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Central to Host College Fair for Students and Parents
Area high school juniors and their parents are invited to learn more about their college options at a special college fair at Central College in Pella, Iowa, in September. Central is partnering with the Iowa Association for College Admission Counselin...
Aug 31, 2021, 3:31pm EDT
Central College's Central RED Society to Present "Jeweled Dancers - Our Real-Life Dragons and Damsels"
Central College's Central RED Society will present "Jeweled Dancers - Our Real-Life Dragons and Damsels" with Marla Mertz on Thursday, Sept. 9, in Dave and Ardie Sutphen Common Room in Central's Graham Annex. Coffee will be served at 10 a.m. with the ...
Aug 27, 2021, 11:16am EDT
Central College Music Performances Kick Off in September
Central College's music department will kick off its performances for the academic year with "Tragedy and Triumph: The C Minor Piano Concerti of Mozart and Beethoven" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, on Hoekstra Family Stage in Douwstra Auditorium. Ia...
Aug 26, 2021, 5:06pm EDT
Central College Surpasses Journey Together: 48-Hour Challenge Goal
Central College's Journey Together: 48-Hour Challenge surpassed its goal, raising more than $189,000 for students last week. From noon Tuesday, Aug. 17, to noon Thursday, Aug. 19, $189,607 was raised with 334 gifts from alumni and friends of Central. ...
Aug 24, 2021, 12:45pm EDT
Central College Receives Gift from Paul Poppen to Establish Social Justice Programs, Diversity Scholarship
Central College will receive a generous gift of $500,000 from Paul Poppen, a 1969 Central graduate, to establish the Poppen Fund for Social Justice Programs and the Poppen Diversity Scholarship. The Poppen Fund for Social Justice Programs will suppor...
Aug 23, 2021, 2:38pm EDT
Central College's Central RED Society to Host "Welcome Back Social"
Central College's Central RED Society will host a "Welcome Back Social" at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, in Dave and Ardie Sutphen Common Room in Graham Annex on Central's campus. After being apart for 17 months, Central RED is celebrating in person with d...
Aug 16, 2021, 11:53am EDT
Central College Receives Federal Funding for Talent Search Program
Central College will receive five more years of funding from the U.S. Department of Education for the college's Talent Search program. The award, contingent on annual congressional appropriations, is expected to total $2.5 million. The nationwide TS p...
Aug 11, 2021, 9:44am EDT
Central College's Fiscal Year Fundraising Efforts Break New Records
Central College enjoyed another record-breaking year in its fundraising efforts for the Journey Scholarship Fund and saw tremendous overall support for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. A total of $7.67 million was raised this year, one of the hig...
Jul 29, 2021, 2:46pm EDT
Central Faculty Receives $71,000 to Benefit Teaching
The Moore Family Foundation Faculty Development Program for Teaching is providing grant funding for 13 faculty projects at Central College for the 2021-22 academic year. The funding total is more than $71,000. Funding supports projects, some of which ...
Jul 19, 2021, 12:16pm EDT
WorkSMART Connector Named a STEM BEST Program Model by Gov. Reynolds, Iowa STEM Council
WorkSMART Connector's "Career Awareness & Exploration" program has been named a 2021 STEM BEST partner. Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council selected the program as one of 22 statewide recipients focused on STEM (scienc...
Jul 15, 2021, 3:54pm EDT