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Central College Recognized for Communications, Admission Initiative
Central College received silver recognition in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's annual Circle of Excellence awards. The national higher education group recognized Central for its work on student recruitment publications. Central ...
Jul 5, 2022, 4:17pm EDT
Central's Freiburger Elected to Iowa Association for College Admission Counseling
Chevy Freiburger, vice president for enrollment management and dean of admission at Central College, has been selected to serve a three-year presidential cycle for the Iowa Association for College Admission Counseling. Beginning 2022-23, Freiburger wil...
Jun 30, 2022, 9:00am EDT
Central RED Society to Present "The Life and Music of Irving Berlin"
Central College's Central RED Society will present "The Life and Music of Irving Berlin" with Jennifer Boerefyn Hart, a 1969 Central graduate, on Thursday, July 7. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. in Dave and Ardie Sutphen Common Room, Central's Gra...
Jun 27, 2022, 12:05pm EDT
Central's Oscar Reynaga Serves on Des Moines Latino Film Festival Technical Committee
Oscar Reynaga, Central College's senior lecturer of Spanish and dean of the Class of 2023, serves on the Des Moines Latino Film Festival technical committee. He was one of the four committee members who reviewed more than 500 film submissions and selec...
Jun 23, 2022, 1:40pm EDT
Marion County Bank Pledges $30K to Central College's Douwstra Renovations
Marion County Bank stepped into Central College's Douwstra Auditorium spotlight when it pledged $30,000 to continue momentum for the phase II renovations. Steve Kraayenbrink, Marion County Bank president and CEO, says, "Marion County Bank is proud to ...
Jun 20, 2022, 5:27pm EDT
Central College's Kathy Korcheck Publishes "Radical Exposures: The Photography of Eviction in Crisis-Era Spain"
Hispanic Issues On Line published an essay authored by Kathy Korcheck, Central College professor of Spanish, titled "Radical Exposures: The Photography of Eviction in Crisis-Era Spain." Korcheck's essay focuses on the photography of eviction in the wa...
Jun 16, 2022, 9:00am EDT
Central College Professor Terence Kleven Publishes Book
Terence Kleven, the Jacob and Gela Schnucker Sessler Endowed Chair of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Central College, published a new book "Faith and Reason in the Reformations." The book is a collection of essays presented at a conference on the...
Jun 14, 2022, 1:15pm EDT
Central College Announces Transitions in Academic Affairs
Central College's academic affairs office promotes three academic leaders. Linda Laine, professor of communication studies and faculty fellow for interdisciplinary and faculty-led programs at Central, has been appointed interim associate academic dean...
Jun 7, 2022, 12:46pm EDT
Central Announces 2022-2023 Student Senate Officers
Central College has announced the names of the Student Senate executive officers for the 2022-2023 academic year: Quinn Deahl has been elected Student Senate president. A philosophy and English major from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Deahl will graduate in 2...
Jun 2, 2022, 12:49pm EDT
Central College Faculty Receive Recognition
Central College recognized eight faculty members this spring for their outstanding leadership in teaching, service and scholarship. Amy Young, associate professor of German and class dean, (B.A., Simpson College; M.A., Bowling Green State University...
May 24, 2022, 2:34pm EDT