The Breezy Point Women’s Club on Sept. 7 met at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, where guests of honor were two recipients of scholarships awarded by the club. Theresa Blomer of Pequot Lakes (left) and Jennifer Salvevold of Breezy Point each received $600 to further their education at the community …
Read More »Poetry workshop, reading
Richard Fenton Sederstrom will lead a poetry workshop, give a public reading, and facilitate creative writing classes during a visit to Central Lakes College in Brainerd Oct. 4-6. Sederstrom, a retired English professor who served as a student writing contest judge at CLC last spring, lives in the Sonoran Desert …
Read More »Mental health services
Northern Pines Mental Health Center, Inc. has begun providing campus counseling and outpatient therapy to Central Lakes College students. Kimberly Scearcy and Tammy Kmecik, mental health professionals from Northern Pines, are working from offices on the Brainerd campus for daily access. Scearcy is in C104 Monday-Wednesday, and Kmecik is in …
Read More »Governor’s economic forum
Central Lakes College will host a Friday, Sept. 9 Jobs and Economic Development Forum with a 12-person panel that includes Gov. Mark Dayton and CLC President Larry Lundblad. The forum will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. The first 30 minutes will feature …
Read More »Education Fair
Central Lakes College on Friday, Sept. 23 will host the free Education Fair for high school students and their parents. The event is from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the Brainerd campus gymnasium. It offers an opportunity to explore options for continued education or military service after high school. Presentatives …
Read More »Shuttle service
Mark Ambroz, a CLC videography production instructor, has announced that a seven-passenger van will provide shuttle service for staff and students between the Brainerd and Staples main campus during regular school days. He will be at the wheel for Brainerd departures at 7:15 a.m. and will return the same day, …
Read More »Adult Scrubs Camp
Central Lakes College, Brainerd, will host a healthcare career exploration event, Adult Scrubs Camp, Sept. 26-29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Based on Room E203 of the Business and Industry Center, the hands-on course is designed to include relevant activities to enable participants to understand pre-requisites and obtain certification …
Read More »CLC to share $4.99 million
Central Lakes College, the lone Minnesota partner in a 17-state grape and wine production educational consortium, is among the recipients of a $4.99 million National Science Foundation grant that will establish a National Center of Excellence. CLC, as a member of the Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA), …
Read More »Mn Teen Challenge scholarship
A scholarship for Central Lakes College students who are graduates of Minnesota Teen Challenge will come from a new endowment with the CLC Foundation. An anonymous donor of $1,000 had created the educational opportunity, said Pam Thomsen, director of resource development and CLC Foundation. “The initial donation is from a …
Read More »Cultural Arts Series
National and internationally known artists will converge on the Brainerd Lakes area as part of the 2011-12 Cultural Arts Series sponsored by Central Lakes College Theatre. Series producer Patrick Spradlin calls this the most ambitious season of the series’ history, with 15 scheduled events and plans to add additional programs …
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