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Central College is one of 40 U.S. colleges and universities awarded a grant as part of the MLK Day of Service Community Partnership Project.

Central Awarded Grant for MLK Day of Service Project

Central College is one of 40 U.S. colleges and universities awarded a grant as part of the MLK Day of Service Community Partnership Project.

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Central College was named to Honor Roll with Distinction in three categories for the 2015 President’s Award for Community Service.

Central Earns National Honor for Community Service

Central College was named to Honor Roll with Distinction in three categories for the 2015 President’s Award for Community Service.

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Kieth Yanner

Keith Yanner wins award for Civic Mission Leadership

Keith Yanner, Central College professor of political science, won Iowa Campus Compact’s Engaged Campus award for Civic Mission Leadership.

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

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.

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Central students, faculty and staff served a total 2,523 hours with community partners during Service Day.

Central Serves 2,523 Hours during Service Day

Central students, faculty and staff served a total 2,523 hours with community partners throughout Central Iowa during Service Day April 26.

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Central College presents Martin Luther King Jr. Day program and service activities

Central College will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a special program Jan. 18.

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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.

Dreaming Young

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.

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

Camp Out for Charity

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

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Katelin Gannon, lecturer of exercise science, received the scholar award from Iowa Campus Compact May 29.

Engaged Campus Awards honor Central College lecturer, graduate

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).

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Kenneth Quinn, president of World Food Prize Foundation, invited Central College students to the Hall of Laureates April 21, where Quinn recounted his experience during the last days of Saigon. Pictured (left to right): Rachael Tharp ‘15, Nathan Thiessen ‘15, Kyle Pepper ‘17, Kenneth Quinn, Max Arnett ‘16, Central College President Mark Putnam, Mark Barloon and Jordan Rouse ‘16.

Stories from Vietnam

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.”

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