By Dr. Hara Charlier It seems like every year, summer flies by. I hope that all have spent time on the lake, laughing around a campfire with friends and family and relaxing in the sun with a good book. Summer couldn’t possibly be ending already. Yet, fall semester has already …

The Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center at CLC was voted ‘Best of the Brainerd Lakes’ in two categories, as announced by the Brainerd Dispatch. The Center was voted #1 for both ‘Best Performing Arts’ and for ‘Best Live Entertainment Spot.’ There were 8 nominees for the performing arts category, …

Fall semester is nearing and that means its time to make some music! The vibrant Central Lakes College Community Band will begin rehearsing for its fall season on Monday, September 10. Rehearsals are Mondays from 7-9 pm in the band room. Jazz Ensemble begins rehearsing Monday, August 27. The group …

Central Lakes College has announced its fall Cultural Thursday season lineup. Each event is free and open to the public. The Cultural Thursdays series was started almost 20 years ago as a way for community members to learn more different world cultures, with the goal of developing understanding and building …

Central Lakes College Student Senate was awarded $2,000 of seed funding to push forward their voting initiatives during a recent LeadMN Democracy Shark Tank event. At the event, several campus teams developed ideas and plans to support student voter engagement initiatives during the 2018 election. They pitched those ideas to …

Students and community members are invited to Central Lakes College’s annual Ag and Energy Research Center Field Day from 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. on August 24 at the college’s Ag and Energy Center, 26505 County Road 2, Staples. This family-friendly event is free and open to the public. There …

Central Lakes College will offer more liberal arts classes this year in a unique, mostly online format to better meet the needs of working adults. The classes meet mostly online and have one face-to-face evening class meeting each month. “These classes may appeal to those who don’t want a fully …

Tickets are on sale now for An Evening with Billy Collins, presented by Verse Like Water: The visiting poet program of Central Lakes College. The event is at 7 p.m. on Sept. 7 in the Tornstrom Auditorium, Washington Education Center, Brainerd. America’s most beloved poet will read, sign books and …

Three Central Lakes College Natural Resources students have been working at Camp Ripley this summer in our 2018 summer internship program. They recently presented their work and findings to Camp Ripley and CLC officials. The three students are: Kelly Sipper, from Crosby-Ironton; Destiny Mankowski, from Fort Ripley, and Noah Jendro, from Little …

Central Lakes College welcomes two new employees. Teresa Schmitz is the new Assistant Director of Human Resources. She fills a vacancy after the previous Assistant Director of HR retired. Teresa comes to CLC with more than 15 years of local area HR coordinator/manager experience. Natalia DePauw is the new Assessment Specialist at our Brainerd …