Campus News

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 …

Congratulations to Scott Streed, CLC Director of Technology Services, for receiving a MnSCU IT Award Recognizing Excellence and Innovation. Scott was recognized for the work he and CLC’s Tech Services Dept. did implementing iPads and a paperless/collaborative work area for AASC. Scott recognized the hard work of Sue Bowman and Justin DeZurik for …

Jessica Herron, a nursing instructor at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, was named 2012 Instructor of the Year by the Minnesota State College Student Association. The recognition came during the recent spring general assembly of the organization, which was held at Breezy Point. She was nominated by the CLC Student …

Genevieve Avevor of Ghana presents the next Cultural Thursday program at Central Lakes College, a free, public event on May 3 in Room E 203 (Business & Industry Center), on the Brainerd campus. She is a student attending CLC for one year through the Community College for International Development program. …

An instructor and a student in the welding program at Central Lakes College in Brainerd recently assisted at the annual convention of the Minnesota Future Farmers of America at the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus. Mike Reeser, instructor, and Shantel Koering (shown), a CLC welding student from Fort Ripley, …

Beth Hippert, district technician at the Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District, spoke at the Earth Day Fair on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College Wednesday. Her presentation cited the benefits of rain gardens as one way to create a cohesive landscape that soaks up runoff and reduces pollutants …

Tim Mooney performs his one-man William Shakespeare show, “Lot o’ Shakespeare,” in Dryden Theatre at Central Lakes College in Brainerd at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 3. Inside a drum are balls with the title of each of the Bard’s 38 plays and many of his sonnets. In lottery fashion, Mooney …

Take a walk on the wild side with Minnesota DNR Large Carnivore Specialist Dan Stark when he presents “Minnesota Wolf Recovery” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 1 in Room E203 at Central Lakes College in Brainerd. The presentation is part of the Center for Lifelong Learning’s 2011-2012 speaker series. In …

Awards Day was held at Central Lakes College, Brainerd campus, today to recognize outstanding efforts among students, clubs, faculty, staff, and administrators. Julie Jo Larson of Crosby is the Brainerd campus Student of the Year, selected from a field of six nominees with at least a 3.5 grade-point average and …