Soon transitioning from a major to a pre-professional program. That’s a good thing.

Athletic Training at Central

Soon transitioning from a major to a pre-professional program. That’s a good thing.

Nov 15, 2019

Central College's new tuition: $18,600

Central Leads the Way

The college announces new $18,600 annual tuition.

Nov 14, 2019 | 1 Comment

2019 Hall of Honor inductees, left to right: Dr. William Spurbeck ’87, Tim White ’02 and Raegan Schultz Wagner ’04.

Academic Standouts Added to Athletics Hall of Honor

Established in 2002, the hall recognizes exceptional student-athletes, coaches or administrators who distinguished themselves through service and leadership.

Nov 13, 2019

Don Burns ’50

Letters to the Editor – Summer 2019

In response to an increasing number of your letters, we’re launching a new Letters to the Editor section.

Aug 15, 2019 | 1 Comment

2019 graduates

Commencement 2019: The Measure of Success

Highlights from Commencement 2019

Aug 15, 2019

Taylor Schuelke ’12 rewrites the ’90s cult hit film by finding success as a young film producer.

Reality Doesn’t Bite

Taylor Schuelke ’12 rewrites the ’90s cult hit film by finding success as a young film producer.

Aug 15, 2019

Zach Greder ’19 and director of sustainability education Brian Campbell

Pitching in to Solve Climate Change

From the halls of congress to a pitching mound in Florida, Zach Greder ’19 learned lessons that will shape an environmental law career.

Aug 15, 2019

Ed Henning ’20 grew up on a farm near Hartwick, Iowa, population 79. He appreciates he can continue to play both classical violin and football at Central. “Every college you visit, they all say they’re like a family. But Central was the only one that really felt like that,” he says.

A Shining Exception

Central College is incredibly good at something extremely rare: Recruiting and educating rural students as well as their urban counterparts.

Aug 15, 2019 | 1 Comment

Dutch Brigade

Student Organizations

Central students are building the future, one group at a time.

Aug 15, 2019

Arend D. Lubbers was one of the country’s youngest college presidents when he assumed the office at Central in 1960 at age 29.

50 Years Ago at Central

The times, they are a-changin’.

Aug 15, 2019

Mason Muur ’20

Education Central

Through experiences like CTA, Central continues to stand out in preparing tomorrow’s educators.

May 14, 2019

Sara Frese Nickel ’09

Next Stop: Kazakhstan

Sarah Frese Nickel ’09 followed her eclectic education into a career in international business.

May 14, 2019

Peace Mall

A sneak peek at the coming renovations for Central’s biggest landscaping project since the pond.

May 14, 2019

Davis Eidahl ’63

It’s Not a Sprint, It’s a Marathon

After 57 years of teaching and coaching, Davis Eidahl ’63 is still going strong.

May 10, 2019 | 7 Comments

Jeremy Vester ’19 and Dave Sutphen ’61 pose together on Hoo-Rah Day.

Celebrating Hoo-Rah! Day

Central College celebrated its third-annual Hoo-Rah! Day Wednesday, April 10.

May 14, 2019

“Landscape” by Herman Salftleven (1609-1685)

Central’s Great Art Heist

Thirty-five years ago, 11 works of art by Dutch masters disappeared from the college’s collection. They have yet to be found.

May 14, 2019

Mark Putnam, Central College President

Everything Belongs

There is a great deal to be learned from the questions prospective students and their parents ask.

May 10, 2019 | 1 Comment

Retiring members of the Central College faculty.

Six Faculty Members Retire

Six longtime Central College faculty members retired this spring.

May 10, 2019

Rob Lindley ’95 wasn’t a standout on the Central College stage. That may be one reason he’s so successful—and so generous-spirited—now.

An Actor and a Gentleman

Rob Lindley ’95 on acting and authenticity.

Feb 8, 2019

Former roommates: Melanie Hopkins ’12 and Abby Lukensmeyer Bobst ’12

Winning the Roommate Lottery

Four pairs of roommates share stories of lasting—and life-altering—friendships.

Feb 8, 2019

Central's Thomas Spoehr working under the basket in a game against Grinnell College.

“Some People Don’t Call it Basketball”

Inside the strangest college basketball game of the year.

Feb 8, 2019

Central College President Mark Putnam speaking to a class of incoming students.

Phenomenal Cosmic Power

Freeing students from the expectations of others is one of the most rewarding aspects of higher education.

Feb 8, 2019

Vandon House residents on their fancy night out. Photo courtesy of Sara Richardson Perez ’02.

Last Night in London

For one golden moment, the city was ours forever.

Feb 8, 2019

Ashley Sojka ’19

Undergraduate Research

More than 150 Central Students represented 25 courses and 15 academic disciplines as they presented research results to the campus community Dec. 4.

Feb 8, 2019

“Nostalgias De Mi Vida” by Gabriel Espinosa

Faculty Publications

Four members of the Central College faculty recently published new works.

Feb 8, 2019

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