The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation of Cincinnati, Ohio, will give a $3 million grant to Centre College to support the renovation and expansion of Franklin W. Olin Hall, home to chemistry, environmental studies, mathematics and physics, along with Centre’s newest program in data science, which will offer both a major and minor beginning fall of
Discussion of short- and long-term initiatives occupied much of the conversation at the spring meeting of the Centre College Board of Trustees, held April 11-12. Trustees also welcomed the College’s new academic dean and thanked two members of the campus community who are retiring at the end of the academic year after long and distinguished
With the experience of serving in several key administrative positions at Centre College, Brian Cusato will soon transition to a new role as special assistant to the president. He will also hold the title of associate vice president for academic affairs. Cusato currently serves as interim vice president for academic affairs and dean of the
“Deadheads” in the area will have a chance to revel in Grateful Dead music when a Centre College professor and several members of the tribute band Born Cross-Eyed give a concert this Friday, April 12, at The Still bar and restaurant in Danville. Larry Bitensky, W. George Matton Professor of Music at Centre, is teaching a
Centre College will host Marko Bosnjak, a judge of the European Court of Human Rights, for a convocation that will explore the opportunities and challenges facing Europe today. The event will take place in Young Hall on Tuesday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. In his address, Bosnjak, who represents Slovenia on the court, will explain how
Steve never tried to fashion an artist persona except for about five minutes way back at the beginning when he wondered out loud if he should sign his work "Alabama Powell." We had a good laugh about it and that was the end of that. Who needs to project a persona when you're already bursting
This is a weekly installment in a series of blog posts submitted by a team of Centre College students studying away or abroad throughout the spring semester. Learn more about Centre’s nation-leading study abroad program, a guarantee of the Centre Commitment. A Spanish major at Centre College, Ben Bennett '20 says he chose to study in Segovia for the
After a comprehensive nationwide search that attracted a deep and talented candidate pool, Dr. Ellen Goldey has been named the next Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of the College at Centre College. Her appointment begins June 4. Currently, she is Dean of the College of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College (WHC) of
Award-winning documentary producer Tom Thurman ’84 and the students in two CentreTerm film classes have created a 73-minute bicentennial documentary titled, “A Storied Centre.” The documentary was designed to be broken into 12 segments. Throughout the course of Centre College’s bicentennial, segments of the documentary will be released on the bicentennial website on the last
Centre College graduate Stephen Metcalf ’14 is one of 34 talented Americans selected as a 2019 Gates Cambridge Scholar at the University of Cambridge, where he will pursue a Ph.D. in public health and primary care. A Brown Fellow and behavioral neuroscience major from eastern Kentucky, Metcalf is the third Centre graduate to earn this
