At Central Lakes College, we are proud to put our students center stage by featuring them as our commencement speakers! We have three student speakers this year. Here, we sit down with Honors Program speaker Desirae Rhodes to learn more about her. Tell us about you! I was born in …

The bonds of friendship are placed under a stress test in Yasmina Reza’s award-winning play ‘Art,’ next up on Brainerd Community Theatre’s schedule of events. The three-character play will be presented via livestream May 19-22. The May 20 performance will also have a live audience in the theatre as well. …

Central Lakes College is hosting a free Cultural Thursday webinar with Mahnomen City Administrator Dr. Mitchell Berg on Thursday, May 6 at noon. Dr. Berg will speak on his experience both as an adoptee from Korea and on his experience as serving as city administrator of Mahnomen on the White …

By Paul Preimesberger Dean, Enrollment Management and Student Success Central Lakes College is determined to provide students with not only an excellent education and exceptional value, but also an enriching campus experience full of opportunity, fun and fulfillment. CLC students will find chances to form friendships, build lifelong connections and …

Central Lakes College is partnering with several community groups to host the Red Sand Project, which brings awareness and takes a stand against human trafficking. The community is invited to Central Lakes College’s north main entrance from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on May 5 to see the Red Sand Project display. …

The Natural Resources Program at Central Lakes College and the Baxter Field Office of the National Resource Conservation Service were honored Wednesday with the Chief’s Field Office National Earth Team Volunteer Award. This national award, handed out by the United States Department of Agriculture, recognizes the outstanding work of only …

The Central Lakes College String Orchestra presents Spring Strings at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, April 28, free via live stream: https://youtu.be/KI5VvcaDWOM. Featuring the music of Coldplay, Walk the Moon, JS Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Sibelius, Holst, Brahms, and more! For more information, please contact Orchestra Director David Thompson at david.thompson@clcmn.edu.  

Central Lakes College’ Verse Like Water program is hosting poet Valzhyna Mort for a free virtual reading at noon on April 27. The link for viewing is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO1Uy8pbqEU. Mort, born in Minsk, Belarus, made her American debut in 2008 with the poetry collection Factory of Tears, co-translated by the husband-and-wife team …

Local talented individuals, of all ages and experience, will showcase their talents in ‘Show Off!’ Presented by Brainerd Community Theatre, the free 2 p.m. April 24 afternoon event promises to be a fun event filled with singers, poets, and instrumentalists. ‘Show Off!’ producer George Marsolek proposed the event following BCT’s …

By Dr. Hara Charlier President, Central Lakes College Central Lakes College is excited to return this fall to the rich array of experiences for which we’re known, including in-person learning, athletics and many other on-campus student activities. We understand that our students need not only a vibrant, in-person college experience, …