Leadership Youth Summit Set for June 3-4 at Central College
Mar. 27, 2025
Central College welcomes students for Leadership Youth Summit, June 3-4.
The inspirational legacy of Jim Graham lives on through the new Jim Graham Adventure Fund for Off Campus Travel.
Mar. 27, 2025
Central College welcomes students for Leadership Youth Summit, June 3-4.
Mar. 26, 2025
Central students lead organization for the 2025 Out of the Darkness Walk at Central.
Mar. 24, 2025
Central’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform in Perry on Monday, April 7, in remembrance of Dan Marburger ’89 and Ahmir Jolliff.
Mar. 18, 2025
Central College and Pella Corporation welcome Lisa Bluder, former head women’s basketball coach at University of Iowa, on Monday, April 14.
Mar. 13, 2025
Shelli Green ’07, assistant professor of kinesiology, published research on an innovative treatment for shin splints.
Mar. 4, 2025
Central’s Stephanie Wise, assistant professor of political science, published an article in Social Science Quarterly.
Feb. 27, 2025
Tim Johnson, associate professor of Spanish, translates previously unknown manuscripts into a book, “Basques and Vicuñas at the Mouth of Hell.”
Feb. 25, 2025
Noel Cover Foundation donated $75,000 for student scholarships.
Feb. 20, 2025
Mark ’80 and Lori Kooiker Ellingson ’82 are supporting Central’s mission.
Feb. 19, 2025
Central College welcomes biostatistician Jake Oleson ’97 to campus, Friday, Feb. 28.
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Photo Caption: Student leaders Alisa Smith ’27, Kylie Carstens ’26 and Alyson Tenney ’25 have led preparations for the 2025 Out of the Darkness Walk at Central.
Pella, IA (03/26/2025) — The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will host an Out of the Darkness Walk on Sunday, April 13, on the Central College campus. The return of this event to Central has been led by Kylie Carstens, a Class of 2026 student from Lake City, Iowa.
"The Out of the Darkness walk provides a platform for promoting mental well-being, support for those affected by mental health challenges and working toward a more open, empathetic campus environment," Carstens explains. "Central hosting this event shows that we can bring everyone in the community together to make a difference."
The Out of the Darkness Campus Walks are the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's signature student fundraising events, designed to engage youth, young adults and their local communities in the fight to prevent suicide, a leading cause of death for young people.
"Seeing this event being hosted last year allowed me to see I wasn't alone in this world, and that there is always hope," Carstens says. "I want to provide other students with the opportunity to see that they are never alone either."
Registration and a resource fair will begin at 1 p.m. in the Maytag Student Center with displays and vendors. Speakers will present information at 1:30 p.m. in Van Emmerik Studio before the one-mile walk, which starts at 2 p.m. on campus. As a fundraising event, all individuals who raise $100 or more will receive a free Out of the Darkness Walk t-shirt.
All are welcome to participate in this walk. Register or donate at afspwalks.donordrive.com/.
Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private college known for its active student body, academic rigor and athletics success. Our students learn collaboratively with supportive educators who share a commitment to intellectual engagement, personal growth, career readiness and civic involvement. Founded in 1853 and shaped by its Christian heritage, the college of 1,100 students participates in NCAA Division III athletics and is a member of the American Rivers Conference. Central is an active part of the Greater Des Moines region and just minutes from Lake Red Rock, Iowa's largest lake.
