Recent News
Jake Oleson '97 to Present a Deep Dive into Iowa Cancer Statistics
Central College's mathematics program will host Jake Oleson, a 1997 Central graduate and professor in the University of Iowa biostatistics department, for a talk about Iowa's cancer rates. Oleson will speak at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, room 180 Vermeer S...
Feb 19, 2025, 4:06pm EST
Central College Hosts Screening of "The League" and Q&A with Producer Byron Motley
Central College invites the public to a free screening of "The League" and a Q&A session with producer Byron Motley from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Cox-Snow Recital Hall on Central's campus. Motley's late father, Bob Motley, was a Negro Lea...
Feb 18, 2025, 9:12am EST
Dutch dance team wins third straight league titl
It was another dominant day for the Central College dance team at the American Rivers Conference Cheer and Dance Championships Sunday, winning all three categories and taking the overall trophy Central swept the pom, jazz and hip-hop divisions for th...
Feb 17, 2025, 5:09pm EST
Central's Brown excels in mile race at Boston
Central College men's track and field sophomore Jack Brown (sophomore, Norwalk) came within a second of breaking the school record in the men's mile Friday at the Daivid Hemery Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University. With 20 heats and a t...
Feb 17, 2025, 11:57am EST
Steffen sets another indoor women's school record
For the second time already during this Central College indoor track and field season, junior Peyton Steffen (junior, Marion) established a new program standard with a strong effort in the 800-meter run Saturday at the David Hemery Valentine Invitation...
Feb 17, 2025, 11:55am EST
Central sweeps track and field team titles at Grinnell
In its first event of the season with team scoring, the Central College men's and women's track and field programs were both the champions of the Darren Young Classic hosted by Grinnell College Saturday. Central topped the nine-team field in both gen...
Feb 17, 2025, 11:53am EST
Central sweeps track and field team titles at Grinnell
In its first event of the season with team scoring, the Central College men's and women's track and field programs were both the champions of the Darren Young Classic hosted by Grinnell College Saturday. Central topped the nine-team field in both gen...
Feb 17, 2025, 11:51am EST
Johnson leads Central women's basketball team to victory
Led by a career high 30 points from Abby Johnson (senor, Ankeny), the Central College women's basketball team took down the University of Dubuque 65-57. Johnson shot 11-of-20 from the field, including 6-of-12 from three-point range. She added six rebo...
Feb 17, 2025, 11:47am EST
Van Gorp becomes the all-time leading scorer in Central men's basketball history
It was a record-breaking night inside P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium as Joshua Van Gorp (5th-year, Pella, Pella Christian HS) became the all-time leading scorer in Central College men's basketball history. Van Gorp scored 16 points in the game and ...
Feb 17, 2025, 11:44am EST
Terence J. Kleven to Be Installed as Dr. Jacob and Gela Schnucker Sessler Chair of Philosophy and Religion
Central College will install Terence J. Kleven, professor of religious studies, as the Dr. Jacob and Gela Schnucker Sessler Chair of Philosophy and Religion at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the Upper Chapel. The ceremony and reception are open to the pub...
Feb 17, 2025, 9:51am EST