Recent News
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
2022 Central College Board of Trustees Retirement
Central College has announced the retirement of long-serving board member, Rev. Charles Morris. Morris, a 1970 Central graduate and retired Reformed Church in America minister, has been granted trustee emeritus status after serving the Central Board o...
Jul 21, 2022, 10:55am EDT
2022 Central College Board of Trustees Retirement
Central College has announced the retirement of long-serving board member, Rev. Charles Morris. Morris, a 1970 Central graduate and retired Reformed Church in America minister, has been granted trustee emeritus status after serving the Central Board o...
Jul 18, 2022, 12:49pm EDT
Central College Announces 2022 Top Scholarship Awardees
Central College is proud to announce this year's recipients of full-tuition Kuyper Scholarships, Rolscreen Foundation Scholarships and the Thomas Ross Smith Scholarship, the most prestigious awards granted at the college. Peter H. Kuyper founded Rolsc...
Jul 14, 2022, 1:27pm EDT
Central College Promotes Lamphier to Executive Director of Communications and Marketing
Central College announced the promotion of Denise Lamphier to the role of executive director of communications and marketing. Lamphier had been the director of integrated marketing communications and media for the past four and a half years. In her ne...
Jul 11, 2022, 9:40am EDT