Andres Freeman of Duluth has been hired as a recruiter for Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, effective July 16. Andres has been a senior customer service representative at united Health Care, Duluth. He served from 2009-11 was employed for three years as lead assistant residential adviser in the Upward …

Central Lakes College football players on Thursday, Aug. 2 will report to campus in Brainerd for pre-season workouts, reports Head Coach Greg Medeck (shown). The team has a game-simulation scrimmage set for Saturday, Aug. 11 at Findorff Field. The following Saturday, Aug. 18 is set aside for a service project. …

Upcoming performing arts venues staged at Central Lakes College are as follows: “Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical” July 11-14 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. and July 14 and 15 at 2 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre, performed by Pequot Lakes Community Theatre; “Brighton Beach Memoirs” July 18-21 and 24-28 at 7:30 …

More than two million Americans visited Mexico in the first half of the year, 11 percent more than were recorded in the same period of 2011. The fact that Mexico is the top U.S. tourist destination may be one reason for enrolling in the Many Faces of Mexico, a three-credit …

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 …

A groundbreaking plan to help ensure that high school graduates are ready for college, head to fulfilling careers, and can begin college-level courses earlier was presented Wednesday to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board of Trustees. Developed by Brenda Cassellius, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education; Larry …

The Initiative Foundation recently granted the Central Lakes College Foundation $10,000 to be used by the college’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to assist small businesses in central Minnesota. Through the SBDC, the college assists owners of existing businesses and individuals interested in starting a business with advice on marketing, business …

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Manufacturing and Applied Engineering Center of Excellence, which includes Central Lakes College, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant for nearly $3 million to educate and train manufacturing technicians. “This grant will help us advance our goal of increasing the quantity, quality …

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 …

Bob Gross, former Brainerd Schools superintendent, presented a program on education from his global perspective Monday in the Center for Lifelong Learning series at Central Lakes College. “Education — Around the World and Back Again” filled Chalberg Theatre for the 4 p.m. program co-sponsored by the Brainerd Community Foundation. Jim …