Tag Archives: Staff Stuff

The Central Lakes College Student Senate American Red Cross Blood Drive at the Staples campus on Oct. 19 netted its goal of 50 donors. Kirstin Nelson, a Practical Nursing student from Baxter, was among those giving blood, assisted by Nicole Folger, phlebotomist. The CLC Diesel Club earned a pizza party …

To recognize American Indian Heritage Day in November, Central Lakes College is partnering with the College of St. Scholastica to host a special topics course titled “Boarding Schools and American Indians.” This two-session course, which is scheduled for Nov. 5 and 12 from 1 to 5 p.m. in E354 (Lecture …

Central Lakes College enrollment is up .5 percent for 2011 over 2010, according to fall semester 30th-day numbers reported by MnSCU today. The headcount is 4,402 now compared to 4,378 this time last fall on the 30th day of the term. The MnSCU system is down 1.5 percent with 200,716 …

Michael Amick, dean of technology at Central Lakes College, will present “Technology and Your Kids: What You Should Know” at Oak Street Christian School at 6 p.m. Sunday. Michael says “Technology is such a powerful tool for connecting, communicating, and accessing information, it’s understandable that parents sometimes feel ill-equipped to …

Educators from Pequot Lakes, Long Prairie, Deer River, Pine River, Pierz, and Remer met recently with collaborator Dave Piasecki at Central Lakes College to review progress and plan future assessment and accountability for their College in the Schools partnership. Dave, who teaches economics and history at CLC, oversees the group …

Dr. Suresh Tiwari, vice president of academic and student affairs at Central Lakes College, invites nominations of CLC instructors for the Outstanding Educator award presented annually by the MnSCU Board of Trustees. “CLC has been fortunate to have so many wonderful, caring, engaged and outstanding faculty in its ranks,” VP …

Central Lakes College students will benefit from the generosity of CLC employees, who donated to raise $1,000 worth of fuel cards. Forty $25 “gas cards” are now available to assist students who must travel to campus by vehicular, mobile means. The Holiday Station Store at 424 South Sixth in downtown …

The Central Lakes College Medical Assistant program at the Staples campus has earned accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). A review board and CAAHEP’s board of directors announced that the CLC program is in “substantial compliance with the nationally established accreditation standards.” The initial …

Raz the Raider, mascot, handed out reminders to promote Student Success Day on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. The campuses of Central Lakes College on Wed., Sept. 28 will observe the third annual Student Success Day. This day is dedicated to all CLC students as a means to …

A Central Lakes College alumna who is an associate professor at Hamline University has donated to CLC a copy of the book she co-wrote. Dr. Jennifer (Pecarich) Carlson’s research focus on reading methods led to her co-writing of “Multimedia Text Sets: Changing the Shape and Engagement of Learning” (2010, published …