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Catherine Haustein, Author, Will Speak at Central College's Writers Reading
Central College will welcome Catherine Hinga Haustein, author, professor emerita of chemistry, freelance chemist and 1977 Central graduate, to the Fall 2023 Writers Reading. Haustein will read from her newest novel, "Snakes in the Class," at 6:30 p.m.,...
Oct 16, 2023, 2:36pm EDT
Central Student Senate Officers Announced for 2023-24
Central College Student Senate announces the executive officers for the 2023-24 academic year. Jenna-Marie Hernandez has been elected as Student Senate president. A biochemistry and biology double major and Spanish minor from Slater, Iowa, Hernande...
Oct 12, 2023, 3:35pm EDT
Central College Expands Scholarship Options and Offers Scholar Days
Central College will host four Scholar Day experiences for prospective students to earn top academic scholarships beyond financial aid awards at the time of admission, up to full tuition. Scholar Days will be Saturdays, Nov. 4, Nov. 11, Jan. 27 and Feb...
Oct 9, 2023, 10:37am EDT
Central RED Hosts "You Make the Call" with Brad Van Vark '78
The Central RED Society will present "You Make the Call," with Brad Van Vark, Tuesday, Oct. 17. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. with the presentation beginning at 6 p.m. in the Dave '61 and Ardie Sutphen '64 Common Room, Graham Annex, on Central's ...
Oct 4, 2023, 3:43pm EDT
Three Central Students Awarded Latinos Unidos of Iowa Scholarships
Latinos Unidos of Iowa awarded scholarships to three Central College students during its annual awards night. Oscar Reynaga, Central senior lecturer of Spanish and class dean for the Class of 2027, volunteers with Latinos Unidos of Iowa. He presented s...
Oct 3, 2023, 10:06am EDT
Cheers to Central's Homecoming Highlights
Central College launched a new fundraising option, honored one of its oldest alumni, celebrated many reunion classes and decisively won its football game during Homecoming 2023. Forever Dutch Lager was released during Homecoming weekend with strong su...
Oct 2, 2023, 4:38pm EDT
Central RED Hosts Experiences at the FBI National Academy
Central College's Central RED Society will present "Experiences at the FBI National Academy," with Paul Haase, Pella Police Department captain, Tuesday, Oct. 10. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. with the presentation beginning at noon in the Dave '6...
Sep 28, 2023, 9:00am EDT
Central College's Mills Gallery Features Alum Grant William Thye
Central College welcomes the works of Grant William Thye, an artist and Class of 1993 Central graduate. Thye's painting and collage exhibit is titled "Kiddin' Around: Works in Progress," and will be on display during Homecoming 2023. A reception for t...
Sep 27, 2023, 11:52am EDT
Central College Installs Endowed Chair Lori Witt
Lori Witt, associate professor of history at Central College, was installed as the Kenneth J. Weller Distinguished Professor of the Liberal Arts on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Named after Central's 18th president who served from 1970-90, the three-year endowed ...
Sep 21, 2023, 9:38am EDT
Central's Kid Captains Recognized at Football Game
Central College welcomed six outstanding Pella area students from fourth to eighth grades for Kid Captain Day at the Central football game Saturday, Sept. 16. Kid Captains were nominated by their peers using a rubric of characteristics such as having ...
Sep 19, 2023, 2:19pm EDT