Recent News
Former Central Chaplain Fran De Jong Leaves Gift for College
Central College received an estate gift from Fran De Jong, a 1957 graduate and former chaplain at the college. Her gifts totaled more than $110,000 and helped fund scholarships for students. De Jong was one of the first women ordained in the Reforme...
Aug 24, 2020, 11:56am EDT
Pella Area School-Business Partnership Named STEM BEST Program Model
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds named a collaboration of the Pella Community School District, of which Central College also is a partner, a new STEM BEST Program partner. The program, the Partnership for Excellent Educational Resources for STEM (PEERS), receive...
Aug 19, 2020, 2:10pm EDT
Central College Receives Gift From Estate of Marjorie Giles
Central College received an estate gift of more than $200,000 from Marjorie Giles, a former longtime Central staff member. Giles' estate gift funded the Marjorie Giles Endowed Scholarship, which will be awarded for the first time during the 2020-21 aca...
Aug 17, 2020, 10:47am EDT
Central College Hosts Women's Leadership Conference
Central College will host a five-day women's leadership conference on campus Aug. 17-21. The event brings together women from the region, state and beyond to discuss issues in women's leadership, knowledge, skills and values. It is the second year f...
Aug 14, 2020, 9:32am EDT
Central College Hosts National Diversity Speaker Eddie Moore Jr.
Eddie Moore Jr., recognized as one of the nation's top motivational speakers and educators, will present a live and virtual discussion on his book "The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, in Central College's Douws...
Aug 13, 2020, 11:40am EDT
Central Students Earn Gilman Scholarships
Four Central College students received Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships, which enable students to study or intern abroad: Alora Nowlin, Class of 2023, a political science, Spanish and French major from Council Bluffs, Iowa, plans to ...
Aug 10, 2020, 10:34am EDT
Central RED Plans Kickoff Celebration Event
Central College's Central RED Society will hold a virtual 2020-21 kickoff celebration at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, with guest Milly Vande Kieft who will present "100 Years in America." The event is free and can be accessed via Zoom here: centralcollege...
Aug 6, 2020, 10:51am EDT
Central College Receives Grant from Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust for Spectrometer
Central College has received a $145,000 grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to replace and upgrade its nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. The new 400 MHz spectrometer will replace the aging 300 MHz spectrometer purchased and installe...
Aug 4, 2020, 11:48am EDT
Central's Klyn de Novelo to Serve as Panelist for TALK Des Moines
Jessica Klyn de Novelo, director of career and professional development at Central College, will serve a panelist for a TALK Des Moines webinar discussing campus recruiting during COVID-19. The webinar is from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5. Regis...
Jul 30, 2020, 10:34am EDT
Central College Receives Grant from Iowa Wildlife Diversity Program
Central College has received a $2,500 grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Wildlife Diversity Program to determine if forest management practices under evaluation for invasive honeysuckle control have the potential to affect overwin...
Jul 23, 2020, 2:12pm EDT