When it comes to service-learning, Central is taking the road less traveled.
May 28, 2015
Director of Dining Services Richard Phillips is determined to create a fresh, fun and sustainable vision for Central dining.
May 28, 2015
One of the first colleges to compete in mock trial, Central now boasts three decades of inspiring performance.
May 22, 2015
Jon Dressel served as resident director of Central’s study abroad program in Wales, and he shares his memories of the program.
Apr 8, 2015 | 1 Comment
Central grads are leading in Des Moines — filling top roles in companies and serving with community organizations to make the area an even better place to live.
Feb 24, 2015
The Fitness after Fifty class gives students the knowledge they need to develop safe and effective exercise programs for older adults.
Feb 24, 2015
Friendships formed at Central last through the trials and joys of life.
Jan 29, 2015
Two Central students, Melissa Urbain ’05 and Chris Stone ’96, were a decade apart but made a lasting connection.
Nov 21, 2014 | 1 Comment
Five students tackled professional research projects with faculty sponsors this summer.
Nov 20, 2014
Professor of mathematics Mark Mills practices what he teaches. Last summer, he sat for his second professional actuarial exam—not as a prospective actuary, but as a faculty member intent on doing a better job walking in his students’ shoes.
Nov 17, 2014
Every summer since 2010, a small number of students have taken advantage of Central’s newest study abroad program in Ghana. The one-month program takes students through Ghana’s history and introduces them to the nation’s performing arts.
Sep 24, 2014
Morocco Exchange, known as the cultural highlight of Central’s Granada semester, is an intense excursion across the Strait of Gibraltar to North Africa, where program director Veronica Montero says, “Nothing is typical.”
Sep 24, 2014
Some things in life aren’t easily measured. What, for instance, is the value of a study abroad experience that sparked a passion for foreign policy, provided experiences crucial to graduate school admission essays and eventually led to a job working with the Department of State? How do you measure the worth of a semester abroad that led to further exploration of world cultures and ultimately to a position teaching Japanese studies at a university in Singapore?
Sep 24, 2014
Being a guest in the Central College house in Merida, Yucatan, in January for three weeks made me so happy I could not sleep the first couple of nights I spent in the “faculty room.”
Sep 24, 2014
It is five years after graduation from Central College, and I find myself living in a town similar to Pella. It is a small community in the Midwest, with cornfields just outside of town.
Sep 12, 2014
If the term “excursion” conjures images in your mind of luxury suites and infinity pools, you are not a likely candidate for Central’s Outdoor Pursuits course in Wales or Morocco Exchange in Granada, Spain.
If, however, you seek authentic cultural learning, physical and mental challenges, and the daily potential for life changing experiences, then these Central College program offerings promise to deliver, as they have for more than a decade.
Sep 12, 2014
Central hosts robotics competition to promote computer science and STEM fields.
May 22, 2014
Careers in the fine arts are a reality for a number of Central College alums.
May 22, 2014
Professor of religion Chad Pierce, former minister and marine, sets out to challenge his students to explore the Christian religion.
May 22, 2014
Mark Barloon, lecturer of history, has had a passion for American history since he was a child—and he shares that enthusiasm with his students.
Feb 12, 2014 | 1 Comment
The Central Teacher Academy provides students a chance to teach and connect in schools before student teaching. Central Teacher Academy alums and currents students join together for a brighter future.
Feb 12, 2014 | 2 Comments
With internship opportunities in Chicago and Washington, D.C., Central students can venture off campus for real-life job opportunities—and they gain more than work experience in the process.
Feb 11, 2014
Central responds to the ever-evolving college student with a $2.75 million Maytag Student Center remodel thanks to the Fred Maytag Family Foundation.
Nov 22, 2013 | 2 Comments
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