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Korcheck to Discuss Women's Movement in Argentina in Central College Faculty Lecture Series
Kathy Korcheck, professor of Spanish at Central College, will present "From Empathy to Engagement: Mobilizing Public Space in Buenos Aires in #Niunamenos and Beyond" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in the Boat-Moore rooms of Maytag Student Center. The ...
Mar 9, 2020, 1:09pm EDT
Central College Mills Gallery to Exhibit Botanical Photos by Molly Wood
Central College will welcome the photographs of Molly Wood from March 23 through April 17 in the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for the Visual Arts. "Wood's mostly botanical photographs evoke a sense of haunting natural beauty," says Joe Hoksbe...
Mar 6, 2020, 1:09pm EST
Central RED Presents 'Exploring the World by Bicycle'
Central College's Central RED Society will present "Exploring the World by Bicycle," a presentation by Susan Carpenter set for noon Tuesday, March 24, in the Dave and Ardie Sutphen Common Room in Graham Annex. Cost is $10, with lunch beginning at 11:30...
Mar 5, 2020, 12:30pm EST
Central College Alumni Recital Features 2018 Graduate Tristan Miedema
Central College's music department will host its Alumni Recital featuring tenor Tristan Miedema, a 2018 graduate, at 7 p.m. Monday, March 30, on Hoekstra Stage in Douwstra Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. The concert also will f...
Mar 2, 2020, 12:14pm EST
Central College Professor Wackerly's Research Published in Prestigious Chemistry Journal
Jay Wackerly, associate professor of chemistry at Central College, was the primary author of research published in "Chemistry - A European Journal" earlier this year. Wackerly was joined by former and current students from Central, as well as faculty a...
Feb 28, 2020, 12:40pm EST
Central College Professor Wackerly's Research Published in Prestigious Chemistry Journal
Jay Wackerly, associate professor of chemistry at Central College, was the primary author of research published in "Chemistry - A European Journal" earlier this year. Wackerly was joined by former and current students from Central, as well as faculty a...
Feb 28, 2020, 12:39pm EST
Central College Professor Talks Sports Analytics, 'Bracketology'
Russ Goodman, professor of mathematics at Central College, presents "Sports Analytics: Ratings, Rankings and Creating the Perfect March Madness Bracket." The presentation is at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, in the Boat/Moore/Weller rooms of Maytag Student ...
Feb 25, 2020, 12:11pm EST
Central College Professor to Discuss Sikhs and Anthropologists in Faculty Lecture Series
Cynthia Mahmood, the Frank Moore Endowed Chair in Anthropology and professor of anthropology at Central College, will present "Civic Engagement Between Sikhs and Anthropologists" at 7 p.m. Monday, March 9, in the Boat/Moore rooms of Maytag Student Cent...
Feb 24, 2020, 10:11am EST
Central College Theatre to Present 'Cabaret'
Central College's theatre department will present Kander and Ebb's iconic musical "Cabaret" from March 4-8 in the Kruidenier Theatre. Directed and co-choreographed by C.D. Adamson, assistant professor of theatre, with musical direction from Sean Ste...
Feb 20, 2020, 9:19am EST
Central College Graduate Kellie Markey Named College's 2020 Commencement Speaker
Central College is pleased to announce Kellie Gorsche Markey, a 1988 Central graduate, will speak at the college's commencement May 16, 2020, in H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse. In 2016, Markey opened Dorothy's House in Des Moines to serve survivors of human...
Feb 17, 2020, 9:56am EST