Tag Archives: Partnerships

Nine local organizations reaffirmed support for the Central Lakes College Veterans Resource Center Feb. 11 when representatives met to plan assistance to veteran students struggling with housing, food, and transportation needs. In the past few months the school has seen a tremendous increase in financial hardships of their veterans, service …

Chances are you or someone you know has a better job today thanks to a skill-centered  education designed to sustain a technical career. Congratulations. Central Lakes College and other Minnesota colleges and universities with career and technical education programs are observing Career and Technical Education Month. Gov. Mark Dayton signed …

Seventeen Central Lakes College natural resources students played an integral part in the annual joint meeting of the Minnesota chapter of The Wildlife Society from Feb. 7-9. This meeting was held in conjunction with The Wildlife Society of North Dakota and was in Fargo. The meeting was entitled “Learning from …

Central Lakes College will receive $604,737 to host 18 students from Central America and the Caribbean for two years through a Youth Scholarships program funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The students, who will arrive in August, will come from countries participating in the Scholarships for Education …

Jodi Schwen, editor of the Lake Country Journal Magazine, will lead a writer’s workshop, “Finding What’s Right to Write (for You!)” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 in Room E203 on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. The workshop is sponsored by the Center for Lifelong Learning at CLC.The …

Central Lakes College on Friday, Feb. 3 hosted a press conference featuring two state legislators with a jobs plan for Minnesota and an update on educational partnerships focused on job creation and employability. Reps. John Ward (shown) and Tim Mahoney described measures they hope will increase employment for thousands of …

Gae Davis (left) of the Minnesota Deerhunters Association (and a CLC Criminal Justice instructor) presented Dr. Bill Faber and the CLC Natural Resources Club a check for $700 from the state group in appreciation for the assistance the students give each hunting season the past four years for the Hides …

The annual Give Kids a Smile event is in the CLC Community Dental Clinic on the Brainerd campus, where 128 youngsters over two days are offered free oral health check-ups, x-rays, and cleanings, courtesy of the Minnesota Dental Association and CLC students in Dental Assisting. Braydon Abbott, 2, of Deerwood …

On Friday, Feb. 3, from 9 to 9:45 a.m., in the Fireside Lounge at the Brainerd campus, Central Lakes College will play host to a Legislative Press Event.  State Representatives Tim Mahoney (DFL-St. Paul, shown) and John Ward (DFL-Brainerd) will attend. The Minnesota House of Representatives has invited local and …

At Central Lakes College in Brainerd and Staples, more than 900 students from area school districts are offered a hands-on look at educational pathways to careers requiring technical skills. Mini-career fairs are designed to show the youngsters some of the choices awaiting them as they explore fields where proper training …