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Central Announces 2021 Geisler Penquite Scholars

Central Announces 2021 Geisler Penquite Scholars

Central’s education program has announced its 2021 Geisler Penquite Scholars.

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Central Partners with Pella Community Schools to Create Central Little Dutch Academy

Central Partners with Pella Community Schools to Create Central Little Dutch Academy

Central’s education department has partnered with Pella Community Schools to create Central Little Dutch Academy, an early out program for third and fourth grade students focused on social emotional learning and STEM education.

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Central Music Ensembles Set for November Performances

Central Music Ensembles Set for November Performances

Central’s music program will showcase four concerts in November.

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Professor Linda Laine Appointed Faculty Fellow for Interdisciplinary and Faculty-Led Programs

Professor Linda Laine Appointed Faculty Fellow for Interdisciplinary and Faculty-Led Programs

Linda Laine, Kenneth J. Weller Distinguished Professor of the Liberal Arts and professor of communication studies at Central, has been appointed as Faculty Fellow for Interdisciplinary and Faculty-led Programs at the 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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