Natural Resources student Bryan Harvey of Aitkin and instructor Dr. Bill Faber of Central Lakes College attended the Department of Natural Resources 22nd annual Roundtable in St. Paul earlier this month. They were among about 350 invited conservation leaders who gathered at the request of DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr. The …
Read More »‘Sparking Your Creativity’
Jodi Schwen, editor-in-chief of the Lake Country Journal Magazine, will share insight from her award-winning, 14-year writing career Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Central Lakes College in Brainerd. Schwen’s talk, “Sparking Your Creativity,” is part of the series hosted by the Center for Lifelong Learning based at CLC. The program …
Read More »Ice auger champ
Central Lakes College Science Club member Sylvia Olson of Crosslake recently won the Breezy Point World Ice Fest Auger Competition — both power and hand. Sylvia, a student in the CLC Nursing Program, was among 35 registrants in the contest. In the power auger women’s division she captured the first …
Read More »Viking Label, Lakes Vybe
Second-year Communication Art and Design students at Central Lakes College recently toured Viking Label, Nisswa, to witness custom printing and participated in a networking opportunity at the Lakes Vybe luncheon to cultivate relationships. Instructor Mandi Yliniemi said Brian Trees of Viking Label gave a behind-the-scenes tour and answered student questions …
Read More »Statewide conference
Guest speakers from three Midwest universities are among speakers scheduled at the Feb. 8 and 9 Minnesota High Tunnel Conference in Baxter. High tunnels, or hoophouses, are unheated greenhouses that can help market gardeners extend their growing season so that they can improve the profitability of their farms. Mary Gardiner …
Read More »Scholarship for manufacturing class
The Initiative Foundation is making it easier to enroll in college and train for a new job in manufacturing with a scholarship for students who take “Introduction to Manufacturing” at the Central Lakes College Outreach Site in Pine River this spring. A special scholarship fund will defray 50% of the …
Read More »Hatch added to forum panel
The Rosenmeier Center for State and Local Government at Central Lakes College in Brainerd has announced that former Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch has been added to the slate of panelists for its Forum on Legislative Redistricting and Reapportionment. The forum will take place at the Chalberg Theater at CLC from …
Read More »Great Depression & Great Recession
The Center for Lifelong Learning at Central Lakes College presents Dr. Louis Johnston, head of economics at St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict on Thursday, Jan. 26, where he will address the Great Depression and the Great Recession. Johnston’s talk begins at 6:30 p.m. in Chalberg Theatre …
Read More »South Africa program
Shanice Hector (right) and Nqobile “Obi” Mahlangu of South Africa will present the next Cultural Thursday program at Central Lakes College from noon to 12:50 p.m. Feb. 2 in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. It is free and open to the public. Shanice, 19, is from Cape Town and …
Read More »Forum on Legislative Redistricting and Reapportionment
The Gordon Rosenmeier Center for State and Local Government at Central Lakes College will host a public Forum on Legislative Redistricting and Reapportionment from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 25, in the Chalberg Theatre at the Brainerd campus. Legislative redistricting is a vital part of American democracy. Every ten …
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