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Iowa TRIO Conference Hosted Future Leaders at Central

Central welcomed 200 students during the Iowa TRIO Conference which featured leadership skill-building activities centered around the theme of working to make our world a better place.

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Central College to Host Service Day

Central’s Service Day will be Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. This day of service began in 2006. In 2021, 1,975 hours were donated from 630 volunteers.

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Romonda D. Belcher, Breanne Ward

Building Central’s Culture of Inclusion During Welcome Week

Welcome Week will feature new programs to nurture and build upon Central’s culture of caring for others, engaged citizenship and inclusion.

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Olivia Svoboda and Zaira Doñoro Gallardo.

Central College Celebrates Two Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Grantees

Central is thrilled to recognize two Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant awardees for 2022-23..

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Central College Celebrates Successful Fundraising Year

Central finished the 2021-22 fiscal year raising more than $7.8 million, successfully increasing donations by 2.4%.

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John Quinones, ABC correspondent, speaking at Central

Central College Awarded $992,000 Grant to Prepare Income-Eligible, First-Generation Students for College

Central was awarded two Upward Bound grants to support income-eligible, first generation Central students.

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Central College Rev. Charles Morris

2022 Central College Board of Trustees Retirement

Rev. Charles Morris, ’70, has been granted trustee emeritus status after serving the Central Board of Trustees with distinction across various leadership roles since 1999.

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Oscar Reynaga

Central’s Óscar Reynaga Serves on Des Moines Latino Film Festival Technical Committee

Óscar Reynaga, senior lecturer of Spanish and dean of the Class of 2023, was a selection judge for films screened during the Des Moines Latino Film Festival.

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Linda Laine, Leslie Duinink and Sue Pagnac

Central College Announces Transitions in Academic Affairs

Central College’s academic affairs office promotes three academic leaders. The three extend the work of faculty and staff across campus to enhance student and faculty development in the context of a liberal arts education, to innovate and to support life-long learning.

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Quinn Deahl

Central Announces 2022-2023 Student Senate Officers

Central College students elected the Student Senate executive officers for the 2022-2023 academic year: Quinn Deahl ’23, president; DelTon Alexander ’24, senate leader; Jenna-Marie Hernandez ’24, parliamentarian; Gunner Hutton ’25, treasurer; and Delia Hintz ’25, secretary.

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