Campus News

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

RAIDER SPOTLIGHT FRIDAY!   Meet Liz Tinsley. She’s our D2L Site Admin/Help Desk Support guru. You’re most likely to see her in the Computer Commons. Years at CLC: I’ve been working at CLC since 2008. What you like most about your job: I know this sounds silly but I really …

Meet Gayle Wonders. If you’ve ever been on our Staples campus, you’ve probably seen Gayle keeping the place humming through her many roles as receptionist, assessment, admissions, school vehicles, incoming and outgoing mail, and operating the campus food shelf and Sunshine Program. Years at CLC: 28 What you like most …