Coming Home to a Foreign Culture
After returning from a semester in Granada, Spain, Kate Huisman ’16 didn’t expect to encounter a new culture just 20 minutes away from her hometown.

After returning from a semester in Granada, Spain, Kate Huisman ’16 didn’t expect to encounter a new culture just 20 minutes away from her hometown.

Brett Rozeboom ’16 was as well prepared as he could be for his six-week medical internship in Cameroon. A biology major from Sioux Center, Iowa, Rozeboom spent nine months planning the trip with the Luke Society of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Eight Central students completed their spring semester with a field trip to Peru this summer.
Inspirational speaker and author Bryant K. Smith will speak on campus on Feb. 25 in the Cox-Snow Recital Hall.
On Monday, Dec. 3, Zach Wahls, a same-sex marriage advocate, will be on campus. The event is sponsored by Central College One Iowa, the Office for Student Involvement and the Intercultural Life Office.
The office of intercultural life will once again bring diverse speakers to campus to challenge and broaden the college community. This fall, four guest speakers will focus on religion, religious pluralism and diversity.
In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Central College’s Beta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and the Intercultural Life office will host Walk a Mile in Her Shoes.
Haider Hamza will present “Embracing the Enemy” Thursday, March 24, in van Emmerik Studio at 7 p.m.
Domestic violence survivor Teri Jendusa Nicolai will speak at Central College Tuesday, March 22.
Daryl Davis presents “Klan-Destine Relationships” Tuesday, Feb. 8, in Cox-Snow Recital Hall.