Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private, four-year liberal arts college. Central is known for its academic rigor and leadership formation and for cultivating diversity of thought and culture through the arts and sciences, professional fields of study and experiential learning. For more information about Central College, visit central.edu.
(see more)Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private, four-year liberal arts college. Central is known for its academic rigor and leadership formation and for cultivating diversity of thought and culture through the arts and sciences, professional fields of study and experiential learning. For more information about Central College, visit central.edu.
Central student-athletes receive academic awards from conference
The spring sports American Rivers Conference all-academic teams were announced and 57 Central College student-athletes were honored for their academic and athletic excellence.
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2023 Academic Excellence Awards
Central College recognized students for academic awards.
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Jun 1
Central Seniors Honored With Awards
47 Central College students in the Class of 2021 were honored with awards for their academic achievements.
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2021 May 18
Central College Student Earns Prestigious Psychology Research Award
Andrea Leeper, a member of the Class of 2021, was awarded the prestigious Psi Chi Research Award from the International Honor Society of Psychology for undergraduate research at Central College.
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2021 Apr 6
Central College Students Named to Dean's List for Fall 2020
More than 380 students were named to the Central College dean's list for Fall 2020. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester.
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2021 Jan 19
Berst Presents Honors Thesis at Central College
Kyle Berst, a biology major at Central College, presented his senior honors thesis titled "Reductive Sialylation of Cambiarenes" on Dec. 3.
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2020 Dec 7
Scholl Presents Honors Thesis at Central College
Cheyanne Scholl, a biology and Spanish major at Central College, presented her senior honors thesis titled "Native Bee Diversity in Tall Grass Remnant Prairie in Iowa and Identification via DNA Barcoding" on Dec. 3.
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2020 Dec 7
Central College Students Named to Dean's List for Spring 2020
More than 325 students were named to the Central College dean's list for Spring 2020. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester.
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2020 Jul 1
Central Seniors Complete Honors Thesis Presentations
Seven Central College students gave their Senior Honors Thesis presentations on May 9. They did so via Zoom because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020 May 8
Central College Students Named to Dean's List for Fall 2019
More than 350 students were named to the Central College dean's list for Fall 2019. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester.
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2020 Jan 24
Central College Students Give Senior Thesis Presentations
Four Central College students gave their Senior Thesis presentations as they prepare to graduate.
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2019 Dec 18
Sara Rodriguez Wins Research Grant
Sara Rodriguez, a communication studies major from Lenexa, Kansas, is conducting in-depth interviews with farmers across central Iowa as part of her research with professor Jim Zaffiro.
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2017 Aug 10
Central Names Creative Writing Contest Winners
10 Central College students were named winners of its 2019 Creative Writing Contest.
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2019 Apr 24
Michaela Van Dusseldorp Wins Psychology Research Grant
Central College senior Michaela Van Dusseldorp received a research grant to expand her original research with assistant professor of psychology Ashley Scolaro.
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2017 Aug 10
Jordan Bryne Wins Psychology Research Grant
Central College senior Jordan Byrne recently won a grant to support her original research on the relationship of taboo language to the right hemisphere.
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2017 Aug 10
Students Present Research in Symposium
More than 200 Central College students presented research during the spring Undergraduate Research Smposium.
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2017 May 4
Students Present Honors Theses
Graduating seniors presented their final honors work at Central College.
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2017 May 3
Libbie Randall Wins Communications Award
Libbie Randall, junior communication studies student, was chosen to receive the Steve and Joyce Bell Excellence in Journalism Award. This award is given to a Central College student who demonstrates excellence in journalism work on campus.
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2017 May 2
Morgan Oster Wins Communications Award
Morgan Oster, junior communication studies and exercise science student, was chosen to receive the C.A. and Francis L. DeBruin award. This award is given to a junior or senior in communication studies who shows academic achievement, high moral character and strong contributions to the college.
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2017 May 2
Garrett Southwick Recieves Fulbright Award
Central College senior Garrett Southwick of Scottsdale, Ariz., has won a 2017-2018 Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Germany.
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2017 May 2
Students Win Athletic Training Awards
Outstanding juniors and seniors at Central College have won endowed awards for athletic training.
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2017 Apr 21
Students Present Psychology Research
An impressive cohort of 29 Central College students will present their research at the Midwestern Psychological Association conference in Chicago April 19-22.
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2017 Apr 18
Students Present Environmental Project Proposals
Environmental studies majors presented their project proposals and senior seminar work at Central College.
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2016 Dec 13
Central Students Present Humanities Research
Central College students presented research while the college hosted this year's Midwest Undergraduate Conference in the Humanities.
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2016 Dec 7
Kylie Gerstein receives research award
Central College student Kylie Gerstein received the top undergraduate research award at the 8th Annual Global Health Consortium Conference in Des Moines.
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2016 Nov 17
Seniors present Honors Theses
Twelve graduating Central College seniors presented their honors theses.
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2016 Jun 17
Creative writers win awards in Central contest
In a competition judged by poet and fiction writer Ken McCullough, nine Central students received awards for poetry, essay and fiction writing.
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2016 Apr 20
Three seniors recognized by Iowa Communication Association
Three communication studies seniors have received Recognition of Achievement in Speech Communication from the Iowa Communication Association.
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2015 May 11
Central College student Sydney Gray receives award
Sydney Gray, a senior elementary education major at Central College, has been awarded the ETS Recognition of Excellence Award for achieving an exceptional score on the Praxis Elementary Education Content Knowledge test.
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2014 Jun 23
Central College student Schyler Bardole receives award
Central College senior Schyler Bardole, of Rippey, Iowa, received the Recognition of Achievement in Speech Communication from the Iowa Communication Association.
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2014 Jun 17