Awards Day was held at Central Lakes College, Brainerd campus, today to recognize outstanding efforts among students, clubs, faculty, staff, and administrators. Julie Jo Larson of Crosby is the Brainerd campus Student of the Year, selected from a field of six nominees with at least a 3.5 grade-point average and …

Congratulations to the new president of the Minnesota State College Student Association: Steve Sabin from Central Lakes College. He is the first CLC student to be elected to the statewide office, a post of leadership for some 100,000 Minnesota students. He will assist as an advocate for higher education accessibility, …

Chicken dancer Talon Billy (Center of the Sky Eagle) of the Nay Ah Shing Tribal School American Indian Dance group provided a sample of his specialty, accompanied by the school’s drum group, at Friday’s Celebration of Nations in the Brainerd campus gym of Central Lakes College. Hundreds of guests negotiated …

AUSTIN — Riverland collected two wins over the Central Lakes College Raiders by scores of 11-0 and 5-1 in a Southern Division doubleheader Sunday. A double by Jared Hoemberg and singles by Sean Dormanen and Pete Lucken were the only hits CLC managed against Blue Devils pitcher Ben Schaben. CLC …

Lindy Jo Johnson was named winner of the CLC Juried Student Art Contest for 2012, receiving the award from Joli Austin, adjunct faculty member who judged the works with assistance from Heidi Steadman. Artwork entered and qualifying for exhibit is displayed in the CLC Gallery, where a reception was held …

THIEF RIVER FALLS — The softball Raiders swept Northland, 10-4 and 11-8, in Friday’s North Division doubleheader to extend their win streak to seven straight. In the first win of the day, the Raiders slapped 15 hits. Carlie Sweet walloped a home run and Hayley Hornick poked a double. CLC’s …

Dr. Larry Lundblad, president of Central Lakes College, gave a welcome to about 300 delegates from two-year colleges attending the spring general assembly of the Minnesota State College Student Association today at Breezy Point. The conference continues  Saturday with elections, workshops, roundtables, regional meetings, and advisers’ reception, awards dinner, and …

Dr. Larry Lundblad of Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, is one of 20 college presidents receiving the 2012 Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction. The award was presented April 13 in Nashville, Tenn., at the national convention of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society for two-year colleges. College presidents …

Central Lakes College recently announced the hiring of six full-time instructors for the 2012-13 academic year. Scheduled to start on Aug. 22, 2012 are three English and three mathematics faculty. Selected for the English posts were CLC adjuncts Lori-Beth Larsen and Adam Marcotte of Brainerd and Brandon Hoffmann, a writing …

Andria Belisle of Big Lake has been hired by Central Lakes College to serve as its disability services coordinator starting Monday, April 30. She has been a graduate assistant in the St. Cloud State University Office of Student Disability Services and an intern in Career Services at the University of …