Dr. Mark Putnam is the 21st president of Central College, Pella, Iowa. Putnam previously served as senior vice president for executive affairs, chief of staff and chief planning officer at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass.,…

Last July, Mark L. Putnam left a decade-long career at Northeastern University, in Boston, for a much different kind of leadership post. For his first job as a campus president he sought out Central College,…

Dr. Mark Putnam became Central College’s 21st president July 1, 2010. Putnam previously served as senior vice president for executive affairs at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass., where he had a succession of leadership roles…

The Des Moines Register I had the honor of serving the new president of Central College and his family their first poffertjes at their Tulip Time debut. If you haven’t heard of poffertjes, they’re the…

There are certain seasons in the life of an academic community when it is timely to think about what matters most. The beginning of a new presidency offers a fresh opportunity to consider direction, clarify…