The Central Lakes College (CLC) Practical Nursing department has been diligently working to prepare for an upcoming national accreditation visit. The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) is the governing organization for national accreditation for nursing programs. ACEN supports nursing education, nursing practice and the public. Central Lakes College …
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 »Bridges Awarded $248,000 grant from Otto Bremer Foundation
Media Release Courtesy of the Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce On Thursday, May 30, the Otto Bremer Foundation announced the award of a $248,000 grant to the Bridges Career Academies & Workplace Connection. This significant grant will strengthen the development of Bridges Career Academies, expand the Career Exploration Day and Educator …
Read More »CLC Students Win at SkillsUSA State Championships
Robert Koval, a student in the Diesel Technology Program at Central Lakes College earned first place honors in the state SkillsUSA contest held in Bloomington, MN on April 5-7, 2013. CLC students Jason Peterson, Machine Tool Technology Program and Colby Abazs, Photography Program won second place in their categories. Seth …
Read More »CLC Student Awards Day
Central Lakes College held its annual Student Awards Day events on April 23-24. The events are a celebration of student achievement in academics, student government and campus life. The prestigious “student of the year” awards were given to Justin Jackson, Staples campus and Brook Ferrian, Brainerd campus. Sixty-four students were …
Read More »CLC Instructor Darci Goeden Receives MNSCU’s Highest Academic Honor
MnSCU Board of Trustees Names Four Educators of the Year Winners selected from among 36 Outstanding Educators ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board of Trustees presented the system’s highest academic honor, the Educator of the Year Award for Excellence in Teaching, to four faculty members. …
Read More »Campus Compact Honors CLC Student as Newman Civic Fellow
Boston, MA – Campus Compact has named 181 student leaders who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country as 2013 Newman Civic Fellows. Nominated by their college and university presidents, these students are making the most of their college experiences to better understand …
Read More »Central Lakes College Marketing and Public Relations Office Receives National Awards
Winners have been announced in the Twenty-Eighth Annual Education Advertising Awards, sponsored by the Higher Education Marketing Report. The Education Advertising Awards is the largest educational advertising awards competition in the country. This year, nearly 3,000 entries were received from more than one-thousand colleges, universities and secondary schools from all …
Read More »State of the Union
U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) announced that Dr. Larry Lundblad (shown), the president of Central Lakes College in Brainerd and Staples, will be his guest at the State of the Union address on tonight. Since taking office, Sen. Franken has met with business leaders all over the state, and says he …
Read More »Outstanding educators
Two Central Lakes College instructors are nominated for Outstanding Educator awards bestowed each year by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Darci Goeden, Nursing, and Leon Dahlvang, Communication Art and Design, are now eligible for the Educator the Year award. The award is intended to …
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