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Students Sign With Local Employers in Work-Based Learning Program
Career Academy of Pella hosted a virtual signing day on May 20 to welcome participants into a new and expanding work-based educational program in Marion County. In total, 13 students from high schools in Pella signed letters with the U.S. Department...
May 26, 2020, 3:01pm EDT
Central College Waives ACT/SAT Testing Requirements
Central College has announced it has waived ACT and SAT testing requirements for students applying for admission in Fall 2020 and Spring and Fall 2021 semesters. The change in the college's policy was made as a result of the national suspension of A...
May 21, 2020, 11:15am EDT
Central College to Offer Early Childhood/Special Education Unified Endorsement
Central College has been approved by the State of Iowa to offer the early childhood/special education unified endorsement in its education department. Central becomes one of nine teacher preparation institutions in Iowa to offer this endorsement. Ce...
May 19, 2020, 9:58am EDT
Central College Receives Gift from Geisler Penquite Foundation to Fund Learning Lab
Central College received $339,000 in grant funding from the Geisler Penquite Foundation that will go toward scholarships and an innovative learning lab for education students. The learning lab will provide an innovative, flexible classroom learning ...
May 14, 2020, 10:59am EDT
Central College's Keasler Named President of CONNECT-Iowa
Morgan Keasler, associate director of career and professional development at Central College, has been named president of CONNECT-Iowa formerly known as Iowa College Recruiting Network (ICoRN). Keasler was elected as a regional representative for CO...
May 11, 2020, 2:27pm EDT
Central College's Dolezal Publishes Essay on Syruping in Literary Journal
Joshua Dolezal, Central College professor of English, recently published his essay "Syruping" in Fourth Genre. Released twice annually by the Michigan State University Press, Fourth Genre is a literary journal devoted to notable, innovative work in cre...
May 7, 2020, 2:16pm EDT
Central College Student Wins Prestigious Scholarship for Work With Environment
A Central College student has received the highly competitive Udall Scholarship, which recognizes college sophomores and juniors who have demonstrated a commitment to pursuing careers related to the environment, leadership, public service and issues re...
May 6, 2020, 3:15pm EDT
Central College Student Wins Prestigious Scholarship for Work With Environment
A Central College student has received the highly competitive Udall Scholarship, which recognizes college sophomores and juniors who have demonstrated a commitment to pursuing careers related to the environment, leadership, public service and issues re...
May 6, 2020, 3:12pm EDT
Central College Offers Special Pandemic Summer Course for Students
Central College will offer two special remote courses in the summer of 2020 about the COVID-19 pandemic - one for incoming first-year students and another for current students. In both 11-week courses, titled An Interdisciplinary Conversation on COV...
Apr 30, 2020, 1:27pm EDT
Freiburger's Role Expands to Lead Central College's Enrollment Management Efforts
Central College has announced leadership changes in its enrollment management and student development teams. Chevy Freiburger, who has been the executive director of admission for the past year, has been promoted to the role of dean of enrollment ma...
Apr 28, 2020, 12:17pm EDT