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.
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.
Jay Wackerly, associate professor of chemistry at Central College, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Award of $235,000 for academic research.
The Fred Maytag Family Foundation is donating $2.25 million to Central College to fund an annual full-ride scholarship program for multiple students from Iowa pursuing a career in a STEM-related field. The donation also will fund scientific instrumentation needs at the college.
Central faculty members Paulina Mena, associate professor of biology; Oscar Reynaga, lecturer of Spanish; and Paul Weihe, associate professor of biology, will present “Faith in the Vaccine” with student ambassadors from Interfaith Youth Corps from 7-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27, in the Boat/Moore rooms of Maytag Student Center.
WorkSMART Connector’s “Career Awareness & Exploration” program has been named a 2021 STEM BEST partner. The program is a collaboration with Central College, Pella and surrounding K-12 schools, area community colleges and regional employers.
Central College is hosting a free, hands-on STEM Visit Day for high school students Friday, June 18.
Jay Wackerly, associate professor of chemistry at Central, has been awarded the Organic Syntheses, Inc. Grant for Summer Research. Amy Philavanh, Class of 2022 and a biochemistry major from Ankeny, Iowa, will help Wackerly conduct research this summer.
Russ Goodman, professor of mathematics, and Liz Golovatski, assistant professor of physics, will present “Who should be in STEM?” from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 2.
Central College has received a $50,000 gift from the Noel Cover Foundation of Cozad, Nebraska.
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