The president of Dordt College in Sioux Center (Iowa) announced the Christian-based, four-year school is  changing its name to Dordt University. Erik Hoekstra (Hook-stra) told students, faculty, staff, and alumni that the name will be changed in of May of next year.  Hoekstra says the Board of Trustees formally approved of the name change during its recent director meeting.  The Dordt College president says the word “university” behind Dordt reflects on the school’s expansion with academic programs and will impact how the school is viewed.

 

The Dordt President says the name change should assist with recruiting efforts, especially for international students, but the name change will not change the school’s mission.

 

Hoekstra says the change has been 20 years in the making, and says changing the school to a university will allow for additional scholarships, research, and fellowships.