State Reps. Dean Urdahl, R-Acton Township, and Matt Dean, R-Dellwood, will be featured speakers during two forums hosted by Central Lakes College to discuss an extensive state Capitol restoration project. The public is invited to attend the Rosenmeier Forum sessions, which will take place at noon and 7 p.m. Sept. 16 …

Central Lakes College instructor Gary Payne will present on Cuba for the semester’s first Cultural Thursday event. Payne will hold two presentations: One at noon and another at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3 in lecture hall room E354, Brainerd campus. The noon presentation on the turbulent history and politics …

He’s popular across the state and nation, and on Sept. 2, Guante will be at CLC for Student Success Day. He’s a hip hop artist, two-time National Poetry Slam champion, activist, educator and writer. Check out this quick Q&A with Guante: 1. What is one message you really want CLC students …

A Central Lakes College graduate and veteran got a hero’s welcome this week when he pulled his canoe on the bank of the Mississippi River in Kiwanis Park. Bartholomew Lindberg and two others were greeted by about 30 city officials, state representatives, and members of the sheriff’s office, police and …

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 …