Recent News
Central College Offers Array of Concerts This Month
Central College's music department has announced several concerts for February. The first will feature guest artist Projeto Arcomusical at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at Douwstra Auditorium. Arcomusical is a world music sextet reimagining the Afro-Braz...
Feb 4, 2019, 11:51am EST
Central College Honored with Tree Campus USA Recognition
Central College recently was honored with 2018 Tree Campus USA recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for promoting healthy trees and further engaging students and staff in conservation efforts. Tree Campus USA recognition is given to campuses that...
Feb 4, 2019, 11:46am EST
Central College's Mills Gallery Presents "Shifting Structures" by Jane South
Central College presents "Shifting Structures," an exhibition by Jane South, at the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for the Visual Arts on Central's campus. The work consists of a series of components that are re-configured according to the spec...
Feb 4, 2019, 11:16am EST
Central RED Society to Present Cancer Researcher Nyla Heerema
Nyla Heerema will discuss "Visions of Cancer" at the next Central Red Society event. Lunch starts at noon and the presentation is at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Boat/Moore/Weller Room of the Maytag Student Center on the Central College Campus...
Feb 4, 2019, 11:08am EST
Central College to Close Due to Severe Weather
Beginning at 4 p.m. today, Tuesday, Jan. 29, all campus classes and activities are canceled and administrative offices closed. The college will resume regular hours beginning Thursday, Jan. 31. Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private, four-...
Jan 29, 2019, 1:51pm EST
Central College Music Department Presents Jazzmania
The Central College music department presents Jazzmania, a concert celebrating the release of Associate Professor of Music Gabriel Espinosa's CD "Nostalgias De Mi Vida." The event will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, in Douwstra Auditorium on Centra...
Jan 28, 2019, 1:45pm EST
Central College Hosts Regional Athletic Performance Clinic
Central College will host a comprehensive athletic performance clinic from 8:50 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, at the Helen Jean Hislop Center on the Central College campus. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The clinic will provide continuing e...
Jan 17, 2019, 3:08pm EST
Central College's Mills Gallery Presents Porcelain Artist Amy Uthus
Central College presents "Veritas," an exhibition of the work of ceramicist Amy Uthus, at the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for the Visual Arts on Central's campus. "I draw on my love for the beauty of light interacting with porcelain and my v...
Jan 8, 2019, 11:38am EST
Central College Honors Geisler Penquite Scholars
Central College's Geisler Penquite Scholars were recognized at the Geisler Penquite Foundation luncheon this fall on the college's campus. The Geisler Penquite Program honors and supports exceptional students in the college's teacher education progr...
Nov 19, 2018, 4:21pm EST
NFL Analytics Coordinator Headlines Central College Sports Analytics Meeting
Weller Ross, football analytics coordinator for the National Football League's Houston Texans, headlines the third annual Midwest Sports Analytics Meeting at Central College Saturday, Nov. 17. Ross will present "You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned,"...
Nov 12, 2018, 11:22am EST