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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.

Central College presents Martin Luther King Jr. Day program and service activities

Central College will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a special program Jan. 18.

Dreaming Young

The Central family just got a bit bigger — and younger. Central is one of five Iowa colleges and universities to adopt a grade at Findley Elementary, a.k.a. Dreamer Academy.

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…

Central College plans Martin Luther King, Jr. Day program and service activities

Central College will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a special program Jan. 19 and service projects throughout the week.

Central College receives national honor for community service

Central was named one of only 16 schools to receive the finalist designation for the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

A Different Kind of Family

Katie Zellmer ’14 began a service-learning project with an Iraqi family during her sophomore year. Nearly three years later, she still has a second home in the Salim household.

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.

Central students gather trash at Lake Red Rock.

Students volunteer to clean Lake Red Rock

Central College will host its first volunteer event of the year Sept. 6 at Lake Red Rock. Students will gather trash, plant trees and collect prairie seed to help the Red Rock Lake Association.