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Central’s Sustainability Efforts Awarded Grant From Wellmark Foundation

Central received a $25,000 Small Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grant from The Wellmark Foundation to expand its sustainability education program.

Central College to Host Graphic Novelist Jessica Abel

Jessica Abel presents “Out on the Wire: Storytelling in Radio, Cartoon and Narrative” Thursday, Oct. 19.

Central College Presents French Film Festival

Central College will present six French films Feb. 3-26 through a $2,200 grant from Tournées Festival fund.

Central Wins Grant for Recycled Outdoor Furniture

The Iowa Grocery Industry Association has awarded Central College a $1,904 grant for recycled outdoor furniture, arriving at Central’s organic garden in June.

Central College awarded grants from Pella Community Foundation

Central College received a combined $3,700 in grants from the Pella Community Foundation to increase sustainability efforts as well as create a summer community choir.

Central College developing strategic vision for undergraduate sustainability education

Central College announced plans to develop and implement a strategy for sustainability education for the next decade. The goal is to accelerate the impact of deep, long-standing commitments to undergraduate sustainability education in an integrated manner. Highlights of the plan include aggressive support for course development in sustainability; undergraduate research opportunities in sustainability; the development…

Building for a Better Future

Seniors Ryan McPherren and Ryan Dusil are heading up a project that is turning an unused, wooded area at Lake Red Rock into a place where children can discover the natural world.

School’s In for the Summer

Wendy Weber, professor of mathematics, helped high school teachers develop lesson plans for statistics and probability classes using fun activities to get students—and their teachers—involved.

Enterprise Foundation grants $2,000 to Central interns

Central College was awarded a $2,000 grant from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation. The grant will support four students who are completing unpaid internships for nonprofit or social service organizations.