Campus News

The Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College on Wed., March 24 hosted the Lakes Area Career Fair. More than 30 businesses and organizations were represented with personnel taking employment applications from students and the general public. The four-hour event featured four break-out sessions attended by many of the 250 guests …

Central Lakes College invites “green” exhibitors to reserve space for its Earth Day Fair and Living Green Expo on Thursday, April 22 at the Brainerd campus. Introduction to Environmental Studies students are coordinating the free, public event, which includes a green job fair, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Among …

Central Lakes College Theatre announcement:All of the following are on sale and info can be found at www.clcmn.edu/theatre: CLC Cultural Arts SeriesKenya Safari AcrobatsHigh flying, jaw-dropping stunts and gymnasticsSunday, March 28 @ 2 p.m. Moliere Than ThouOne man playing many comedic charactersMonday, April 19 @ 7:30 p.m. Missy Raines & …

Students in the Professional Sales class at Central Lakes College raised money for the American Cancer Society through a learning experience with the Daffodil Days campaign. Twenty-two new businesses and their employees purchased $1,495 worth of assorted daffodil products. This figure represented 19 percent of the $7,890 in total presales …

Central Lakes College and the Rural MN CEP Work Force Center are featured in the latest League for Innovation electronic newsletter in a lead feature entitled “Collaborating for Success: A Dislocated Worker Training Model.” In response to the economic downturn and growing number of dislocated workers, Central Lakes College convened …

More than 2,000 high school students from over 20 Central Minnesota districts converged on the Brainerd Area Civic Center March 11 for a Bridges Career Exploration Day featuring exhibits and demonstration of dozens of jobs. The vendors included representatives from businesses, public safety agencies, healthcare providers, higher education, and the …

The Central Lakes College Foundation will take receipt of all proceeds from the March 26 Melissa Wooden Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser at the Brainerd Eagles Club. A spaghetti dinner and silent auction will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., with ages 8-up paying $7 pre-sale and $8 at the door, …

The next Cultural Thursday program at Central Lakes College will be shown through the eyes of a 2009 CLC graduate, Jesse MacArthur, on April 1 from noon-12:50 p.m. in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. The presentation is free and open to the public. MacArthur, 21, has traveled in and …

Candace Simar of Pequot Lakes will be the featured speaker at the second annual Central Lakes College Writers’ Conference April 8 on the Brainerd campus. Simar, currently writing her third historical novel, will give closing remarks after the one-hour break-out session in which she will discuss character creation and give …

Bethany Walters, a Central Lakes College Natural Resources honor student from Crosslake, has been named Minnesota’s Student Conservationist of the Year. The Minnesota Chapter of the Wildlife Society presented the award at its annual meeting held jointly with the American Fisheries Society, Society of American Foresters, and Society for Conservation …