularlyusethetechniques

thatIlearnedduringmysummerinKansasCityanymore,devotingoneselftoresearchforatimewasinvaluable.Icanreadandunderstandthe‘nittygritty’ofmostmedicaljournalarticles.Iunderstandthemeticulousnatureofcollectingdataandrealizethatthereissomuchdatathatneverevenmakesitintomedicaljournalsbecauseitwas‘notsignificant.’”

JelsmaalsoappreciatestheopportunityworkwithVandenHeuvel.

“Scienceiscommunal,butitisalsocompetitivebecauseoftheneedforfunding,”Jelsmasays.Toooftenthatcanleadtoalackoftrust.Nothere.Dordt’srelationshipwithVandenHeuvel’slabcontinuestorestontrust,appreciationforeachother’swork,andagreatdesiretolearnmoreabouttheworldGodmade.

Histology students see creation up close

Dr. Tony Jelsma introduces students to the wonder and excitement of discovering and exploring small pieces of creation that no one else knows about.

Adrian Hielema

CouldyouwritesomethingaboutyourexperienceintheMiddleEastthis

semester?” Istareblanklyattheemailonthescreeninfrontofme,beforewriting“I’dloveto”andhittingsend.AlmostimmediatelyIbegintoquestionwhatexactlyI’vegottenmyselfinto.Writesomething?Icould(andamcurrently)writing10-pagepapersonmyexperiencesofoneweek,letalonemyentiresemester.WhatdoIwriteabout?HowdoIcondenseeverythingI’veseen,heard,andexperiencedwithoutcheapeninganyofit? ShouldIwriteaboutmygroup,28studentsfromChristiancollegesacrosstheU.S.forcedtogetherunderwhatcanonlybedescribedas“unusualcircumstances”?NoneofusreallyknewwhatweweregettingintowhenwesteppedontothatflightdestinedforCairo,buteveryoneofusisunquestionablygladwecame. MaybeIshouldwriteaboutEgypt,acountrythathasbeenwaitingdecadesforthebasicrightsthepeopledeserve.Th e18-dayprocessthatledtoPresidentHosniMubarak’sresignationisbeingcalledthe

“January25thRevolution”;tobeabletosaythatIwasinCairo,ontheedgeofTahrirSquare,onJanuary25,issomethingIwill

cherishforalongtime.Afterseeingthousandsofprotesters,wallsofriot

police,andfeelingtheburningsensationofteargas,thequietcornfieldsofIowaseemlikesomethingfromadistantdream.Yettherevolutiondidnot

solelydefinemyexperienceinEgypt,soperhapsIshouldwrite

aboutwhatIwillremembermost:thepeople.HowcanIforgetthepiousMuslimtaxi-driverwhoreturnedmylostwalletwitheverydollarand

pieceofIDuntouched.Orthemanageratthelocalinternetcafe,who,althoughknowingonlyhalftheEnglishwordsthatusNorthAmericansknew,wastwiceasfunny.Timeandtimeagain,mypreconceptionsandmisconceptionsaboutMiddleEasternpeopleweresmashedinthemostbeautifulofways.AsIsawordinarypeopleofeverycreedandcolortaketothestreetsinprotest,Ifeltanunmistakablebondwithacountrythathadbeenmyplaceofresidenceforallofthreeweeks. MaybeIshouldtalkaboutthecultureshockIexperiencedafterbeingrelocatedtoIstanbul,Turkey.UnlikeEgypt,thecoldsecularismleftoverfromKemalAtatürk’s

legacymeansreligionisincreasinglyconfinedtotheprivatesphere.TurkeyistryingsodesperatelytobeliketheWest,tobelikeus,butindoingso,theyseemtobeforfeitingapartoftheircountry’ssoul. MaybeIcouldwriteaboutIsrael,orPalestine,orthedividingwallbetweenthetwothatIcanseefrommybedroomwindow.PerhapsIshoulddescribewhatit’sliketorealizesomequestionsmayneverhaveanswers,someproblemsmayneverbesolved.Witheachbook,witheachspeaker,witheachnewopinionandargumentthingsseemmorecomplicatedthanbefore,andthepeopleyoucondemnafteronemovingspeechmaybethesamepeopleyou’rerootingforafteranother. IwishIcouldwriteabouteverything,aboutsubwayridesandTurkishcoffeeinthepark,aboutgoingonlate-nightfalafelrunsandwakinguptothecalltoprayer.IwishIcouldwriteaboutthehypocrisyofU.S.policy,ofauthoritarianregimesandtheprotesterswhostanduptothemwithoutaparticularideologyorreligiondrivingtheiractions.FromriotpolicetoPalestinianschoolkids,myexperiencesintheMiddleEasthavebeenasdiverseandresistanttogeneralizationastheregionitself. Th enagain,ifallelsefails,Icouldjustwriteabouthowharditisformetochoosesomethingtowriteabout.Butno,thatwouldbecheap.

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ThejournalReformed Worshipprovidesresources

forchurchworshipplanners,soitshouldn’tbesuchasurprisethataprojectfromacoursetitledMusicinWorshipwouldbepublishedinthejournal.Still,PeterKuipers,asophomoremusiceducationmajor,says,“IwasstunnedwhenIdiscoveredthatReformedWorshipwasinterestedinanassignmentIdidforclass.”

KuiperswasenrolledintheMusicinWorshipclass,taughtbyDr.KarenDeMol,inspring2010.Th eclassgivesanoverviewofworshipandliturgy,churchmusichistory,andchurchmusicadministration.Forhisfinalproject,KuiperscreatedacompilationofmusicfortheEasterseason,involvingorganandeithersolotrumpetorabrassensemble.

“Asatrumpetplayer,”Kuipersexplains,“IrecognizethatEasterisatimeofyearwhenchurchesaskmusicianstoplayfortheservices,thoughtheymaynothaveanyspecificpiecesinmind.”

Kuipers’compilationprovidesalistoftitlesandadescriptionofeachpieceincludingtherangeandthedifficulty.

“Th epurposeofthisarticleistohelpworshipplannershaveareliablelistofmusicthatisappropriatetouseforEaster,”explainsKuipers.Heincludedmusicthatcanbeusedbyarangeofskilllevels,frombeginnertohighlyadvancedbrassplayers.

DeMolrecognizedhisproject’squalityandusefulnessandsubmittedittoReformed Worship,whichpublishedthepiece,entitled“LettheTrumpetSound!ACompilationofEasterMusicforTrumpetandBrass”inDecember2010.

CampusCapsules

A (Somewhat) Impossible Task Multi-family dwellings like those in this Israeli settlement are common sights for students on the Middle East Studies Program. Following their early departure from Cairo aft er the January 25th Revolution, CCCU (Council of Christian Colleges and Universities) students are spending more of their semester in other Middle Eastern countries.

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Peter Kuipers has compiled a list of Easter works for solo trumpet and brass ensemble that will be useful to church musicians.

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Sally Jongsma

EverySundayeveningbetween10p.m.and12a.m.,eightstudentsgatherintheloftabove

thecoffeeshopinKuyperHalltotrytobringhopetohurtingteensandyoungadults.SixteenDordtCollegestudents—eighteachweek—sitdownatcomputerterminalsandcellphonestochatortalkwithcallerstoTheHopeline.DordtisoneofsixcollegesacrossthenationthattakescallsduringtheDawsonMcAllisterLivebroadcast,aweeklynationalradiocall-inprogramhostedbyDawsonMcAllister.Duringhisradiobroadcast,McAllisterencourageslistenerstocallthe“off-air”HopeLineforhelp.

TheHopeline’sgoalisto“reach,rescue,andrestore”Americanteenagers,accordingtoDordtCollegealumnaJen(Schelhaas,’93)DeJong.DeJongisthecallcentermanagerforTheHopelineinSiouxFallsandwasinstrumentalingettingDordt

studentsinvolved.Sheledatrainingsessiononcampuslastfall,whichwasattendedbymorethan20students.Thesestudentslistenandtheytrytosharethehopetheyhavein

Jesusbygivingcaringsupport.Theyconnectcallerswithpartnerorganizationswhospecializeineatingdisorders,alcoholanddrugaddiction,pornographyaddiction,generalandpregnancycounseling,suicideprevention,andmentorshipprograms.Whencallersgivepermission,theytalkmorespecificallyaboutthebasisoftheirhope.

DaltonMoore,anengineeringsciencemajor,helpscoordinatethegroup’sefforts.

“There’sabigneedforpeopletolisten.Thelinesareoftenfull,”hesays.He,likesomeoftheothersprefertotakechatrequestsatthispoint,becauseithelpsthembeabletothinkbeforetheyrespondandevenconferwithfellowcallersoccasionally.

Mooresayshedidnotfullyrealizehowhopelessmanypeoplefeelandhowbrokenmanyrelationshipsare.It’snotonlymade

himmoresympathetictoothersbutalsoappreciativeabout“howgoodhe’shadit.”

“It’sagreatexperiencetoengageapersonwhoisstrugglinginconversation,”saysDr.NatalieSandbulte,whoteachespsychology.Sheattendedtheorientationsessionandsomeofherstudentsarevolunteers.“Justsittingwithsomeoneinpaincangiveapersonasenseofpurpose—

putsthingsinperspectiveforthem.”Shebelievesitteachespeopletobeproblemsolversandtobesensitivetotheneedsandhurtsofothers.Learninglisteningskillsandhowtoaskquestionsthatopenupaconversationaregoodskillsforstudentsheadingforaprofessioninsocialservicesbutalsoforanyone.Ithelpsstudentslearnhowtorelatetoothersinsensitiveandcaringways.

“I’msoimpressedwiththegroupofstudentsthatwehaveatDordt,”saysDeJong.“TheyarededicatedtoservingandsowillingtosharetheirheartsandtheirhopeinChristwithlostandlonelyteenagersandyoungadults.Theyaremakinganimpact.”

“OnethingthatisgreataboutvolunteeringatTheHopeLineisthatitprovidesstudentswithanopportunitytotalkwithnon-Christiansabouttheirfaith,”saysDeJong.“GrowingupinaChristianschoolandattendingaChristiancollege,Ididn’tencountermanypeoplewhoweren’talreadybelievers.Thesecallersarecontactingus,lookingforhope.”DeJongandtheDordtvolunteersaretryingtosharethathope.

