Events

Central Lakes College was represented at the Minnesota State Fair on Sunday, Sept. 4. Participating at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities booth in the Education Building on the fairgrounds in St. Paul were Gayle Wonders, Jennifer Hirsch, and Jill Albie from the Admissions Department at CLC. They worked a …

Central Lakes College will host a Friday, Sept. 9 Jobs and Economic Development Forum with a 12-person panel that includes Gov. Mark Dayton and CLC President Larry Lundblad. The forum will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. The first 30 minutes will feature …

The Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College on Wednesday, Aug. 31 held a new event — the Welcome Students Diversity Day. During the lunch hour near the cafeteria, CLC diversity organizations provided walk-up information and incentives to sign up. The Diversity Leadership Council, Equality Coalition, and International Club were pleasantly …

Central Lakes College on Friday, Sept. 23 will host the free Education Fair for high school students and their parents. The event is from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the Brainerd campus gymnasium. It offers an opportunity to explore options for continued education or military service after high school. Presentatives …

Central Lakes College, Brainerd, will host a healthcare career exploration event, Adult Scrubs Camp, Sept. 26-29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Based on Room E203 of the Business and Industry Center, the hands-on course is designed to include relevant activities to enable participants to understand pre-requisites and obtain certification …

Central Lakes College was well-represented at the annual Railroad days Celebration in Staples on Saturday, Aug. 27. Led by CLC President Lary Lundblad, the CLC contingent walked the one-mile parade route to greet parade-watchers who lined both sides of the street during the entire route. They distributed candy and warm …

On a sunny, late summer day the fall semester of the 2011-12 academic year began today at Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples. At each entrance and in various locations inside each building, staff members helped students find their classes. Kari Christiansen, vice president of administrative services, helped Hannah Hinnenkamp …

Heidi Wille, a 2010 Central Lakes College grad now a senior at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, recently studied abroad in Cuernavaca, Mexico, through the Latin American Context program. The experience was life-changing. Heidi has found that “it is much easier to feel compassion for people when you understand what they …

The Central Lakes College Community Band tour of Central Europe is the first Cultural Thursday program of the new academic year at Central Lakes College, Brainerd. It is Thursday, Sept. 1. The free, 50-minute public event starts at noon in Chalberg Theatre. It will showcase the July 18-28 concert tour …

New employees at Central Lakes College began their orientation Monday, Aug. 15 with a welcome from CLC President Dr. Larry Lundblad, followed by presentations from Nancy Paulson, Director of Human Resources; Kari Christiansen, Vice President of Administrative Services; Chris Vopatek and Sheila Edin from the Business Office; David MacArthur from …