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He’s popular across the state and nation, and on Sept. 2, Guante will be at CLC for Student Success Day. He’s a hip hop artist, two-time National Poetry Slam champion, activist, educator and writer. Check out this quick Q&A with Guante: 1. What is one message you really want CLC students …
Read More »CLC graduate, veteran canoeing length of Mississippi
A Central Lakes College graduate and veteran got a hero’s welcome this week when he pulled his canoe on the bank of the Mississippi River in Kiwanis Park. Bartholomew Lindberg and two others were greeted by about 30 city officials, state representatives, and members of the sheriff’s office, police and …
Read More »President Lundblad announces coming retirement
Central Lakes College President Dr. Larry Lundblad announced he will be retiring at the end of the upcoming academic year. His last day will be June 30, 2016. He made the announcement at an all-employee in-service meeting on Wednesday. Lundblad has served in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System …
Read More »CLC introduces new Animal Science Department
Central Lakes College now has a new Animal Science Department, with an Introduction to Animal Science course being offered Spring 2016 and a Food Safety: From Farm to Fork course being offered Fall 2016. The new courses follow CLC being designated as the Northern Minnesota Center of Agricultural Excellence in …
Read More »More than $153,000 in scholarships awarded to CLC students
More than $153,000 in scholarships was awarded to Central Lakes College students. The CLC Foundation recently announced the scholarship recipients for fall semester this month. “As the cost of a college education continues to increase, CLC Foundation scholarships play and even greater role in the lives of CLC students as …
Read More »Annual golf tournament raises $19,000 for CLC Heavy Equipment Program
The 17th annual Central Lakes College golf tournament raised nearly $19,000 for the college’s Heavy Equipment Operations and Maintenance Program. The tournament was put on by Frattalone Companies in late July. Throughout last year, the Heavy Equipment Operations and Maintenance Program Advisory Committee helped lead an effort to raise $100,000 for the program. To …
Read More »Partnership merges two cultures: Deaf and hearing
A unique partnership is bringing together two cultures — the deaf and the hearing — while giving college students a lesson in water quality. In its second year, the partnership between Central Lakes College and Gallaudet University, a Washington D.C.-based university for the deaf and hard of hearing, has brought …
Read More »Judy Barka joins AgCentric
Judy Barka joins AgCentric as project manager. Barka will focus on social media, secondary relations and project management within the AgCentric. AgCentric is a MnSCU Center of Excellence in Agriculture made up of three colleges: CLC, Ridgewater College and Northland Community and Technical College. AgCentric works to develop and deliver …
Read More »Amanda Small joins CLC
Amanda Small joins Central Lakes College as a Check and Connect coach, working with students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Small is one of about a dozen staff working with CLC’s TPSID (Transition Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities) Grant. The grant is a collaboration overseen by CLC, with Ridgewater …
Read More »Capture a #CLCmoment and share it with the world!
Use #CLCmoment when posting CLC-related photos on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram this year. Each month, a winner will be chosen by a panel of judges. Win a $25 CLC Bookstore gift certificate if your photo is chosen! We’ll announce each month’s winner on Facebook. Get snapping now! The first winner …
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