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Central Hosts Event Featuring NASA Commander Raja Chari
The Central College community will present "Space Station Central" on Thursday, Feb. 24, in Harry and Bernice Vermeer Banquet Hall of Graham Conference Center on Central's campus. The event is free to attend and open to the public. The in-person progr...
Feb 22, 2022, 11:46am EST
Central RED Society to Present "Musco Lighting - We Make It Happen"
Central College's Central RED Society will present "Musco Lighting - We Make It Happen" with Tom Morrison on Tuesday, March 8, in the Dave and Ardie Sutphen Common Room in Graham Annex on Central's campus. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. with the p...
Feb 21, 2022, 1:06pm EST
Central Hosts 53-Mile Challenge
Central College students, employees, alumni, family and friends are invited to participate in the 53-Mile Challenge from March 1 to April 12. The 53-Mile Challenge encourages the Central community to practice a healthy lifestyle through movement. Part...
Feb 21, 2022, 1:05pm EST
NSCA Recognizes Central College's Personal Training Program
Central College's personal training program, part of the kinesiology major, has been approved by the National Strength and Conditioning Association's Education Recognition Program. In pursuing and achieving NSCA recognition through the ERP, Central's ...
Feb 17, 2022, 11:53am EST
Central College History Professor to Discuss Religion, Ethnicity and Loyalty
Tim Olin, associate professor of history, will present "Religion, Ethnicity, Loyalty: Lessons from Central Europe" from 7-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21, in Graham Conference Center, Graham 1, on Central College's campus. The presentation is part of Central's...
Feb 14, 2022, 3:11pm EST
Central RED Society to Consider Iowa's Endangered Native Ecosystem
Central College's Central RED Society will present "Restoring and Reconstructing Iowa's Endangered Native Ecosystem at Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge." Refuge staff Scott Gilje, Karen Viste-Sparkman and Nancy Corona will lead the discussion Thursday, Feb. ...
Feb 14, 2022, 2:12pm EST
Central College Professor and Alumnus Published in Collection About 2020 Democratic Primary
Are the Iowa Caucuses dead? That's the question Andrew Green, Central College professor of political science, and Kurt Sernett, a 2021 Central graduate, work to answer in a chapter of a book published digitally last year and just made available in pri...
Feb 9, 2022, 1:52pm EST
Central College's Mills Gallery to Feature Pella Native Greg Van Dusseldorp
Central College welcomes the works of Greg Van Dusseldorp to the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for the Visual Arts until Feb. 12. His exhibit is titled "Greg Van Dusseldorp: Recent Works." The exhibition of ceramic sculptures and paintings runs ...
Feb 7, 2022, 2:20pm EST
Central College Music Performances Set for February
Central College's music program will showcase three concerts in February to kick off the Spring semester. ALMA and Jazz Band will perform a concert titled "Jazzmania" at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, in Cox-Snow Music Center. The concert will be directed by...
Feb 1, 2022, 4:32pm EST
Central College Students, Faculty Collaborate to Save Birds on Campus
Central College is saving birds - one window sticker at a time. Russ Benedict, professor of biology, and Mathew Kelly, associate professor of art, collaborated with students across the biology and art programs to create and design CollidEscape sticker...
Jan 25, 2022, 11:48am EST