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Central College Receives $100,000 Grant from Prairie Meadows Toward Douwstra Renovation
The Prairie Meadows Legacy Grant program has awarded Central College $100,000 toward the continued renovation of Douwstra Auditorium, the college's historic concert hall. The Prairie Meadows Legacy Grant program provides funding for large-scale, signat...
Jul 18, 2019, 12:41pm EDT
Central College Welcomes Largest Class in Five Years
Central College will welcome its largest incoming class in five years with this fall's group of 365 students. Enrollment for the 2019-20 school year includes 346 first-year students and 19 transfer students. The expected fall class includes students...
Jul 16, 2019, 11:00am EDT
Central's Jenison Selected to Iowa Association of Business and Industry's Board of Directors
Jenae Jenison, director of external engagement at Central College, has been selected by the 2018-19 Leadership Iowa class to serve as an honorary Leadership Iowa representative to the Iowa Association of Business and Industry's Board of Directors. Jeni...
Jul 8, 2019, 2:52pm EDT
Central College Receives Grant from Humanities Iowa for Oral History Podcast About the Midwest
Central College received an $18,630 grant from Humanities Iowa, a state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in support of a project titled "Middle Ground." The project will introduce the public to the craft of oral history ...
Jun 19, 2019, 11:20am EDT
Central College's Hakeman Named Admission Professional of the Year
Susie Hakeman, assistant director of admission at Central College, was named 2019 Admission Professional of the Year by the Iowa Association for College Admission Counseling. The award is presented to a postsecondary admission professional who provi...
Jun 18, 2019, 9:36am EDT
Central Faculty Receives $61,000 to Benefit Teaching
The Moore Family Foundation Faculty Development Program for Teaching is providing grant funding for 11 faculty projects at Central College for the 2019-20 academic year. The funding total is more than $61,000 for this year. Among the projects the fu...
Jun 13, 2019, 9:47am EDT
Central College Accepting Student Applications for Future Ready Iowa Program
Central College is accepting applications for its Future Ready Iowa: Summer Youth Internship Program. The six-week program runs July 8 to Aug. 16 and is designed for low-income students at risk of not graduating high school. Central recently receive...
May 29, 2019, 11:01am EDT
Central College Faculty Receive Recognition
Five Central College faculty members received awards this spring for outstanding leadership in teaching, service and scholarship: Brian Roberts, professor of art, (B.A., Central College; M.A., Iowa State University; M.F.A. Sculpture, M.F.A Metals...
May 23, 2019, 9:58am EDT
Central College Honors Elwell, Gregg, Van Wyk
Central College bestowed special honors on three of its own during its annual commencement ceremony May 18. Catherine B. Elwell, a participant in Central's Paris Study Abroad Program in 1971 and 1972, received an Honorary Alumna Award. She had a 35-...
May 20, 2019, 9:56am EDT
Central College Hosts Summer Visit Days
Central College will host a number of summer visit days for prospective students on its campus in Pella, Iowa. The summer visit days will be held in June, July and August to ensure anyone interested will be able to attend. The scheduled visit days a...
May 16, 2019, 10:21am EDT