Campus News

911 Emergency Dispatchers, and those who may want to be, now have a tool at Central Lakes College unavailable at any other college campus in Minnesota. An interactive web-based emergency simulator system has been installed thanks to a grant for about $40,000 worth of equipment — four stations with TTY …

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system — including Central Lakes College — will remain open this summer even if other parts of state government shut down July 1, system officials announced today (June 15). Officials were notified by Gov. Mark Dayton’s office thatthe system will receive the support needed from …

Two best friends from Thailand came to Central Lakes College to follow their dreams of success in America. They excelled, graduating with honors to earn admission to the University of Minnesota. Nutthanit Towan (top) earned her first university degree at age 20 after demonstrating exceptional leadership and community service qualities …

Central Lakes College Raider Volleyball Camps are under way in the Brainerd campus gymnasium. Under the direction of Head Coach Jane Peterson, the camps offer skills development to junior high through junior olympic players. Setter/Hitter Camp is June 13-16 from 9 a.m. to noon, giving junior high players anintroduction to …

Dr. Steven Rosenstone, chancellor-designate of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system (MnSCU), visited Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, on Thursday, June 9. He spent an hour with CLC President Dr. Larry Lundblad, followed by a 90-minute lunch meeting with members of the CLC Regional Advisory Committee and other …

Central Lakes College will offer a summer women’s basketball league for graduating seniors and older. The league will play on Wednesdays beginning June 15 and play through July. Each team will have 6-8 players. Cost will be $30 per player. There is no team fee. Players can enter with a …

Former Central Lakes College player Braden Lee pitched two innings Tuesday in his debut for the Ozark Generals baseball club out of Springfield, Mo. Lee, a junior right-hander from Granite Falls, transferred from CLC to the University of St. Mary, an NAIA school in Leavenworth, Kans., this spring. The Ozark …

More than 60 Upward Bound participants have been performing community service projects as part of their six-week enrollment in the residential/academic program directed by Central Lakes College and the College of St. Benedict. More than a dozen of the high school students, including Megan Gingery, 15, of Onamia, painted a …

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees today expressed its commitment to pursue any administrative or other options to stay open in the event of a government shutdown July 1. Meeting in an emergency session, the board also indicated its support for the chancellor’s contingency planning if remaining …

College Information Night at Pine River-Backus High School on June 20 is a free, public event offered by Central Lakes College and its partners in the new Community Outreach courses offered in Pine River starting this fall. A general information session regarding the application process, financial aid, scholarships, and more …