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Central Receives Additional Funding from Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund
Central College was one of 22 recipients of the Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund in a second round of grant funding that helps employers provide postsecondary training and education opportunities for their employees. The latest award was $27,...
Dec 12, 2019, 9:29am EST
Central College to Hold Bone Marrow Donor Drive
Central College student organization Dance Marathon is teaming with the Iowa Marrow Donor Program for a donor drive to help those in need of a blood stem cell or bone marrow transplant. The drive will be held Thursday, Dec. 12, on campus at Central....
Dec 6, 2019, 9:21am EST
Central College Honors Longtime Donor with Earl Simmelink Atrium
Central College honored Earl Simmelink, a longtime and generous donor to the college, by naming the atrium in Graham Conference Center in his honor. The Earl Simmelink Atrium was dedicated Friday, Nov. 8, during a meeting with the National Advisory Cou...
Dec 5, 2019, 9:29am EST
Central College Receives $50,000 Gift from Noel Cover Foundation
Central College recently received a $50,000 gift from the Noel Cover Foundation of Cozad, Nebraska. Central is one of four colleges that receives regular gifts from the foundation and the only Iowa institution represented. Since the foundation was e...
Nov 25, 2019, 10:09am EST
Central College Names Burns Director of Pre-College Programs
Ellie Burns has been named the director of pre-college programs at Central College. Burns oversees Central's Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound I and Upward Bound II. Each year, these programs provide tutoring, counseling, mentoring, financial ...
Nov 21, 2019, 11:32am EST
Central College Presents Holiday Entertainment
Central College's music department will give the gift of entertainment, offering a variety of concerts centered around the upcoming holiday season. For the 45th year, the Christmas Candlelight Concerts will highlight the month of performances. The a...
Nov 18, 2019, 10:04am EST
Central College Professor to Discuss President Trump's 2016 Victory in Iowa
Andrew Green, professor of political science at Central College, will present "From the Iowa Caucuses to the White House: Understanding Donald Trump's 2016 Electoral Victory in Iowa" at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in the Boat/Moore rooms of Maytag Student ...
Nov 14, 2019, 3:33pm EST
Central College Welcomes Works of Running, Kaufman to Mills Gallery
Central College will feature the work of artists Lee Emma Running and Andrew Kaufman from Nov. 20 through Dec. 13 in the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for the Visual Arts. The title of the exhibit is "Time and Place," ideas featured prominently i...
Nov 14, 2019, 1:29pm EST
Central College Hosts Midwest Sports Analytics Meeting
A data analyst and coordinator with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings will be one of three keynote speakers Central College will bring campus for the fourth annual Midwest Sports Analytics Meeting set for Saturday, Nov. 23, in the Maytag Student Center. M...
Nov 13, 2019, 12:45pm EST
Central College Announces Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Presentation on Campus
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will present "Conversations on Clean Water in Iowa" at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the Recital Hall of Cox-Snow Music Center on the Central College campus. As secretary, Naig is focused on water quality and l...
Nov 12, 2019, 11:35am EST