Recent News
Central RED Society to Host Kickoff Celebration
Central College's Central RED Society will celebrate the start of its year with a 2019-20 Kickoff Celebration at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27. The event will take place in the Dave and Ardie Sutphen Room of the Graham Annex and is open to the public. ...
Aug 2, 2019, 10:03am EDT
Central College Announces Changes Among Faculty
Central College is pleased to announce changes among its faculty for the 2019-20 school year. Three assistant professors have earned tenure and promotion to associate professor: Melissa McAninch (B.S., Truman State University; M.A., Truman Sta...
Aug 1, 2019, 9:32am EDT
Professor Linda Laine Awarded Weller Distinguished Professorship by Central College
Linda Laine, professor of communication studies at Central College, has been awarded the Kenneth J. Weller Distinguished Professorship of the Liberal Arts. Named after Central's 18th president who served from 1970-90, the three-year endowed professorsh...
Jul 30, 2019, 9:38am EDT
Central College Certified by Society of Actuaries in VEE Areas
The Society of Actuaries has again certified Central College for all three Validation by Educational Experience areas--Economics, Accounting and Finance, and Mathematical Statistics. Central previously was certified for all three areas before the SOA m...
Jul 29, 2019, 10:00am EDT
Gov. Reynolds Appoints Central College's Putnam, Jenison to State Boards
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed a pair with Central College ties to state boards. President Mark Putnam was reappointed to serve a second term on the College Student Aid Commission. Putnam will serve on the nine-person board through June 2023. ...
Jul 25, 2019, 10:00am EDT
Central College Receives $100,000 Grant from Prairie Meadows Toward Douwstra Renovation
The Prairie Meadows Legacy Grant program has awarded Central College $100,000 toward the continued renovation of Douwstra Auditorium, the college's historic concert hall. The Prairie Meadows Legacy Grant program provides funding for large-scale, signat...
Jul 18, 2019, 12:41pm EDT
Central College Welcomes Largest Class in Five Years
Central College will welcome its largest incoming class in five years with this fall's group of 365 students. Enrollment for the 2019-20 school year includes 346 first-year students and 19 transfer students. The expected fall class includes students...
Jul 16, 2019, 11:00am EDT
Central's Jenison Selected to Iowa Association of Business and Industry's Board of Directors
Jenae Jenison, director of external engagement at Central College, has been selected by the 2018-19 Leadership Iowa class to serve as an honorary Leadership Iowa representative to the Iowa Association of Business and Industry's Board of Directors. Jeni...
Jul 8, 2019, 2:52pm EDT
Central College Receives Grant from Humanities Iowa for Oral History Podcast About the Midwest
Central College received an $18,630 grant from Humanities Iowa, a state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in support of a project titled "Middle Ground." The project will introduce the public to the craft of oral history ...
Jun 19, 2019, 11:20am EDT
Central College's Hakeman Named Admission Professional of the Year
Susie Hakeman, assistant director of admission at Central College, was named 2019 Admission Professional of the Year by the Iowa Association for College Admission Counseling. The award is presented to a postsecondary admission professional who provi...
Jun 18, 2019, 9:36am EDT