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Nominations are open until Nov. 7 for a prestigious statewide college and university teaching award that since 2008 has included faculty from Central Lakes College in Brainerd and Staples. The Minnesota State College and Universities Board of Trustees Educator of the Year Award for Excellence in Teaching is an honor …
Read More »CLC seeks accreditation renewal
Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, is seeking renewal of accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission, a division of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Since 1972, accreditation visits by review teams have resulted in sustained accreditation that ensures student access to education that transfers credits to baccalaureate …
Read More »Raiders up to 15th
The CLC football team has moved up from 17th to No. 15 in the Oct. 16 National Junior College Athletic Association Division III poll. The 7-1 Raiders play host to Minnesota West (5-3) at 1 p.m. Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference playoffs. Rochester (7-1), which …
Read More »Two matches Wednesday
The Central Lakes College volleyball team plays two teams Wednesday, Oct. 17 in the Brainerd campus gymnasium. At 4 p.m., the Raiders (20-5, 13-0) host Northern Division foe Northland (20-7, 11-2). CLC defeated Northland, 3-2, at Thief River Falls Sept. 19, when the Pioneers were ranked sixth in the NJCAA …
Read More »Raiders host Bluejays
Central Lakes College (7-1) will host Minnesota West (5-3) at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 in the quarterfinal round of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference football playoffs. CLC defeated Mn West at Worthington, 21-20, on Sept. 29. The Bluejays average 269.5 yards of offense per game (through 8) and yield …
Read More »Writing festival at CLC
Bill Meissner, director of Creative Writing at St. Cloud State University and author of “Spirits in the Grass”( 2008 Midwest Book Award winner), will be the keynote speaker at the Brainerd Writers Alliance Fall Writing Festival on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Sat., Oct. …
Read More »Operation Community Connect
The Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College on Saturday, Oct. 27 will host its third annual Operation Community Connect from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is billed as an opportunity for people to access resources from area agencies and organizations at one location in one day. Free services will be …
Read More »MLB chief exec at CLC Nov. 1
Melanie Benjamin, chief executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians, will present the Nov. 1 Cultural Thursday program at noon in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. The 50-minute program is free and open to the public. This program marks the start of National …
Read More »Pfeffer honored
The District 6 Toasmasters organization, serving Minnesota and Ontaio, has announced that Don Pfeffer is the recipient of its Communication and Leadership Award to be presented Oct. 20 at the 2012 fall conference in Brainerd. Toastmasters chose Don for his work with returning military personnel in many areas including higher education. Don, …
Read More »‘On a mission’
The Central Lakes College volleyball team ran its record to 20-5 in a sweep of Hibbing Saturday. Coach jane Peterson said her team showed offensive power and “looked like a team on a mssion.” The fifth-ranked Raiders got 13 kills from Brainerd sophomore Alanna Hansen (shown) and 31 set assists …
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