Campus News

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Chancellor Steven Rosenstone said this week he is prepared to make tough choices and design new ways of doing business to keep tuition affordable. “Our role as a driver of Minnesota’s economy is more important than ever, and the priorities we set over the new …

The Central Lakes College Natural Resources Club on Saturday, Sept. 17 traveled to Duluth with advisers Gary Carson and Dr. Bill Faber for a day observing migrating hawks and other raptors, such as this Arctic subspecies, juvenile peregrine falcon. They were accompanied by several international students, who were especially thrilled …

STAPLES – The Agricultural and Energy Center at Central Lakes College, Staples, recently hosted an on-farm fuel production seminar for the Upper Midwest. Attendees came from as far as North Dakota. Aimed at a core audience of serious alternative fuel users, the four-hour seminar included a look at fuel conversion …

Carlos Solano, a 23-year-old international student at Central Lakes College, Brainerd, will present the next free Cultural Thursday program about his home: Costa Rica. The program is on Thursday, Oct. 6 from noon to 12:50 p.m. in E358 and is open to the public. Solano is studying information technology. He …

The Center for Lifelong Learning at Central Lakes College on Wednesday, Sept. 14 launched its organizational phase at an open house in the Brainerd campus cafeteria. About 65 attended, with Coordinator Bill Brekken joining Rebecca Best, dean of workforce, economic and regional development, to lead the session. Brekken said the …

Those interested in becoming involved in a venture to provide lifelong learning opportunities for older adults are invited to a community information session at Central Lakes College at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14 in the Brainerd campus cafeteria. This session is intended to outline offerings and elicit ideas and support …

The Minnesota State Supreme Court justices will join local judges at an informal evening dinner Tuesday, Oct. 11 in the Brainerd campus cafeteria at Central Lakes College. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. to include a short program about the court system. Tickets are $14 …

The Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College on Thursday, Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will host a Community Resource Fair. The event is held on the south side of campus center in hallways, where as of Sept. 13 the following vendors have registered to provide information to …

The Cultural Arts Series sponsored by Central Lakes College Theatre on Thursday, Sept.15 presents America’s top Pink Floyd show by The Machine in Tornstrom Auditorium at the Washington Education building on Oak Street. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. The Machine has built a 20-year reputation for extending the legacy …

The Central Lakes College football team is showing its heart off the field as well as on it. The Raiders helped fulfill a birthday wish from James Dobson, a 12-year-old with an inoperable brain tumor. The Virginia boy loves football as played by college teams of all sizes, and when …