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Central College Earns 3 Best of CASE Division VI Awards

Central College earned three Best of CASE Division IV awards.

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Kid Captains on Central football field

Central’s Kid Captains Recognized at Football Game

Six outstanding Pella area students from fourth to eighth grades were recognized at Central College for Kid Captain Day at the Central football game.

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1926 photo of Noel Cover

Noel Cover Foundation Awards $50,000 to Central College

Central College received a $50,000 distribution from the Noel Cover Foundation to support scholarships for students.

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Madhura Swaminathan

Central College Hosts World Food Prize Lecture Convocation, Oct. 20

Central’s World Food Prize Lecture to feature Madhura Swaminathan, professor and head of the economic analysis unit at the Indian Statistical Institute in Bangalore, India.

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Central's scholarship dinner

Central Stays Committed to Affordability

Beginning in Fall 2022, Central awarded each new incoming student — first-year and transfer — a donor-funded Journey Scholarship, thanks to generous donors.

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Group of Geisler Penquite Scholars

Central College Announces 2022 Geisler Penquite Scholars

Central College’s education program has announced its 2022 Geisler Penquite Scholars. They join 13 previously awarded Geisler Penquite Scholars on campus this fall.

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Renee Williams ’20 and John Roslien, associate professor of kinesiology

Central’s First Pre-Athletic Training Alumni Passes Athletic Training Board

Renee Williams, a pre-athletic training graduate in the Class of 2020, becomes the first Central pre-athletic training alumna to become board-certified in athletic training.

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Professor with students working on a computer

Central College’s Engineering Program Earns ABET Accreditation

Central College’s engineering program has received accreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

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Faculty workshop

Central Faculty Received Funding to Benefit Teaching

The Moore Family Foundation Faculty Development Program for Teaching provided $63,879 in grant funding for faculty projects at Central.

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Male strength and conditioning student works with female triathlon athlete

Central’s Strength and Conditioning Program Earns First in State Accreditation

Central became the first college in Iowa — and one of just four in the nation — to earn accreditation from the Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Programs.

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