Campus News

A groundbreaking plan to help ensure that high school graduates are ready for college, head to fulfilling careers, and can begin college-level courses earlier was presented Wednesday to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board of Trustees. Developed by Brenda Cassellius, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education; Larry …

The Initiative Foundation recently granted the Central Lakes College Foundation $10,000 to be used by the college’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to assist small businesses in central Minnesota. Through the SBDC, the college assists owners of existing businesses and individuals interested in starting a business with advice on marketing, business …

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Manufacturing and Applied Engineering Center of Excellence, which includes Central Lakes College, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant for nearly $3 million to educate and train manufacturing technicians. “This grant will help us advance our goal of increasing the quantity, quality …

Dustin Schilling has been hired as a full-time Diesel Mechanics instructor at Central Lakes College. Dustin is from Eagle Bend and has been a temporary instructor in the program since last year. He also served CLC as a lab assistant in the Diesel program one year before transitioning into instructional …

Bob Gross, former Brainerd Schools superintendent, presented a program on education from his global perspective Monday in the Center for Lifelong Learning series at Central Lakes College. “Education — Around the World and Back Again” filled Chalberg Theatre for the 4 p.m. program co-sponsored by the Brainerd Community Foundation. Jim …

Kelly McCalla will be the interim Chief Academic Officer (CAO) at Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, for next year effective July 1. Dr. Suresh Tiwari, vice president of academic and student affairs the past four years, leaves CLC for a vice presidency at Century College in White Bear Lake …

Central Lakes College hosted “Maybe About Trains,” a live radio broadcast that was the third Great Northern Radio Show produced  by Aaron J. Brown on Saturday, June 16. The two-hour variety program was aired on KAXE-KBXE Northern Community Radio with an audience of about 150 in Chalberg Theatre on the …

Central Lakes College in Brainerd on Wednesday hosted the state’s first veterans welcome event to bring together college, business, community, and service provider representatives. The event honored and welcomed back veterans while linking them to career and education opportunities and acclimating them to civilian life. Several hundred people attended the …

Mark Ambroz, an award-winning TV and video producer, has been hired as a full-time videography production instructor at CLC, a post he held temporarily the past two years. From 2001-2010 Mark was owner/president of One Guy Short Productions in Brainerd, and before that he held positions that included licensed steadicam …

Former Brainerd School District superintendent Bob Gross will return to his roots when he presents “Education – Around the World and Back Again” at 4 p.m., Monday, June 18 in the Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College in Brainerd. The presentation is sponsored by the Center for Lifelong Learning and …