Campus News

The Higher Education Marketing Report has awarded Central Lakes College four advertising awards in its 27th annual competition. Central Lakes College’s Marketing and Public Relations office earned two bronze and two merit awards. Bronzes were won for the Ripple Effect newsletter and the academic catalog. Merits were received for single …

Tyler Gangl of Pierz, a welding student at Central Lakes College recently received $100 from the American Welding Society. He won the Gas Metal Arc category at Behind the Mask, a competition held at Anoka Technical College, sponsored by AWS. Gangl, 19, is one of 14 CLC welding students among …

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 …

The Natural Resources Club at Central Lakes College, Brainerd, has been named Volunteer of the Year at Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. The award was presented at a recent annual meeting of the Friends of Crane Meadows, a dinner event held at the Little Falls VFW. The CLC student club …

Donna Salli, Central Lakes College English instructor-playwright, was honored by the Great Plains Theatre Conference, Omaha, which selected her work, “The Rock Farm,” for a staged “PlayLab” reading at the 2012 conference May 26-June 2. Donna’s script was one of 30 chosen from over 640 submitted scripts and one of …

The Center for Lifelong Learning at Central Lakes College announces the addition of the Great Decisions as part of its international programming, allowing an opportunity to learn more about world affairs and their implications for U.S. foreign policy. The Great Decisions program has existed since the 1950s, instituted by the …

Nine local organizations reaffirmed support for the Central Lakes College Veterans Resource Center Feb. 11 when representatives met to plan assistance to veteran students struggling with housing, food, and transportation needs. In the past few months the school has seen a tremendous increase in financial hardships of their veterans, service …

Chances are you or someone you know has a better job today thanks to a skill-centered  education designed to sustain a technical career. Congratulations. Central Lakes College and other Minnesota colleges and universities with career and technical education programs are observing Career and Technical Education Month. Gov. Mark Dayton signed …

Seventeen Central Lakes College natural resources students played an integral part in the annual joint meeting of the Minnesota chapter of The Wildlife Society from Feb. 7-9. This meeting was held in conjunction with The Wildlife Society of North Dakota and was in Fargo. The meeting was entitled “Learning from …