Changes are ahead for the Brainerd campus Student Services Department, according to Beth Adams, Dean of Students. Starting Monday, Dec. 19, office reassignments will relocate more than two dozen employees. “We are in the process changing our counseling and advising services model. After Spring Semester, the Counselors will no longer be providing …
Read More »Faber appointed to state committee
Dr. William Faber, a Central Lakes College natural resources instructor, has been appointed to serve along with 11 other new appointees on the Minnesota DNR Wildlife Oversight Committee. His term runs from Dec. 15, 2011 to Dec. 14, 2014. Tom Landwehr, DNR commissioner, informed Faber of the appointment. He said …
Read More »Natural Resources Advisory Committee
The Central Lakes College Natural Resources Advisory Committee met on the Brainerd campus recently to review curriculum and internships as well as forthcoming faculty assignment changes. Instructors Gary Carson and Dr. Bill Faber conducted the luncheon meeting. Volunteer members include Marc Bacigalupi, Andy Carlson, Gary Drotts, Jeff Halverson, Mike Loss, …
Read More »After-school lab
Twenty-four Staples-Motley fourth and fifth graders enjoyed two days of special, after-school learning Dec. 6 and 8 at Central Lakes College in Staples. Their teachers were CLC students in anatomy and physiology, whose service-learning exercise required them to provide stations demonstrating skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. The CLC students are enrolled …
Read More »Salsa for stress relief
The Central Lakes College Psychology Club sponsored Student Stress Day Wednesday, where club members provided activities and advice to alleviate stress just days before final exams. One display offered “the miraculous medicine of laughter.” The club provided chair massages by Club President Casey Burnett, CMT, color therapy, hand treatments, free cookies …
Read More »College applications skyrocket
Applications to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities skyrocketed over a year ago during the first-ever National College Application Week, an initiative to increase access to college, particularly for students from groups underrepresented in higher education. Nearly 10,000 high school students submitted 15,600 applications to the 31 state colleges and universities, …
Read More »Kinship kids
The Drug Awareness class that meets on the Brainerd campus at Central Lakes College received a Youth As Resources (YAR) grant to create a fun evening for the Kinship Kids waiting for partners. YAR is a program under the direction of the Greater United Way of Brainerd. “The CLC students …
Read More »Career exploration
About 225 students from five area school districts on Dec. 2 sampled careers at the Staples campus of Central Lakes College. At this Career Exploration Day each high school student could choose three, 30-minute sessions. The students were from Little Falls, Staples-Motley, Pequot Lakes, Pierz, and Pine River-Backus. CLC provided …
Read More »Steele Family Christmas
The Steele Family returns to Central Lakes College for concerts Friday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. This is a CLC Cultural Arts Series event. The Steeles are the First Family of Twin Cities gospel, soul, and …
Read More »Merry Tuba Christmas
The Central Lakes College Music Department will present its annual “Merry Tuba Christmas” at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec 10 in the Herberger’s court of Westgate Mall, Brainerd/Baxter. Rehearsal is at 10 a.m. in the Music Hall on the Brainerd campus (E471). All trombone, euphonium (baritone), and tuba players are …
Read More »