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Central College Demonstrates Strong Results on Foundations of Reading Test
Central College continues to demonstrate strong outcomes in literacy preparation, as reflected in results from the Iowa Foundations of Reading Test. In Spring 2025, Central education majors achieved a 73% pass rate, significantly above the statewide a...
Apr 9, 2026, 2:35pm EDT
Vermeer Charitable Foundation Supports Sciences at Central College
The Vermeer Charitable Foundation has completed a five-year, $500,000 commitment to strengthen science, technology, engineering and math programs at Central College, marking five years of sustained investment in STEM education. This most recent commitm...
Apr 7, 2026, 1:27pm EDT
Central College Launches Leadership Institute in Memory of Principal Dan Marburger
Central College has launched the Marburger Leadership Institute, a semester-long leadership development program designed to cultivate the next generation of courageous, compassionate and community-focused educators. Eleven students have been selected f...
Mar 30, 2026, 4:36pm EDT
Central College Ramps Up for Hoo-Rah Day
Once a year, something remarkable happens across Central College's alumni network and campus community. Social feeds fill with red and white. "Go Dutch" can be heard across the country. And donations begin rolling in from across the nation and around t...
Mar 26, 2026, 2:54pm EDT
Central College Launches Dining Option Expanding Student Connections in Pella
Central College introduces Big Red Bucks, a new dining option designed to deepen students' connection to Pella and expand their access to local food experiences. Launching after Spring Break 2026, Big Red Bucks will give students the flexibility to use...
Mar 25, 2026, 9:50am EDT
History Club Welcomes Jimmy Suong, April 7
Central College's History Club will host a special lecture for the Central community and public at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, in the Maytag Student Center Van Emmerik Studio on campus. Jimmy Suong will share his story as a child survivor of the killing...
Mar 23, 2026, 1:46pm EDT
Student Researchers Open Opportunities for Supramolecular Applications
Research conducted by Central College faculty, students and alumni was recently published in the peer-reviewed journal, Supramolecular Chemistry. The article, "A Practical Synthesis of Cambiarenes with Mechanistic Insights," was written by Jay Wackerly...
Mar 18, 2026, 2:23pm EDT
A Night to Remember: Members of the New York Philharmonic to perform Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and more
Chamber music performed by members of the New York Philharmonic will include Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and more. Front Row with Harry Smith, a Pella Corporation and Central College speaker series, welcomes a piano quartet comprised of members of the N...
Mar 9, 2026, 1:42pm EDT
Central Theatre to Produce Musical Comedy, First Date
Central College will showcase First Date, a romantic musical comedy about the horrors, humiliations and occasional happy surprises of blind dates. The musical tells the story of blind date newbie Aaron as he meets serial dater Casey, and their first da...
Feb 23, 2026, 1:08pm EST
Central Professor Publishes Business Cycles and Taxes Article
Central College's Tuan Ho Quoc, assistant professor of economics, recently co-authored an article featured in Economic Inquiry. The paper, titled "The Business Cycle State-Dependent Effects of Tax News: A Joint-State Analysis," examines how the interac...
Feb 19, 2026, 2:39pm EST