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Central RED Reflects on 9/11 with Rod Bandstra
The Central RED Society welcomes Lt. Colonel Rod Bandstra, U.S. Air Force, on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Lunch will be served at 11:30 p.m. in the Dave '61 and Ardie Sutphen '64 Common Room, Central's Graham Annex. The cost is $15. Most Americans remember w...
Aug 26, 2024, 12:49pm EDT
Central College Welcomes Eight New Faculty
Central College introduces eight new faculty members for the 2024-25 academic year. Central continues its solid reputation encouraging students to be thought-leaders in their chosen career paths and engaged citizens. These new faculty members will nurt...
Aug 19, 2024, 11:38am EDT
Central RED Goes to Barnswallow Flowers
The Central RED Society will visit Barnswallow Flowers at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The group will learn about flower farming sustainability in Iowa, how to harvest flowers and create bouquets to take home. Meredith Nunnikhoven...
Aug 15, 2024, 10:58am EDT
Community Invited to Central's Big Red Rally Aug. 22
Central College invites the public to a free mini-block party with the Iowa Wild Hockey 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, for the inaugural Big Red Rally on the Central campus. Iowa Wild will bring its Wild on Wheels tour to Pella, presented by Kwik Star. I...
Aug 12, 2024, 1:23pm EDT
Central College Announces Faculty Promotions
The Central College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to promote five faculty to professors in their areas of expertise. "I'm so delighted to announce the promotion of these faculty members who have demonstrated their commitment to Central students,...
Aug 8, 2024, 4:54pm EDT
Central College Professor Timothy Olin Publishes Research
Central College's Timothy Olin, associate professor of history, published an article in Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies. Olin's article, "Precarious Tolerance: Jews on the Early Modern Habsburg Frontier" examines the perceived st...
Aug 7, 2024, 3:08pm EDT
Central College Breaks Scholarship Fundraising Goal
Central College exceeded its goal for the Journey Scholarship Fund receiving $1,723,466 during fiscal year 2023-24 to support annual student scholarships. At Central, 100% of gifts to the Journey Scholarship Fund directly support students. This is a re...
Aug 5, 2024, 2:51pm EDT
Central College Announces 2024-25 Top Scholars
Each year Central College hosts Scholar Days, where students interview with faculty and complete a group discussion, to select the new full-tuition scholarship recipients. Central College is proud to announce this year's recipients of full-tuition Kuy...
Aug 1, 2024, 11:21am EDT
Central College Announces Summer Student Research Awards
The Summer Undergraduate Research program gives Central College students the opportunity to conduct research with a faculty mentor. "Students who take advantage of a high-impact practice, such as independent research, find greater success at Central a...
Jul 30, 2024, 11:21am EDT
George Daily Presents "The Hobbit" With Help of Central College
The George Daily Auditorium in Oskaloosa, Iowa, will present "The Hobbit" Aug. 1-4 with key contributions from several Central College graduates, faculty and staff members. Based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien and adapted by playwright Kim Selody, the p...
Jul 25, 2024, 10:45am EDT