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The Central Lakes College Community Band tour of Central Europe is the first Cultural Thursday program of the new academic year at Central Lakes College, Brainerd. It is Thursday, Sept. 1. The free, 50-minute public event starts at noon in Chalberg Theatre. It will showcase the July 18-28 concert tour …

New employees at Central Lakes College began their orientation Monday, Aug. 15 with a welcome from CLC President Dr. Larry Lundblad, followed by presentations from Nancy Paulson, Director of Human Resources; Kari Christiansen, Vice President of Administrative Services; Chris Vopatek and Sheila Edin from the Business Office; David MacArthur from …

At approximately 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16, Scott Thiss, chair of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees, is scheduled to visit the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College for about 90 minutes. Accompanying Chairman Thiss will be Bernard Omann from MnSCU Legislative Relations (Mr. Omann is …

Angie Brown, a native of Marshalltown, Iowa, has been assigned to the Central Lakes College Foundation, Brainerd and Staples, and the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation Women’s Fund as an assistant to build an alumni and donor base. According to Pam Thomsen, director of resource development and the CLC Foundation, …

Central Lakes College will expand its service-learning opportunities for nursing students during the forthcoming academic year and on a long-term basis, according to a Memorandum of Understanding signed Aug. 5. Dr. Larry Lundblad, president of CLC, and Mark Schmitz, superintendent of the Staples-Motley School District (Independent School District 2170), enacted …

The 44-member Central Lakes College Community Band experienced its inaugural European Concert Tour July 18-28, making music and traveling to where some of the most beautiful music in history was created. Ten companions accompanied the musicians, who performed for five audiences in four countries. They played in Prague, Vienna and …

STAPLES – Thirty-two youths in grades 7 -12 attended the sixth annual Summer Engineering and Manufacturing Camp at Central Lakes College in Staples July 11-15. SEaM camp is an opportunity to experience hands-on electronics, motor controllers, mechanical drafting, manufacturing machining, and robotics automated systems. Participants built robots for competition using …

Please join Central Lakes College in welcoming Steven Rosenstone as the new chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. For more information about the new chancellor, go to www.mnscu.edu/media/newsreleases/current/article.php5?id=234.

Pianist George Winston will present a solo concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12 in Tornstrom Auditorium, Brainerd, as a fundraiser for the Central Lakes College Foundation. George performs a variety of styles, including his melodic folk piano, stride piano, New Orleans R&B piano, Vince Guaraldi’s Peanuts pieces, songs …

Central Lakes College hosted the American Indian Business Leader Student Camp June 28-30 in Brainerd. Students age 11-16 from Nay Ah Shing School, Onamia, prepared a business plan for the creation of a school market to raise funds for a number of worthy endeavors, including books for the library and …