Two Central Lakes College videography students won Upper Midwest Emmy Crystal Pillar Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The event was held April 10 in Bloomington. CLC students competed against college media production programs from Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and North and South Dakota. “The amazing thing about having nominations in …

Phi Theta Kappa, honor society of Central Lakes College, is having a spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, April 22 at the Brainerd VFW, 309 South 6th St. Funds raised will go to the honor society’s club fund for induction ceremonies, future PTK events and scholarship writing sessions. …

Central Lakes College Medical Assistant student Erika Knutson was named a scholarship recipient from the Minnesota Society of Medical Assistants. Knutson, from Staples, is one of three scholarship winners to receive a $1,000 award to go toward school expenses. “Erika has been an excellent student, both in her academics and …

Central Lakes College English instructor Kate Porter was recently honored with the regional Phi Theta Kappa Horizon Award. Porter, one of CLC’s local PTK advisors, was given the honor because she is an advisor on the rise. Porter has shown extraordinary enthusiasm for Phi Theta Kappa activities, officials said. She also devoted …

Central Lakes College student Trevor Brausen placed 2nd in the SkillsUSA state welding competition last week in Anoka. Brausen, of Pierz, competed in six different categories. In each category, students had 40 minutes to fabricate a weldment from a blueprint. Each weldment used a different welding process. “I am very proud of …

The students of CLC’s Heavy Equipment Operations campus in Staples got a first-hand look into the newest technology in their field during Technology Week. Held during the last week of March 2016, Technology Week is a chance for students to see first-hand the technology of the future in construction. Several industry companies brought …

The next Rosenmeier Forum is at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 18 in the Chalberg Theatre, Central Lakes College Brainerd campus. The forum, titled “The Future of Higher Education in the State of Minnesota,” will feature two speakers: Dr. Richard Hanson, president of Bemidji State University, and Darrin Rosha, Board …

Central Lakes College English instructor Julie Austin recently had another course recognized as QM certified by the Minnesota Online Quality Initiative. Austin’s Introduction to Humanities call received the honor this week. This makes her fifth QM certified course, three of which were certified this semester. Austin’s course among hundreds of …

Central Lakes College’s Verse Like Water program presents Juan Felipe Herrera, the first Latino to be named US Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress. Herrera will hold a reading at noon on April 22 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. This literary event is free and open to the …

Two Central Lakes College English instructors recently had courses recognized as QM certified by the Minnesota Online Quality Initiative. English instructor Julie Austin’s Introduction to Literature course joins three other of her classes to be QM certified. English instructor Leane Flynn’s Creative Nonfiction course joins one other of her classes …