Campus News

Dr. William Faber of Cushing, head of the Central Lakes College natural resources program in Brainerd, has been appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton to serve on the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources. The LCCMR is made up of 17 members: five senators, five representatives, five citizens appointed by the governor, one …

Jan Kurtz, a Spanish and Latin American Studies instructor at Central Lakes College, will present the free, public Cultural Thursday program on Guatemala March 7 at noon in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. In February 2012, Kurtz spent the month in San Pedro Las Huertas, Guatemala.  This small town just …

Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) was on the Brainerd campus Tuesday, Feb. 5 to capture footage and interviews for a feature airing in April on public TV across Minnesota. The crew, which is part of a 12-person production team, focused on high school students earning college credits from CLC through …

February is national Children’s Dental Health Month, according to the American Dental Association. Central Lakes College hosted Give Kids a Smile Day Friday on the Brainerd campus, where Kirsten Winscher of Royalton was among Dental Assisting stduents who provided teeth cleaning and oral health tips to children ages 4-16. Drs. …

The future of renewable energy in Minnesota will be discussed by four professionals in the field March 5 at Central Lakes College in Brainerd. The free event starts at 7 p.m. in Chalberg Theater and is presented by the Gordon Rosenmeier Center for State and Local Government. Presenters are former state senator …

Central Lakes College (CLC) in Staples invites the public to “power up” as it hosts the third Ag and Energy Expo on Saturday, Feb. 9. This free event, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., is a chance to hear about and witness demonstrations of the latest innovations and …

About 500 area high school students, including those from Little Falls, Royalton, and Pierz, attended Career Exploration Day Jan. 25 at the Staples campus of Central Lakes College. Students attended from Pierz, Little Falls, Royalton, Staples-Motley, Pillager, Sebeka, Pine River-Backus, and Aitkin. Two dozen career fields were presented by working …

Bob Brekken, a history instructor at Central Lakes College, on Tuesday, Feb. 5 will present “Abraham Lincoln: How He Became America’s Greatest Politician” sponsored by the Center for Lifelong Learning in Brainerd. Brekken’s program from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Business and Industry Center of the Brainerd campus will …

Central Lakes College and the College of St. Scholastica will co-host a free, public program about nursing education for current and prospective nurses from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 11. “Pathways to Nursing Careers,” a discussion about the future of nursing profession and how education can open pathways to …

Cultural Thursday, the monthly first-Thursday noon-12:50 p.m. program offered at no charge to guests from the community and CLC family in Chalberg Theatre, is headed into the second half of its 14th year, reports coordinator Jan Kurtz. You are cordially invited to the spring series. Feb. 7, “Peru: The Inca …