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Central Welcomes New Faculty and Staff

Central College announces four new teaching faculty members and four new staff members.

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Carrie Romo '06

Central Alumna Wins 2018 Engaged Campus Award

Iowa Campus Compact recognized Central College alumna Carrie Romo ’06 with a 2018 Up Community Leadership award at the annual Engaged Campus Awards and Summit.

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Central College students participating in Service Day

A Day to Make a Difference: Central College Service Day April 10

About 625 Central College students, faculty and staff will participate in almost 65 service projects during the college’s annual Service Day Tuesday, April 10.

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Central College was named to Honor Roll with Distinction in three categories for the 2015 President’s Award for Community Service.

Central Earns National Honor for Community Service

Central College was named to Honor Roll with Distinction in three categories for the 2015 President’s Award for Community Service.

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Kieth Yanner

Keith Yanner wins award for Civic Mission Leadership

Keith Yanner, Central College professor of political science, won Iowa Campus Compact’s Engaged Campus award for Civic Mission Leadership.

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Central students, faculty and staff served a total 2,523 hours with community partners during Service Day.

Central Serves 2,523 Hours during Service Day

Central students, faculty and staff served a total 2,523 hours with community partners throughout Central Iowa during Service Day April 26.

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The Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) has relied on handwritten records for decades, but Central graduate Blake Rozendaal ‘15 recently helped the organization update its system.

Modern Records

The Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) has relied on handwritten records for decades. Computer science graduate Blake Rozendaal created a new system.

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Katelin Gannon, lecturer of exercise science, received the scholar award from Iowa Campus Compact May 29.

Engaged Campus Awards honor Central College lecturer, graduate

Katelin Gannon, lecturer of exercise science, received Iowa Campus Compact’s scholar award, and graduate Emily Grant was named member of the year for Iowa College AmeriCorps Programs (ICAP).

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Kenneth Quinn, president of World Food Prize Foundation, invited Central College students to the Hall of Laureates April 21, where Quinn recounted his experience during the last days of Saigon. Pictured (left to right): Rachael Tharp ‘15, Nathan Thiessen ‘15, Kyle Pepper ‘17, Kenneth Quinn, Max Arnett ‘16, Central College President Mark Putnam, Mark Barloon and Jordan Rouse ‘16.

Stories from Vietnam

When Kenneth Quinn landed in Vietnam, he was sure someone would try to kill him immediately. Quinn, a civilian officer in 1967, remembers, “I was so pleased when that didn’t happen.”

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Central College has been recognized for proven community engagement and commitment to community service. The Center for Community-Based Learning has organized half- and full-day projects for more than 700 volunteers April 21.

Hundreds of Central College volunteers to serve community

Central College students, faculty and staff will participate in more than 60 community service projects in central Iowa for Service Day April 21. Since 2006, the college has set aside a day each year to connect members of campus to each other and dozens of community partners — for everyone’s benefit, says director of community-based…

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