Please join Central Lakes College in welcoming Steven Rosenstone as the new chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. For more information about the new chancellor, go to www.mnscu.edu/media/newsreleases/current/article.php5?id=234.

College Information Night for residents of Central Cass County is scheduled for Pine River-Backus High School on Aug. 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. This is a free, public event offered by Central Lakes College and its partners in the new Community Outreach courses offered in Pine River starting this …

Central Lakes College Theatre Department will present “Ole and Lena and The Great Big Walleye” as part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival Aug. 4-14. The Minnesota Fringe Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the United States and one of the biggest performing arts festivals in the Midwest. …

Appropriation for biennial operating budget also approved The Legislature and governor authorized $132 million for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system to repair and upgrade existing facilities, and better accommodate enrollment growth and needs for science and technology programs. “These projects are ready to go and once they’re complete …

Pianist George Winston will present a solo concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12 in Tornstrom Auditorium, Brainerd, as a fundraiser for the Central Lakes College Foundation. George performs a variety of styles, including his melodic folk piano, stride piano, New Orleans R&B piano, Vince Guaraldi’s Peanuts pieces, songs …

Student service offices at Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, will be closed to the public Thursday, July 14 to accommodate staff training. Closures at the Brainerd campus include the business office, financial aid, records and registration, admissions, and the TRiO student support services office. All offices at the Staples …

Are there stories in your life that you have always wanted to write but have never gotten around to writing? Central Lakes College in Brainerd is offering “Creative Nonfiction,” a popular new writing genre, for the first time this fall when the term starts Aug. 22. “This course provides an …

Central Lakes College in Brainerd and Staples remains open with the summer term of courses continuing uninterrupted despite the shutdown of many state government functions. New-student registrations continue for fall semester, which begins Aug. 22. The Business and Industry Center will also remain open throughout the state shutdown. Programs within …

Central Lakes College hosted the American Indian Business Leader Student Camp June 28-30 in Brainerd. Students age 11-16 from Nay Ah Shing School, Onamia, prepared a business plan for the creation of a school market to raise funds for a number of worthy endeavors, including books for the library and …

Two personnel changes have been announced at Central Lakes College in Brainerd and Staples. Cindy Hase of Browerville has been promoetd to the full-time Office and Administrative Specialist position at the Staples campus. On July 1 she begins her duties as the first contact for people visiting or telephoning the …