Swearingen attends Central's Scholar Day

PELLA — NASA and the moon landings connected curious minds at Central College as 140 prospective students attended a Scholar Day in January and February. These events welcomed admitted students to campus to learn about the college and to earn additional academic scholarships, up to full tuition.

Lexi Swearingen from Hedrick, attended Central's Scholar Day.

This year Central introduced a new group challenge — the moon landing past and future and the theoretical exploration of the dark side of the moon. Scholarship candidates prepared for the day by learning more about the Apollo project and hearing NASA astronaut, Raja Chari, discuss his experience as an astronaut.

During Scholar Day, participants were interviewed by faculty and invited to discuss how NASA team members embody engaged citizenship and how skills like critical thinking and working collaboratively made space missions possible. The group challenge is designed to showcase students' collaboration, creativity and communication skills.

Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private, four-year college known for its academic rigor, engaged citizenship and character formation, experiential learning, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), athletics and service. For more information about Central College, visit central.edu.