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AdriannaOudmanhasalwayslikedlanguages.Asshegrewupshehadregularexposuretolanguagesother

thanEnglish:hergrandparentsemigratedfromtheNetherlandsandherfamilyregularlyhostedinternationalexchangestudents.Sheevenremembersfeelingdeprived,asachild,becauseherrelativesinCanadahadtwoofficiallanguages.Whenshestartedtakinglinguisticscoursesincollege,sherecallsthinking,“ThisiswhatI’vebeenlookingfor!” “Godjustwiredmeforlanguage,”shesays,withasmile. OudmanhasmajorsinSpanishandtheologymissionsandaminorinlinguistics.Sheknewthatshe’dhavetodoaseniorindependentstudyforherlinguisticsminor,soshe’sbeenthinkingaboutwhatshewantedtolearnmoreaboutasshemovedthroughherminor. “IfeltallalongthatIwantedtoknowmoreabouthowlanguageshapesasociety,”shesays.Sheknew,forexample,thatinmanylanguagesthewordusedforagroupoftenrevertstothemaleformandwonderedwhethertherewereculturesinwhichthiswasn’ttrue.SheknewfromhersummervolunteerworkwithWycliffeBibletranslatorshowimportantitistotranslatetheBibleintopeople’s“heart”languageiftheyaretotakeittoheart.Intheend,convincedofthevalueoflanguages,shedecidedtoexplorewhetheranythingisbeingdonetosavedyinglanguages. “Languageissomuchapartofculture,”shesays.“Youcan’treallyhaveonewithouttheother.”That’sbecauseeachlanguagehaswaysofseeingtheworldthatthosewhodon’tknowthelanguagecan’tquitegrasp.Sowhenalanguagedies,somethingmorethananotherlanguageislost—apartofworldcultureislost. “Wecaneasilyassumethatpeoplethinkthesamewayswedoifweknowonlyourownlanguageandculture,butsuchthings

astheorderofsentencesandevenprefixesandsuffixesalsoshowhowasocietythinks—andtheyshapethewayitsspeakersthinkandliveinthefuture,”Oudmansays. Forexample,inEnglish,wherethesubjectisplacedfirst,thentheverb,thentheobject,theindividualisusuallyoffirstimportance.Languagesthatplacetheobjectfirstoftenplacemoreemphasisonthecommunity—onthe“other.”Suchdifferencesthenhelpretainculturalvaluesinthenextgeneration. Languagesalsohavewaysofsayingthingsthatcan’treallybesaidinanyotherlanguagebecauseitisuniquetoacertainperceptionoftheworld. Oudmantellsastoryofscientistswhowantedtolearnmoreaboutaspecificjunglecat.Theirworkhitadeadenduntiltheyfoundsomeonewhospokeaminoritylanguageintheareawherethecatlived.

Thetribeknewhowtofindtheanimalandhadwordstodescribeit. People’sidentityiscloselytiedtotheirlanguage,saysOudman.Researchshowsthatthechildrenofpeoplewhogiveuptheirlanguageforeconomicorotherreasonssufferconsequences.Likeadoptedchildrensearchingfortheirbiologicalparents,childrenwhohavelosttheirprimarylanguageoftenfaceidentitycrises. Sohowdoestheworldkeeplanguagesalive?Howdopeoplerevitalizeanddocumentdyinglanguages? OudmanfoundasmallgroupledbyaPh.D.studentinLeipzig,Germany,thatiscurrentlytryingtorevitalizeanddocumenttheNluulanguage,acomplicatedSouthAfricanBushmanlanguagethatisthelastofitsfamilyoflanguages.Althoughitisnolongerspokenwithintheculture,fiveorsixpeoplestillknowhowtospeakit.

Nluuisacomplicatedlanguagewithseventy-threeconsonants,including45clicks.It’s32vowelsoundsarebuiltonfivebasicvowels.Becauseofitscomplexity,itisafascinatingstudytolinguistswhoaretryingtodocumentitsuse. “TheNluupeopleareproudoftheirlanguagebuttheyoungergeneration,plaguedbyAIDSandinsurvivalmodearenotlearningitbecausetheydon’tneedto,”saysOudman. Oudman’sindependentstudydidn’thelpsaveordocumentadyinglanguagebutitdidgiveheramuchbettersenseofthekindsofworklinguistsdoandthekindofchallengestheyface.Shelearnedmoreabouthowmuchlanguagematters—topeople,toaculture,totheworld,andtoGod’skingdom.Andshe’sinspiredtolookforwaystokeepworkingwithandstudyingandpromotinglanguage.

Senior Spanish major Adrianna Oudman has spent several summers, breaks, and a semester immersed in the language of other cultures. She has worked with Wycliffe Bible Translators and spent a semester in Nicaragua at the Nehemiah Center. There she worked with Rakel Jaentske, who works with an HIV/AIDS program and Luz Urania Largaespada, the director of the Nehemiah Center's Ezra Team for development and training.

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Find out more about TheHopeLine at www.thehopeline.comJen De Jong

Oudman feels wired for language

Students encourage others through TheHopeLine

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GaryHuitsing,BrettLeyendekker,andAaronYoderfiguretheymadeabout34centsanhouronavideo

projectthisyear,butifaskedwhethertheexperiencewasworthit?Priceless.Thethreedigitalmediamajorscreatedanearlyhour-longvideofortheSiouxCenterChamberofCommerceAgricultureCommitteetoshowcaseSiouxCountyfarming.

TheChamber’sagriculturecommitteeand,inparticular,localveterinarianandChambermemberDr.FredSickhavebeendreamingaboutsomethinglikethisforalongtime.SickregularlygetsaskedaboutSiouxCountyagriculture,hastakennumerousvisitorsontours,andevenrecallstakingabusloadofpeoplefromIrelandaroundthecountytoshowthevarietyandqualityoflocalagriculture.

“Withmodernpractices,itisbecomingharderandhardertogetonfarmstoday,”hesays.Farmersareafraidofspreadingcontaminationfromonefarmtoanother.SohebeganthinkingofotherwaystoshowwhatSiouxCountyhastooffer.

“BecauseSiouxCountyisknownforitsagriculture,manypeoplewanttoknowmoreaboutus,”saysTricia(Fynaardt,’08)Schreier,whoworksfortheChamber.“We’redoingsomethingthatothersthinktheymaywanttobepartof.”

ThevideocapturesvisitstoeightdifferentfarmingoperationsinSiouxCounty.Episodesincludebeef,goats,dairy,crops,sheep,eggs(layinghens),chickens(broilers),andpigs.Touringallofthesefarmswouldtakesixtoeighthours;thevideogivesanengagingandinformativevirtualtourin52minutes.

SickandSchreierarebothpleasedwiththeresult.

Huitsing,Leyendekker,andYoderarepleasedtoo,bothwiththefinalresultandwithwhattheylearned.Yoderservedastheproducer,HuitsingandLeyendekkeras

cameramenandeditors.“Thisprojectletmecombinemy

agriculture-businessmajoranddigitalmediaproductionminor,”saysLeyendekker,thefirstpersonenlistedfortheproject.“Eversincemyfirstsemester,I’vewonderedhowmymajorandminorcouldcometogether.”Headdsthathelearnedmoreaboutbothagricultureandaboutfilmproductionasaresultofthevideo.

“Welearnedalotmorethanwewouldhaveonlyinaclassroom,”saysHuitsing,acknowledgingthattheyputalotmoretimeintoitthanaclassnormallywouldrequire.

Theteambeganbydeterminingwhenthevideoneededtobecompletedandthencarefullyscheduledshootingandeditingtobeabletomaketheirdeadline,writingweeklyreportstokeepthemselvesaccountable.

“Webasicallyworkedtheschedulebackward,”saysHuitsing.

Allthreestudentssaytheyexpandedandpolishedtheirfilmingandeditingskills,and

theylearnedagreatdealaboutworkingwithclients.

“Peopledon’treallyunderstandhowmuchisinvolvedinsettingupforashoot,”saysYoder.Heandhisteammatescametounderstandwhyprofessionalsmightchargeforcancelledfilmingtimeandchangesfollowingthefinalscreening.Everysessionhadtobecarefullyscheduledandplanned.Equipmenthadtobereserved,decisionsmadeaboutcuesandquestionstoask,andattentionpaidtowhentheywouldshootsotherewouldbecontinuityinthesettingandlighting.ThiswasespeciallyimportantsincetheyfilmedtheeightfarmsoneightconsecutiveMondays—fortunatelyoneightsunnyfalldays.

“Icametounderstandthatthesooneryourealizethatproblemswilllikelyarise,thebetteryoucanprepareyourselfforthemwhentheydooccur,”saysLeyendekkeraboutthevaluablelessonshelearneddoingtheproject.

ThestudentsgivecredittobothtourhostAndySchuttinga’son-camerahostingandProfessorMarkVolkers’mentoringfortheirsuccess.

“Andymadeeveryonecomfortable.Heaskedgoodandnaturalquestions,waswitty,andkeptthingsmoving,”saythestudents.

Theyalsocredittheworkenvironmentinthedigitalmedialab,whereVolkersisusuallyavailabletohelpandanswerquestionsandwherestudentshelpeachothersolveproblemsandcomeupwithcreativesolutions.

“It’sasweetlittleplacetohangoutifyoulikemedia,”saysHuitsing.“WhenIthinkaboutwhatIknownowandwhatIknewcomingintotheprogram,it’sunbelievable.”

Reflectingonwhatthey’relearningandlookingtothefuture,Yodersays,“I’mexcitedtoseewhatDordtdigitalmediagraduateswillbeabletodointhenext15years.”HeandhisfellowstudentstakeveryseriouslyVolkers’oft-usedadmonitionto“createcontentworthconsuming.”

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Threegerbils,onedog,andonehumanarecurrentlythesubjectsofresearchfortheclassLearning:Theoriesand

Applications,taughtbyDordtpsychologyprofessorJessicaClevering.Duringtheirclasssessions,thestudentsstudylearningandconditioningtheories,andtheyaregiventheopportunitytoputthatknowledgetouseintheirpracticaltraining.

“Actuallytrainingananimalshowshowcomplicatedlearningisandhoweasyitistomessup,”notesseniorJessicaWestra.Sheandhergroupmembers,BaileyBakkerandGabbyEckardt,havebeentrainingagerbilnamedLily.“Wehavebeenusingoperantconditioning,”explainsWestra,“usingsunflowerseedsasreinforcementwhenLilygoesoverhurdlesandthroughthetube.”

