19 Sep 2022

Elizabeth Hurlbut of Muscatine, Iowa, Interns with Quad City Steamwheelers

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (September 19, 2022) — Liz Hurlbut of Muscatine, Iowa, Central kinesiology major and Class of 2023, completed an athletic training internship with the Quad City Steamwheelers during the spring and summer semesters. She is working toward a pre-athletic training graduate program. John Roslien, associate professor of kinesiology, attended a game to watch her in action prepping players during the pregame.

15 Sep 2022

NASA Astronaut Raja Chari to Speak at Central College

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (September 15, 2022) — Raja Chari, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut and commander of the NASA SpaceX Crew-3 mission, will present at 7PM, Thursday, September 22, Douwstra Auditorium, on Central College's campus.

12 Sep 2022

Central Introduces Business Analytics and Business Secondary Education Tracks

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (September 12, 2022) — Central College's business-management program will expand its offerings to include business-analytics and teacher-education options as it prepares students for high-demand jobs of the future.

08 Sep 2022

Central College's Engineering Program Earns ABET Accreditation

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (September 8, 2022) — Central College's engineering program has received accreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

"Achieving ABET accreditation of our engineering program is a historic milestone for Central," says Mary E.M. Strey, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty.

25 Aug 2022

Central College's Strength and Conditioning Program Earns First in State Accreditation

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (August 25, 2022) — Central College became the first college in Iowa — and one of just four in the nation — to earn accreditation from the Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Programs. The program is predominantly focused on preparing athletics coaches.

15 Aug 2022

Central College Adds Data-Science Options

By Jeanette Budding

Wendy Weber, professor of mathematics, will lead Central's new mathematics data-science track

PELLA, IOWA (August 15, 2022) — Central College has added two new data-science areas of emphasis beginning Fall 2022 — one with a focus in mathematics and the other in computer science.

11 Aug 2022

Central College Offers New Strength and Conditioning Major

By Jeanette Budding

John Roslien, associate professor of kinesiology and kinesiology department chair, in classroom. He will teach strength and conditioning courses

PELLA, IOWA (August 11, 2022) — Central College will launch a new strength-and-conditioning major beginning in Fall 2022. Strength and conditioning majors are a new undergraduate option to address changes in the health and wellness industry.

02 Aug 2022

Central College Awarded IDEAS Grant to Build Study-Abroad Capacity

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (August 2, 2022) — Central College has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the US Department of State's Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for US Students (IDEAS) Program.

Central is one of 44 colleges and universities across the United States and the only college in Iowa to receive the IDEAS grant to create, expand and/or diversify American student mobility overseas in support of US foreign policy goals.

28 Jul 2022

Central College's Terence Kleven Awarded Fulbright Research Extension

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (July 28, 2022) — Terence Kleven, the Jacob and Gela Schnucker Sessler Endowed Chair of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Central College, obtained an extension of the Fulbright US Scholar Program award he received to conduct research in Arabic political philosophy at the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan.

14 Jul 2022

Central College Announces 2022 Top Scholarship Awardees

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (July 14, 2022) — Central College is proud to announce this year's recipients of full-tuition Kuyper Scholarships, Rolscreen Foundation Scholarships, and the Thomas Ross Smith Scholarship, the most prestigious awards granted at the college.

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