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Central Lakes College announces the hiring of two fulltime Associate Degree Nursing instructors. They are Rebekah Gammon of Pierz and Laura Schoonover of Brainerd (pictured). Rebekah has been a part-time CLC nursing instructor the past year and from 2005-10 was a nurse at St. Gabriel’s Hospital. She holds a Master …

Dr. Steven Rosenstone, the new chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system (MnSCU), will visit Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, on Thursday, June 9. He plans to be accompanied by his wife, Dr. Maria Antonia Calvo, a professor of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of …

Central Lakes College will host the YES! Camp, an American Indian Business Leader Student Camp, from June 28-July 1 in the Business and Industry Center of the Brainerd campus. In partnership with Nay Ah Shing School, Onamia, and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, the camp includes a series of …

Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for community colleges, has recognized Nancy Smith of Central Lakes College for 10 years of service as adviser of the Upsilon Omega chapter at CLC. The 10-year service award from the PTK Center for Excellence is an expression of gratitude to such an …

Central Lakes College Summer Theatre presents the Ray Cooney farce “It Runs in The Family” June 15-25 in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. The eight performances are directed by Patrick Spradlin, who calls Cooney “Britain’s master of madcap comedies.” On the day he’s to give an important lecture to …

Scott Streed, director of technology services at Central Lakes College, presented a break-out session at the annual Information Technology Conference of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities held at Cragun’s Conference Center. Scott’s topic was “Putting Open Source to Work.” He demonstrated applications of the collaborative software available at no cost …

Upcoming Central Lakes College Theatre events include the film “Driven” Saturday, June 4, at 7-9 p.m. in Chalberg Theatre, and summer theatre performances of “It Runs in the Family” June 15-25 in Chalberg Theatre and “Annie The Musical” July 7-24 in Dryden Theatre. Ticket purchase information can be found at …

Beth Adams of Duluth is the new dean of enrollment and students services at Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples. Beth had been vice president of student services at Lake Superior College since 2000 and before that served as dean of students at Mesabi Range College, Virginia. She has 17 …

Central Lakes College will conduct a music video camp June 13-17 for senior high school students (grades 10 to adult) on the Staples campus. The day camp (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.) will instruct participants how to create a professional-looking music video in just five days. The fee for instruction …

Central Lakes College and the Center of Excellence at Bemidji State University have scheduled the five-day Summer Engineering and Manufacturing (SEaM) Camp for July 11-15 at the Staples campus of CLC. SEaM camp is for students in grades 6-12 and runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. during each of …