Campus News

Central Lakes College welcomes its new Disability Services Coordinator Mallori Sheik. Sheik, a Brainerd native, graduated from the University of St. Thomas/ St. Catherine’s University with a Masters Degree in Social Work. Prior to CLC, Sheik worked at Northern Pines Mental Health center as a Mental Health Behavioral Aide working with children …

The Central Lakes College Upward Bound Program will be able to help more area high school students transform into college students thanks to three federal grants totaling $3.86 million over five years. Two grants – the Mille Lacs County Upward Bound Grant and the Todd County Upward Bound Grant – …

Central Lakes College welcomes Tambera Topp as its new recruiter. Topp brings a host of higher education and student service experience to the position, including her most recent role as Education and Employment Advisor/Data Coordinator for the RITA Grant at CLC. She received her BS in Accounting and her MBA …

By Irshad Hussain My name is Irshad Hussain, and I was born and raised in the Hunza Valley of northern Pakistan. This is the story of my journey from the Hunza Valley to Minnesota, and eventually to Chicago. I recently graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a degree in …

RAIDER SPOTLIGHT FRIDAY! Meet Jeff Dirks. He’s an instructor for the Sustainable Greenhouse and Landscaping programs. Years at CLC: 25 What you like most about your job: I get to be creative, problem solve, and do something different every day. Fondest CLC memory: Every time students thank me for what …

Central Lakes College is pleased to announce the appointment of Joy Bodin as its Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs on July 3. “Joy brings a wealth of experience in curriculum development and enrollment management through her work at Hennepin Technical College. We are excited to welcome her to …

RAIDER SPOTLIGHT FRIDAY! Meet Adam Marcotte. You’ll find Adam around campus teaching English courses or touting the pure awesomeness of the Honors Program. Position: English faculty, Honors Program Coordinator Years at CLC: 7 What you like most about your job: Community. Period. To be more clear, CLC is the most …

Use #CLCmoment when posting CLC-related photos on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram this year. Each month, a winner will be chosen by a panel of judges. Win a $25 CLC Bookstore gift certificate if your photo is chosen! We’ll announce each month’s winner on Facebook. Get snapping now! The first winner …

This month’s #CLCmoment  winner is student Amy Heinen! For her capture of this water learning experience with her Natural Resources class, Amy won a $25 gift certificate to the CLC Bookstore. Congratulations, Amy! Keep those #CLCmoment posts coming! Want to be next month’s #CLCmoment winner?  Here’s how!

On Friday, June 23, our friends from Gallaudet University, a school for the deaf and hard of hearing in Washington DC, will present their findings of a water study to the Agate Lake Association. In its third year, the partnership between CLC and Gallaudet has brought students from across the …