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Minnesota State has launched a second phase of the Access to Excellence scholarship campaign to raise $50 million for scholarships. This goal represents the most ambitious scholarship drive in the history of Minnesota State – more than double the goal of the previous scholarship drive. At Central Lakes College, scholarships …
Read More »Welding students build new bike rack for downtown Brainerd
Dynamic duo Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox are now keeping an eye on the bikes of downtown Brainerd. Towering over the corner of Laurel and S. Seventh streets, the bike rack features Paul Bunyan, Babe and the iconic historical water tower, all surrounded by a base that resembles …
Read More »Join the Juniper Extraction Project
The CLC Campus Beautification Committee would like to invite you to join us for a couple of hours on Tuesday, July 12th for the Juniper Extraction Project! (If cancelled due to rain, we will move it to Tuesday, July 26th). The Scope: Several Juniper bushes by the South entrance (to the left …
Read More »CLC course QM Certified
Central Lakes College Psychology instructor Karen Pikula had another course recognized as QM certified by the Minnesota Online Quality Initiative. Pikula’s Abnormal Psychology recently received the honor. It is among hundreds of higher education courses nationwide to be given the honor by the Minnesota Online Quality Initiative, an organization that …
Read More »“MnSCU” to become known as “Minnesota State”
Central Lakes College’s parent organization has adopted a new nickname. The Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities today endorsed an initiative that changes how the system refers to itself from “MnSCU” to “Minnesota State.” The move does not change the nation’s fifth-largest higher education system’s legal name, …
Read More »CLC’s Spradlin named to MPN Board
Patrick Spradlin, Theatre Director and Cultural Arts Series Producer for the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Presenters Network (MPN). Formed in 1992, MPN is comprised of over 50 presenting organizations of all sizes throughout the state of Minnesota, …
Read More »CLC releases Dean’s List and President’s List
Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, has announced its 2016 spring semester honors list. The President’s List includes 351 students who earned a grade-point average of 3.75 to 4.0 while enrolled for at least 12 credits. The Dean’s List includes 324 students who earned a grade-point average of 3.25 to …
Read More »CLC Foundation names new director
The Central Lakes College Foundation has named its new director. Jana Shogren, former director of Bridges of Hope in Brainerd, will begin in her role as director of the CLC Foundation on June 20. A committee made up of CLC Foundation Board members and CLC staff interviewed Shogren and other …
Read More »Natural Resources student receives scholarship
Central Lakes College Natural Resources student Gary Patton was awarded a $500 scholarship from the Morrison County Chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association. Patton’s essay on deer wintering areas was “very exceptionally well done,” said Art Reuck, president of the Morrison County Chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association. …
Read More »CLC’s Steve Wenzel meets Kenya’s Ambassador to the United States
Steve Wenzel, Political Science instructor at Central Lakes College, was a guest at a recent Books for Africa event, where he spoke with Kenya’s Ambassador to the United States His Excellency Robinson Njeru Githae. The event, held May 19 in St. Paul, featured Githae as guest speaker, thanking the U.S. …
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