Central Lakes College was awarded the Minnesota Ignite Collaboration Award. The award was given out Friday at the D2L Ignite Regional Users Conference held in Minneapolis. This is the third conference held in the region and the first time CLC came home with the trophy. Central Lakes College won for …
Read More »Lights, camera, action! Filmmaker’s Movie Festival coming up
Lights, camera, action! The third annual CLC Filmmaker’s Movie Festival will start at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 at Central Lakes College’s Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. The event celebrates the culmination of two years of move making by the Videography class of CLC. Admission is free and there will be …
Read More »Brainerd welding students get first glimpse of a robotic welder
A Motoman Robotic Welder just arrived at the Central Lakes College Brainerd campus this week. The robotic welder, which measures about 10 feet by 10 feet, offers a faster process in welding, said CLC welding instructor David Otto. “It’s the direction the industry is going,” he said. The welding program …
Read More »Nursing student awarded Ladies Auxiliary scholarship
Central Lakes College student Joshua Guyse was chosen as a recipient of a $1,000 Marcella Arnold Nursing Scholarship by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Guyse, of Swanville, Minn., can use the scholarship for tuition, books, laboratory/similar fees, vocation or online courses.
Read More »CLC instructor Bruce Fuhrman named Outstanding Educator
Central Lakes College Photographic Imaging Technology instructor Bruce Fuhrman was one of 35 educators to be named 2015 Outstanding Educators by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees. Fuhrman received the honor Wednesday at the MnSCU Board of Trustees 2015 Celebrating Excellence luncheon in St. Paul. The award …
Read More »Military and veteran graduates: Pick up your patriot cords
If you’ve served in the U.S. Armed Forces and are participating in the CLC commencement ceremony, be sure to pick up your red, white and blue patriot cord. CLC, in coordination with the Veterans Resource Center, started a symbolic new initiative honoring the graduating military and veteran students. The red, …
Read More »Nursing student gets surprised with scholarship
Central Lakes College Practical Nursing student Samantha Goldberg was awarded a $500 scholarship from the local Forty and Eight veterans organization. Goldberg, from Pequot Lakes, was surprised with the award Wednesday during class at CLC when four Forty and Eight representatives presented her with the $500 check. The scholarship is …
Read More »Workshop being held for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
The Central Lakes College Diversity Club is hosting an event in honor of April being Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The Diversity Club is bringing in Amanda Schwarfzkopf from the Brainerd Sexual Assault Services to speak on sexual harassment, consent and prevention at noon April 28 in room C236, …
Read More »CLC Small Business Development Center client wins top award
Travis Kelley of Jen Tra Tools in Backus was recently named the U.S. Small Business Administration Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Minnesota. Travis and his wife, Jennifer Kelley, developed the Cheatah door level system to assist contractors and homeowners with door installation. They started Jen Tra Tools to market …
Read More »Videography students earn top spots in competitions
Several Central Lakes College Videography students placed in top spots in competitions last weekend. At the SkillsUSA State Conference, two CLC teams took silver and bronze medals in the Digital Cinema Production category. * Silver medalists were: David Rossow, of Sartell, and Kyle Yezek, of Brainerd. * Bronze medalists were: …
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