Darius Joseph ’89 took a chance on Central—and then on his own company. Now he owns a successful IT consulting firm in Fort Myers, Fla.
Feb 20, 2013 | 2 Comments
Jan Case ’76 works as a medical animator at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, bringing the doctor’s procedures to life before patients’ eyes.
Feb 20, 2013
Even after retiring in the spring of 2011, Ed Willis and Jann Freed are still looking to contribute to their former departments, and more specifically, to future generations of Central College students.
Jan 29, 2013
Senior history major Tony Pearson began with a simple research project about the Civil War but got sucked into the emotional saga of two Central brothers who gave their lives for their country.
Nov 29, 2012
Three NCAA Division III national champions and the college’s winningest men’s basketball coach were inducted into the Central College Athletics Hall of Honor.
Nov 27, 2012
A specialist in Eurasia, Sarah Frese ’09 coordinated the Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum before going on to study Russia and Eastern Europe at Georgetown University.
Nov 27, 2012
Gregory Christiano ’69, a Bronx-born author of five books, writes about Central culture during the 1960s, one of the 20th century’s most influential decades.
Nov 27, 2012 | 3 Comments
Junior Katie Zellmar interned at The Battle Flag Lab at the State Historical Society in Des Moines, restoring a WWI, 126th field artillery flag.
Nov 14, 2012
After studying abroad on two continents in college, David Vonnahme ’10 taught English in Brazil and has now moved on to China.
Oct 30, 2012
To be the masters of our own fate we need an academic plan well-rooted in what we know about how young adults develop—a plan that helps our students connect and engage with one another and with the primary communities to which they give their allegiance.
Oct 22, 2012 | 1 Comment
In honor of their class, graduates of 1971 are establishing an endowed scholarships for Central students.
Sep 19, 2012
Sara Crippen ’11 spent the first year after graduation on an arduous but thrilling journey to explore her spiritual and physical connection to the human race and the beauty of the earth.
Sep 7, 2012
After making a promise to a dying friend, former baseball star Adam Duerfeldt ’06 turned his sights toward cancer research. He recently received an American Cancer Society fellowship.
Sep 4, 2012 | 1 Comment
A Central professor and her education students bring an orphan from Africa for medical treatment. Their lives were forever changed.
Sep 1, 2012 | 1 Comment
Michael Harris, professor of English, will return to India after 30 years to study the birth of Buddhism in the 6th century B.C.E. and its rediscovery during the British colonial era 25 centuries later.
Sep 1, 2012
Ending a 64-year drought, Central pulled a surprise by rolling to an outright Iowa Conference baseball crown.
Sep 1, 2012
Jim Schulze, professor emeritus of psychology, and Lisa Rock ’87 explore modern Mayan and Mexican life while arranging homestays for Central College students.
May 11, 2012 | 3 Comments
All-Iowa Conference guard Demarco Turner helped Central to a surprising
18-8 season.
May 9, 2012
Dr. Kathleen Sikkema and the Rev. Wes Granberg-Michaelson are leaders in their respective fields and represent major priorities for Central: the health sciences and religious tolerance and fellowship.
May 8, 2012
Jenae Jenison ‘11 didn’t waste any time getting involved in big things. Just weeks after graduating, she played a significant part in planning the Iowa visit of the Chinese heir apparent, Vice President Xi Jinping.
May 8, 2012
Esther Streed’s daughter Angi inspired her years of activism for children with developmental disabilities.
May 8, 2012 | 1 Comment
Although she’s retiring in May, Chris Day says she’ll always be a teacher. After spending 21 years in the classroom before coming to Central, it is part of who she is.
Apr 20, 2012 | 4 Comments
Ben Justman ’07 got a lot more from his history major than a list of memorized dates. Just five years after graduating, he is the director of a museum with deep roots in American history.
Apr 19, 2012 | 1 Comment
A partnership between the Central College music department and the Yucatan Youth Music Program culminated in a presentation and concert in Merida this January.
Mar 2, 2012 | 1 Comment
Professor of history Chia Ning grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution. She has faced many struggles in her life—not least of which was surviving in the U.S.—but she remains committed to the ideals of global education.
Feb 16, 2012 | 2 Comments
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