Centre College News

Students in the CentreTerm course titled “Piercing Centre’s Spectral Bubble: What Truly Haunts Centre College,” created an extensive digital history exhibit of supernatural phenomena that have occurred on campus over its more than 200-year history. bit.ly/3eBeVyN

Centre’s Black STEM Coalition and the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation invite the campus community to the virtual convocation “Supporting Emerging Researchers in STEM” by Dr. Iris Wagstaff on Monday, March 15 at 7:15 p.m. bit.ly/3kMESfP

Katrin Bahr, visiting assistant professor of German, was recently interviewed on the international podcast Radio GDR about her research and recent exhibition, “East Germany in Mozambique: Private Photographs of a Forgotten Time.” bit.ly/3kMEyh7

Centre College’s Nu Rho Psi, a National Neuroscience Honor Society, recently inducted seven new members. bit.ly/3qnOzm8

In an exclusive performance, the acclaimed Harlem Quartet will join forces with all-star musician Anthony McGill for a free concert streamed on Zoom on March 9 at 7:30 p.m., live from the historic Dimenna Center for Classical Music in New York City. bit.ly/2MNp2oD

Centre College's theatre program was recently ranked best in Kentucky in Onstage Blog's 2021 list for the best college theatre programs in every state in the U.S. bit.ly/2NZe8wn

Centre will host an important discussion on Breonna Taylor, Kenneth Walker and the Fight for Racial Justice in Policing on Wednesday, March 4. Scheduled for 7:30 p.m., the convocation will feature Steven Romines ’89, the attorney for Kenneth Walker. bit.ly/2MLeiXS

Centre recently held a virtual event as part of the College’s Black History Month celebration, featuring Georgia political activist-author Stacey Abrams. bit.ly/2NFvpdS

Centre recently held a flag ceremony in Cowan Dining Hall to honor five first-year students and their home countries. bit.ly/3bDgetL

Centre’s Student Activities Council and Centre Happiness will host the first annual chess open on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. This event is open to all Centre students, faculty and staff. bit.ly/3pLsmOo

Princess Allotey ’21 and Josh West ’22 recently outlined the goals and functions of the Black STEM Coalition on campus at the virtual Anti-Racist Community Engagement Virtual Conference. bit.ly/3pUBiAV

Dr. Tao Le ’91, an internationally recognized medical educator, physician executive and seasoned entrepreneur, recently announced the public launch of the Medical Student Alliance for Global Education. bit.ly/2PahtJp

Centre’s Environmental Association and the environmental studies program invite the campus community to the virtual convocation “Great Tide Rising” with Kathleen Dean Moore on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. bit.ly/3dEnRTm

This past January, students in “The Biology of Viruses” course spent CentreTerm not just learning more about the novel coronavirus but also developing a messaging campaign about COVID-19 vaccines. bit.ly/3pPIxtY

During CentreTerm 2021, 34 students participated in internship opportunities, both remotely and in-person. Those who participated have shared their experiences through the College’s virtual CentreTerm Internship Showcase. bit.ly/3pFsVJw

As part of the CULTURE + series, Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts is hosting “CULTURE + Sports & Performance” on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. bit.ly/37lApLC

Briana Lathon ’15 has been named to a three-year term on the Kentucky Derby Museum board of directors. The museum board monitors operations, provides financial oversight and helps guide the growth of the museum. bit.ly/2MMbsBs

Rahim Mohamed, visiting assistant professor of international studies, recently held a symposium for his CentreTerm course Appalachia in Global Context, welcoming four guest speakers to discuss Appalachia-related topics. bit.ly/2MmhIjE

For the third time in a row, the Centre College Board of Trustees met virtually, this time for their winter meeting held January 25-30. bit.ly/36xbCUi

Einstein Bros. Bagels is scheduled to open this spring in Grace Doherty Library, bringing coffee and specialty sandwiches—and of course, bagels—to a central location on Centre’s campus. bit.ly/3aaCVVj