Campus News

Nisswa-stämman Scandinavian Folk Music Festival and The Center for Lifelong Learning are proud to present a “pre-Nisswa-stämman” Swedish folk music concert at 7 p.m. on April 17, in the Music Recital Hall at Central Lakes College in Brainerd. Ellinor Fritz on violin and Leonor Palazzo on cello are guest performers …

Central Lakes College recently hosted an assessment for Lakeland Mold Company of Brainerd as the firm’s employees participated in the National Career Readiness Certificate workplace success initiative. Lakeland Mold is piloting the use of the NCRC as a tool for incumbent employee training needs and screening for qualified applicants for …

Eighteen students from Central American and the Caribbean need hosts for the first year (2012-13) of their two-year educational commitment at Central Lakes College, Brainerd. The Business Management students expect to arrive in early August and be enrolled toward Associate in Applied Science degrees before returning to their homes with …

The CLC Half-Mile officially opens on Friday, March 30 with a 3 p.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Information Center on the Brainerd campus. The course offers a choice of Easy and Intense, as marked by signage suspended from ceiling areas to clearly note the preferred path for walkers of all …

Derek Barnes of Brainerd, a student in the Diesel Technology program at Central Lakes College, captured first place in the state SkillsUSA contest held in Bloomington over the weekend (March 23-25). His honor earns him a berth in the June 25-27 national championship in Kansas City. He received about $2500 …

Congratulations to Anne Nelson Fisher, Central Lakes College, who has been elected president of the Minnesota Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. Following a period as president-elect, Anne will be the official organization president. She is not only a recognized participant of the CLC mathematics learning community. She champions civic progress. …

The Central Lakes College Videography Production program provided the Vacationland Figure Skating Club with a full-scale video production of its annual Year on Ice skate show at the Brainerd Area Civic Center. A half-dozen second-year students from the Staples campus program spent part of each day last week setting up, …

Registration for summer and fall 2012 classes at Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, has begun.  Returning students are the first ones eligible to register online or in person at CLC, where the fall term runs Aug. 27-Dec. 20. The summer term is June 4-July 27. The order of priority …

The Central Lakes College Children’s Theatre class will present “Alice’s Excellent Adventure in Wonderland” by Dennis Lamberson for the public in the Chalberg Theatre Sunday, April 22 at 1 and 3 p.m. The show, which runs about 45 minutes and doesn’t have an intermission, will also be staged for school …

Central Lakes College will host its third Celebration of Nations on Friday, April 20 from 4 to 9 p.m. in the gymnasium on the Brainerd campus. The event will feature performers: Scandinavian Skal Klubb, Nay Ah Shing Tribal School Drum Group and American Indian Dancers, Tiyumba African dance music, Latin …