Cleveringexplainsthatallanimalslearndifferently,sothestudentsneedtodiscoverthemosteffectivemethodoftraining.“Gerbils’behaviorgoesextinctprettyquicklybecausetheyareverycuriousandtheirlearningcaneasilybeundone.”

Agroupthatis“training”ahumanisalsofacinguniquechallenges.

“Youcan’tjusttrainhumanslikeyouwouldarodent,”Cleveringsays.Onegroupofstudentsisattemptingtotrainsomeonetoexerciseinthemornings,primarilyusingverbalpraiseandpositiveconversationasreinforcement.

“Actuallytrainingasubjectshowshowcomplicatedlearningisandhoweasyitistomessup,”saysWestra.“Themostchallengingpartisbeingpatient.Aswithanytypeoftraining,ittakestimeandeffort.”

ThesepracticalapplicationshavemadeWestraseehowlearningtheoriesgetappliedineverydaylife.

“Ilookatparentsandtheirchildrenandseeexamplesofhowtheyareusingoperantconditioningeveniftheydon’trealizeit,”shesays.

Cleveringhopesthatthispracticalexperiencewillalsohelpstudentswhentheyentertheworkingworld.

“Inthepsychologyfield,weusemanycomponentsoflearningtheoriestofigureouthowtoencouragegoodhabitsanddiscouragebadhabits,”Cleveringsays.Sheanticipatesthattheprinciplesandtheoriesthestudentshavestudiedinherclasswillgivethemthetoolstoassesstheeffectivenessofvariousprograms,suchasrehabilitationortherapy.

AlthoughCleveringhasthisbigpictureinmind,sheenjoyswatchingherstudentsgrowandenjoytheirtrainingexperience.Andstudentsenjoyseeingtheirhardworkpayoff.

Westranotes,“ItissoexcitingwhenLilydoeswhatwehavebeenteachingherbecausewecanseetheprinciplesoflearningtakeplacerightbeforeoureyes.”

Media students get a local gig

Psych students learn how we learn

Fox is elected state PSA vice president

JacobFox,asophomoreagriculturemajor,wasrecently

electedavicepresidentoftheIowaPostsecondaryAgriculturalStudentOrganization,agroupthatdescribesitspurposeasunitingeducationandindustryinagriculture.FoxwaselectedattheFebruary4meetingoftheIowasectionPASconference.PASisanationalorganizationwithchaptersinmanystates.

Fox,whotransferredtoDordtfromIowaStateUniversitylastfall,saysthatashegotinvolvedinDordt’sagclubhesawaneedforagriculturemajorstoalsoconnecttoaprofessionalorganizationtohelpfuturefarmersbridgethegapfromcollegetotheprofession.Dordtstudentshavenowsetupastatechapter,andtheysentfourrepresentativestotheconferenceinFebruary.Membershipalsoopensupopportunitiestogetindustryspeakersoncampustotalkwithstudents,saysFox.

AsoneofateamofsixofficersintheIowaorganization,FoxwilltraveltocollegesthathavePASchapterstogivepresentationsabouttheorganizationandwhatitoffers,attendthenationalconvention,helpfindsponsorsfortheorganization,arrangeindustryvisitstoschools,andplanstateconferences.

“DordtCollegeisoneofonlytwofour-yearagprogramsrepresentedintheIowaPAS,”saysFox—theotherbeingIowaState.HehopesthatitmighthelpstudentswhoaregraduatingfromtwoyearprogramsthinkaboutDordtiftheywishtofurthertheirageducation.

“It’salsoagoodopportunitytomeetandnetworkatthenationallevel,”hesays.“I’mexcitedaboutopportunitiesfornextyear.”

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Jacob Fox

Julia De Koekkoek says she’s grown quite attached to Bernard, her gerbil. She is teaching him to do a variety of simple tasks.

Sally Jongsma

SignsinthesciencebuildinginearlyFebruaryannounced“PourDay,”invitingotherstocomeandhelp.It

wasabigdayforthe25membersoftheDordtCollegeengineeringdepartment’sconcretecanoeteam.Somemembersoftheteamworkedintotheweehoursofthemorningtomakesureeverythingwasready,otherswereupintotheweehoursofthenextmorning,makingsureeverythingwasaccomplished.

Theconcretecanoeprojectisn’tjustaniceassignment.FivemenandfivewomenwillpaddlethecanoeinAprilattheAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers’(ASCE)annualMidwestregionalconcretecanoecompetitioninFargo,NorthDakota.

EngineeringProfessorJustinVanderWerffadmitsthatneitherhenortheteamwasfullyawareofallofthepiecesthathadtocometogethertohaveasuccessfulentryinthecompetition.Nevertheless,thestudents,whohavebeenmeetingweeklysinceSeptember,aremakinggreatprogress—eveniftheyhavescaledbacktheirexpectationsjustabit.Earlyon,theysetupcommitteestomanageallofthedetailsthatneededtobedone.

Eachschool’steammustcomeupwithitsownconcrete“mix”thatwillallowthecanoetofloatandmeetweightandstrengthrequirementsforthecompetition.Thisyear,teamsarerequiredtouseatleast25percentrecycledmaterialsinthemix.

“Wehaveatleast25percentrecycledcontent,”saysNathanaelCouperus,ajuniorengineeringmajorwhoiscaptainoftheteam.Hesaystheteamwouldhaveexploredusingrecycledmaterialsevenifithadn’tbeenarequirementbecauseofthewaytheythinkaboutusingcreation’sresources.

TheMixDesigncrewdecidedwhichmaterialstouseinthemix,aswellaswhatamountstouseforoptimumstrengthandlightness.Dordt’steamusedcrushedporcelain(toilets),crushedglass,(fromwindows),andshreddedplastic(fromrecycledcontainers).Theteamspenthourscalculatingandthentestingrecipesbypouringsamples.

Othercrews:• createdabudget,manageddonations

andcosts,andplannedthetriptoFargo;

• createdathemeforthepresentationanddisplayaswellasinthedesignofthecanoe;

• researchedandcreatedaCADmodelforthecanoeandthenconductedstressanalysesonthemodeltofinditsweakpoints;

• researched,selected,andbuiltthebestdesignforthemold;

• managedthewholeproject,communicatingwithcommittees,keepingonschedule,andtroubleshooting.

ThisisthefirstyearDordtengineeringstudentsareenteringthecompetition,andtheotherIowateams—fromIowaStateUniversityandtheUniversityofIowa(theonlyotheraccreditedengineeringprogramsinthestate)havewelcomedthementhusiasticallyandgiventhemanamazingamountofassistance,saysVanderWerff.HesmilesandaddsthatDordt’sparticipationactuallycouldbenefitthoseteamssinceitpushesthenumberofteamsintheregiontoten,enablingtwoteamsinsteadofone

tomoveontothenationalcompetitioninJune.TheIowateamsalongwithteamsfromMinnesota,WesternWisconsin,SouthDakota,andNorthDakotawillfaceoffonApril29and30.

Concretecanoeteamsnotonlydesign,build,andracetheircanoes,theyalsopresentanddefendtheirdesigninapaperandposterpresentationgivenattheregionalstudentconferenceheldthesameweekend.Theirscoresarebasedon:

• performanceintherace,includingasubmersiontest;

• averbalpresentationofthevisualandgraphicalelementsofthedesign;

• aposterdisplaydescribingtheuseofaggregates,reinforcement,andothermaterialsintheconcretemixture;

• apaperdetailingthedesign.“Partofwhat’ssogoodaboutthe

competitionistheinteractionthatourstudentshavewithstudentsfromotherschools,”saysVanderWerff.“Itnotonlygivesthemthesensethatwhattheyaredoingtechnicallyisonparwiththebigstateuniversities,butalsothattheperspectiveontechnologyanddesignthattheyaredevelopingmakesadifference.”

“ThecompetitiongivesusawaytoshowotherswhoweareandhowwedoengineeringatDordt,”saysCouperus.

“PourDay”markedamilestoneforthe

wholeteambutespeciallyforsomeofthecommittees.Themixwasready,theformwasbuilt.Thecanoewascreated.Attentionthenmovedtothepaperandpresentationfortheconference.It’sbeenalotofwork,butwellworthit,saysCouperus.Heandhisteammatesknewthatthefirstyearofcompetitionwouldbelaborintensive—somethingthey’vehadtobalancecarefullyasstudentsinamajoralreadyrenownedforitsworkload.

Nevertheless,they’reenthusiasticaboutwhatthey’velearnedaboutdesigningandbuilding,aboutworkingtogetherasateam,andaboutmanagingabigproject.

“It’screatedanamazinglyinteractiveatmosphereintheengineeringdepartment,”saysCouperus.Freshmentoseniorsareallworkingtogether,encouragingoneanother,learningtogether,andhavingfun.

ForsophomoreengineeringmajorDanielleDeBoer,workingasateamhasbeenthebestpart.Thefourwomenontheteam—twofreshmen,onesophomore,andonesenior—havebecomeespeciallyclose.Theyknowthey’llallbepaddlinginAprilbecausethey’reallneededtobalancetheteambygender.

“Youcandoalltheproblemsetsyouwant,butthere’snothinglikeactuallyworkingonaprojectandhavingtofixrandommishapsthatalwayshappen,”DeBoeradds.“It’sreallyhelpedmelearnwhatittakestorunaproject.Communicationandattentiontodetailhastobestrongallthetimeorthingsjustgetforgotten.Therehavebeenmanysituationsinwhichtoapplycommonsenseandquickthinking.”

Eventhoughthey’restillsteepedinworkpreparingfortheAprilcompetition,they’realreadythinkingaboutnextyear—andhowmucheasieritwillbetohaveayearofexperienceundertheirbeltsandknowtheyhavealreadydesignedandbuiltonefinishedcanoe.

TheconcretecanoeteamwillgiveacampuspresentationoftheirworkonApril14at7p.m.Youcanalsocheckoutphotosoftheteam’sprogressontheirwebsiteatcontent.asce.org/conferences/nccc2011/index.html

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Engineers and a few of their friends saw the results of their planning and designing on February 12 when they poured the concrete canoe that they’ll paddle in late April in North Dakota. They’ll be competing against teams from nine other Midwest universities.

The ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition (NCCC) is a

mentally and physically challenging competition that allows students to apply what they are learning in the classroom and develop team and project management skills they will need in their careers, according the event’s website. It challenges students’ knowledge, creativity, and stamina, while it showcases the versatility and durability of concrete as a building material.content.asce.org/conferences/nccc2011/index.html

The Competition

The canoe has a density of 64.64lb/ft^3 and a theoretical

weight of 206lb. The concrete needs to have a wet density between 55-70 lb/ft3. Currently, it has a theoretical density of 64.64 lb/ft3. A total amount of 400 lb/yd3 for hydraulic cement can be used, and our mix had 399.26 lb/yd3. The total mass for hydraulic cement could be between 30-50% of the total cementitious materials used, and we used 21.46%. Aggregates had to be a minimum of 25% for the entire mix, and we used 30.51%. Sustainable aggregates had to constitute a minimum of 50% for the total aggregate weight, and our mix used 88.9%.

By the Numbers

Sarah Vander Plaats

DordtCollegestudentsandstaffreceivedsevenawardsattheregionalKennedyCenterAmerican

CollegeTheaterFestival(ACTF)inAmes,Iowa,inJanuary.Inaddition,12studentsreceivednominationstoparticipateintheIreneRyanactingauditionsandonestudentwasselectedtostagemanageaplay.

TheatreArtsProfessorSimonduToitnotedthatevenamidlargetheaterdepartmentsfrommajoruniversities,Dordt’squalityofworkwasclearlyevident.

“Standingintheroomasourseveralawardswereannounced,itwasclearthatourprogramdidbetterthanevenmanylargeruniversitytheaterprogramsinthatarea.IpraiseGodthatourcollegewaspubliclycreditedinthatwayandhopethathisnamewillbeglorifiedthroughit,”duToitsaid.

ThefollowingDordtstudentsandstaffwerehonoredfortheirwork:

•SusanBlomreceivedanawardfor

costumedesignfortheproductionofThe Secret Garden.BlomisthetheatreartsseamstressforDordtCollege.

•MarkBylengaofBlaine,Wash.,receivedanawardformakeupandhairdesignfortheproductionofSukeroku.

•EllenDeYoungofMinneapolis,Minn.,waschosentostagemanagethenationalaward-winningplay,LasHermanaPadilla,atthefestival.

•ZacharyEggebeenofSheboygan,Wis.,receivedanawardforconceptionanddirectionfortheproductionofSukeroku.

•JeniferKanisofMinneapolis,Minn.,receivedanawardforscenicdesignandpaintingfortheproductionofTheSecretGarden.

•DanielleRoosofSiouxCenter,Iowa,receivedanawardfordirectionintheproductionofMachinal.ShewasalsochosenfortheInvitedSceneShowcase,whereascenefromtheplaywasperformed.

•JoelSchieboutofSiouxCenter,Iowa,receivedanawardforlightingdesignforthe

productionofBook of Days.•LucasWyniaofRockValley,Iowa;

ToddMontsmaofSiouxCenter,Iowa;HaniYangofLosAngeles,Calif.;andTassneemIbrahimofAbuja,Nigeria,receivedanawardforsoundandvideodesignfortheseniorshowproductionofMachinal.

•MariaBowkampofPella,Iowa;JasonKornelisofSiouxCenter,Iowa;MiaKornelisofSiouxCenter,Iowa;andNickVanEeofFoxLake,Wis.participatedintheIreneRyanActingCompetition.

Studentsalsoparticipatedinseveralperformancesandworkshops.

“ACTFwasanexcellentexperiencethathelpedpreparemefortheworldofprofessionaltheater.Thefestivalgavemetheopportunitytoseeawidevarietyofperformances,networkwithpeers,andmeetrespectedprofessionalsinmyfield,”saidJasonKornelis,atheatreartsmajoratDordtCollege.“EveryyearIcomebackfromACTFwithnewideasandarenewedpassionfortheatre,andthisyearwasnoexception.”

Dordt students continue their support of alumnus Dea Lieu

DeaLieu(’07)originallycametoDordtfromIvory

Coastafterfleeingforhislife.Internalcivilwarinhiscountryforcedhimtoleavehisfamilyandtheagricultureministryhehadbegunthere.Whilehewaitedtoreturnhomehepreparedhimselfforfurtherministry,teachingpeopleinIvoryCoastasustainablewaytofarmandsharingwiththemthegoodnewsofthegospel.

DordtstudentshaveraisedmoneyforDea’sagriculturalmissionbefore,butthisyeartheyarehelpingraisemoneysothatDeacansimplystayaliveandbeabletocarryonhiswork.

Dea’skidneyshavefailed,andheiscurrentlyintheUnitedStatesreceivingdialysis,somethinghecouldnotgetinIvoryCoast.PartnersofDea’sministryaretryingtoraisethemoneyneededforakidneytransplant—nearly$300,000.

Dordtstudentshostedtwofund-raisingeventsinthissemester.InFebruarytheysponsoreda“Dea-ancingwiththeStars”eveningintheCampusCenter,raisingseveralthousanddollars.InMarchagroupofstudentssponsoredagaragesale—theresultofstudyingthebook,“Radical,”whichencouragedthemtore-evaluatetheirlivesinthelightofGod’sWordandconsiderhowGodwantsthemtolive.Thestudents’studyofthebookhelpedthemreprioritizeanddiscoverwhatistrulyimportant.TheydecidedtodecluttertheirlivesandraisemoneyforDeaatthesametime.

IfyouwishtoknowmoreaboutDeaLieu,hiswork,andhowyoucanhelpgotowww.firstcrc.com/DeaLieuACLCP.cfm

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Ellen De Young

AgricultureandbusinessmajorCalebWilsongrewuponafarminasmallIowatown.Althoughheshares

thisbackgroundwithseveralotherDordtstudents,onepartofhisbackgroundisverydifferentfromtheirs.WhenheenrolledatDordtatthebeginningofthespringterm,hehadcompletedjustoversixyearsofserviceintheUnitedStatesArmy. Wilsonjoinedthearmyinthesummerof2004andwasstationedatFortBragg,NorthCarolina.HewasdeployedtoIraqthreetimesbeforehereceivedanhonorabledischargeinOctober2010.HereturnedtohishometownofPaullina,Iowa,andspentafewmonthsreadjustingtocivilianlifebeforeenrollingatDordt. Inadditiontobeingafull-timestudent,Wilsoniscurrentlyanapprenticeforhisuncle,whoworkswithlivestock.Aftergraduating,Wilsonhopestobecomealivestockproducerandcontracthisproductsthroughrestaurants. “IhadanoldercousinwhohadgonetoDordt,sothat’salwaysbeeninthebackofmymind,”explainsWilson.“Also,Imissed

beingbackinIowabecauseofthementalityandvalues,whicharesodifferentfromthemilitarylifestyle.” Meanwhile,hehasalsohadtoreadjusttobeinginaclassroom.“It’stoughgettingbackintothestudyinghabit,”Wilsonremarks.“Ineedtorelearnthingslikehowtotakepropernotes.It’sdefinitelyamentalsweat.”

Althoughgoingbacktoschoolaftersixyearsinthemilitaryisachallenge,Wilsonsaysthebiggestchallengeisrelatingtohispeers.AlthoughWilson,afreshman,isolderthanmostofhisclassmates,hisvastlydifferentexperiencesandperspectivesmakethedistanceevengreater. “ThereareguysbeingrotatedthroughIraqandAfghanistanconstantly,andthat’salltheycaneverthinkabout.That’salltheyknow.Alotofthemarejustprayingforanotherday,”Wilsonsays.“Meanwhile,peopleheretakesomanythingsforgranted.”Wilsonexplainsthathisexperiencesinthemilitaryhavetaughthimtoputhislifeinperspective.HecameoutofthemilitaryvaluingGod,family,andcountry.Heisparticularlythankfulforthesupportofhisfamily:“Myfamilyhasbeenincrediblyimportantinhelpingmetomaintainmoraleandkeepmyheadabovewater.” Yet,despitethechallengesWilsonhasexperiencedinhisreturntoNorthwestIowaandtotheclassroom,hehasbeenenjoyinghiscollegeexperience.He’salsopreparedtotakeonwhatevernewchallengescomehisway:“Lifegetshardsometimes.You’vejustgottoholdontightandenjoytheride.”

Caleb Wilson loves being back on the farm following his time in Iraq. He’s currently balancing his farm work with taking classes in agriculture.

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Dea Lieu needs dialysis three times per week. Supporters hope to get a trans-plant scheduled so the money raised can go toward his transplant rather than his dialysis.

The Secret Garden was last fall’s mainstage production. Several members of the cast were invited to compete in the Irene Ryan Acting Competition based on their performances in the play. Seamstress Sue Blom also received an award for the play’s costume design.

Wilson adjusts to civilian life

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BusinessProfessorDr.JohnVisserhasamapoftheworldonawallinhisoffice.Colored

pinsindicatethecountriesinwhichhisformerstudentslive.Thepinsstickinto43countries,includingRussia,China,severalAfricancountries.Therelationshipshe’sdevelopedwithpeopleinthesecountrieshavehelpedhimunderstandtheimpactthatreligiousbeliefhasoneconomics.

Visserhaswrittenamanuscriptthatgrewoutofhisteachingandstudyoverthepastdecades.HeisusingitthisspringastheprimarytextinhisA.R.T.course,EconomicsandReligiousBeliefs,tohelpstudentsbetterunderstandthatbeliefshouldn’tbemarginalizedwhenpeoplethinkaboutbusinessandeconomics.Visserlooksattheimpactbeliefshaveoneconomicactivity,personalhabits,risktaking,viewsofgovernment,andmore—ChristianaswellasBuddhist,secularmaterialistaswellasMarxist.

Heusesarticlesaboutcurrenteventsintoday’sworld,liketherevolutionsinTunisia,Egypt,andLibya,todemonstratethemisconceptionthatreligiousbeliefisaprivateaffair.

“Whatwebelieveshapeshowwe

seegovernment,whatvalueswehold,andhowwethinkaboutachievementandproductivity,”hesays.Thinkingthatbeliefissimplyaprivateaffaircontributestopersistentdifficultiesandunrestinourworld,hebelieves.

“IfyouknowsomethingaboutConfucianismyougetabettersenseofhowChinahasbeenabletoachievesuchdramaticeconomicchangeinthelastdecade,”hesays.

“IntheMiddleEasttoday,youhaveahighlyeducatedandyouthfulpopulationlivinginaneconomic

systemthatdoesn’thaveaplacefor

themtousetheirskills,”hesays.Theresultsarebecomingobvious.

IntheWest,massivetechnologychangeshavehadaprofoundeffectonemployment.Visserbelievesthataskinghowbeliefsdrivethedecisionsthatbringthesechangeswillhelpusknowhowtoaddressproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.

