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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
Central College's Mills Gallery Presents "Facades of Space Once Shared" by Julie McLaughlin
Central College presents "Facades of Space Once Shared," an exhibition by Julie McLaughlin, at the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for the Visual Arts on Central's campus in Pella. The event will open Monday, March 25, and run until Thursday, Ap...
Mar 7, 2019, 1:11pm EST
Central College to Host its First-Ever Out of the Darkness Campus Walk
Central College will host its first Out of the Darkness Campus Walk on Sunday, March 31. Registration begins at noon at Maytag Student Center and the walk will run from 1:30-3:30 p.m. The event aims to raise $5,000 to benefit the American Foundation...
Mar 4, 2019, 5:26pm EST
Central College Receives $50,000 Gift from Noel Cover Foundation
The Noel Cover Foundation of Cozad, Nebraska, recently presented Central College with a $50,000 gift. The foundation provides scholarships and loan funds to needy, deserving and promising young men who are residents of Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota or N...
Feb 25, 2019, 5:21pm EST
Duinink Named Registrar at Central College
Leslie Duinink has been appointed registrar at Central College. She has served as interim registrar since July 2018, focusing on increasing transparency and decreasing redundancy of work for students and faculty. Duinink, also associate professor of...
Feb 21, 2019, 4:27pm EST
Central College Faculty Lecture Series Features Michael Harris
UPDATE: Professor of English Michael Harris' presentation, Mr. Pynchon Goes to Iowa: Thomas Pynchon's Search for Community, as part of the second annual Faculty Lecture Series, has been rescheduled for 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, in the Van Emmerik Stud...
Feb 20, 2019, 12:28pm EST
Central College Alumni Named Red Rock Area's Top 10 Under 40
Central College alumni Jenae Jenison and Reid Evans were named as two of the Red Rock Area's Top 10 under 40. Jenison, a 2011 Central graduate, is director of external engagement at Central College. Evans, a 2001 Central graduate, is financial advisor ...
Feb 18, 2019, 1:04pm EST