Recent News
Promoting Pollinators Habitat Establishment
Central College's biology program, the City of Pella and the Pella Public Library have partnered to create and distribute milkweed seedlings free to area residents. The goal is to engage citizens to establish and expand butterfly and pollinator habitat...
May 5, 2023, 9:42am EDT
Central College Scholarship Dinner Honors Donors and Students
Central College's 23rd annual Scholarship Celebration Dinner April 20 honored donors, students and families who were seated together to share a meal, conversation and program. Over 500 attended the event. Central boasts more than 235 donors who have e...
May 3, 2023, 11:25am EDT
Central College Commencement Set for May 13
The Central College Commencement ceremony will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium. Commencement will take place outside, rain or shine. Heather Burr Isaacson, a 1997 Central graduate and director of programs for the...
May 3, 2023, 11:12am EDT
Award-Winning Central Students and Faculty Recognized at Chicago Conference
Central College students and faculty were recognized during the 95th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association, April 20-22, in Chicago, Illinois. Keith Jones, Mark and Kay De Cook Endowed Chair in Character and Leadership Development and professor ...
May 3, 2023, 9:27am EDT
Beatriz Mate-Kodjo Recognized in Alumni Leadership Award
The Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact awarded Beatriz Mate-Kodjo, graduate of Central College Class of 2011, the 2023 Engaged Campus Award for Alumni Leadership. Mate-Kodjo is a civil rights attorney at BMK Law Firm in Pella, Iowa. She primarily pract...
Apr 27, 2023, 5:09pm EDT
Student-Athlete Advisory Council's Special Olympics Event Wins Spotlight Poll
Central College's Student-Athlete Advisory Council hosted a Kid's Captain event for the Special Olympics Feb. 8, during a Dutch women's basketball game. During the event, Central athletes and staff demonstrated their commitment to supporting Special O...
Apr 25, 2023, 4:06pm EDT
Central College Music Performances Close Out the Semester
Central College's performing arts will wrap up the Spring semester with a variety of concerts and music performances including an ALMA concert, three senior recitals and a percussion extravaganza, along with others. First up is the ALMA concert at 8 p...
Apr 21, 2023, 11:45am EDT
"A Grand Night for Singing" Comes to Central College's Kruidenier Theatre
Central College theatre students and faculty will put on "A Grand Night for Singing" at 7 p.m. April 27, 28 and 29 and at 2 p.m. April 30 in the Kruidenier Theatre on campus. The show is free to all. The show features students Andrea Bogaard and Rylie...
Apr 20, 2023, 4:59pm EDT
Central College Set to Feature Three Students in Senior Art Exhibition
Central College's Class of 2023 Senior Art Exhibition will include three art installations presented by Renee Pedersen, art major, Jaden Culbertson, art major, and Tessa Brubaker, art minor. Their independent works will be on display from Wednesday, Ap...
Apr 19, 2023, 3:49pm EDT
Central's Kinesiology and Strength and Conditioning Programs Awarded Accreditation
Central College's kinesiology program has earned accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of the Exercise Sciences. Central's kinesiology program i...
Apr 18, 2023, 10:37am EDT