Campus News

Central Lakes College was named to the #RealCollege Institutional Capacity-Building Cohort (ICBC), by The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice. CLC is one of 27 higher education institutions named to the cohort, spanning the nation from Washington to New York. The program is designed to assist colleges and universities in retaining students who need food and housing supports and who were made …

Central Lakes College will begin the 25th year of its Cultural Thursday series with a program on Azerbaijan. Rebecca Rowe will speak about her time serving in the Peace Corps in Azerbaijan at noon on Thursday, Sept. 2 in the Chalberg Theatre and online. (https://tinyurl.com/2a32uazv) The program is free and open to the public.  Rowe is the director of the North Central Small Business Development …

Students: You’ll have plenty of opportunities to get the vaccine, including at New Student Orientation Day on August 20! Brainerd: 8:30-9:30am in the South Hall Staples: 8:30-9:30am in the Commons We’re also holding weekly free walk-in vaccination & testing clinics at each campus, starting the first week of school. Brainerd: …

Community members and students are invited to join one of Central Lakes College’s many music offerings.   Options include:   Pep/Sports Band  Wind Symphony/Concert Band  Jazz Ensemble  String Orchestra  The CLC Choir  “If there is one thing we have learned lately, it is that live music is needed now more than ever,” said Jonathan Laflamme, Director …

The Gordon Rosenmeier Center for State and Local Government has elected its new president and board officers.   Greg Blaine, of Little Falls, was voted President. Other positions include: Vice Chair, James Russell; Secretary, Laura Raedeke; Treasurer, Eric Klang.    The mission of the Rosenmeier Center for State & Local Government is to inform, to educate, and to encourage residents of central …

Following the newly released guidance by the CDC, and at the direction of the Minnesota State System, Central Lakes College will reinstate its requirement that all students, staff, faculty and visitors wear face coverings while inside any CLC campus building, beginning Monday, August 9. At this time, there are no requirements for masking outdoors. Increasing …

After 24 years at CLC, Martha Kuehn, Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences is retiring. A familiar face is taking over the important role: Current CLC math instructor Anne Nelson Fisher. We sat down with both leaders to get their thoughts. First, we start with outgoing Dean Martha Kuehn. Fill …

Two Central Lakes College students took high honors at the SkillsUSA National Championship Competition. The SkillsUSA Championships are career competition events showcasing the best career and technical education students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. Student Benny Minten took 1st place in …

Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, has announced its 2021 spring semester honors lists. The President’s List includes 398 students who earned a grade-point average of 3.75 to 4.0 while enrolled for at least 12 credits. The Dean’s List includes 325 students who earned a grade-point average of 3.25 to …

Realtors and longtime friends of the college John and Matt Pecarich presented a $1,000 check to the CLC Foundation. The check was awarded to the Pecarichs by the Minnesota Association of Realtors for being chosen as recipients of the First Annual MNR Good Neighbor Award. The new annual award honors …