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 …

Amanda Small joins Central Lakes College as a Check and Connect coach, working with students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Small is one of about a dozen staff working with CLC’s TPSID (Transition Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities) Grant. The grant is a collaboration overseen by CLC, with Ridgewater …

Use #CLCmoment when posting CLC-related photos on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram this year. Each month, a winner will be chosen by a panel of judges. Win a $25 CLC Bookstore gift certificate if your photo is chosen! We’ll announce each month’s winner on Facebook. Get snapping now! The first winner …

The Central Lakes College Quadcopter Team received 3rd place at the Minnesota Space Grant Consortium Community College Quadcopter Competition last spring. The results, which were recently released, showed CLC tied for third with Minnesota West Community and Technical College. The competition took place April 16 on the University of Minnesota …

The North Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and SCORE offices at Central Lakes College are available to assist in the recovery efforts of small businesses affected by the recent storms. The SBDC and SCORE have counselors available to work with business owners to assess the long-term impact of the …

Central Lakes College welcomes its first local Ojibwe speaker/instructor, who will teach the Ojibwe language class in the fall and spring semesters. John Benjamin, or his Ojibwe name Waabishkigaabaw, is from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. He brings a high level of knowledge around the language and culture, said …

Erich Heppner returned to Central Lakes College to serve as Director of Student Life. Heppner, a CLC alumnus himself, was first brought on as Director of Student Life in 2008. He led a dynamic program for five years before taking on a new opportunity at the University of Colorado Boulder. …