Campus News

Central Lakes College’s Occupational Skills Program and Check and Connect student support system are included in a Twin Cities Daily Planet online report, which discusses the changing demographics of today’s college students — particularly those with intellectual disabilities. In 2010, the federal government distributed $10.9 million in grants to fund …

The Tuesday discussion at Central Lakes College regarding the proposed Marriage Amendment to the state constitution has been canceled due to withdrawal from the event by one of the presenters, State Senator Warren Limmer, author of the bill. It had been organized in a cooperative effort by the League of …

On Monday, Sept. 24, Central Lakes College will host award-winning poet Li-Young Lee as the first guest presenter of the Verse Like Water series produced by the English Department on the Brainerd campus of CLC. Instructor Jeff Johnson, who has coordinated similar national poet readings elsewhere, said the series intends …

Michael A. Reeser, Welding Technology instructor at Central Lakes College, has completed requirements to be recognized as a Certified Welding Educator (CWE) according to the American Welding Society. The CWE program is geared for the professional in the welding education field. This AWS certification confirms one’s ability, talent and knowledge …

Rachel Bartosh (left), Brainerd, and Kelsey Saba, Baxter, each received a $50 Super America gas card for winning the Brainerd campus scavenger hunt during Welcome Week at Central Lakes College. They had worked as a team to fulfill the requirements, including pictures or video evidence of each task completion over …

The 2012-13 Community Colleges for International Development (CCID) international students attending Central Lakes College (CLC) in Brainerd for one year are eager to broaden their cultural experience in the area. The eight are (from India) Khan Zishan Anwar, 20, Chiranjeet Shah, 24, and Richard Andrews, 22; (from Pakistan) Nasir Hussain, …

Central Lakes College will host a 2012 Minnesota Education Fair on Friday, Sept. 28 on its Brainerd campus, with 800 to 1,000 area high school students expected to attend the 9-11 a.m. event in the gymnasium. Andres Freeman, CLC recruiter, said that over 60 public and private colleges and universities …

The fall semester at 12 area high schools marks a new era for Central Lakes College and its partners in educating the future workforce for high-skill, high-demand careers. Bridges Career Academies has been expanded from its original partnering districts to reach a greater number of young people viewed as tomorrow’s …

Julie Vreeland is a new Customized Training and Continuing Education Representative at Central Lakes College who will work on a part-time, temporary basis this year. Her office is in the Business and Industry Center on the Brainerd campus. According to Rebecca Best, Dean of Workforce, Economic & Regional Development, Julie will be developing …

Due to a rise in job openings, local partners are working together to increase awareness and develop skills for entry into careers in the manufacturing employment sector. A FastTRAC Manufacturing grant in the amount of $100,000 is supporting the plan to build career pathways for unemployed/underemployed people. Partners are Rural …