The next Cultural Thursday event will be held on February 5 at Central Lakes College. Sociologist Gary Payne will display images captured on photo safaris to the southwestern territories of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, which had been the homeland of the Anasazi, several closely related American Indian cultures. Payne …
Read More »CLC Music Department Fall Band Concert
The CLC Music Department presents it’s Fall Concert, “A Bit O’ Brit, A Wee Dram O’ Scotch” on Tuesday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chalberg Theater. The Jazz Band will feature music from the Spring Fine Arts Festival which took place at Cragun’s Resort last April. Styles will …
Read More »Nominations Accepted for Educator of the Year
The MnSCU Board of Trustees is now accepting nominations for Educator of the Year Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award is an honor bestowed upon Minnesota State Colleges & Universities faculty to acknowledge and reward exceptional individual professional accomplishment and to encourage ongoing excellence in teaching. Central Lakes College …
Read More »Verse Like Water: Poet Robert Hass
Verse Like Water: the visiting poet program of Central Lakes College, in collaboration with The Crossing Arts Alliance, invites you to this literary event featuring former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass. The Brainerd campus is hosting this great American poet, translator, teacher, and prodigious advocate for world peace. The reading is …
Read More »Community Invited in “Charting the Future”
Central Lakes College and other Minnesota State Colleges and Universities are engaged in a collaborative process called Charting the Future to develop specific actions to better serve our students and communities, strengthen our colleges and universities, and protect our unique character and autonomy. Charting the Future (CTF) implementation teams in …
Read More »CLC Students Play Role at Governor’s Fishing Opener
The 67th annual Governor’s Fishing Opener, hosted by Governor Mark Dayton and held at Grand View Lodge on Gull Lake was the media “hot spot” in Minnesota this past weekend. Along with the multitude of seasoned media professionals, two CLC Videography students recorded the events at Grand View Lodge for …
Read More »Cultural Thursday Season Finale “Fun Foreign Fotos” with Jan Kurtz
Fifteen years ago, Cultural Thursdays became an official Central Lakes College event under the direction of Jan Kurtz. On Thursday, May 1 at noon, in the Chalberg Theater, Jan will be hosting her final show entitled: “Fun Foreign Fotos”, before retiring. “As a finale” Jan said, “I wanted to look …
Read More »“Verse Like Water” Poet Program Presents Billy Collins
“Verse Like Water: the visiting poet program of Central Lakes College, in conjunction with The Crossing Arts Alliance, presents Billy Collins on April 29th. Billy is one of the great poets of our generation, and he has twice been named U.S. Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress. This poetry …
Read More »January Dean’s Report
Mary Sam, Director of Diversity, Equity & Tribal Relations CLC is committed to providing the necessary training and education to expand the cultural and professional competencies of our employees and students regarding diversity. This commitment was evident on January 8th, as all CLC faculty and staff participated in a full …
Read More »CLC Cafeteria named After the “Mad Hugger”
Courtesy of the Brainerd Dispatch • October 3, 2013 By Jennifer Stockinger, Staff Writer Happy Joe’s Cafe may be the perfect name for Central Lakes College (CLC) cafeteria. The cafeteria was recently named when the college awarded its three-year food service bid to Prairie Bay Grill & Catering in Baxter …
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