“Whetherabusinessperson’smotivationispersonalprofitorprovidingaservicemakesabigdifference,”hesays.Thatmotivationisstronglyinfluencedbyreligiousbelief.

Visserbelievesthatcapitalismanddemocracyofferthebestopportunitiesforpeopletolivelivesoffulfillmentandpotential,buthealsowantshisstudentstoseehowthesesystemscanbedistortedbyunbiblicalworldviews.

“Iwantstudentstounderstandthecentralroleofreligiousbeliefineconomics,”saysVisser.“Thecultureyouliveinpullsyouinacertaindirection,sometimesunthinkingly.”Hehopesthecoursewillbeatoolhisstudentstakewiththemtohelpthemmakedeliberatebiblicalchoicesintheircareersandtheothereconomicareasoftheirlives.

A.R.T.coursesarenotclassesinpainting,sculpture,orphotography.InDordt’sacademiccatalog—whenpunctuatedwithperiods,atleast—A.R.T.denotesAdvancedReformedThoughtcourses.TheCoreProgramrequireseachstudenttotakeoneofthesecoursestoexplorewhataReformedworldviewoffersinaparticularareaofstudy.

Thecoursesfeaturedbelow,alongwithsevenotherA.R.T.coursescurrentlyonthebooks,examinehowReformedthinking,indialoguewithotherwaysofthinking,hasaneffectonaparticularareaofstudy.StudentslearnhowReformedwritershavecontributedtoourunderstandingofthetopicanddeveloptheirownmature,criticalunderstanding.ThegoalistohelpstudentsbecomemoredeeplyengagedasReformedChristiansineverypartoftheirlives.

Written by Sally Jongsma

A.R.T.Courses

During many of his summers, Dr. John Visser has taught business courses to students in different countries around the world. He’s taken the insights he’s gained to write about the importance of religious belief for businesses and economic systems.

Economics and Religious Beliefs

Why Postmodernism isn’t Necessarily a Bad Word (for Calvinists)

PhilosophyProfessorDr.NealDeRoowantstoshowhisstudentsthatReformed

philosophyisrelevanttoourcontemporarypostmodernculture.HealsowantsthemtounderstandhowCalvinistscanhaveanimpactontheworldandthatpostmodernism,inmanyareasoflife,makesaReformedvoicemoreabletobeheard.

Infact,reformationalphilosophysharessomethingwithpostmodernism.

“Keytobothreformationalphilosophersandpostmodernistsistheideathatknowledgeiscontextual.Oursetofbeliefsisrootedinourbackgroundsandthathelpsusreadourworld,”saysDeRoo.Inotherwords,everyonehasaworldviewthatshapesthewaytheythinkandact.Ratherthandismissingpostmodernismas“blandrelativism”inwhichanythinggoes,asmanydo,DeRoosaysthatpostmodernismopensadoortoconversationsbetweenpeoplewithdifferentbeliefsystemsbyrespectingthattheycomefromdifferingstartingpointsthatcontributetotheirviewoftheworld.Postmodernismcanleadtoethicalrelativism,butitneednot.

DeRootakeshisstudentsthoughthemainthemesofpostmodernism,puttingthemalongsidemainthemesofReformedCalvinismtofindsimilaritiesanddifferences.

Apostmodernistapproach,bytryingtounderstandother’straditions,doesn’taskustoignoredifferencesoreventogetridofalldifferences,buttoexaminehowaparticulartraditionactsoutofitscore

beliefs,DeRoonotes.“Whatdoesthat

meanforReformedChristians?”DeRoo

askshisstudents.“Itmeanswe

mayhavemoreopportunitytoenteracademic

andculturaldiscoursetotalkaboutwhatmakesusuniqueandsaythattheauthorityforusistheBible,whichshapeshowweseetheworldandliveinit,”saysDeRoo.ItalsochallengesstudentstoaskwhatinsightstheyhavegainedfromtheirReformedtraditionandfigureouthowtocommunicatethemtothosefromothertraditions.

“Ifyouknowwhereothersarecomingfromyoucancommunicatewiththemmoreeffectivelybecauseyouunderstandeachother’sassumptions,”saysDeRoo.

InthelastmonthofthecourseDeRooandhisstudentsfocusonthechurchasabodyofbelieversandonitsroleinourworld.Theyuseapostmodernapproachtolooktotheircorebeliefsandaskwhetherwereflectabiblical

“This course has made me so much more aware

of how religion and economics intertwine.

It also challenged me to realize how secular my

mindset is.”Anonymous student on a mid-term evaluation

“These A.R.T. classes are long overdue. It’s too easy to give students the barebone basics of Reformed thought without ever legitimately

engaging in its application to specific disciplines. Teaching a freshman the Creation-Fall-

Redemption outline is a piece of cake. It’s more difficult—but all the more necessary and

rewarding—to get students asking how this paradigm can be applied practically to areas like

agriculture or English, to name a couple.”Senior Kenny Gradert

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A.R.T.coursesarenotclassesinpainting,sculpture,orphotography.InDordt’sacademiccatalog—whenpunctuatedwithperiods,atleast—A.R.T.denotesAdvancedReformedThoughtcourses.TheCoreProgramrequireseachstudenttotakeoneofthesecoursestoexplorewhataReformedworldviewoffersinaparticularareaofstudy.

Thecoursesfeaturedbelow,alongwithsevenotherA.R.T.coursescurrentlyonthebooks,examinehowReformedthinking,indialoguewithotherwaysofthinking,hasaneffectonaparticularareaofstudy.StudentslearnhowReformedwritershavecontributedtoourunderstandingofthetopicanddeveloptheirownmature,criticalunderstanding.ThegoalistohelpstudentsbecomemoredeeplyengagedasReformedChristiansineverypartoftheirlives.

Written by Sally Jongsma

A.R.T.CoursesWhy Postmodernism isn’t Necessarily

a Bad Word (for Calvinists)

andculturaldiscoursetotalkaboutwhatmakesusuniqueandsaythattheauthorityforusistheBible,whichshapeshowweseetheworldandliveinit,”saysDeRoo.ItalsochallengesstudentstoaskwhatinsightstheyhavegainedfromtheirReformedtraditionandfigureouthowtocommunicatethemtothosefromothertraditions.

“Ifyouknowwhereothersarecomingfromyoucancommunicatewiththemmoreeffectivelybecauseyouunderstandeachother’sassumptions,”saysDeRoo.

InthelastmonthofthecourseDeRooandhisstudentsfocusonthechurchasabodyofbelieversandonitsroleinourworld.Theyuseapostmodernapproachtolooktotheircorebeliefsandaskwhetherwereflectabiblical

understandingofthechurchtoday.UsingJamesK.Smith’sWho’s

Afraid of Postmodernism: Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church (The Church and Postmodern Culture),DeRoo’sstudentsfindthattoday’schurchhasbeenheavilyinfluencedbymodernism’semphasisonindividualsandindividualrightsandfreedomsratherthanthebiblicalnarrativeinwhichthechurchisacovenantcommunityelectedtoserveasabodyofbelievers.

“Electionisnotaget-out-of-jailfreecardbutaresponsibilitytoserve,”saysDeRoo.Hehopeshisstudentstakeupthatchallengeastheymoveintothenextstageoftheirlivesandactiveinvolvementintheircareersand

intheirchurchcommunities.

Didyoueverthinkaboutthefactthatkitchendesignsoftenstillreflectfemalerolesofthe

1950s?That’saquestionDr.EthanBruelikestoaskstudentsinhisHistoryofScienceandTechnologyA.R.T.course.Sinkswereputbeneathawindowfacingthebackyardsothestay-at-homemomcouldkeepaneyeonherchildrenplayinginthebackyardwhileshewasdoingdishes.

ExamplessuchasthishelpBruedemonstratetohisstudentsbothhowweshapetechnologyandhowitshapesus.Inthe1950sawoman’srolewastobeathomewithherchildrenwhileherhusbandworkedatajobthatwouldearnthemoneytheyneededtolive.Thekitchenwasherdomain.

ThroughouthisteachingBruehelpsstudentsseethattechnologydoesn’tjusthappen.Itisshapedbywhatwebelieve,andthosebeliefshaveconcreteimplications.Togethertheclassasksquestionsandexploresanswers.Theycometosee,forexample,thattheautomobiledidnotsimplychangethewayAmericanstravel;itchangedhowwedefinecommunity,education,work,play,andworship.Itseffectisgreaterthanprovidingabetterwaytogetpeopletoevents.

Brue’scoursefocusesonthehistoryofsciencegenerallyanddiscusseshowthewesternnotionofsciencevs.religionisamisnomer.

“Thereisnotheoreticalknowingthatisnotguidedordirectedbyareligiousbeliefofonesortoranother,”Bruereiterates.HisstudentsoftenaresurprisedtofindthattheCopernicancontroversyoverheliocentrismwasfarlessaboutbiblicalfaithvs.scienceandfarmoreaboutnewideasdoingbattlewithtraditionalpaganGreekunderstandingsoftheuniverseandsociety.

Bruegiveshisstudentsthehistoricalcontexttohelpthemthinkaboutthetoolsandtoysthatsurround

themtoday.“Noonecanexistwithoutbeing

affectedbytechnologytoday,”hesays.Whetherwe’rebrushingourteethorplantingagarden,technologicaldevelopmentsshapehowwedoit,bothforgoodandforbad.

“IbelievethatreformationalthinkinghasthemostdistinctiveapproachforhelpingChristiansthinkaboutthesciences,”saysBrue.“Askingwhatkindofthinkinghasshapedourtechnologyalsohelpsusfigureouthowthetechnologyweuseisshapingus.It’snotenoughtounderstandourownreligiousperspective—toabstractly

believe.We’reconstantlybeingshaped—includingwhatwebelievein—bythetechnicalworldwelivein.” Bruepointsouttohisstudents—bothengineeringandartsstudents—thattoday’stechnology-saturated,scientificallyorientedcultureassumesthatwhatweknowmustberationallydefensibleandscientificallyverifiable.SuchaviewthrowsoutotherkindsofknowingthataremoreartisticandintuitiveaswellashowwecometoknowourmostfoundationalbeliefsinaGodwhocovenantswithhiscreation.Byunconsciouslyacceptingthescientificassumptionsembeddedinthewayweliveandwhatwesurroundourselveswithwebecomeinfluencedbytheminotherpartsofourlivesaswell,affectinghowwethinkaboutthingsasdiverseasorigins,bioethics,space,computersinschools,genderroles,andmore.

