Sarah Finley Presents Research Project at Dordt College

2012 May 2

Biology, agriculture, and engineering students at Dordt College presented their final research projects at Dordt College. Sarah Finley of Sycamore, Illinois, presented " Estimating Population Densities of Eurasian Collared Doves in Five Northwest Iowa Habitat." Finley is a senior majoring in environmental science. She also has a minor in biology.

Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, is a comprehensive Christian college with an outstanding reputation in the sciences. In 10 out of the last twelve years, engineering students have posted a 100 percent pass rate on the nationally administered Fundamentals of Engineering exam, an achievement that exceeds highly-ranked engineering programs across the country. Dordt's agriculture program, one of only a handful of four-year programs at Christian colleges, boasts a perfect placement rate for graduates who find positions within six months of graduating. Many biology students also choose to pursue a pre-medical track, and three out of four Dordt graduates get into medical school on their first application compared to the national average where only one in three are accepted.

U.S. News & World Report, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review all list Dordt on their best colleges lists. Dordt is home to approximately 1,400 students. To learn more about Dordt College, visit www.dordt.edu.