Central College

Central College's Theatre Department was honored earlier this year with 10 awards at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 5 event in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Three current students took home awards for their work on "Blithe Spirit."

54 Central College students will perform with the A Cappella Choir on its Midwest Tour that will make nine stops over six days from May 20-26 in Southern Iowa and the Kansas City area.

10 Central College students were named winners of its 2019 Creative Writing Contest.

Four Central College students will present their final art projects during the Senior Thesis Exhibit beginning Wednesday, April 24, at the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for Visual Arts. The senior exhibit runs through Friday, May 10, and features works by Danielle Eisentrager, Katelyn Gorrell, Catalina Valdez and Hannah Van Weelden.

Five Central College students made presentations April 13 at the Iowa Human Rights Research Conference at the University of Iowa College of Law in Iowa City, Iowa.

62 Central College students in the A Cappella Choir will take part in its Pre-Tour Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 12, in Douwstra Auditorium. The choir will perform to launch its Midwest Tour that will make six stops from May 20-26 in the Kansas City area. The event is free and open to the public.

Six Central College students will perform in the Flute Ensemble Recital at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, in the Chapel on Central's campus.

35 Central College students will perform in the Symphonic Wind Ensemble at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 28, in Douwstra Auditorium.

20 Central College students are part of the Percussion Extravaganza at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27 in Douwstra Auditorium. Scheduled to perform are the Percussion Ensemble, Flying Pans Steel Band and the Dutch Boom.

Six Central College students will perform in the ALMA Concert set for 8 p.m. Friday, April 26, in the Cox-Snow Music Center.

25 Central College students will present their research projects at the 91st Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference from April 11-13 in Chicago.

12 Central College students, as part of the College Community Orchestra, will perform in the Concerto Aria Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14, in Douwstra Auditorium.

30 Central College students will perform in "Night of Broadway," an evening of Brodway's greatest solos and ensembles, at 7 p.m. Monday, April 15, in Douwstra Auditorium.

61 Central College students are taking part in Rock-A-Pella, the A Cappella Choir's annual fundraiser, at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Cox-Snow Music Center.

10 Central College students will perform in the Jazz Band Concert on April 12 in Cox-Snow Music Center.

13 Central College students will perform in the ALMA Concert on Friday, April 5, in Cox-Snow Music Center.

11 Central College students will perform in the Treble Clef Choir on Thursday, April 4.

17 Central College students will perform as part of the Flying Pans Steel Band during Iowa Percussion Days on March 30 in Douwstra Auditorium.

12 Central College students will perform in the play "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" from April 3-6.

Kelly Cavner '19 entered her senior year at Central College with a corporate software engineer job waiting for her after graduation.

More than 360 students earned a spot on the fall 2018 dean's list for Central College. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester.

15 Central College students took part in a Ski Club trip in December to Aspen, Colorado. Led by club advisor Sara Shuger Fox, the trip highlighted sustainability education.

35 Central College students perform in Central's Symphonic Wind Ensemble concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at Douwstra Auditorium.

61 Central College students in the A Cappella Choir are taking part in the 10th-12th Grade Singfest all day Thursday, Feb. 14, followed by a 7 p.m. concert in Douwstra Auditorium.

Seven Central College students perform in Jazzmania, a concert and celebration of the release of Assistant Professor of Music Gabriel Espinosa's CD "Nostalgias De Mi Vida," at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, in Douwstra Auditorium on the Central College campus in Pella, Iowa.

33 Central College students graduated with bachelor's degrees in December 2018.

More than 180 Central College students presented academic research at the Fall 2018 Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Central College students perform in the Flying Pans Steel Band Flying Pans Steel Band concert "Caribbean Christmas" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in the Vermeer Banquet Room of Graham Conference Center at Central College.

Eight Central College education majors were awarded a Geisler Penquite scholarship at the Geisler Penquite Foundation luncheon this fall.

13 Central College students perform in the ALMA Jazz Ensemble Christmas Concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, in the Cox-Snow Music Center Recital Hall.