Events

The April 2012 Cultural Thursday event held on the Brainerd campus proved to be one of the liveliest to date as international students presented an energetic, entertaining sample of the culture of India by joining Naresh Chunara for a demonstration of his country’s popular dance style. The students are here …

Central Lakes College will host its third Celebration of Nations on Friday, April 20 from 4 to 9 p.m. in the gymnasium on the Brainerd campus. The event will feature performers: Scandinavian Skal Klubb, Nay Ah Shing Tribal School Drum Group and American Indian Dancers, Tiyumba African dance music, Latin …

Central Lakes College 2012 Awards Days are scheduled, according to Erich Heppner, Director of Student Activities. He said the Brainerd Campus Awards Day will be from noon to 1 p.m. on Monday, April 23, with a free lunch starting at 11:30 a.m. in the cafeteria. The Staples Campus Awards Day …

Career Exploration Day 2012 provided 2,300 area high school students with an extraordinary opportunity to sample professional endeavors that may be in their future. The March 9 showcase of 150 careers was held on the Brainerd campus, and it included hands-on, interactive demonstrations, prizes, and lunch. Cody Nordmann, a junior …

Friday, March 9 is Career Exploration Day at Central Lakes College. The Brainerd campus expects about 2,300 area high school students from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with lunch included from the partnership of organizations working in support of the Bridges Career Academies and Workplace Connection. There are no Friday …

If social networking, to you, means getting together with friends over coffee, this class may be just what you need. The Center for Lifelong Learning at Central Lakes College presents “Spotlight on Technology: Social Networking Simplified” at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 8 in Room E208 at Central Lakes College – …

The second annual Ag and Energy Expo was held Friday, Feb. 24 at the Staples campus of Central Lakes College. After greetings from Mike Palmer, vice president of the co-sponsoring Mid-Central Federal Saving Bank, and Bob Rick, farm business management instructor at CLC, featured presenter Mike Reese presented “Producing Nitrogen …

Central Lakes College Business Management students are assisting the American Cancer Society with its 2012 edition of  Daffodil Days. As the first flower of spring, the daffodil represents hope and renewal for a rapid cure. Instructor Pat Swarthout said that last year CLC students raised $1,798, including sales of $768 …

Jodi Schwen, editor of the Lake Country Journal Magazine, will lead a writer’s workshop, “Finding What’s Right to Write (for You!)” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 in Room E203 on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. The workshop is sponsored by the Center for Lifelong Learning at CLC.The …

Central Lakes College Business Management students Nathan Wickham, Kelsey Olson, Erica Wilson, and Melissa Contreras, all of Brainerd, and Drew Wikelius and Mary Richards, both of Deerwood, joined instructor Pat Swarthout to assist with judging high school District DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) competition at the Crossroads Mall, St. Cloud, Feb. 1. …