Bruehopeshisstudentswillaskthemselveshowtheyareshapedbythetechnologytheyuse.

“Weneedtoseeourselvesastechnologycreators.”Bybuyingintotrendsasconsumers,we’rehelpingsettrendsandaffirmingthevalueofaparticularwayoflookingattheworld.Forengineerstodesignsomethingsimplybecauseitiswhatthemarketwantsmeanstheyarebeingshapedbyaworldview,ratherthanleadingoutofaworldview.

“These A.R.T. classes are long overdue. It’s too easy to give students the barebone basics of Reformed thought without ever legitimately

engaging in its application to specific disciplines. Teaching a freshman the Creation-Fall-

Redemption outline is a piece of cake. It’s more difficult—but all the more necessary and

rewarding—to get students asking how this paradigm can be applied practically to areas like

agriculture or English, to name a couple.”Senior Kenny Gradert

Students in Dr. Ethan Brue’s History of Science and Technology class learn that there is no theoretical knowing that is not guided or directed by a religious belief of one sort or another.

History of Science and Technology

“My education has benefitted from comparing and

contrasting various perspectives on

technology and its role in society to a biblical

perspective that we are discovering in the

course.”Senior Lucas Teeuwsen

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EnglishDepartmentfacultytookonanextracoursethissemestertoparticipateintheReadersasBelievers

andWritersA.R.Tcourse.AlthoughDr.MaryDenglerislistedastheinstructoranddoesthecoordinatingandgradingforthecourse,otherEnglishfacultymembersattendandsomehelppresent.They’vecreatedalivelydialoguebetweenprofessors,students,andtheChristianwriterstheyarereading.Togethertheylookathowfaith—Reformedfaithinparticular—informsreadingandwriting,boththeirsandothers.

ProfessorsandstudentsreadAbrahamKuyper’sLectures in Calvinism—particularly“CalvinismasaLife-system,”CalvinSeerveld’sA Christian Critique of Art and Literature,andSusanGallagherandRogerLundin’sLiterature Through the Eyes of Faith. TheyreadessaysbyChristianwritersaboutthosewhoshapedthemandhowliteraturecanrevealtruthaboutthehumanconditionwhileitreflects,critiques,andgalvanizesculture.TheessaysarefromMore

Than Words,abookeditedbydepartmentmemberJamesC.Schaap.

“IlovebeingabletoreadandtalkaboutKuyper,Seerveld,Gallagher,Lundin,Tolkien,Robinson,andDostoyevskyinthesameclass(nottomentionSolzhenitsyn,SherwoodAnderson,JimSchaap,andJohnMilton).Iloveseeingtheconnectionsamong

them,”saysDengler.Sheandhercolleagueswantstudents

tobetterunderstandandarticulatewhataReformedChristianapproachtoliterarystudiesandwritingisandwhyitisimportantforChristiansbothtoengageliteratureandtowrite.Studentsrespondtowhattheyreadanddiscusswithcogent,well-supportedargumentsastheyreflectonthewritingstheystudy.

“It’sexcitingtositinthebackrowwithstudentsIknowandothersIdon’tyetknow.It’sfuntobelearningwiththem.It’salsoenrichingtodialoguewithmycolleaguesaboutliteratureandtheChristianfaith.I’mlearningandI’mteachingatthesametime,”saysDr.BobDeSmith

“AsIstudent,Idon’tthinkIsawmuchofprofessorsexperiencingliterature,”saysProfessorHowardSchaap.“Theyweretheexperts‘dishing’itoutfortherestofus.IntheEnglishpodfromtimetotime,someonewilltakeapoemorstoryandsaytotherestofus,‘Whatdoyouseehere?’Theensuingdiscussionand/orwrestlingmatchisoftenthefinestpartofteachingatcollege.Inthisclass,teachersandstudentsgettodothat

together.”Studentsarealsoenjoyingthecourse.“IlikehavingtheentireEnglish

Departmentpresentduringtheclassperiodbecauseeachinstructorbringshisorherownperspectiveonthenovelorshortstorybeingdiscussed.AmajorissueforanyChristianreaderisdeterminingwhetherornotonecanfindGod’sredemptivetruthin‘secular’books,andIthinkthatthiscourseeffectivelychallengesmeasbothareaderandawritertodiscoverGodinunlikelyplaces,”saysseniorGraceSchmidtfromVadnaisHeights,Minnesota.

“English342isauniqueclass.Togetherstudentsandfacultylookatthebroaderthemesofliterature,especiallyhowweshapeliteratureandhowitshapesus,”saysseniorSarahRothfromEscondido,California.

“It’sajoytoseestudentsfromdifferentmajorsandemphasesallinterestedindiggingintoliterature—andallwell-preparedtojoinaconversationinamixedgrouplikethis,”saysDr.LeahZuidema.“It’salsowonderfultohavethechancetoreadwithcolleagues—toengageinthekindofworkthatisattheheartofourdiscipline.”

A.R.T.Continued

“Here at Dordt, we claim that being Christian

impacts our interaction with the world. This class

sets out to prove that claim within the realm of literature and writing.”

Senior Sarah Roth

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PsychologyProfessorDr.Mark ChristiansistheteamleaderfortheSusanG.KomenfortheCureSiouxlandAffiliate.Christiansworksalongsidesixotherstoprepareaself-studythatexaminesissuesrelatedtobreastcancerincidenceandbreasthealthcareinthetri-stateregion.

PhilosophyProfessorDr.Neal De Roo’sarticle“DerridaandtheFuture(s)ofPhenomenology,”appearsinDerrida Today(4:1[2011],107-131),anEdinburghUniversityPress.philosophyjournal.

EnglishProfessorDr.Robert De Smithread“WilliamTyndale,ReadingintheReformationandthePowerofWords”ataconferencecelebratingthe400thanniversaryoftheKingJamesBibleheldatBaylorUniversity.

SocialWorkProfessorJessica Cleveringco-authored“AchievementisanAttitude:TheImportanceofHelp-SeekingAttitudeswhenPredictingAcademicAchievement,”achapterinEmpirical Research in Teaching and Learning: Contributions from Social Psychology. Theyfoundthatpositiveattitudesaboutgettinghelpbetterpredictedgettinggoodgradesthanactuallygettinghelp.

ProvostDr.Erik HoekstraandAssociateProvostforCo-CurricularAffairsBethany Schuttingawereco-presenters

inJanuaryinEdina,Minnesota,andinFebruaryinVisalia,California,on“ConnectionsandPartnershipswithintheCoreandCo-CurricularPrograms.”ThepresentationsweregiventogroupsofDordtsupportersinanefforttoshowcasecurrentlearningcommunityinitiativesatDordtCollege. Schuttinga,TheologyProfessorTom Wolthuis,andDeanofChapelAaron Baart gaveapresentationinMarchtofacultyandadministratorsfromtheCouncilofChristianCollegesatNetVUEinIndianapolis,Indiana,titled“Kingdom,IdentityandCalling.AFreshmanOrientationCourse.”DordtCollegeorientsstudentstocollegelife,tothemissionandvisionofthecollege,andtoaChristiansenseofvocationthroughthisfirsttermseminar.NetworkforVocationinUndergraduateEducation(NetVUE)isanewinitiativethatisbeingadministeredbytheCouncilofIndependentColleges(CIC)withsupportfromLillyEndowmentInc.

Dr.Clinton Lowin,Schuttinga,andHoekstraareteachingaoptionaleveningcoursetoabout20studentseveryotherweek.Thecourseisanexperimenttoseeifaleadershipcurriculumissomethingthatstudentswouldembrace.

MathematicsProfessorDr.Calvin Jongsmapresentedatalktitled“MuchMoreThanSymbolics:TheEarlyHistoryofAlgebraandItsSignificanceforIntroductoryAlgebraEducation”attheAnnualEastCoastMeetingoftheHistoryandPedagogyofMathematics,AmericasSectionheldattheAmericanUniversityinWashingtonD.C.onMarch13.

EnglishProfessorDr.Leah Zuidemapresentedthepaper“LearningtobeTeacher-Writers”attheWritingResearchAcrossBordersInternationalConference,whichmetatGeorgeMasonUniversityinFairfax,Virginia,onFebruary19,2011.Shesharedresearchfindingsaboutthewaythatconcernsregardingauthoritycometotheforewhenpre-serviceteachersarecomposingmanuscriptsforsubmissiontoprofessionaljournalsforeducators. HistoryprofessorDavid Zwart spentaweekteachinghighschoolhistorywithDordtalumnusRussSmiesatCentralWisconsinChristianHighSchool.Zwartteachesprospectivehistoryteachers. MusicProfessorsDr.Ben Kornelis andDeborah Vogelwillbetwoof29selectsingersintheSouthDakotaChorale.TheywillperformtheMauriceDurufleRequiemonMay13-15inSiouxFallsattheFirstCongregationalChurch.

Chronicle article includes Fessler course

Dr.PaulFesslerwashighlightedintheMarch

6,2011,Chronicle of Higher Educationarticle“SettingMindsonFire.”Thearticle,whichisaboutbestpracticesinactivelearning,describesFessler’suseofastrategyknownasReactingtothePast,whichengagesstudentsinelaborategamesbasedonclassictexts. FollowingistheexerptaboutFessler'sclassfromtheChroniclearticle: “PaulFessler,aprofessorofhistoryatDordtCollege,inIowa,devotedthelastmonthofhisWesterncivilizationclasstoagamesetamidtheFrenchRevolution.Thesessionswereheatedandinvolved,anditsoonbecameclearthatthesemesterwouldendbeforeseveralkeyissuescouldberesolved.Fesslerofferedtoextendtheclass.Insteadstudentsvolunteeredtocome30minutesearlyfortheremainderofthesemester.Fesslerwasfloored;hisclassstartedat8a.m. “Everystudentfeltastrongpersonalinvestmentintheirroles,”explainedNateGibson,astudentintheclass.“Wereadmoreintheweeksofthegamethanwehadatanytimebeforeintheclass.Weplowedthroughthegamemanual,ourhistorytexts,Rousseau,younameit.Wespenthourswritingarticles.Ispentseveralall-nighterseditingmyfaction’snewspapers,andtheothereditorsdid,too.Ithadbecomemorethanaclasstousbythatpoint.Theearly-morningsessionsweretheonlywaytohonorthesacrificesthateverybodyhadmade.”more:http://chronicle.com/article/Setting-Students-Minds-on/126592/

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Mike Byker

BasketballForthesecondyearinarowthe

Defendersearnedwinningrecordsinbothwomen’sandmen’sbasketball.InthecompetitiveGreatPlainsAthleticConference,wheretherearefewbuilt-inwins,thatspellsasuccessfulseason.

