Campus News

Central Lakes College 2012 Awards Days are scheduled, according to Erich Heppner, Director of Student Activities. He said the Brainerd Campus Awards Day will be from noon to 1 p.m. on Monday, April 23, with a free lunch starting at 11:30 a.m. in the cafeteria. The Staples Campus Awards Day …

Tadd Johnson, head of the American Indian Studies Department at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, will present a free program April 9 at noon in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. He is an enrolled member of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa and an attorney. He …

Washington, D.C. – The Corporation for National and Community Service and the U.S. Department of Education today honored the nation’s leading colleges and universities, students, and faculty members, and staff for their commitment to bettering their communities through community service and service learning. Central Lakes College is among the 14 …

The Central Lakes College Videography Production students this week are in Brainerd to set up, rehearse, and produce a recorded broadcast of the weekend’s Vacationland Figure Skating Show in the Civic Center. “We are treating it like a live broadcast with multiple cameras, switchers, directors, etcetera,” said Mark Ambroz, instructor. …

Open to all Brainerd Campus Central Lakes College students, the 2012 Juried Student Art Show, “The Art of Science,” is accepting entries through April 2. An exhibit is scheduled for the CLC Art Gallery across from the Jon Hassler Library, and a reception April 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. …

Nick Hayes, professor of history at St. John’s University, Collegeville, will present “Russia: From Communism to Putin” at Central Lakes College in Brainerd at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 27. Hayes appears as a guest in the Speaker Series offered by the Center for Lifelong Learning at CLC. Admission is free …

Jeff Johnson, an English instructor at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, will be a featured presenter at “Connecting in the Cloud,” the Minnesota Council of Teachers of English annual spring conference April 26 and 27 in St. Cloud. This is the second straight year he has presented at the event. …

The Central Lakes College Natural Resources Club, Brainerd Lakes Area Audubon Society, and Brainerd Area Environmental Learning Network present “Green Fire,” the first full-length, high-definition documentary film about legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold at 6 p.m. April 10 in E354 on the Brainerd campus. “Green Fire” shares highlights from Leopold’s extraordinary …

The Central Lakes College Foundation has welcomed four new members to its Board of Directors. Tracie McFarlin (shown) and J. Bradley Person of Brainerd, Ryan Luft of Staples, and Ronda Hopkins of Crosslake and will serve terms on the non-profit organization responsible for providing scholarships and other student financial support …

Former Central Lakes College (Brainerd Community College) coach Al Holmes will receive a Lifetime Service Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum at its Minnesota Chapter Banquet May 5 in Austin. He was a wrestling and football coach for 36 years at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Mayville …