Friendships formed at Central last through the trials and joys of life.

Jan 29, 2015

Central hosted its first Gaard scholar-in-residence, Tommy Vietor, October 9-11. Vietor served President Barack Obama as a spokesperson for nearly a decade, including two years as national security spokesman and two years as assistant White House press secretary.

Nov 21, 2014

Angie Leonard Morrow ’94 likes objects with a history. But we’re not talking about your average flea-market finds. Morrow is head registrar at The Field Museum in Chicago.

Nov 21, 2014

Two Central students, Melissa Urbain ’05 and Chris Stone ’96, were a decade apart but made a lasting connection.

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Two former athletes and a coach who won 12 Iowa Conference team championships were inducted into the Central College Athletics Hall of Honor during Homecoming Oct. 4.

Nov 20, 2014

Five students tackled professional research projects with faculty sponsors this summer.

Nov 20, 2014

Central hired Frederik Schlingemann, director for international student recruitment and admission.

Nov 19, 2014

It’s not easy, Elizabeth Paladino ’15 found, to keep middle schoolers busy all day. Paladino and Rachel Braak worked for the Science Center of Iowa this summer.

Nov 18, 2014

“What do we do really well?” When I asked faculty members, they said Central professors take students to the next level in their desired areas of knowledge and skill.

Nov 18, 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

Chemist and connoisseur Noel Powell ’93 is now a professional winemaker in Westford, Mass.

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