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. …
Read More »Donation from MDHA to NR Club
Gae Davis (left) of the Minnesota Deerhunters Association (and a CLC Criminal Justice instructor) presented Dr. Bill Faber and the CLC Natural Resources Club a check for $700 from the state group in appreciation for the assistance the students give each hunting season the past four years for the Hides …
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Shanice Hector (left) and Nqobile (Obi) Mahlangu of South Africa presented the Feb. 2 Cultural Thursday program at Central Lakes College in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. Shanice, 19, is from Cape Town and Obi, 20, is from Johannesburg. The two articulate, intelligent women, who are students at CLC, …
Read More »College self-improvement effort
The Central Lakes College community is focused on measurements that convey the degree of success the institution has achieved in preparing its students for endeavors of choice. In advance of an accreditation team visit and review of improvements that will be acknowledged by the Higher Learning Commission, the HLC Steering …
Read More »Give Kids a Smile
The annual Give Kids a Smile event is in the CLC Community Dental Clinic on the Brainerd campus, where 128 youngsters over two days are offered free oral health check-ups, x-rays, and cleanings, courtesy of the Minnesota Dental Association and CLC students in Dental Assisting. Braydon Abbott, 2, of Deerwood …
Read More »Legislators here Friday
On Friday, Feb. 3, from 9 to 9:45 a.m., in the Fireside Lounge at the Brainerd campus, Central Lakes College will play host to a Legislative Press Event. State Representatives Tim Mahoney (DFL-St. Paul, shown) and John Ward (DFL-Brainerd) will attend. The Minnesota House of Representatives has invited local and …
Read More »Career education
At Central Lakes College in Brainerd and Staples, more than 900 students from area school districts are offered a hands-on look at educational pathways to careers requiring technical skills. Mini-career fairs are designed to show the youngsters some of the choices awaiting them as they explore fields where proper training …
Read More »‘The Dream Alive’
In observance of Black History Month, the Central Lakes College Diversity Leadership Council on Tuesday, Feb. 7 will host a free, public presentation, “The Dream Alive,” as a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. Co-sponsor is the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. The 90-minute …
Read More »‘Julius Caesar’
Following their month-long residency at the Guthrie Theater, the Acting Company will make Central Lakes College the first stop of their 2012 tour to perform Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” at 7:30 p.m. on Wed., Feb. 8 in Chalberg Theatre. The Acting Company has garnered critical acclaim on a national scale through …
Read More »Valentine’s Day concert
The Central Lakes College Music Department will present “The Sweetheart Tree,” an instrumental celebration of Valentine’s Day romance, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 in the Chalberg Theater on the Brainerd campus. This year’s winter concert will feature the CLC Brass Ensemble and Jazz Band directed by Steve Anderson and CLC …
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