“Conversations with Jon Hassler,” the book written by retired Central Lakes College instructor Joseph Plut of Crosby, has been nominated for the 23rd annual Minnesota Book Awards. It will be judged in the General Non-Fiction category on Jan. 31, 2011, when judges will meet to select five finalists. Winners will …
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Mark Ambroz, Central Lakes College videography production instructor, looks forward to the Jan. 2, 2011 debut of “Dirt Knights” on the VERSUS TV network. He was busy last summer shooting the racing action and other aspects for the series, which premieres at 5 p.m. central time on the first Sunday …
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Dan Macy, who attended Central Lakes College in 1997-98, returned to the Brainerd campus recently for a chance to work with first-semester engineering physics students. Macy has a master’s degree and has industry experience from studies at Cal Poly and the University of Michigan. He was surprised to find the …
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Central Lakes College on Dec. 9 hosted about two dozen area school district officials, mostly instructors but also counselors and administrators, for a gathering aimed at sustaining a strong partnership and continuity in vocational education. High schools with career education programs are able to ensure seamless transfer to college-level learning …
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High-achieving students at Central Lakes College, completing the first semester of a new Honors Associate in Arts program, are enjoying their academic journey. The students in this ground-breaking group range in age from a home-schooled 15 to a mature 46. Their common goal: A transfer degree for established academics, status …
Read More »HealthForce Minnesota has awarded Central Lakes College a $24,700 grant for fiscal year 2011. The diversity grant will enable CLC to recruit and train under-represented students and adults within the Mille Lacs community with a focus on the American Indian community. It is aimed at those who are interested in …
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The Dental Assistant Club at Central Lakes College is raising funds to help students pay for state and federal licensure exams that cost up to $500 and are required for credentialing. Club members are offering dental-strength professional Crest Whitestrips Supreme at $43 for a box of 84 strips. “This is …
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Nathan Sievert of Little Falls, a student at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, donated a pint of his blood during the American Red Cross Blood Drive hosted by the Student Senate at CLC on Dec. 1. Heather Oeltjenbruns, a phlebotomist with the St. Cloud office of the Red Cross, was …
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At 5 p.m. Tuesday in Brainerd it is 1 a.m. Wednesday in Finland. Time for class. Frau Ann Toumi smiles and greets her Central Lakes College German students. She has had her chocolate mint ice cream, fuel for the graveyard shift from her part of the world, teaching German to …
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The Central Lakes College RN and LPN collaboraive practice simulation for the fall semester took place on the Brainerd campus Thursday and Friday, Nov. 18 and 19 in program labs, where a cast of characters portrayed patients with assorted ailments. Dozens of four-person nursing teams each had 20 minutes in …
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