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Central College Announces Summer Student Research Awards

Central’s summer research options take students to many locations — camps, football fields, Greece, bee fields, research labs, writing labs and senior living centers.

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George Daily Presents “The Hobbit” With Help of Central College

“The Hobbit” uses puppetry highlighting some of the unique skills and talents offered by the theatre’s summer staff and Central family.

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Central College Releases Latest Issue of ‘Synaptic’

The 44th annual assemblage of remarkable Central College student work covers a wide array of academic disciplines and the second year of publication as “Synaptic.”

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Senior Art Showcase to Feature Art and Art Research

Central College art majors will showcase their end of semester art projects April 17 to May 10.

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Central’s Mat Kelly Selected for Olson-Larsen Galleries Art Show

Mat Kelly, Central professor of art, will display his handmade books at Olson-Larsen Gallery show.

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Honors Presented to Central College Faculty

Central faculty members were honored in May to celebrate their collective teaching, scholarship, creativity and leadership.

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New Synaptic Features Central College Student Creativity

“Synaptic” features the creative works of Central students.

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Central College Art Students Reviving Pella’s Klokkenspel Miniatures

Amelia Brown and Fynn Wadsworth, Class of 2025 students, are restoring Pella’s Klokkenspel figures for Tulip Time 2023.

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MLK Day at Central Immersed in Service and Justice

MLK Day at Central College will be a day of action for serving, learning and exploring.

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Central College Art Professor Mat Kelly Exhibiting Work at Jordan House Museum

Mat Kelly, Central professor of art and chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, was selected to display his drawings, prints and handmade books at the Jordan House Museum in West Des Moines.

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