TheDefendermenadvancedtotheGPACfinalsbeforeendingtheirseasonat19-12.DordtavengedtwolossestoBriarCliffandNorthwesterninthepostseasonbeforeadvancingtothefinals.TrevorWolterstorffledtheteamwithmorethan16pointspergameaverageandwentpast900careerpointsearlierthisseason.ThesophomorefromSiouxCentermadeover50percentofhisshotsandwasnamedathird-teamNAIAAll-American.CliffWarnerandAustinKatjeeachaveragedover11pointspergameandJordanVogelscoredovertenpointsagameandledtheteaminrebounding.Wolterstorffwasafirst-teamAll-GPAChonoreewhileWarnerwasasecond-teampick.BothKatjeandVogelwerehonorablementionhonorees.

Thewomenwillbeaffectedbygraduationthisyear,whenthreecoreplayersleavetheprogram.AmberSoodsmaleavesasthetopscorerinprogram’shistorywithover1,700pointsand700rebounds.TheHudsvonville,Michigan,nativehasstuffedtheboxscoreforfouryears,accumulating110blockedshots,205assistsand180steals.JuliaDeKoekkoeksurpassed1000careerpoints.BreSchneidermann,apostplayer

fromBrooklynPark,Minnesota,becamethecareerleaderinblockedshotswith267andalsohasover650pointsandrebounds.Combined,thesethreeplayersplayedin61gamesoverafour-yearperiod—thehighesttotalforanyfour-yearspan.

Soodsmawasafirst-teamall-GPACselectionforthesecondyearinarowandathirdteamNAIAAll-American.DeKoekkoekclaimedall-GPAChonorablementionhonorsforthesecondyear

HockeyThehockeyseasoncametoaclosein

mid-February,andtheBladesmissedthe

nationaltournamentforthefirsttimeinthreeyears.ItseemedlikeaprematureendtoaseasonthathasstretchedintoMarchforthelastseveralseasons.TheBladeswereledthisseasonbyBrandonFastandJordanJanzwith20and11goalsscorerespectively.

Track and FieldTrackandfieldhadagreatindoor

seasonunderheadcoachCraigHeynen.Sixteenathletescompetingin12eventsmadeuptheDordtCollegecontingenttravelingtotheNAIANationalIndoorTrackandFieldChampionships,heldMarch3-5inGeneva,Ohio.BrianaWubben,asophomorefromClaraCity,Minnesota,claimedall-Americanhonorswithafifth-placefinishinthepentathlonandafourth-placefinishinthehighjump.Themen’s4x800teamearnedall-Americanstatusbyfinishingsixthinthefinals.ThequartetwasmadeupofTimBierma(freshman;SiouxCenter,Iowa),NathanBrace(freshman;Defiance,Iowa),JosiahLuttjeboer(senior;Belleville,Ontario),andIanKuipers(senior;Platte,SouthDakota).

MichelleSteigerearnedanominationbyDordtCollegefortheA.O.DuerAward.TheawardisgivenannuallybytheNAIAtoajuniorwomen’sandmen’sstudent-athleteinanysportwhohasexcelledacademicallyaswellasathletically.Steigerwasanall-Americanincrosscountrylastfallandalsoclaimedanationalmeetqualificationinindoortrackandfieldinthe5,000meters.ShewasanNAIAScholar-AthletethisfallandisaLynden,Washington,native.

Neal De Roo

David Zwart

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Amber Soodsma leaves Dordt as the top women’s basketball scorer in Dordt’s history, scoring more than 1,700 points and tallying over 700 rebounds.

Teams wrap up their winter seasons

Schuttinga

Dr. Paul Fessler works hard to make his history classes engaging and expe-riential. He has also taken students on military-style staff rides to help them live into the events they are studying.

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Sarah Vander Plaats

Collegeoffersanexcitingatmosphereofnewopportunitiesandexperiences.Butmanystudentsfinditdifficult

tobalanceacademicresponsibilitieswithfreedoms.Infact,everyyearsomefindthemselvesfacingacademicfailure.Withalittlehelpmoststudentscanovercomethishurdleandsucceed.

That’sthemessageEnglishProfessorBillElgersmaandjuniorAlexHendersongaveintheirpresentation“GoingfromAcademicFailuretoSuccess.”Theyeachsharedtheirpersonalstrugglestoovercomepooracademicstanding.TodayElgersmateachesEnglish100,acourseforstudentswithspecialneedsinwritingandthosewhohaveascorebelow18ontheEnglishcomponentoftheACT.

AtthebeginningofHenderson’scollegecareer,hefoundhimselfstrugglingtomeetthedemandsofcollegewhiletryingtojugglehisathleticschedule,sociallife,andacademicworkload.Heexplainedtothestudentsinattendancewhathedidtoturnhissituationaround.He’sfoundthat,forhim,beingasuccessfulstudentdependsonsurroundinghimselfwithpeoplethathelpholdhimaccountable(evenifonlybyexample)andthenworkingtochangehisoutlook.“Justchangingmyattitude,changedmybehavior,”hesays.

Healsoencouragedstudentstousecollegetutorssaying,“Letpeoplehelpyou.

Tutoringisfree,sowhynotuseit.”Elgersmacontinuedthediscussionby

sharingboththechallengeshefacedasastudentandalsowhathebelievesarethekeysforgettingthroughcollege.“Motivationandpersistencearethetwokeyfactorstosuccessincollege,”hesays.

Oneimportantstrategythathelpsstudentsgainconfidenceissayingitoutloud,hebelieves.

“Ifyouwanttograduate,sayitoutloud.It’snotif,it’swhenIgraduate.Ifyoubeat

yourselfup,afterawhileyoustartlisteningtoyourself,”saysElgersma.

DordtCollegehasbeenrecognizedbyU.S. News and World Reportforitscommitmenttohelpingstudentssucceedinacademics.In2011’srankingsDordtwasoneofonlytworegionalcollegesrecognizedfor“AStrongCommitmenttoTeaching”andwasalsonamedonUSN&WR’stop-10listof“A-plusSchoolsforBStudents,”acategorythatrecognizeshigh-achievingcollegeswhere“nonsuperstars”canthriveandsucceed.

John BaasVice president for College Advancement

#1inthecountry.Perhapsyouheardthenewsalreadylast

fall,butit’smakingtheroundsonnationalnewsoutletsagain.In2010,amongalltheeducationalinstitutionswhosestudentsqualifyforfederallysubsidizedloans(that’sover8,000institutions),DordtCollegewastiedforfirstplaceintherateofstudentloanrepayment.

Thatremarkablerankingcanbeattributedtomanythings—thecharacterofourstudentsandthefamiliesthatsendthemhere;thecontinuouseffortofthecollegeleadership,bolsteredbyagenerousdonorcommunity,tokeepDordt’svaluehighandcostslow;thequalityofouracademicandco-curricularprogramsthatpreparestudentsforproductivecareers.

Anothercriticalfactorisscholarships.DordtCollegeisblessedwithalargeandgrowingprogramofdonor-fundedscholarshipstohelpourstudentsmeettheirfinancialneedsandtorewardachievementinmanyareas.Therearecurrentlymorethan90donor-endowedscholarshipsatDordt,generatingover$187,000inscholarshipfundsto165studentseveryyear.Inaddition,thereare50annually

fundedscholarshipsproviding$317,000to160studentseachyear.

Listentothewordsofsomeofthesestudents:

“Receivingthisscholarshiphasbeenananswertomanyprayers.”

“YourscholarshipisaverytangiblewaythatIseeGod’s

provisionandfaithfulness.”“Thisscholarshiphas

helpedourfamilysomuchandmotivatesmetogivemybestinachievingthegoalsGodhasgivenme.”

“IamtrulythankfulforthisscholarshipandwillworkhardtobringgloryandhonortoourLordwhileattendingDordtCollegeandbeyond.”

AgrowingscholarshipprogramisawonderfulthingforDordtCollegebecauseitallowsustoreachouttoallsortsofstudents.Andknowingtheyaremakingsuchanimpactonyoungpeopleisawonderfulthingfordonors.

InourongoingVision2020campaign,morethan$7millionhasbeengivenalreadytoestablishnewscholarshipsoraddtoexistingscholarships.Ourgoalistoreach$10millionforscholarships.WouldyouliketohelpDordtstudentsthroughscholarshipsupport?Contacttheadvancementofficebycallingusat712.722.6020,[email protected],orvisitingourwebsiteatwww.dordt.edu/services_support/advancement/giving.shtml

Twenty-three students received Henry and Helen Van Klaveren Achievement Grants this year thanks to the generous support of these friends of the

college.

An Example

Talia BakerCaitlin BronkhorstMarcus Den HerderSamuel EkstromAlexander FranklAllie GorterEmily HooglandKelli Longman

Danelle MiedemaJoshua MouwMitchell NettingaAlissa ReevesJoy RoelofsAshley SandbulteJesse SchellingKyle Scholten

Maria SchuitemanNicole TateKatie TimmermanSarah Van Den BergZachary Van RavenswaayLee VellemaAdam Warntjes

John Baas

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ScholarShip program growthendowed

Alex Henderson, a junior business administration major from Irving, Texas, joined English Professor Bill Elgersma to give a presentation sponsored by Dordt’s residence hall learning coordinators. They talked about what it took for each of them to succeed in college.

From Academic Failure to Success

Iowa residents with a registered vehicle can now get a Dordt

College customized license plate through any Iowa county treasurer’s office. The fees are $25 for a numbered plate and $50 for a personalized plate with a $5 annual fee. Information, applications, and pictures of the Dordt license plate can be found on the Iowa DOT website at www.iowadot.gov/mvd/ovs/plates/private.htm

Dordt License Plates

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R ecently I gave a campustour to a candidate for a faculty position. She was

� nishing up her doctoral work in Wisconsin, had grown up in Seattle, and had graduated from Calvin College. At the end of the tour she asked me what I thought was special about Dordt College and why should she consider coming here.

It didn’t take me long to respond. I said it was the community of believers at Dordt College and the region who are very intentional about working out our faith in an educational setting. And it’s not just the people on campus. It’s also the people in the community. Not that we don’t have our faults, but those on and o� campus

do our best to support each other and the students that God has placed in our sphere of in uence.

