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Central College Honors Happel with Name on National Championship Trophy Case
Larry Happel, longtime sports information director at Central College, recently was honored when the national championship trophy case inside P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium was named in his honor. In front of friends, alumni, athletes and other supporters of...
May 2, 2019, 3:05pm EDT
Central RED Society Presents Civic Center and Hoyt Sherman Behind-the-Scenes Tour
Central Red Society will present a behind-the-scenes tour of the Des Moines Civic Center and Hoyt Sherman Place on Thursday, May 23. The bus will leave Pella, Iowa, at 9 a.m. and return at 4 p.m. Cost is $45 and includes a box lunch, admission fees and...
Apr 29, 2019, 11:01am EDT
Central College Hosts Color Fun Run
Central College will host its spring Color Fun Run at 7 p.m. Friday, May 10. The 1.853-mile untimed event (honoring Central's founding year) is free and open to all students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members. Each participant will receive a...
Apr 25, 2019, 2:37pm EDT
Central College A Cappella Choir Heads Out on Midwest Tour
Central College's A Cappella Choir will visit Southern Iowa and the Kansas City area with nine stops over six days from May 20-26 on its Midwest Tour. All concerts are free and open to the public. Central's A Cappella Choir is a 60-voice auditioned ...
Apr 25, 2019, 9:48am EDT
Vermeer, Central College's Klyn de Novelo honored by Iowa Campus Compact
Iowa Campus Compact has announced its winners of the 2019 Engaged Campus Awards and the list includes two nominated by Central College. Vermeer Corporation, located in Pella, Iowa, received the inaugural Civic-Minded Employer Award, while Jessica Kl...
Apr 22, 2019, 1:38pm EDT
Central Seniors to Showcase Art Projects at Mills Gallery
Four Central College students will present their final art projects during the Senior Thesis Exhibit beginning Wednesday, April 24, at the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for Visual Arts. The Mills Gallery is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Fr...
Apr 18, 2019, 9:27am EDT
Central College Music Department Wraps Up Year's Performances
Central College's music department will finish the school year out with a flurry of concerts. The first is the ALMA Concert set for 8 p.m. Friday, April 26, in the Cox-Snow Music Center. Tickets are $5, or free with a Central ID, and can be purchase...
Apr 11, 2019, 1:09pm EDT
Central RED Society to Present Wildlife Photographer Ron Huelse
Central RED Society will present wildlife photographer Ron Huelse on Thursday, April 25, in the Dave and Ardie Sutphen Common Room in the Graham Annex at Central College in Pella, Iowa. There will be a lunch at 11:30 a.m. and a presentation to follow a...
Apr 8, 2019, 12:41pm EDT
Central College to Hold Best. Decision. Ever. Week
Central College will hold Best. Decision. Ever. Visit Week from April 29 to May 3 on its campus in Pella, Iowa. High school students can pick a day during the week to visit and get a personalized Central experience. A tour of campus will be offered,...
Apr 5, 2019, 9:09am EDT
Central's Writers Reading Welcomes Poet Kevin Stein
Central College will celebrate National Poetry Month with its Writers Reading event featuring Kevin Stein, director of the creative writing program at Bradley University. The event is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in the Upper Chapel on Central'...
Apr 1, 2019, 11:27am EDT