Central College receives national honor for community service
Central was named one of only 16 schools to receive the finalist designation for the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
Central was named one of only 16 schools to receive the finalist designation for the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
Rachel Frana ’15 is using GIS mapping technology to help food pantries identify underserved areas of Des Moines.
Katie Zellmer ’14 began a service-learning project with an Iraqi family during her sophomore year. Nearly three years later, she still has a second home in the Salim household.
After returning from a semester in Granada, Spain, Kate Huisman ’16 didn’t expect to encounter a new culture just 20 minutes away from her hometown.
Central College will host its first volunteer event of the year Sept. 6 at Lake Red Rock. Students will gather trash, plant trees and collect prairie seed to help the Red Rock Lake Association.
Emily Rouse ’14 plans to combine her passions for the law and helping others through a career as an attorney in the public service sector.
Central College students, faculty, staff and alumni will participate in Community Service Day April 15.
Washington Monthly’s 2013 ranking of liberal arts colleges lists Central College as No. 37 in the country.
The General Synod of the Reformed Church in America will take place June 20-25 on Central College’s campus. Hundreds of RCA members will meet in H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse to plan, worship and discuss. During the synod, members will be building school kits with World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families…
Patsy Snead ’13 wrote about her service-learning experience teaching ELL in Des Moines for the course Literary Journalism, taught by Josh Dolezal, associate professor of English.
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