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Central College Partners with Pella Community Schools to Create Central Little Dutch Academy
Central College's education department has partnered with Pella Community Schools to create Central Little Dutch Academy, an early out program for third and fourth grade students focused on social emotional learning and STEM education. The goal of the...
Nov 3, 2021, 11:56am EDT
Central College Music Ensembles Set for November Performances
Central College's music program will showcase four concerts in November. Performances will begin with a concert titled "A Pair of Threes: The First Piano Trios of Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in Douwstra Auditori...
Nov 2, 2021, 2:53pm EDT
Central College Professor Linda Laine Appointed Faculty Fellow for Interdisciplinary and Faculty-Led Programs
Linda Laine, Kenneth J. Weller Distinguished Professor of the Liberal Arts and professor of communication studies at Central College, has been appointed as Faculty Fellow for Interdisciplinary and Faculty-led Programs at the college. Laine will work w...
Nov 1, 2021, 12:05pm EDT
Central College Professor Paulina Mena Named Faculty Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion
Paulina Mena, associate professor of biology at Central College, has been appointed as Faculty Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion at Central. Mena will work with faculty, along with Brian Peterson, associate dean of students, and Mary Strey, vice pres...
Oct 25, 2021, 4:35pm EDT
Central College Announces World Food Prize Lecture
Aditi Mukherji, the first recipient of the Norman Borlaug Field Award by the World Food Prize Foundation, will present Central College's annual World Food Prize Lecture from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 2. The free event will be virtual and available...
Oct 21, 2021, 12:40pm EDT
Central College Professor Jay Wackerly Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
Jay Wackerly, associate professor of chemistry at Central College, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Award of $235,000 for academic research. The National Science Foundation supports fundamental research and education in all non-medical f...
Oct 18, 2021, 1:08pm EDT
Central Lecture Series to Focus on History of Indigenous Iowa
Kevin Mason, associate professor of history at Waldorf University in Forest City, Iowa, will present "Toward Understanding Indigenous Iowa: Public Memory, Environmental Methodology, and Putting the Past in Perspective" from 7-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, in...
Oct 15, 2021, 12:00pm EDT
Central College's Mills Gallery to Feature Award-Winning Songwriter Chad Elliott
Central College will welcome the works of international award-winning songwriter Chad Elliott to the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for the Visual Arts from Oct. 20 to Nov. 5. His exhibit is titled "Wilderman's Treetop Tales." Elliott will perfor...
Oct 14, 2021, 11:36am EDT
Central College Announces 2021 Top Scholarship Winners
Central College is proud to announce this year's recipients of full-tuition Kuyper Scholarships and Rolscreen Foundation Scholarships, the most prestigious awards granted at the college. Peter H. Kuyper founded Rolscreen Company, known today as Pella ...
Oct 12, 2021, 11:50am EDT
Central College Gives Back to Community for Annual Service Day
Central College held its annual Service Day on Oct. 5 with more than 630 volunteers taking part in 43 projects. Service Day has been a cornerstone of the Central experience since 2006. Students, faculty and staff volunteered for projects in the Des Mo...
Oct 11, 2021, 12:51pm EDT