CLC will be offering Nursing Information Sessions for anyone interested in learning more about careers in nursing and the education programs. Nursing faculty and program advisors will be available at each of the sessions. Program registration and planning information will be provided.   Brainerd Campus (W220):  April 15 from 6-7 …

Central Lakes College will be making program changes for fall semester to better serve students and provide opportunity for growth in programming. The college plans to expand manufacturing and agricultural programs at the Staples campus and move media programs currently based in Staples to the Brainerd campus.  As part of …

Minneapolis’ Mixed Blood Theatre’s production of The Deaf Duckling will be performed at Central Lakes College in the Chalberg Theatre at 10 am on Thursday, April 10, 2014.  Playwright Aditi Kapil deftly weaves together the classic “Ugly Duckling” fairy tale with the story of a deaf child born into a …

Two Central Lakes College instructors are nominated for Outstanding Educator awards bestowed each year by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Julie Morgan, Dental Assisting, and Nathan Peterson, Robotics/Automated Systems, are now eligible for the Educator the Year award.  The award is an honor bestowed …

Introduction to Finding Funders  The Hassler Library at Central Lakes College will host a free workshop on grant seeking for nonprofit organizations on Wednesday, April 2nd from 9:30am to 11:00am in room E203. The session will be led by Kief Schladweiler, Coordinator of the Funding Information Network with the Foundation …

The island nation of Grenada may refer to itself as the “Spice Island” for its amazing culinary diversity but older citizens of the USA will recall the 1984 U.S. military invasion of tiny Grenada ordered by President Ronald Reagan.  When it was over, socialist leader Maurice Bishop and his entire …

Hannah Janzen (Palisade, MN), a student at Central Lakes College, has been named a 2014 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Silver Scholar. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver and 50 Bronze Scholars, and providing nearly $200,000 in scholarships …

CLC Viticulture Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA) students Christy Paulson and Luke Sombke were awarded the Elmer Swenson Scholarship at the Cold Climate Conference at the Grand Awards Banquet in St. Paul. This is the second year Christy received the award. Minnesota Grape Growers Association award of $1,000 is …

Brainerd • March 7, 2014 Verndale High School juniors Kylee Wright and Barbora Novotna are pretty sure about the job fields they want to join. But on Friday, they got their first real feel for the health science field. The Bridges Career Exploration Day was held at Central Lakes College. …

Winners Announced in the 29th Annual Educational Advertising Awards – CLC Wins Gold for Newspaper Advertising Winners were announced in the Twenty-Ninth Annual Educational Advertising Awards, sponsored by Higher Education Marketing Report. The Educational Advertising Awards is the largest educational advertising awards competition in the country. This year, nearly 2,000 …