Tag Archives: Staff Stuff

Starting at 8 a.m. Thursday, June 28, a portion of College Drive will be closed for one day as part of the road improvement project. The closure will be from the intersection of East River Road to Southwest Fourth Street around the Mississippi River. It is expected to remain closed …

Dustin Schilling has been hired as a full-time Diesel Mechanics instructor at Central Lakes College. Dustin is from Eagle Bend and has been a temporary instructor in the program since last year. He also served CLC as a lab assistant in the Diesel program one year before transitioning into instructional …

Kelly McCalla will be the interim Chief Academic Officer (CAO) at Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, for next year effective July 1. Dr. Suresh Tiwari, vice president of academic and student affairs the past four years, leaves CLC for a vice presidency at Century College in White Bear Lake …

Mark Ambroz, an award-winning TV and video producer, has been hired as a full-time videography production instructor at CLC, a post he held temporarily the past two years. From 2001-2010 Mark was owner/president of One Guy Short Productions in Brainerd, and before that he held positions that included licensed steadicam …

Tara Karels of Nisswa has accepted a full-time Practical Nursing instructor position at Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, starting with the fall 2012 semester. Tara joins CLC’s staff of 24 instructors in the largest career education program at the community and technical college, which is a candidate for accreditation …

Tuesday, June 5 Earthlings have a rare astronomical event called a Venus Transit — a phenomenon that won’t occur again until the year 2117. Venus crosses the face of the Sun, relative to the Earth. With the right equipment, it is something you can see. Without the proper equipment, you …

Explore the mysteries of the unknown as the Center for Lifelong Learning hosts “Cosmology and Astronomy” with Dave Kobilka at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 7 at the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. The word “cosmos” originates from the Greek word “kosmos,” meaning “order,” as in an orderly system. Cosmology, …

From the 1940s to today, fishing has been one of the feature attractions of the Lakes Area. Even before that fishing was an important piece of the native culture in the area. Join local legend Ray Gildow as he presents “From Nets to Night Crawlers: The Changing Face of Fishing …

The Central Lakes College Practical Nursing (PN) and Associate Degree (AD) Nursing programs have always had Minnesota Board of Nursing (MBON) approval and Central Lakes College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2010, MBON mandated that all state nursing programs be nationally accredited within specific guidelines that include …

Greg Bergman, director of the North Central Minnesota Small Business Development Center at Central Lakes College, Brainerd, is the author of an article published in the 2012 Spring/Summer issue of Community College Entrepreneurship magazine. The feature relates development of a successful Pierz-based business which drew upon the expertise of SBDC …