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Central RED Society Presents: A Conversation with Rep. Neal Smith
Central College's lifelong learning program, Central RED, invites the Pella community to a free event with NBC News Correspondent Harry Smith, a 1973 Central graduate. He will host a conversation with Neal Smith, the longest-serving Iowan in the Uni...
Oct 11, 2018, 1:01pm EDT
Central Students Work with Community Members During Annual Service Day
Each year since 2006, Central College hosts a community-wide service day. Classes are canceled for the day and students, faculty and staff join in serving the local community. This year, for the first time in 12 years, service day will take place in th...
Oct 8, 2018, 2:08pm EDT
Central RED Society to Present B-I-N-G-O and Bingo is the Game-O!
Who is the Bingo champion of Central RED? Find out at Central College's Central RED Society "B-I-N-G-O and Bingo is the Game-O!" presentation at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Dave and Ardie Sutphen Common Room, Graham Annex, on the Central Coll...
Oct 8, 2018, 1:04pm EDT
Central College Announces World Food Prize Lecture
Philip E. Nelson, professor emeritus of Purdue University and 2007 recipient of the World Food Prize, will present Central College's 2018 World Food Prize Lecture at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, in Cox-Snow Music Center on the Central College campus. His...
Oct 4, 2018, 5:44pm EDT
Metalsmith Artist Featured at Central College Exhibit
Central College presents Displaced, an exhibit of metalwork by Teresa Faris, in the Mills Gallery, located in the Lubbers Center for the Visual Arts on Central's campus. The event will open October 17 and will run until November 9. An opening recept...
Oct 4, 2018, 5:22pm EDT
Central College October Concerts Feature a Range of Offerings, Enhanced Acoustics
Central College is known throughout Iowa for its exemplary music program - and is about to become known for its newly-renovated, state-of-the-art concert hall. This October, the college will host chamber music, Caribbean rock, "inclusive, classical ...
Oct 4, 2018, 4:39pm EDT
Central College Announces 2018 - 2019 Living in Community Faculty Lecture Series
What does it mean to live in community? What connects us and what separates us as community members? How do we create communities that are good for everyone? The public is invited to join Central College faculty presenters to explore these questions an...
Oct 1, 2018, 5:13pm EDT
Central College Welcomes New Director of Student Involvement
Central College welcomes Sean Wiseman as the college's new director of student involvement. He began his new position on August 12. Wiseman will collaborate with other campus entities to create and support a strong co-curricular student experience f...
Oct 1, 2018, 12:31pm EDT
Central College Welcomes Two New Advancement Team Members
Corey Falter, Central College's new director of annual giving and alumni engagement, began his new position July 9. Falter was recently associate director of development at the University of Colorado Denver. Prior to that, he served in roles of prog...
Sep 27, 2018, 3:44pm EDT
Award-Winning Civil Rights Activist Fania Davis is Central College Visiting Scholar
Social activist, restorative justice scholar and civil rights attorney Fania Davis will be Central College's Woodrow Wilson Visiting Scholar from Oct. 15 to 20, 2018. During her Central visit, Davis will make course presentations, conduct discussion...
Sep 17, 2018, 12:34pm EDT