Campus News

The Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College is observing Beat the Heat Week, sponsored by the Student Senate. The week includes Stress Management Day, which was held today, coordinated by the Psychology Club. The club provided chair massages and certified therapy dogs among other relaxation activities for students in advance …

Joe Plut of Crosby, a retired Central Lakes College English and humanities instructor, will be the guest of honor at a May 15 Faculty Recognition Reception hosted by the CLC Foundation. The event is from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Jon Hassler Library on the Brainerd campus, where speakers …

The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) announced today that Central Lakes College and 21 other colleges and universities in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, and Utah have been granted national accreditation for their concurrent enrollment programs. NACEP accreditation validates the quality of college courses offered in high schools and …

The Central Lakes College Music Department will present “By Request,” an instrumental showcase of what band members have chosen to play, at 7:30 p.m. May 8 in the Chalberg Theater on the Brainerd campus. This year’s spring instrumental concert will feature the CLC Jazz Ensemble and the Community Band. Featured …

Did you know that the population of persons over 65 years old in Minnesota will more than double between now and 2035? In North Dakota, there will be move individuals who are 65 and older than under18. In fewer than 20 years, almost a quarter of both states will have …

The Psi Beta chapter of the national honor society in psychology inducted five members at Central Lakes College on April 26 in a ceremony on the Brainerd campus. New members are Casey Burnett, Breezy Point; Katie Seipp, Nisswa (shown); and Annamarie Hausken, Maribeth Ladouceur, and Karen Pikula, Brainerd.Images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/58518185@N04/ Dr. …

Central Lakes College recently announced the hiring of six full-time instructors – three in English, three in mathematics — for the 2012-13 academic year. Selected for the English posts were CLC adjuncts Lori-Beth Larsen and Adam Marcotte of Brainerd and Brandy Hoffmann, a writing studies instructor at the University of …

A retired university president and retiring Brainerd college instructor are scheduled to give the 2012 commencement addresses for Central Lakes College. Kathy Blake, a mathematics instructor retiring after 21 years at CLC, will give the commencement address to Staples campus graduates in a ceremony that starts at 7 p.m. on …

Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, for the second straight year has been named one of the top 120 community colleges in the United States. The Aspen Institute identified 120 community colleges — 10 percent of all institutions — using a formula that assesses performance and improvement in four areas: …

The 45th annual Central Lakes College Photo Contest in Brainerd was one of the largest, with 72 photographers from 33 communities entering 490 photographs. The contest included nine categories — Landscape, Portrait, Action, Creative, Birds, Animals, Flowers, Children, and the theme category Everything Under the Sun. Photographers from 13 communities …