Alumni gatherings
You are invited to upcoming alumni events in Des Moines, Ames and Cedar Falls. Visit http://www.central.edu/alumni/events.html for more information.

Elderhostel registration
Elderhostel registration is now open for Seven Unusual Cities: A Touch of History, A Taste of Utopia and Home Along the Mississippi: JoAnna Lund, Foods and Fun. Go to http://www.central.edu/academics/programs/elderhostel.html.

Central hosts GIS meeting, workshop Central College will host the quarterly board meeting of the Iowa Geographic Information Council (IGIC) Wednesday, July 19. Central also will host a GIS metadata workshop, sponsored through IGIC, Thursday-Friday, July 20-21.

Best of Marion County
Central was named best meeting facility by the Marion County Development Commission’s “Best of Marion County 2006.” Also, Gabriel Espinosa’s (music) group Ashanti was named the best local performing group and the Shakespeare Festival was selected as best new event. Ann Wilkinson(theatre) is the founding director/artistic producer for the Shakespeare Company. Mary Jo Sodd (theatre) directed this season’s Much Ado About Nothing for the adult troupe, which featured a number of Central students in the cast. Allison Miller ’06 directed the youth troupe in As You Like It. Set pieces for both shows were designed by Thomas Thatcher (theatre). Again, Friends of Central Arts was one of the festival sponsors.

Geisler Library and media center summer hours 
Geisler Library and media center’s summer hours are:
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Closed evenings, weekends and holidays.

KAC summer hours
Summer hours for employees, public and sports club members are Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. KAC is closed Saturdays and Sundays.

CampusTown
CampusTown will be published Aug. 2. The regular schedule will resume in September.

Happel receives CoSIDA award
Larry Happel (marketing and media relations) was selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) to receive the 2006 Warren Berg Award at its annual workshop July 3. The award is given annually to a CoSIDA college division member who has made outstanding contributions to the field of college sports information, and who, by his or her activities, has brought dignity and prestige to the profession. Happel is a 27-year sports information veteran and attended the CoSIDA workshop in Nashville, Tenn., July 1-5. Pictured at right is Bud Ford of the University of Tennessee, winner of the Arch Ward Award, with Happel.

Hartman performs at festival
During June, Mark Hartman (music) played violin in the festival orchestra at the 14th annual Shenendoah Valley Bach Festival on the campus of Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va. Performances included Bach’s B minor mass, the Christmas Oratorio and Mozart’s Symphony number 38. During the festival, Hartman also performed on jazz guitar with pianist and arranger Jeremy Wall, a founding member of the fusion group Spyro Gyra.

Kleven at seminar
Terry Kleven (religion) attended the Marquette Summer Seminar in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at Marquette University June 8-9. The topic of this year’s seminar was “The Posterior Analytics and Aristotelian Science.” This seminar is organized by the Midwest Seminar in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy and the Aquinas and the Arabs Project.

Central College First Responders
Several Central College employees recently passed the first responder exam. Training included classroom hours and hands-on training. All first responders passed practical and written tests and are both state and nationally certified. All are CPR certified and able to responsibly respond to campus emergencies as well as off-campus emergencies until an ambulance team arrives. Those who completed training are Tom DeYoung, Twylah Van Roekel, Craig Roose, Don Dop, Gerald Pleima and Jean DeGraff (all facilities management), Gwendolyn Krueger (VSC stockroom manager) and Jenny Owens ’08. Tom Hostetter (facilities management) is the director of the first responders and a paramedic specialist. He volunteers his time and skills to the Pella Ambulance Service. A special thanks to the first responders organizational committee, which includes Krueger, Greg Gilmore (athletics), Susan Schippers (dining services), Marge Zondervan (health center) and Hostetter as well as the financial support of Central, which made this all possible.

Roberts featured on PBS, awarded at festival
Brian Roberts (art) was the featured artist for the Iowa Artists Series shown on “Living in Iowa” on PBS May 18-19. The segment aired a studio visit to his Pella workshop-garage. It will be rebroadcast in November.

Roberts was awarded the 1st place award of achievement at the Iowa Sculpture Festival in Newton, Iowa, June 9-11.

Butt presents GIS information
Anya Butt (natural science) gave a presentation on the GIS certification process to become a GIS professional at the annual Iowa Counties Information Technology meeting in Mason City June 15.

Breckenridge performs
On June 17, Carol lei Breckenridge (music) gave a clavichord performance at the Midwestern Historical Keyboard Society at the University of Notre Dame.

Wilkinson casting director, works with summer program
Ann Wilkinson  (theatre) served as casting director for the feature film The Final Season, which wrapped last week in the Cedar Rapids area. The film stars Sean Astin, Powers Booth and Larry Miller. She currently is working with the Pella Community Center’s summer youth theatre program.

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We extend our sympathy to Laurie Krauss (dining services) in the passing of her mother in June.

Stephen Job, Kristy Klein and Sharon Uitermarkt joined facilities management as custodians.

Wally Kenison joined dining services as assistant director of catering.

Brandyn Woodard joined student life as director of intercultural life.

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Upcoming holidays
All general offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 4, in observance of Labor Day. There may be exceptions based on the need to cover ongoing services. Therefore, select personnel may be required to work, which will be arranged by immediate supervisors.

The campus will be closed the following days for the holidays:
Friday, Dec. 22 (close at noon)
Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 25-26 and Jan. 1-2

Open Positions

Administrative Staff Openings

Coordinator of Outreach – Central College Abroad

Coaching Positions

Catholic Campus Ministries Coordinator

Director of Merida, Mexico Study Program

Director of Annual Fund

Support Staff Openings

Facilities Management Office Assistant (1/2 time) – IN HOUSE ONLY

Preventive Maintenance Technician (1/2 time) – IN HOUSE ONLY

Advancement Database Coordinator

Catering Chef Coordinator

Please click on the position that interests you to see a detailed description. If you would like to download an application, click here or visit the college Web site at www.central.edu for more information.

Central College is strongly committed to creating a diverse community. In furtherance of that commitment, the college encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds, under represented groups, and/or those who have had experience working with and/or interacting with individuals from diverse populations to apply. Central College is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and actively seeks a diverse pool of candidates.