Tag Archives: Partnerships

Josh Kiecker(left), who with wife Sarah owns and operates Sculptured Earth Design & Building Landscaping, Delano, hasn’t forgotten where his career began. It started when the Cosmos native graduated from Central Lakes College in 2001, earning a Landscape Technology diploma through the Horticulture program on the Brainerd campus. “It was …

Judge Thaddeus V. “Tad” Jude of Minnesota’s 10th District Court was on the Brainerd campus recently to make presentations and take questions. He spoke with students in three political science classes taught by Steve Wenzel, a former legislator with Jude. Judge Jude serves the counties of Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, …

Central Lakes College students enjoyed Spa Day Wednesday on the Brainerd campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., where chair massages from the Baxter staff of HealthSource Chiropractic and Progressive Rehab were popular throughout the event. Grant Davenport, Kristina Stangle (shown massaging Katie Klopfleisch between her drives to Mille Lacs …

Nisswa-stämman Scandinavian Folk Music Festival and The Center for Lifelong Learning are proud to present a “pre-Nisswa-stämman” Swedish folk music concert at 7 p.m. on April 17, in the Music Recital Hall at Central Lakes College in Brainerd. Ellinor Fritz on violin and Leonor Palazzo on cello are guest performers …

Central Lakes College recently hosted an assessment for Lakeland Mold Company of Brainerd as the firm’s employees participated in the National Career Readiness Certificate workplace success initiative. Lakeland Mold is piloting the use of the NCRC as a tool for incumbent employee training needs and screening for qualified applicants for …

Eighteen students from Central American and the Caribbean need hosts for the first year (2012-13) of their two-year educational commitment at Central Lakes College, Brainerd. The Business Management students expect to arrive in early August and be enrolled toward Associate in Applied Science degrees before returning to their homes with …

The Central Lakes College Videography Production program provided the Vacationland Figure Skating Club with a full-scale video production of its annual Year on Ice skate show at the Brainerd Area Civic Center. A half-dozen second-year students from the Staples campus program spent part of each day last week setting up, …

Central Lakes College will host its third Celebration of Nations on Friday, April 20 from 4 to 9 p.m. in the gymnasium on the Brainerd campus. The event will feature performers: Scandinavian Skal Klubb, Nay Ah Shing Tribal School Drum Group and American Indian Dancers, Tiyumba African dance music, Latin …

The Central Lakes College Agricultural and Energy Center at Staples will receive a $193,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to continue biofuels research. The Center is one of nine bioenergy grant recipients announced by Dave Frederickson, state commissioner of agriculture. The $2.4 million award is based on recommendations …

Career Exploration Day 2012 provided 2,300 area high school students with an extraordinary opportunity to sample professional endeavors that may be in their future. The March 9 showcase of 150 careers was held on the Brainerd campus, and it included hands-on, interactive demonstrations, prizes, and lunch. Cody Nordmann, a junior …