Featured Works
President Mark Putnam has been published in three countries including China and Mexico and in major markets in the United States through The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, The Chicago Tribune, Change Magazine, The Des Moines Register, The Sport Digest, D3sports.com, The Cedar Rapids Gazette and more.
Repacking Your Bags
Posted August 14, 2013
President Mark Putnam’s piece entitled “Repacking Your Bags” appeared Aug. 14 in the Dyersville Commercial and in the Cascade Pioneer.
Book Review for The Department Chair
Posted July 29, 2013
President Mark Putnam wrote a book review for Academic Leadership and Governance of Higher Education: A Guide for Trustees, Leaders, and Aspiring Leaders of Two- and Four-Year Institutions by Robert M. Hendrickson, James E. Lane, James T. Harris III, and Richard H. Dorman, Stylus, 2013. The review was published in The Department Chair, summer 2013, Vol. […]
COMMENTARY: Humanities are important to human understanding
Posted July 13, 2013
Published in the Anamosa Journal-Eureka, Anamosa, Iowa, July 3, 2013.
A Better Iowa
Posted June 26, 2013
Mark Putnam is a featured writer for The Des Moines Register’s A Better Iowa. His essays from May 2012-present can be found by clicking into the link above.
COMMENTARY: Advice for grads: Stay out of the ditch
Posted May 22, 2013
Appeared in the Anamosa Journal-Eureka, Anamosa, Iowa, May 22, 2013.
Civitas: The Call to Serve
Posted May 17, 2013
President Mark Putnam notes that the faith traditions at Central lead to student service. Civitas, May 17, 2013.
COMMENTARY: Picking a college is like Chutes and Ladders
Posted February 22, 2013
Published in the Anamosa Eureka-Journal, Feb. 22, 2013.
Civitas: The Courage To Change
Posted February 22, 2013
Central has an amazing history of developing people who build the courage necessary to say, “Let’s do something hard.” Civitas, Feb. 22, 2013.
Living at the Edge of Risk
Posted December 6, 2012
Published by Daily Gate City, serving Keokuk, Iowa, and the Tri-State area, Dec. 6, 2012. I set aside some time recently to watch the Ken Burns documentary series, “The Dust Bowl,” which aired on PBS. The promotional text describing the series reads…
The Search for Authentic, Relevant Community: The Journey of Young Adults
Posted November 29, 2012
President Mark Putnam thoughtfully reflects on deepening the relationship between the church and the emerging generation of young adults in Perspectives, a journal of Reformed Thought. What will it take? Read The Search for Authentic, Relevant Community: The Journey of Young Adults.