Campus News

Central Lakes College is among the top 10 percent of the community colleges in the country. The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program lists CLC among the top 120 community colleges, based on high standards for learning, completion rates, and training for competitive jobs. The recent acknowledgement means that CLC is …

Ron and Dar Houle, our husband-wife Computer Information Technologgy instructional team at Central Lakes College, are on the go during the summer months as volunteer coach and scorebook-keeper/driver respectively. They’re involved with youth baseball in a big way as they accompany a traveling Brainerd 13-under team on trips to games …

Troy Salzer of Barnum has been selected as an instructor in the Farm Business Management program at Central Lakes College. He is to serve East Central Minnesota from a Mora location. Since 1997 he has been an Extension Educator for the University of Minnesota Extension Service, working out of Carlton. …

Central Lakes College announces the hiring of two fulltime Associate Degree Nursing instructors. They are Rebekah Gammon of Pierz and Laura Schoonover of Brainerd (pictured). Rebekah has been a part-time CLC nursing instructor the past year and from 2005-10 was a nurse at St. Gabriel’s Hospital. She holds a Master …

Dr. Steven Rosenstone, the new chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system (MnSCU), will visit Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, on Thursday, June 9. He plans to be accompanied by his wife, Dr. Maria Antonia Calvo, a professor of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of …

Central Lakes College will host the YES! Camp, an American Indian Business Leader Student Camp, from June 28-July 1 in the Business and Industry Center of the Brainerd campus. In partnership with Nay Ah Shing School, Onamia, and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, the camp includes a series of …

Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for community colleges, has recognized Nancy Smith of Central Lakes College for 10 years of service as adviser of the Upsilon Omega chapter at CLC. The 10-year service award from the PTK Center for Excellence is an expression of gratitude to such an …

Central Lakes College Summer Theatre presents the Ray Cooney farce “It Runs in The Family” June 15-25 in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. The eight performances are directed by Patrick Spradlin, who calls Cooney “Britain’s master of madcap comedies.” On the day he’s to give an important lecture to …

Scott Streed, director of technology services at Central Lakes College, presented a break-out session at the annual Information Technology Conference of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities held at Cragun’s Conference Center. Scott’s topic was “Putting Open Source to Work.” He demonstrated applications of the collaborative software available at no cost …

Upcoming Central Lakes College Theatre events include the film “Driven” Saturday, June 4, at 7-9 p.m. in Chalberg Theatre, and summer theatre performances of “It Runs in the Family” June 15-25 in Chalberg Theatre and “Annie The Musical” July 7-24 in Dryden Theatre. Ticket purchase information can be found at …