Students, staff, faculty and community members are invited to attend the next Verse Like Water poetry reading event starting at noon Friday, Oct. 23 in the Chalberg Theatre, Central Lakes College Brainerd campus. The featured poet is Terrance Hayes, whose work has earned him a National Book Award. Last fall …

Everyone is invited to nominate a Central Lakes College educator for the upcoming MnSCU Board of Trustees Educator of the Year Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award is an honor bestowed upon Minnesota State Colleges and Universities faculty to acknowledge and reward exceptional individual professional accomplishment and to encourage ongoing excellence …

A group of Central Lakes College students and staff helped at an event that raised $27,000 for the Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota. The 3rd annual Day of the Dozers took place Saturday, Oct. 3 in Elk River, and 13 of CLC’s Heavy Equipment Operations and Maintenance student club …

Central Lakes College President Dr. Larry Lundblad has accepted an invitation to serve on the Phi Theta Kappa Advisory Board. Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, MS, is the largest honor society in higher education with 1,285 chapters on college campuses in all 50 of the United States, …

This year’s recipient of the Patrick Abrahamson Scholarship Fund is Central Lakes College Marine and Small Engine student Shawn Thayer. Faye Abrahamson presented a check from her and the Brainerd American Legion in the amount of $2,000 this week. Thayer, a retired Army veteran, said he appreciated the honor. The …

Presidio Brass, combining a brass quintet, piano and percussion instruments with fresh, original arrangements, will perform on Saturday October 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. The performance is part of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center’s Cultural Arts Series. …

Mixed Blood Theatre brings Minnecanos, its acclaimed Chicano touring production, to Central Lakes College for a performance from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. The performance is co-sponsored by the Resource Center for Global Connections and the Office of Diversity and Equity …

The next Rosenmeier Forum will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5 in the Chalberg Theatre, Central Lakes College Brainerd campus. The forum is titled Water Conservation in the Mississippi Headwaters: The latest science, methodology and collaborations. The presenters are Todd Holman, of The Nature Conservancy, and Dan …

Another Cultural Thursday event will be held at noon on Thursday, Oct. 1 in the Central Lakes College Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. The event will feature former CLC (and Brainerd High School) Spanish instructor Jan Kurtz, who will be sharing her experiences as one of five chaperones who traveled with …

Peter Nelson, a consultant with the North Central Small Business Development Center at Central Lakes College, was recently recognized for his work with small businesses at the Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) national conference in San Francisco. While at the event, he was part of a very select …