Three Central Lakes College welding students have obtained apprenticeships at Lakeland Mold in Brainerd, a growing manufacturing facility and college collaborator. Jordan Hultgren, Pepin, Wis., Peter Wolkenhauer, Brainerd (pictured showing Brainerd High School junior Matt Jares samples of student welding at CLC), and Seth Strassburg, Burtum, are working Monday-Thursday in …
Read More »Blood drive
The Central Lakes College Student Senate American Red Cross Blood Drive at the Staples campus on Oct. 19 netted its goal of 50 donors. Kirstin Nelson, a Practical Nursing student from Baxter, was among those giving blood, assisted by Nicole Folger, phlebotomist. The CLC Diesel Club earned a pizza party …
Read More »Export financing forum
The North Central Small Business Development Center at Central Lakes College in Brainerd will host an export financing forum for businesses interested in exporting their products or services. The program is on Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 2 to 5 p.m. in E203 of the Business and Industry Center at CLC …
Read More »American Indian Heritage Day
To recognize American Indian Heritage Day in November, Central Lakes College is partnering with the College of St. Scholastica to host a special topics course titled “Boarding Schools and American Indians.” This two-session course, which is scheduled for Nov. 5 and 12 from 1 to 5 p.m. in E354 (Lecture …
Read More »Operation Community Connect
The Crow Wing County Coalition to End Poverty in partnership with Central Lakes College is coordinating the second annual Operation Community Connect. Operation Community Connect is a one-day event where community members access resources from area agencies and organizations at one location in a single day. Operation Community Connect will …
Read More »CLC enrollment
Central Lakes College enrollment is up .5 percent for 2011 over 2010, according to fall semester 30th-day numbers reported by MnSCU today. The headcount is 4,402 now compared to 4,378 this time last fall on the 30th day of the term. The MnSCU system is down 1.5 percent with 200,716 …
Read More »Poverty forum
The Gordon Rosenmeier Center for State and Local Government at Central Lakes College, Brainerd, will host a fee, public forum with panelists discussing the role of government in poverty Monday, Oct. 17 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Chalberg Theatre. The forum kicks off a week – Oct. 17-23 …
Read More »Supreme Court at CLC
The Minnesota Supreme Court came to Central Lakes College Tuesday. The justices mixed business with pleasure, giving the public an opportunity to enjoy informal time — and a dinner — in the Brainerd campus cafeteria. The court does it once a year around the state in conjunction with a judicial …
Read More »Senator visits
U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) came to the Staples campus and the Central Lakes College Agricultural and Energy Center today (Mon., Oct. 10) to see for himself the applied research happening there. He heard from experts about the prospects for biomass and oilseed production with prospects for alternative fuel, some …
Read More »Collaborators meet
Educators from Pequot Lakes, Long Prairie, Deer River, Pine River, Pierz, and Remer met recently with collaborator Dave Piasecki at Central Lakes College to review progress and plan future assessment and accountability for their College in the Schools partnership. Dave, who teaches economics and history at CLC, oversees the group …
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