Jake Wassenaar receives Fulbright award to Taiwan
Central College senior Jake Wassenaar of Pella has won a 2016-2017 Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Taiwan.

Central College senior Jake Wassenaar of Pella has won a 2016-2017 Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Taiwan.

Central students, faculty and staff served a total 2,523 hours with community partners throughout Central Iowa during Service Day April 26.
Central College will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a special program Jan. 18.

The Central family just got a bit bigger — and younger. Central is one of five Iowa colleges and universities to adopt a grade at Findley Elementary, a.k.a. Dreamer Academy.

Central fraternity BKE’s Cardboard Campout benefits Marion County Habitat for Humanity.

Katelin Gannon, lecturer of exercise science, received Iowa Campus Compact’s scholar award, and graduate Emily Grant was named member of the year for Iowa College AmeriCorps Programs (ICAP).

When Kenneth Quinn landed in Vietnam, he was sure someone would try to kill him immediately. Quinn, a civilian officer in 1967, remembers, “I was so pleased when that didn’t happen.”

Central College students, faculty and staff will participate in more than 60 community service projects in central Iowa for Service Day April 21. Since 2006, the college has set aside a day each year to connect members of campus to each other and dozens of community partners — for everyone’s benefit, says director of community-based…
Central College will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a special program Jan. 19 and service projects throughout the week.

Central College has been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for proven community engagement.