Anna Krygsheld is participating in a Dordt College off-campus study program

2016 Sep 7

Anna Krygsheld of Lansing, Illinois, is participating in a Dordt College off-campus study program for this fall semester. Krygsheld is a senior majoring in Theatre Arts with an emphases in Acting, Directing and Theatre Management. She also has a minor in Business Administration and Music.

Krygsheld will spend the fall semester experiencing the rich cultures, new environments, and an abundance of knowledge during their off-campus program: Chicago Semester.

Dordt College has more than 20 off-campus study programs available to students, six of those being Dordt's own programs. These off-campus study programs reaches places such as South Korea, Chicago, and The Netherlands.

With a wide variety of options, many students take the opportunity to apply what is being taught in the classrooms of Dordt to real life situations. These cross-cultural experiences are important to a student's education, and many earn credit hours during their time off campus.

Several programs also offer an internship component, so that the students can gain work experience and focus their career goals. Some Dordt graduates have even landed jobs through their off-campus program internships. Other programs feature Christian service opportunities, which many participants report to be life-changing experiences and highlights of their college career.

Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, is a comprehensive Christian college rooted in the Reformed tradition. U.S. News & World Report, Forbes.com, Money Magazine, and Princeton Review all list Dordt on their best colleges lists. Dordt is home to approximately 1,450 students. To learn more about Dordt College, visit www.dordt.edu.