An example of community involvement in the lives of our students is “adoptive” parents

like Pete and Muriel Visser from Sioux Center. Recently in the newsletter that we send via e-mail to alumni, we asked for stories about the Vissers from alumni who shared Sunday dinners with them.

Andrea (Van Wyk, ’05) Kamper wrote, “My husband,

Myron, was adopted by Peter and Muriel. He went there for tea sometimes in the a� ernoons as well as on Sundays for dinner. � ey even let him borrow their car to take me on a date because my husband, from

California, didn’t have a car until his senior year. We still hear from them at Christmas and when we had a baby. � ey are a neat couple who really encouraged us through their hospitality.”

Glenda Buteyn (’71) wrote, “My oldest brother John worked for Pete for a semester and lived in their home. It was the beginning of a wonderful friendship that extended to include my parents and our families. We visited each other’s homes and had lots of laughs. My parents loved them! My brother John still visits Pete and Muriel when he comes to Iowa from Colorado.”

Pete and Muriel Visser were not the only “adoptive” family we heard about.

Jeany (Schaap, ’84) Plooy wrote, “Pete and Rose Schouten had a house full of Dordt kids for Sunday dinner many weeks when I was attending Dordt. My sophomore through

senior year I ate really well and laughed really hard over Sunday dinners there.”

� e tradition continues. Many “adoptive” parents in the community still take Dordt students into their homes. We normally have from three to six students at our house on Sunday noon (usually my son’s roommates looking for a hot meal a� er cooking for themselves all week!).

I wish I could have introduced that candidate to some of the “adoptive” parents around here.

If you have a story you’d like to share about “adoptive” parents please e-mail Wes Fopma at [email protected].

Recently we've had a number of requests to o� er a personalized license plate for friends and alumni who would like to publicly demonstrate their a� liation with Dordt College. It has � nally arrived!

Wes Fopma

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Alumni put on vibrant photography showellen De Young

I am in awe of nature’s diversity and find its beauty no

matter where I am,” notes April (Boogerd, ’05) Van Rys. This appreciation of natural beauty helps to fuel another of her passions: photography. Early this semester, Van Rys and Maggie Mellema (’07) displayed their photography in the Campus Center art gallery in February.

Dordt’s art department regularly invites Dordt graduates to display their art in an annual alumni exhibition. At the exhibit’s public reception on February 4, Van Rys and Mellema shared information about their photographs and about how they think about their craft as photographers. Others in attendance, including both community members and Dordt students and faculty in attendance were given the opportunity to ask questions and to chat with the artists.

Mellema is a partner in a photography studio in Omaha, Nebraska, called Studio C41. Although the studio is primarily limited to portraiture, she regularly challenges herself with “self assignments,” which allow her to capture the beauty she finds in nature.

“One favorite of mine is photographing small pieces of this big earth,” explains Mellema. She works with macro photography, capturing very small objects in nature, such as water drops on a leaf. However, she also works with wide angle shots because she wants her photography to capture what life looks like from different perspectives.

Van Rys also tries to capture varying perspectives because, as she observes, “nature is always changing with the seasons or even at different times of the day.” Van Rys digitally enhances all of her photos in order to highlight the best aspects of the item or landscape. “I aim for vibrant colors and pigmented skies in every photograph,” she explains.

You can see some of these photographers’ work at www.studioc41.com and www.aprilvanrysphotography.com.

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April Van rys and her husband, Matt (’05), travel the country observing, celebrating, and photographing natural beauty. Her photo “Broken Arch,” taken at Arches National Park, was one of the photos she displayed on campus in January. Maggie Mellema likes seeing up close small pieces of the world around her. Her “Daisy,” part of the exhibit, was taken while teaching a photography class during Dordt Discovery Days.

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Sally Jongsma

DanDroog(’98)hasbeencalledarisingstaramongTexaslawyers,butthatdoesn’tmeanhe’swinning

courtroomcaseseveryweek—atleastnotinthestereotypicalway.

“Ihelpbusinessesresolveconflictsfirstofallthroughdisputeresolutionandnegotiation,”Droogsays.

Intoday’sglobalworldofcomplexbusinesspartnerships,majoreconomicchanges,andregularpoliticalrealignments,arbitrationandnegotiationarenotonlystrategiesDroogfeelsdrawntoinprinciple,buttheyalsomakeenormouseconomicsense.Hisclients,bothdomesticandinternational,rangefromenergycompaniestointernationalbusinessestoranchersandfarmers.

Twoenergycompanieslockedintoa50-yearagreementmightfindthatinyeareight,economicchangesmaketheiragreementunworkable.Or,ashappenedrecently,partnercompaniessetuptoprocesslow-gradefueloffthecoastofVenezuelafindtheirentirebusinessupendedwhenPresidentHugoChavezdecidesVenezuelawillonlysellhigh-gradeoilinthefuture.Droogandhiscolleagueshelpthemsortthroughtheirrolesandoptions.Extremeself-interestandrunningrough-shodoverothersdoesn’tworkintoday’sinterconnectedbusinessworld,hebelieves.

DroogisalawyerwithShipleySnellMontgomery,arelativelysmallfirminHouston,Texas,thatspecializesinarbitrationandnegotiationfordisputeresolution.Thefirmtakesaholisticapproachtoresolvingconflictandalsohelpsclientsassesspotentialrisksandconflictsthatcouldhelpthemavoidorreducefutureproblems.

“Thecostofcommercialdisputesinmoney,time,andrelationshipshasgottensohighthatcompaniesarelookingforhelpinpreventingconflictsorresolvingthem

outsideofcourt,”saysDroog.Hebelievesdisputeresolutionisone

ofthemostinterestinggrowthareasinhisprofessionandsaysthatnegotiationfitswithtoday’sideasaboutwhatittakestorunagoodbusiness.Inaddition,negotiationoffersinternationalpartnersawaytoresolvedisputeswithouthavingtochoosethecourtsystemofonecountryoveranother.

What’salsoimportanttoDroogistheopportunitytohelpclientsthinkthroughandresolvetheirproblemsinahealthywaythatleadstorealresolution.

“Wehaveatremendousinfluenceonhowpeopletreateachother,howtheydealwith‘messingup,’andhowtheycometoaresolution,”saysDroog.Todothatmosteffectivelyhetriestounderstandwhatmotivatespeopleandwhatinfluencestheirdecisions.

“It’shardtooverstatetheimportanceofknowingaperson’sbeliefsysteminunderstandinghowtheymakedecisions,howtheyapproachopportunities,andhowtheyrespondtoconflict.Findingcommongroundoftendependsonknowinghowtheyseetheworld—understandingtheirworldview,”hesays.HecreditsDordt’semphasisonhavingstudentsdevelopaChristianworldviewandthenlearntounderstandtheworldviewsofotherswithgivinghimthetoolshe’sfoundhelpfultodothispartofhisjob.

“Thatemphasisisahugebenefitofa

Dordteducation—andagifttothelargerChristiancommunity,”headds.

“Dordtgavemeaninvaluableconceptualandtheoreticaleducation.Everyprofessionalhastounderstandthepracticalandtechnicalaspectsoftheworktheydo—that’sbaseline,butlearningtobeacritical,conceptualthinkerenablesyoutodosomuchmore.”Forexample,eventhoughhe’snotaneconomist,withalittleresearch,he’sabletounderstandwhat’sinvolvedinsomethinglikeapetrochemicaljointventurewellenoughtohelpclientsresolveorpreventconflicts.

“Dordtdoesasuperiorjobofgivingafoundationinameaningfulway.I’mseeingthatoverandoverasIpracticelaw,”hesays.

Droogdescribeslawasa“fairlydemanding,highpressure,andcompetitive”profession.Lawyersareconstantlydealingwithproblems,conflicts,anddisputes.

“Youneedtobeabletowalkawayfromitwhenyouleavetheoffice,andyouneedthepsychologicalenergytorepeatedlydealwithpeopleandorganizationsthathavemademistakes—orbeenaccusedofdoingso,orareengagedinconflictbecausetheyhavebeenwronged.Myjobdealswithconflict,thereisnowayaroundthatfact,butthatrealitypresentsagreatopportunitytomakeadifference,”hesays.

Danandhiswife,Julie(Visser,’99),andtheirtwoyoungchildrenhavefoundanexcitingworkandchurchcommunityinHouston,Texas.Astheylearnedwhile

attendingPepperdineUniversityforlawschoolandwereremindedwhentheymovedtoHouston,it’schallengingtomovetoaplacewhereyouknownooneandhavenofamilynear.Butthey’vefounditrewardingtobuildacommunitythat’sgrownoutofasharedfaitheventhoughthereisnosharedpast.They’repartofwhattheydescribeasathoughtfulChristiancommunityandbothhavetakenonleadershiprolesintheirchurch.Oneoftheserolesisleadingasmallgroupdiscussionaboutworldviewintheirchurch.

“Peoplearesoexcitedaboutourdiscussions,”Droogsays.“It’seasyforpeopletothinkthatsomethingfromtheirbackgroundsisuniquewhenitreallyisn’tsounique.ButwehavecometobelievethatwhatwelearnedatDordtis.”

Theirsmallgroupistryingtogivetheirworldviewconversationslegs.

“WeoftenaskourselveswhyChristiansdon’thavemorethoughtfulandintentionalconversations.Itseemsthatweallowtheworldtosetouragendawiththingslikesportsandentertainmentorwefocusinsmallgroupson‘spiritual’issuesthatdon’treallydealwithhowweshouldliveinthisworldasChristians.Howdowelivewithart?Withscience?

“DordtCollegeingrainsinyouanintentional,thoughtfulapproachtoliving.We’vefoundthatourfriendswhowenttolargesecularuniversitiesarelookingforthatandwanttotalktogetheraboutwhatourfaithmeansforthewaywelive.”

Droogloveshiscareer,andhelovesbeingpartofaChristiancommunitythatisactivelyexploringhowtheycanlivetheirfaithinHoustonin2011.

“IwishmoreDordtalumniwouldfanouttoplacesacrossthecountrytolivetheirviewoflifeinnewcommunities,”hesays.He’dwelcomeafewmoreDordtgraduatesinHouston,too.

“Houstonisacityofengineers.TheycouldusesomewhohavegraduatedfromDordt!”

For Droog, understanding a client's worldview helps resolve the conflict

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Dan and Julie (Visser) Droog enjoy their transplant from the Midwest to Houston, Texas. Photo by Adam Nyholt

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