Central Lakes College President Dr. Larry Lundblad announced he will be retiring at the end of the upcoming academic year. His last day will be June 30, 2016. He made the announcement at an all-employee in-service meeting on Wednesday. Lundblad has served in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System …

Central Lakes College now has a new Animal Science Department, with an Introduction to Animal Science course being offered Spring 2016 and a Food Safety: From Farm to Fork course being offered Fall 2016. The new courses follow CLC being designated as the Northern Minnesota Center of Agricultural Excellence in …

More than $153,000 in scholarships was awarded to Central Lakes College students. The CLC Foundation recently announced the scholarship recipients for fall semester this month. “As the cost of a college education continues to increase, CLC Foundation scholarships play and even greater role in the lives of CLC students as …

  Central Lakes College’s Cultural Thursday series will continue this Fall with four presentations. More information will be released as dates near. All events will take place on the Brainerd campus. * At noon and 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 in E354: CLC Sociology instructor Gary Payne will share images and reflections from his last …

Auditions are scheduled at 7 p.m. Aug. 17-18 for the Brainerd Community Theatre production of “Bill W. and Dr. Bob” in the Dryden Theatre at Central Lakes College in Brainerd. The play tells the story of the men who founded Alcoholics Anonymous and their wives who started Al-Anon. The cast …

Student Success Day is Sept. 2 at both campuses. This is your go-to place for everything you need to know about the event. Information will be updated continuously! Quick facts: * Keynote speaker: Guante, a hip hop artist, two-time National Poetry Slam champion, activist, educator and writer. Read more about him here: www.guante.info …

The 17th annual Central Lakes College golf tournament raised nearly $19,000 for the college’s Heavy Equipment Operations and Maintenance Program. The tournament was put on by Frattalone Companies in late July. Throughout last year, the Heavy Equipment Operations and Maintenance Program Advisory Committee helped lead an effort to raise $100,000 for the program. To …

A unique partnership is bringing together two cultures — the deaf and the hearing — while giving college students a lesson in water quality. In its second year, the partnership between Central Lakes College and Gallaudet University, a Washington D.C.-based university for the deaf and hard of hearing, has brought …

Central Lakes College will hold its annual Agriculture and Energy Field Day from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 at the Ag and Energy Center in Staples. Everyone is welcome to attend the day of fun, educational events. There is something for all ages. “The Ag and Energy Center has …

Judy Barka joins AgCentric as project manager. Barka will focus on social media, secondary relations and project management within the AgCentric. AgCentric is a MnSCU Center of Excellence in Agriculture made up of three colleges: CLC, Ridgewater College and Northland Community and Technical College. AgCentric works to develop and deliver …