The fall semester of the 2010-22 academic year began today (Monday, Aug. 23) with greetings from President Larry Lundblad at the front door of the Brainerd campus shortly before 8 a.m., and help for students finding their way to classes. Faculty were also greeting each other, as evidenced by Sandra …
Read More »Sept. 2 program on Haiti
Haiti is the Sept. 2 topic for the first Cultural Thursday program of the new academic year at Central Lakes College, Brainerd. The free, 50-minute public event starts at noon in the Lecture Hall (E354). It will showcase the work of a medical mission team that spent six days treating …
Read More »College in the Schools
Administrators from area school districts participated in the strategic planning session Aug. 19 for College in the Schools, a partnership among 26 districts and Central Lakes College. Instructors and counselors also attended the Duty Day event, meeting with their collegiate counterparts to discuss ways to improve the program that allows …
Read More »Amy Rice exhibit
“Let Me Tell You a Story,” works by mixed media artist Amy Rice of Minneapolis, is the first exhibit of the academic year at Central Lakes College, Brainerd. The artwork will be displayed in the CLC Gallery Aug. 25-Sept. 23 during regular campus hours. Rice’s style mixes cute with quirk …
Read More »Educators convene at CLC
After a breakfast provided by the Central Lakes College Foundation to all in attendance, Educational Forecaster Jim Brazell presented the keynote address today at Central Lakes College for more than 100 high school administrators, instructors, and counselors from 26 school districts. They joined CLC educators for the prelude to a …
Read More »Military Friendly
Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, is among the nation’s top 15 percent of colleges, universities, and trade schools doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students. Victory Media, the veteran-owned publisher of Military Spouse and Vetrepreneur magazines, in its publication G.I. Jobs, named CLC with 30 other Military …
Read More »Keynote speaker
Jim Brazell, a 26-year leader in technology and innovation, will present a keynote address Thursday at Central Lakes College for high school administrators, instructors, and counselors from 26 school districts. Brazell has traveled the United States and internationally advocating the importance of cooperation across the disciplines – especially career and …
Read More »Fall sports
The fall sports season has arrived. Football and volleyball practices are under way at Central Lakes College, and the first intercollegiate athletic contests of the 2010 season are just around the corner. The football team opens its season Sat., Aug. 28 against Fond du Lac in the Minnesota College Athletic …
Read More »Healthy alternatives
Chef Derek Olson of Harvest Thyme Bistro, Wadena, prepared and served a local-foods meal for guests attending the Aug. 12 Energy and Horticulture Day at the Central Lakes College Agricultural and Energy Center near Staples. Derek created a Southwest-flavored main dish with locally raised chicken and assorted vegetables and complemented …
Read More »The Hunt Family
What do you get when you cross world-ranked step dancing with champion fiddling and a family of nine? Answer: A high-powered energetic and refreshing experience with The Hunt Family! They will perform Friday, Sept. 10 and Saturday, Sept. 11 at the non-profit Central Lakes College Foundation fund-raiser at the Gull …
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