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Central College's Mills Gallery to Feature Ceramics Exhibit

An exhibit featuring current resident artists of the Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio will run from Oct. 21 to Nov. 20 at the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for the Visual Arts on the campus of Central College. The exhibit is titled "(un)c...
Oct 12, 2020, 4:10pm EDT
Volunteers at Meals from the Heartland in West Des Moines helped package 31,536 meals that will be distributed to local and international food pantries.

Central Students, Faculty and Staff Make Service Day Successful

Central College held its annual Service Day on Oct. 6 with more than 650 volunteers taking part in 50 projects. Service Day has been a cornerstone of the Central experience since 2006. Students, faculty and staff volunteered for projects in Pella an...
Oct 8, 2020, 3:08pm EDT
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NBA Player, Pella High Grad Kyle Korver to Speak at Central College

Kyle Korver, an NBA veteran who spent this season with the Milwaukee Bucks, will speak on campus at Central College at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium. The event, part of the Geisler Penquite Educational Excellence Speakers Serie...
Oct 5, 2020, 10:35am EDT
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Central College Receives $431,000 Estate Gift From Mary Vanden Berge

Central College received an estate gift of more than $431,000 from Mary Vanden Berge, a 1967 graduate of the college. Vanden Berge majored in history at Central and went on to earn her master's in library sciences from what now is the State Universi...
Oct 1, 2020, 9:32am EDT
A student cleans a chandelier at Pella Opera House during Service Day in 2019.

Central College's Service Day Scheduled for Oct. 6

The Pella Opera House could always use a little TLC. And who's more caring than Central College students? As part of the college's annual Service Day on Oct. 6, a group of Central students will work on maintenance projects from 9 a.m. to noon to kee...
Sep 29, 2020, 3:14pm EDT
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Central RED Hosts Presentation on Service Dogs for Wounded Military

Central College's Central RED Society will present the "Puppy Jake Foundation" with Maggie Donovan during a virtual event at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. The event is free and can be accessed via Zoom. Puppy Jake Foundation, located is Des Moines, ...
Sep 24, 2020, 1:14pm EDT
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Central College Theatre to Present 'Doubt'

Central College's theatre department will present the powerful drama "Doubt, A Parable" from Oct. 7-11 in the Kruidenier Theatre. The story centers around Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, who takes matters into her own hands when she suspe...
Sep 21, 2020, 12:07pm EDT
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Central College's Mills Gallery to Exhibit Works of Alum Ryan Bredlau

Central College will welcome the works of alum Ryan Bredlau to the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for the Visual Arts from Sept. 25 to Oct. 16. His exhibit is titled "Celestial Entities." Bredlau grew up in Iowa City, Iowa, and received a bache...
Sep 17, 2020, 10:49am EDT
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Central College Hosts Virtual Statewide Student Leadership Event 'Called to Climate Action'

Central College will serve as the virtual host for "Called to Climate Action," a statewide student leadership event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17. Also hosted by Iowa Interfaith Power & Light, its annual student leadership program promotes ...
Sep 15, 2020, 2:30pm EDT
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Central College's Nesbit Awarded BSA Fellowship to Study Early Talking Books in England

Katherine Nesbit, assistant professor of English at Central College, has been awarded a Bibliographical Society of America Fellowship to help fund a one-month research trip to archives in England containing early talking books. She'll take her research...
Sep 14, 2020, 2:28pm EDT
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About Central College

Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private college known for its active student body, academic rigor and athletics success. Our students learn collaboratively with supportive educators who share a commitment to intellectual engagement, personal growth, career readiness and civic involvement. Founded in 1853 and shaped by its Christian heritage, the college of 1,100 students participates in NCAA Division III athletics and is a member of the American Rivers Conference. Central is an active part of the Greater Des Moines region and just minutes from Lake Red Rock, Iowa’s largest lake.

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