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Geisler-Penquite Foundation Announces $9 Million Gift to Central College

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Professor Paulina Mena Named Faculty Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion

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.

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Central Announces World Food Prize Lecture

Central Announces World Food Prize Lecture

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.

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Central Professor Jay Wackerly Awarded National Science Foundation Grant

Central Professor Jay Wackerly Awarded National Science Foundation Grant

Jay Wackerly, associate professor of chemistry at Central College, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Award of $235,000 for academic research.

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Central Lecture Series to Focus on History of Indigenous Iowa

Central Lecture Series to Focus on History of Indigenous Iowa

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.

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Central’s Mills Gallery to Feature Award-Winning Songwriter Chad Elliott

Central’s Mills Gallery to Feature Award-Winning Songwriter Chad Elliott

Central will welcome the works of international award-winning songwriter Chad Elliott to the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for the Visual Arts from Oct. 20 to Nov. 5. His exhibit is titled “Wilderman’s Treetop Tales.”

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Central Announces 2021 Top Scholarship Winners

Central Announces 2021 Top Scholarship Winners

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.

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Central Gives Back to Community for Annual Service Day

Central Gives Back to Community for Annual Service Day

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.

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Central’s Mills Gallery to Feature Photography Exhibition for Hispanic Heritage Month

Central’s Mills Gallery to Feature Photography Exhibition for Hispanic Heritage Month

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. 

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Central’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts to Present “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”

Central’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts to Present “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”

Central’s department of visual and performing arts will present the 2014 Tony Award-winning musical “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” from Oct. 7-10 in Kruidenier Theatre on Central’s campus.

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Linda Laine Installed as Weller Distinguished Professor

Linda Laine Installed as Weller Distinguished Professor

Linda Laine, professor of communication studies at Central, was installed as the Kenneth J. Weller Distinguished Professor of the Liberal Arts on Sept. 29.

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