Dr. Jim Zaffiro, a member of the political science department for 28 years, has shaped both his students and the Central landscape. The result is a college committed to sustainability.
Feb 16, 2012
Students study, sleep and socialize in their residence halls, which become their first home away from home. The lessons learned there can be just as important as what goes on in the classroom.
Feb 16, 2012
Let students from each hall convince you who to vote for in video tours.
Feb 16, 2012 | 4 Comments
Older members of the Central community have made service a lifelong endeavor.
Feb 16, 2012
You’d better watch out. The Central community has its very own Santa Claus keeping his eye on things. Let’s hope you’ve been nice.
Dec 22, 2011
The new equipment in Central’s glassblowing studio builds on a long tradition of collaboration in the arts.
Nov 25, 2011 | 6 Comments
Every fall, freshmen take Central’s required first-year course. Despite their misgivings, students get the tools to fully appreciate a liberal arts education.
Nov 25, 2011
Mina Baker-Roelofs taught home economics at Central for 39 years. Her history mirrors the history of the college.
Nov 25, 2011 | 4 Comments
Alumni take jobs in some of the country’s worst schools to help kids who deserve the best.
Nov 25, 2011 | 1 Comment
The band Third Floor John, a campus staple of the early 1970s, has reunited to produce an album benefiting the Songs of Love Foundation.
Oct 24, 2011
Adam Weiler ’04 runs Ambrose, an after-school program that sells T-shirts to fund hands-on art workshops. His passion for working with young people began at Central.
Oct 21, 2011 | 1 Comment
Central’s newest assistant professor of music blends his passion for piano with real-world knowledge to give students the complete picture.
Sep 19, 2011 | 3 Comments
The research being done by Russ Benedict and his students could solve our addiction to fossil fuels and restore Iowa’s landscape.
Aug 8, 2011 | 3 Comments
Performing for children in Italy, a recent Central grad fulfills her dream of becoming a professional actor.
Aug 8, 2011 | 1 Comment
Two alumni and their families turn personal stories into books, all without the help of an agent or a publishing company.
Aug 8, 2011
As executive-in-residence at Central this fall, Rick Ryan ’70 will teach students how to live like entrepreneurs.
Aug 8, 2011
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