Professor Paulina Mena Named Faculty Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion
Paulina Mena, associate professor of biology at Central College, has been appointed as Faculty Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion at Central.
Paulina Mena, associate professor of biology at Central College, has been appointed as Faculty Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion at Central.
Aditi Mukherji, the first recipient of the Norman Borlaug Field Award by the World Food Prize Foundation, will present Central College’s annual World Food Prize Lecture from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Jay Wackerly, associate professor of chemistry at Central College, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Award of $235,000 for academic research.
Kevin Mason, associate professor of history at Waldorf University in Forest City, Iowa, will present “Toward Understanding Indigenous Iowa: Public Memory, Environmental Methodology, and Putting the Past in Perspective” from 7-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, in the Boat/Moore rooms of Maytag Student Center.
Central is proud to announce this year’s recipients of full-tuition Kuyper Scholarships and Rolscreen Foundation Scholarships, the most prestigious awards granted at the college.
Central held its annual Service Day on Oct. 5 with more than 630 volunteers taking part in 43 projects. Service Day has been a cornerstone of the Central experience since 2006.
Central will welcome the works of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer José Galvez to the Mills Gallery from Oct. 4-15 as a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Linda Laine, professor of communication studies at Central, was installed as the Kenneth J. Weller Distinguished Professor of the Liberal Arts on Sept. 29.
Shawn Wick, associate professor of sociology at Central, has co-authored an article published in “Social Forces,” a top-tier sociology journal.
Central College’s Central RED Society will present “Climate Change — The Past, Present & Future” with Russ Benedict, professor of biology, on Tuesday, Oct. 5 and Oct. 12.
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