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1 month ago | 
centre.edu | Jerry Boggs
A trio of Centre College professors were at the forefront of an international research workshop held earlier this year in Cambridge, England. The conference was organized by Centre Associate Professor of African History Jonathon L. Earle and Shirli Gilbert, professor of modern Jewish history at University College London. The event was held in conjunction with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Trinity College, Cambridge University.
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2 months ago | 
centre.edu | Jerry Boggs
Not all team victories at Centre take place on the athletic fields. A team of Centre students took on some heady competition in the annual CFA Challenge, which pits teams of students studying Business or Economics & Finance against one another to test their expertise in financial analysis, valuation, and professional presentation.
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Feb 25, 2025 | 
centre.edu | Jerry Boggs
More students than ever are graduating high school with college credits already under their belts — something which has posed a challenge to college registrars tasked with evaluating how those dual-credit courses apply to their institutions. At Centre, computer science students have been playing a role in implementing a handy solution.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
centre.edu | Jerry Boggs
Centre College and the Danville/Boyle County community marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an array of events both solemn and celebratory, kicking off with a downtown march and culminating in a program hosted at the Norton Center for the Arts. Scores of marchers braved single-digit temperatures and many more joined them later in the morning for a ceremony featuring a keynote address by the Rev.
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
centre.edu | Jerry Boggs
Terena Bell ’99 has launched, built and sold businesses. She’s been an award-winning broadcaster and journalist. She’s covered stories for The Atlantic, Smithsonian Magazine and The Guardian. She has traveled the world and found success in several fields. But when did her professional dreams come true? That was a December day in the George Coon Public Library in Princeton, Kentucky. A banner with her photo hung from the ceiling.
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
centre.edu | Jerry Boggs
Anastasiia Miroshnikova, class of 2026, isn’t going to blow off class with you on a sunny afternoon. Don’t even ask. Her journey to Centre has been far too difficult to waste the opportunities she has at her fingertips. “It took me so long, I’m going to take every single thing that is offered to me. Every single opportunity,” she said. “Study abroad, study away, whatever, I’m doing everything.
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
centre.edu | Jerry Boggs
One of the aspects of Centre Term courses abroad that students often mention is the opportunity to bond with others outside their normal social circles. It’s common to have math, sociology and theatre majors all traveling and living together for weeks. The community-building aspect of going abroad has also been cited by Centre coaches who take their teams on training trips around the world, from swimmers in Italy to baseball in the Dominican Republic or football in Ireland.
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
centre.edu | Jerry Boggs
How many people can point to a day that changed their lives? For Stephanie Kimbro Dolin ’98, her work as owner and operator of First Bite Press, a custom publishing house that prints, illustrates and binds limited edition books, can be traced back to one random college discovery. “It all started, actually, at Centre College at the old alumni house,” Dolin said.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
centre.edu | Jerry Boggs
Have you read a Centre-related Wikipedia entry lately? Chances are Patrick Nelson ’24 played a key role in that article. Nelson graduated from Centre College with a mathematics degree and is now pursuing his master’s in epidemiology at the University of South Carolina. He got his start as a Wikipedia editor in high school, updating results of college football rivalries. His hobby grew more serious over the years, and he began writing and editing more complex articles.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
centre.edu | Jerry Boggs
You might say that sustainability is at the foundation of Champions Hall. But in truth, it goes deeper than that. The newly opened facility offers cutting-edge approaches to athletic excellence and personal well-being. From the serene multipurpose rooms used for yoga and meditation classes to the state-of-the-art natatorium, Champions Hall ups the ante for the student experience at Centre.
