Eight Central Lakes College Videography students were nominated for the 2015 Midwest Emmy Awards. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Upper Midwest Chapter announced the nominations March 9. The 2015 Upper Midwest Regional Student Production Awards, or “The Midwest Emmys,” is a regional event with divisions for …
Read More »CLC Cultural Thursday to Highlight Somali immigrants in Minnesota
On Thursday, April 2, Central Lakes College will be hosting a Cultural Thursday event at noon in Chalberg Theater. Amal Hassan (a Somali community leader pursuing her Masters at SCSU in Early Childhood Special Education and Social Responsibility) and John Shanoff (a multilingual interpreter and a student in the Central …
Read More »CLC’s Kari Frisch Receives National Award for Excellence in Online Learning
Central Lakes College instructor Kari Frisch recently received national recognition for earning the 2015 Distinguished eLearning Educator award. Only six faculty in total were recognized. Frisch was also one of two instructors from that group chosen to receive the ITC 2015 Award for Excellence in eLearning Outstanding eLearning Faculty. The …
Read More »Give Kids a Smile Day 2015
The annual Give Kids a Smile event at the CLC Brainerd campus served 64 children for tooth polishing, fluoride treatments, x-rays, oral hygiene instructions and dental exams. The dentist who participated were Dr. A. Rutman, Dr. C. Roberts, Dr. J Hiebert and Dr. C. Johnson. Fifteen Dental Assisting students participated in …
Read More »CLC Instructor Wins “Poetry on the Wall”
The Crossing Arts Alliance “Poetry on the Wall 2015” event was celebrated with a reception, poetry reading and announcement of the winners at the Franklin Arts Center on February 21. The event featured an exhibit of 52 poems with regional poets reading their selected work. CLC Instructor Donna Salli was awarded first place for her …
Read More »VESTA Student Wins Award
Luke Sombke was awarded the Elmer Swenson 2015 Scholarship at the Minnesota Grape Growers annual Cold Climate Conference. Luke is in the CLC Viticulture and Enology programs and is currently working at Danzinger Winery in Wisconsin. This is the second year he has been won this $1000 award which is offered to full-time …
Read More »Traveling CNC office mill opens world of manufacturing to high schoolers
A new high-tech piece of equipment will bring the world of advanced manufacturing into the classrooms of 23 area high schools. It’s called a computer numerical control (CNC) office mill, and it allows operators to cut materials like metal at different depths using computer controls. The CNC office mill was …
Read More »Pathway to Nursing in Pine River
Beginning in January, Central Lakes College began offer nursing classes at a new satellite location in Pine River. The spring semester 2015 classes began on January 13. The classes offered at the Pine River site are Nursing Assistant Class – 3 Credits and the Home Health Aide Class – 1 …
Read More »American Advertising Federation Awards Announced – CLC Students Display Talent
CLC students had a great showing at the 2015 American Advertising Awards held at the Paramount Theater in St. Cloud on January 24. CLC photo imaging students brought home 7 silver and 4 gold awards for their photography entries. Graphic design students grabbed 2 silver and 4 gold for their …
Read More »CLC Robotics Students are in High-Demand
Jeff Keyes, Arnie Anderson and Barry Norenberg from Bosch Packaging recently came to the Central Lakes College (CLC) Staples campus to give a presentation to students of the robotics program and to interview the second year students. Bosch needs to fill multiple positions and internships in their Shell Lake and …
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