Tag Archives: Staff Stuff

Central Lakes College will waive application fee 
to celebrate “College Knowledge Month” 
 Central Lakes College is participating in “College Knowledge Month,” a statewide effort to provide every graduating high school senior with the opportunity to apply to college. In conjunction with this effort, Central Lakes College will waive application …

Courtesy of the Brainerd Dispatch • October 3, 2013 By Jennifer Stockinger, Staff Writer Happy Joe’s Cafe may be the perfect name for Central Lakes College (CLC) cafeteria. The cafeteria was recently named when the college awarded its three-year food service bid to Prairie Bay Grill & Catering in Baxter …

Central Lakes College wishes to announce that it will host a site review for initial accreditation of its Practical Nursing and Associate Degree Nursing Programs by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). You are invited to meet the site visit team and share your comments about the programs …

The U.S. Department of Labor announced that Central lakes College will receive a grant of $3.7 million as part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant (TAACCCT) Program. CLC ($3,710,338) applied as a part of a multi-state consortium of community colleges led by Pine Technical College …

The next CLC Cultural Thursday presentation is headed to Beijing, China, where speaker, Spencer Hartsock, spent five months as a student at Minzu University.  Through the worldwide Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) program, he received credits in Anthropology and the Chinese language.  “As I had no prior knowledge of …

Central Lakes College is offering a travel study course to Italy during spring semester 2014.  Led by CLC English and Humanities instructor, Michael Soderlund, the class is open to both CLC students and community members. The Italian Renaissance Experience class will consist of two parts: a classroom exploration of the art and literature …

Courtesy of the Brainerd Dispatch • September 4, 2013 By Mike O’Rourke, Associate Editor  Facing an estimated $17 trillion federal deficit, members of a capacity crowd at the Central Lakes College cafeteria sharpened their pencils and went to work Wednesday night. Rep. Rick Nolan, D-Minn., co-sponsored the interactive public forum …

Courtesy of the Brainerd Dispatch • August 26, 2013 By Jessica Larsen, Staff Writer • Photo by Steve Kohls Traditional images of the typical college student are a thing of the past. As classes started Monday at Central Lakes College (CLC), officials say more and more it’s not just college …

CLC is embarking on its 15th year of ‘armchair’ travel and in-person cultural exchanges.  In the fall of 1998, Thursday noon was designated as a time for community members, faculty and students to share their travels and cultures in these free, hour long presentations. Jan Kurtz, Spanish and Latin American …

Central Lakes College recently hired Chris Foley as head coach of the Raiders men’s and women’s golf teams. Foley is the owner and operator of Chris Foley Golf Schools and the Director of Instruction at The Legacy Courses at Cragun’s in Brainerd, MN. He is also a Head Coach for …