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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
Would You Be My Neighbor: Christensen to Lecture on Cosmopolitanism
Cosmopolitanism is something leading philosophers Kwame Anthony Appiah and Martha C. Nussbaum are talking about. Anna Christensen, lecturer in philosophy at Central College, now will talk about it, too. Christensen's lecture titled "Would You Be My ...
Mar 28, 2019, 1:19pm EDT
Central College to Host Iowa Days of Percussion
Central College will host Iowa Days of Percussion on March 29-30 in Douwstra Auditorium. It is an annual minifestival sponsored by the Iowa chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. The event brings together the best percussion ensembles across the st...
Mar 18, 2019, 3:17pm EDT
Busy Month Ahead for Central College Music Department
Central College's music department will have a busy start to April. The month of events kicks off April 2 with Eine Schubertiade, a recital of vocal and instrumental works by Franz Schubert. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Douwstra Auditorium o...
Mar 18, 2019, 1:58pm EDT
Central College Education Department Presents 2019 Geisler Penquite Workshop
The Central College education department presents "Motivating and Managing Hard to Reach, Uninterested and Disruptive Students." This workshop will take place 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, in the Graham Conference Center on Central's camp...
Mar 14, 2019, 11:33am EDT
Central College Presents Eine Schubertiade
Central College presents Eine Schubertiade, a recital of vocal and instrumental works by Franz Schubert. This first-time event will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, in Douwstra Auditorium on Central's campus. The event is free and open to the pub...
Mar 11, 2019, 2:48pm EDT
Central College Presents "Les Liaisons Dangereuses"
Central College's theatre department presents "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" by Christopher Hampton. Performances will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, through Saturday, April 6, at the Kruidenier Center on Central's campus in Pella, Iowa. The p...
Mar 11, 2019, 2:42pm EDT
Central RED Society to Present "Let's Talk Tariffs"
Tariffs will be the focus of the Central Red Society presentation at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28. Central College Political Science Professor Andrew Green will interview Daryl Bouwkamp, senior director, International Business Development and Govern...
Mar 11, 2019, 2:35pm EDT
Central College Faculty Lecture Series Features Tuan Nguyen
Central College's Living in Community Faculty Lecture Series will feature Tuan Nguyen, assistant professor of economics. Nguyen will present "Do Immigrants Lower Wages for Native Workers? Evidence from the Mariel Boatlift." The lecture will take place ...
Mar 7, 2019, 4:40pm EST