Courtesy of the Brainerd Dispatch • September 4, 2013 By Mike O’Rourke, Associate Editor Facing an estimated $17 trillion federal deficit, members of a capacity crowd at the Central Lakes College cafeteria sharpened their pencils and went to work Wednesday night. Rep. Rick Nolan, D-Minn., co-sponsored the interactive public forum …
Read More »Presidential Inaugural Poet to Speak at CLC
Verse Like Water, the visiting poet program series of Central Lakes College presents inaugural poet Richard Bianco in the Chalberg Theatre at noon on September 13. A meet and greet, book signing, and workshop will follow the reading. This literary event is sponsored by the CLC English Department and the CLC Foundation. …
Read More »Blurred Lines: Classes Begin at CLC but not just for College Students
Courtesy of the Brainerd Dispatch • August 26, 2013 By Jessica Larsen, Staff Writer • Photo by Steve Kohls Traditional images of the typical college student are a thing of the past. As classes started Monday at Central Lakes College (CLC), officials say more and more it’s not just college …
Read More »Cultural Thursday Celebrates 15th Season
CLC is embarking on its 15th year of ‘armchair’ travel and in-person cultural exchanges. In the fall of 1998, Thursday noon was designated as a time for community members, faculty and students to share their travels and cultures in these free, hour long presentations. Jan Kurtz, Spanish and Latin American …
Read More »New Raiders Golf Coach
Central Lakes College recently hired Chris Foley as head coach of the Raiders men’s and women’s golf teams. Foley is the owner and operator of Chris Foley Golf Schools and the Director of Instruction at The Legacy Courses at Cragun’s in Brainerd, MN. He is also a Head Coach for …
Read More »SBDC Awarded Grant
The North Central Minnesota Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Central Lakes College (CLC) was recently awarded $42,000 per year for the next two years to provide management consulting services to small businesses in 11 counties of central Minnesota. The funds were awarded through the Business Competitive Development Grant program …
Read More »Advanced Manufacturing Education
During the past year Central Lakes College (CLC) has been gearing up for fall 2013 and the first courses in the Advanced Manufacturing Education (AME) program on both the Brainerd and Staples Campuses. CLC is using the AME Grant to expand and improve programs that are currently available. The …
Read More »CLC Heavy Equipment Golf Tournament
The 15th Annual CLC Heavy Equipment Golf Tournament was held on Tuesday, July 16. The event raised $17,545 for the Heavy Equipment Training Program based in Staples, MN. The golf tournament was held at Oak Glen Country Club in Stillwater, MN. The Frattalone Companies sponsor this event each summer and …
Read More »Summer Engineering and Manufacturing Camp
Central Lakes College and the Center of Excellence at Bemidji State University hosted the Summer Engineering and Manufacturing (SEaM) Camp July 8-12 at the Staples campus of CLC. SEaM camp is for students in grades 6-12 and this year 34 students participated from sixteen communities (Brainerd, Pillager, Little Falls, Randall, …
Read More »CLC Books For Africa Donation
Library staff at Central Lakes College Brainerd campus recently packed boxes full of books for donation to Books for Africa. The books are destined for Jinja, Uganda which is the hometown of CLC international student Dennis Musasizi. Jinja was the first library served by Books For Africa twenty-five years ago. …
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