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 …
Read More »National honor for Coach Holmes
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 …
Read More »National tournament webcasts
The NJCAA Division III Men’s Basketball National Championship tournament, in which the Central Lakes College Raiders will be playing one game per day March 15-17, can be followed at the following sites: http://www.ihigh.com/gogenerals/ website with live stream of the game http://www.ihigh.com/njcaatv/ live video coverage http://www.championships-sullivan.com/ tournament website for brackets etc. CLC’s first …
Read More »Eloise Thorson recognized
Central Lakes College Customized Training Representative Eloise Thorson was cited by the Minnesota Rural Electric Association through its publication, Minnesota Co-Op Power, for training co-op employees in a leadership program. Since its inception in 1997, the MREA Leadership Training program has enabled more than 200 employees of cooperatives across the …
Read More »Grant for biofuels research
The Central Lakes College Agricultural and Energy Center at Staples will receive a $193,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to continue biofuels research. The Center is one of nine bioenergy grant recipients announced by Dave Frederickson, state commissioner of agriculture. The $2.4 million award is based on recommendations …
Read More »Writing awards
The English Department is pleased to announce the fifth annual Central Lakes College Writing Awards. Awards will be made in three categories: Essay (personal and technical/research essays will be eligible); Fiction/Drama; Poetry. First, second, and third place awards will be made in each category, with funding for the prizes contributed …
Read More »Career Day held
Career Exploration Day 2012 provided 2,300 area high school students with an extraordinary opportunity to sample professional endeavors that may be in their future. The March 9 showcase of 150 careers was held on the Brainerd campus, and it included hands-on, interactive demonstrations, prizes, and lunch. Cody Nordmann, a junior …
Read More »Raiders lose in Oklahoma
WARNER, Okla. — Connors State College swept a doubleheader from the Central Lakes College Raiders on Saturday as the Brainerd squad began its Spring Break Roadtrip of daily contests through the end of this week in Oklahoma and Texas. Five errors hurt the Raiders against a team that played errorless …
Read More »Diving into History
With over 50 years of diving experience, Bill Matthies has tidal waves of information just waiting to be shared. Matthies will be the featured presenter for The Center for Lifelong Learning’s “Spotlight on History: Diving into Local History” at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 20 in Room E208 the Brainerd campus …
Read More »Record sales
As the Energizer Bunny keeps going and going, Central Lakes College keeps giving and giving. Instructor Pat Swarthout announced that his CLC students established a new record in sales for the 2012 American Cancer Society Daffodil Days campaign. The previous record was set in 2011 with $1,798. This year the …
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