Nursing student gets surprised with scholarship

Central Lakes College Practical Nursing student Samantha Goldberg was awarded a $500 scholarship from the local Forty and Eight veterans organization.

Goldberg, from Pequot Lakes, was surprised with the award Wednesday during class at CLC when four Forty and Eight representatives presented her with the $500 check.

The scholarship is awarded to a RN or LPN nursing student each year. Students apply for the honor, and the Forty and Eight choose the winner.

This year, eight applied for the scholarship.

Workshop being held for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

The Central Lakes College Diversity Club is hosting an event in honor of April being Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

The Diversity Club is bringing in Amanda Schwarfzkopf from the Brainerd Sexual Assault Services to speak on sexual harassment, consent and prevention at noon April 28 in room C236, Brainerd campus. 

The workshop is titled "Working Together for a Safer Campus."

Also joining in on the conversation will be Mary Sam, Director of Diversity & Tribal Relations; Dave Davis, director of Security & Law Enforcement Skills Coordinator; and Suzie Karsnia, counselor.

CLC Small Business Development Center client wins top award

Travis Kelley of Jen Tra Tools in Backus was recently named the U.S. Small Business Administration Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Minnesota. Travis and his wife, Jennifer Kelley, developed the Cheatah door level system to assist contractors and homeowners with door installation. They started Jen Tra Tools to market the product, and are now working to expand their business nationally.

The Central Lakes College Small Business Development Center assisted Travis and Jennifer Kelley through their start-up, in obtaining early financing for their business, in participating in the Minnesota Cup competition and now is working to expand the company. The company also received assistance from the Cass County Economic Development Corporation, SCORE and Legal Corp programs.

Learn more about the company's product at www.jentratools.com.

For more information regarding the CLC Small Business Development Center contact 218-855-8145 or email director Greg Bergman at gbergman@clcmn.edu.

Videography students earn top spots in competitions

Several Central Lakes College Videography students placed in top spots in competitions last weekend.
At the SkillsUSA State Conference, two CLC teams took silver and bronze medals in the Digital Cinema Production category.
* Silver medalists were: David Rossow, of Sartell, and Kyle Yezek, of Brainerd.
* Bronze medalists were: Brandon Brown and Cody Roehl, both of Brainerd.
At the 2015 NATAS-Upper Midwest Regional Student Emmy Awards, CLC students won two Emmy awards out of the five total nominations.
Total, there were 260 entries from 40 different high schools and colleges in the region.
* Public Affairs/Community Service category: Bobbi Kruchten, of Brainerd, producer/director/writer for "Survivor.”
* News-General Assignment-Light News category: Brandon Brown, of Brainerd, Video Journalist; Riley Nelson, of Brainerd, reporter/writer; David Rossow, of Sartell, videographer.

Got the Ramen Noodle blues? iCare has a few ideas to revamp dinner

Ramen Noodles just may be the most popular go-to meal for college students. That's why the iCare hosted a Campus Community Connection event Wednesday, April 15 featuring (you guessed it) Ramen Noodles.

Each student got a free pack of Ramen and four recipe ideas for how to prepare it.

Below are those recipes, which staff combed the internet for. 

Future Campus Community Connection events (held every Wednesday in April from 12-1 p.m. 

April 22: Earth Day activities

April 29: Really cool car show.

Nursing students get a practice run in a simulation day

A career in nursing can be loud, fast-paced and down right chaotic.

To learn how to better handle the evolving field, some of the nursing students at Central Lakes College’s Brainerd campus ran through the LPN and RN Simulation Day. It’s an event held each semester that brings in actors (students or community members) to play the parts of patients, while faculty members evaluate how each nurse-in-training does with each “patient.”

A classroom on the second floor of CLC is set up like a real hospital wing, with five beds, a nurse station and medical supplies.

At last week’s event, there were five patients, each with a different story, and each with a unique challenge for nursing students to take care of.

Meet the patients:

* One person with congestive heart failure and trouble breathing.

* One person with alcohol withdrawal and pancreatitis.

* A 4-year-old child with a ruptured appendix that was taken out.

* A 17-year-old single mom, who just gave birth and is having troubles with breastfeeding.

* One person with a kidney infection, nausea and pain management issues.

Two students get top spots at Minnesota Skills USA Championship

Two Central Lakes College students placed in the top spots at the 48th annual Minnesota Skills USA Championship, held this past weekend in Bloomington, Minn. 

Seven students from the Diesel Technician Program represented CLC in both the college and high school divisions. They competed in hands-on trade, technical and leadership contests. The competition focuses on technical skill demonstration.

In the High School Diesel Division, CLC student Tommy Hoheisel, of Pierz, took first place and Rustle Warwas, of Eveleth, placed second. 

Both students are currently attending CLC in the PSEO program.

Hoheisel will go on to represent CLC and Minnesota at the national competition, which takes place in Kentucky June 22-26. He will compete against other finalists in his division from across the nation.