Central College

The following students are members of the Central College dance team:

The following students are participating in music ensembles at Central College:

The Central College mock trial team competed at the Drake Bulldog Invitational on Oct. 26. The following students helped the team to a third place finish in a field of nineteen teams with a 6-2 record. They defeated teams from Iowa State, Washburn (Kan.) and Drake Universities.

Local students are among the five Central College students elected to student leadership positions at Central for the 2012-13 academic year.

The following students were named to the spring 2012 Central College dean's list:

The following local students were awarded for their academic excellence at Central College during their 2012 commencement ceremony:

Alpha Zeta Mu is the highest academic honor available. Students that graduate with these honors must be full time students, completed at least three semesters at Central and achieved a minimum grade point average between 3.8 and 4.0 on a 4.0 scale. The following local students graduated from Central College with Alpha Zeta Mu honors during the 2012 commencement ceremony:

Local students present senior honors theses at Central College.

The following students were named to the spring 2012 Central College dean's list:

The following local students graduated from Central College Saturday, May 12. The ceremony was held at H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse in Pella, Iowa. There were 323 graduates from 16 states and four foreign countries.

Local students are among four Central College students selected to serve as board of trustees student representatives. The following student have been accorded the honor:

Local students are among the five Central College students elected to student leadership positions at Central for the 2012-13 academic year.

The following students were accepted to a Central College Abroad study abroad program for the spring 2012 semester:

Local students were honored at an awards banquet on April 23 for their exceptional leadership abilities in various aspects of campus life at Central College. The following students received recognition:

Local students will participat in Theatre Central's performance of Eric Coble's satire "Natural Selection" at Central College. With four performances April 25-28 at 7:30 p.m. from Cental's Kruidenier Center, the following students will participate:

Area students competed with the Central College dance team at the American Dance/Drill Team American Collegiate Championship March 24 at the University of North Texas. Central's 12-member squad were third in the hip-hop routine and took first runner-up honors in the pom routine. Local participants were:

The following students were named to the fall 2011 Central College Abroad dean's list:

The following area students have been awarded fellowships from Central College:

Area students will compete with the Central College mock trial team at the American Mock Trial Association Opening Round Championships (ORCs) hosted by the University of Calif.-Irvine March 10-11 in Newport Beach, Calif. The following students will participate:

The following students were named to the fall 2011 dean's list at Central College:

Theatre Central will host seven performances of the musical "Guys and Dolls" Feb. 23-March 3. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23-25 and March 1-3 from Central College's Kruidenier Center with a 2 p.m. matinee Feb. 26. The following area students will participate:

Several Central College faculty, staff and students attended the Heartland Global Health Consortium, "The Challenges of Global Aging," on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at Des Moines University. Thirteen students in Dr. Ellen DuPre's biology senior seminar class presented posters at the conference. These students included:

The following students will participate in Central College's performance of "Endgame:"

During their fall break, 18 students from Central College in Pella, Iowa, traveled to Esperance and Schoharie in New York to help clean up some of the destruction caused by Hurricane Irene in August. These students included:

Central College in Pella, Iowa, will be presenting the highly anticipated show "The Laramie Project" at Kruidenier Center Nov. 9-11 at 7:30 p.m. Local students involved include:

The following students were accepted to a Central College Abroad study abroad program for the spring 2012 semester:

The following students are participating in music ensembles at Central College:

The following students were named to the spring 2011 dean's list at Central College: