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Central College Adds Data Science Options
Central College has added two new data science areas of emphasis beginning Fall 2022 - one with a focus in mathematics and the other in computer science. The new interdisciplinary data science tracks at Central teach students skills in programming, mo...
Aug 15, 2022, 12:14pm EDT
Central College Offers New Strength and Conditioning Major
Central College will launch a new strength and conditioning major beginning in Fall 2022. Strength and conditioning majors are a new undergraduate option to address changes in the health and wellness industry. "Central is a leader in offering this spe...
Aug 11, 2022, 10:00am EDT
Central RED Society to Present "D-Day: Normandy to Paris, June-August 1944"
Central College's Central RED Society will present "D-Day: Normandy to Paris, June-August 1944" with Mark Barloon, senior lecturer of history, on Monday, Aug. 29. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. in Harry and Bernice Vermeer Banquet Hall, Central's ...
Aug 9, 2022, 12:41pm EDT
Central College Celebrates Two Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Grantees
Central College graduate Olivia Svoboda, a 2022 Central graduate from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant grant award to teach English in Spain for the 2022-23 academic year. The Fulbright Program is the flagshi...
Aug 8, 2022, 11:00am EDT
Central Homecoming Set for Oct. 7-9
Central College will welcome alumni, family and friends back to campus for Homecoming 2022 from Oct. 7-9. The Dutch football team will face Wartburg College at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, in its Homecoming matchup at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium. Admis...
Aug 4, 2022, 2:57pm EDT
Central College Awarded IDEAS Grant to Build Study Abroad Capacity
Central College has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State's Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program. Central is one of 44 colleges and universities across the United States and the only colleg...
Aug 1, 2022, 5:47pm EDT
Central College Celebrates Successful Fundraising Year
Central College secured more than $7.8 million to support student scholarships, programming and operations during fiscal year 2021-22, a 2.4% increase over the previous year. "Our goal this past year and moving forward is to grow the Journey Scholarsh...
Jul 28, 2022, 12:34pm EDT
Central's Terence Kleven Awarded Fulbright Research Extension
Terence Kleven, the Jacob and Gela Schnucker Sessler Endowed Chair of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Central College, obtained an extension of the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award he received to conduct research in Arabic political philosophy ...
Jul 27, 2022, 4:57pm EDT
Central College Awarded $992,000 Grant to Prepare Income-Eligible, First-Generation Students for College
The U.S. Department of Education announced Central College will receive two Upward Bound grants totaling $992,155. The grants will help income-eligible students, who would be the first members of their families to earn degrees, prepare for and enroll i...
Jul 25, 2022, 2:54pm EDT
Central College Professor and Alumna Publish Research on Dietary Interventions and MS
People with multiple sclerosis frequently report implementing dietary strategies as part of their personal wellness programs; however, little is known about the elements of healthy behavior change in people with MS. Sara Shuger Fox, associate professo...
Jul 21, 2022, 10:56am EDT