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Central Lakes College English instructor Adam Marcotte received the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Educator of the Year Award. Past CLC recipients of the prestigious honor include Darci Goeden and Betsy Picciano. At a ceremony Wednesday, April 20, the MnSCU Board of Trustees presented the award to Marcotte, along with three other educators. Late last …
Read More »CLC leader receives Excellence in Service Award
Central Lakes College Environmental Health and Safety Director Ajeet Yadav was recently recognized for outstanding service by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system (MnSCU). Yadav was one of eight officials in the MnSCU system to receive the Excellence in Service Award in facilities management. “I was pleased, honored and …
Read More »Students participate in CLC’s Upward Bound academy
About three-dozen Central Lakes College Upward Bound students, staff and alumni attended the semi-monthly Saturday Academy April 16 at the college’s Staples campus. Students –from Long Prairie, Browerville, Staples-Motley, Pierz, Onamia, Isle, and Nay Ah Shing – participated in educational activities throughout the day. Activities included: A scavenger hunt throughout …
Read More »High schoolers get speed networking experience at CLC
Everyone has heard of speed dating, right? But speed networking? Well, the new concept became a reality April 14 at CLC for some are high school students interested in the health care field. Twenty health care professionals from around the Brainerd lakes area were at the Brainerd CLC campus for …
Read More »CLC videography students win Upper Midwest Emmy awards
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 …
Read More »Phi Theta Kappa to host spaghetti dinner fundraiser
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. …
Read More »CLC Medical Assistant student receives scholarship
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 …
Read More »CLC instructor receives Phi Theta Kappa’s Horizon Award
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 …
Read More »CLC student places in state welding competition
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 …
Read More »Technology Week at Heavy Equipment campus
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 …
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