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Central College Announces 2020-21 Student Senate Officers
Central College has announced the names of the Student Senate executive officers for the 2020-21 academic year: Aiyana Rouse has been elected Student Senate president. A biochemistry major from Glendale, Arizona, Rouse will graduate in 2021. Ty...
Jun 11, 2020, 12:12pm EDT
Central College Announces 2020 Top Scholarship Winners
Central College is proud to announce this year's recipients of full-tuition Kuyper Scholarships and Rolscreen Foundation Scholarships, the most prestigious awards granted at the college. Peter H. Kuyper founded Rolscreen Company, known today as Pell...
Jun 9, 2020, 11:28am EDT
Central College Student Contributes to Research Journal
Central College student Marina Paul contributed to the Journal of High Plains Undergraduate Research with her project "Teaching Elementary Mathematics to Student with Disabilities: Strategies for Instruction." The Journal of High Plains Undergraduat...
Jun 4, 2020, 10:48am EDT
Central College Announces Geisler Penquite Scholars
Central College's education department has announced its 2020 Geisler Penquite Scholars. The Geisler Penquite Program honors and supports exceptional students in the college's teacher education program who exhibit potential for leadership and hold a...
Jun 2, 2020, 12:29pm EDT
Central College Faculty Receives Recognition
Five Central College faculty members received awards this spring during a special remote conferencing celebration for their outstanding leadership in teaching, service and scholarship : Andrew Green, professor of political science, (B.A., Wartbu...
May 28, 2020, 11:16am EDT
Students Sign With Local Employers in Work-Based Learning Program
Career Academy of Pella hosted a virtual signing day on May 20 to welcome participants into a new and expanding work-based educational program in Marion County. In total, 13 students from high schools in Pella signed letters with the U.S. Department...
May 26, 2020, 3:01pm EDT
Central College Waives ACT/SAT Testing Requirements
Central College has announced it has waived ACT and SAT testing requirements for students applying for admission in Fall 2020 and Spring and Fall 2021 semesters. The change in the college's policy was made as a result of the national suspension of A...
May 21, 2020, 11:15am EDT
Central College to Offer Early Childhood/Special Education Unified Endorsement
Central College has been approved by the State of Iowa to offer the early childhood/special education unified endorsement in its education department. Central becomes one of nine teacher preparation institutions in Iowa to offer this endorsement. Ce...
May 19, 2020, 9:58am EDT
Central College Receives Gift from Geisler Penquite Foundation to Fund Learning Lab
Central College received $339,000 in grant funding from the Geisler Penquite Foundation that will go toward scholarships and an innovative learning lab for education students. The learning lab will provide an innovative, flexible classroom learning ...
May 14, 2020, 10:59am EDT
Central College's Keasler Named President of CONNECT-Iowa
Morgan Keasler, associate director of career and professional development at Central College, has been named president of CONNECT-Iowa formerly known as Iowa College Recruiting Network (ICoRN). Keasler was elected as a regional representative for CO...
May 11, 2020, 2:27pm EDT