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Former Central College Dean of Students Marjorie Giles Dies
Marjorie Giles, 82, a longtime former Central College staff member and active participant in the Central and Pella communities, died May 5, 2019, in Pella, Iowa. Giles joined Central in 1972 as associate dean of students and served as dean of studen...
May 6, 2019, 4:45pm EDT
Central RED Society to Present Year-End Celebration
Central Red Society will have a year-end celebration at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the Dave and Ardie Sutphen Common Room on the Graham Annex on the Central College campus in Pella, Iowa. Cost is $15 and includes dinner. A cash bar also will be avai...
May 6, 2019, 9:29am EDT
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