Central Lakes College Psychology instructor Karen Pikula had another course recognized as QM certified by the Minnesota Online Quality Initiative. Pikula’s Abnormal Psychology recently received the honor. It is among hundreds of higher education courses nationwide to be given the honor by the Minnesota Online Quality Initiative, an organization that …

Central Lakes College’s parent organization has adopted a new nickname. The Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities today endorsed an initiative that changes how the system refers to itself from “MnSCU” to “Minnesota State.”  The move does not change the nation’s fifth-largest higher education system’s legal name, …

Patrick Spradlin, Theatre Director and Cultural Arts Series Producer for the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Presenters Network (MPN). Formed in 1992, MPN is comprised of over 50 presenting organizations of all sizes throughout the state of Minnesota, …

Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, has announced its 2016 spring semester honors list. The President’s List includes 351 students who earned a grade-point average of 3.75 to 4.0 while enrolled for at least 12 credits. The Dean’s List includes 324 students who earned a grade-point average of 3.25 to …

The Central Lakes College Foundation has named its new director. Jana Shogren, former director of Bridges of Hope in Brainerd, will begin in her role as director of the CLC Foundation on June 20. A committee made up of CLC Foundation Board members and CLC staff interviewed Shogren and other …