Recent News
Central College to Offer Drop-Off Tax Preparation
Central College and its accounting faculty and students are offering free income tax preparation services for Marion County residents. This assistance is made possible through a grant from the Iowa Center for Economic Success. Students will prepare ...
Jan 16, 2020, 10:01am EST
Jonathan McFadden Exhibit Heads to Mills Gallery at Central College
Central College will welcome the works of Jonathan McFadden from Jan. 20 through Feb. 14 in the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for the Visual Arts. McFadden holds an MFA in printmaking from Edinburgh College of Art, United Kingdom (2009), BFA i...
Jan 9, 2020, 2:00pm EST
Central Red to Gather for Presentations of Calvin's 'The January Series'
Central College's Central RED Society invites its members to sit in on three presentations of "The January Series," a collection of speakers at Calvin University in Michigan that is designed to provoke "deep thought and conversations about important is...
Jan 9, 2020, 9:23am EST
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