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 …
Read More »CLC’s new Director of Student Life is a familiar face
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. …
Read More »Academic advisor Dan Davidson returns to CLC
Dan Davidson returns to Central Lakes College after a year of absence on leave. Davidson will serve as an academic advisor. It’s a role he’s had a lot of experience in, having been in the Admissions and Academic Advising fields for more than 20 years at CLC. In his position at …
Read More »Be part of the conversation: Don’t miss “We are all Criminals”
“We are all Criminals” will be presented at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 in the Chalberg Theatre, on Central Lakes College’s Brainerd campus. One in four people in the U.S. has a criminal record. This is the other 75 percent. The production examines those with criminal histories but no record. …
Read More »CLC student earns bronze in SkillsUSA Championships
Central Lakes College student Tommy Hoheisel, of Pierz, earned a bronze medal in the SkillsUSA Championships held in Kentucky June 22-26. The SkillsUSA Championships is the showcase for the best career and technical students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. More than …
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