The team is the latest Village Aid Project, which has been providing essential services like clean water and solar energy to remote, underdeveloped communities since 2005.
Thirty years ago, a group of Fort Lewis College students, donning donated T-shirts, made their debut at the won the inaugural National Collegiate Mountain Bike Championships. Unknowingly, the newly created Fort Lewis College Cycling Team ignited a cycling legacy that would propel the school to national prominence.
Thanks to the PEAQS program, Max Krauss (Computer Engineering, '24), got to sharpen his skills in research and peer research publication before heading to University of Utah for a doctoral program.
Thanks to the Partnership for Education and the Advancement of Quantum and NanoSciences (PEAQS) program, Max Krauss excelled in his coursework and became deeply involved in research. He and other research team members expect their jointly submitted, peer-reviewed paper on their micro-thruster work to be published in the next month.
The Partnership for Education and the Advancement of Quantum and nanoSciences recently received its second, six-year $4.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation.聽
Fort Lewis College's PEAQS program is transforming student careers with hands-on research, a $4.2 million NSF grant, and opportunities that even include launching micro-thrusters for satellites.
Camille Keith (Engineering '22) hopes to expand the work of the VAP Solar Initiative, bringing solar power to remote communities and inspiring future generations to join in the effort.
This summer, community members in Shonto, Ariz., participated in a three-day workshop to learn how photovoltaic systems work. The training was part of a broader effort to electrify the Navajo Nation community.
Kate Suazo, who most recently served as Fort Lewis College鈥檚 Title IX Coordinator, wants to create a campus where everyone can thrive
Kate Suazo, FLC alumna, social justice advocate has been named inaugural Director of Belonging at FLC.
Now in its third year, Monitoring Environmental Microbiome program participants dive into complex computational analysis of environmental justice issues.
Bodine has worked for the college for 27 years, most recently serving as the interim director of IT Services.
More than 370 graduates walked at Spring Commencement.
They faced lockdowns, masks, and a relentless barrage of rules and regulations, often helping their professors manage online classes as they traversed the turbulent waters of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 370 graduates walked at Spring Commencement.
Bridging science and tradition, Professor Lee inspires Native American and underrepresented students to explore data science and scientific computing while studying the mining impacts on the San Juan Watershed.
The . This year, the event raised over $60,000—surpassing last year's amount and totaling over $110,000 raised since the event's inception.
"I'm incredibly proud of our coaches and staff for their commitment to our external goals," said Director of Athletics Travis Whipple. "This has been a complete team effort. Also, I would like to recognize and thank the FLC Foundation for being such a great partner in this important work."
Former Fort Lewis College cyclist Savilia Blunk at the USA Cycling Cross Country Mountain Bike National Championship.
Durango artist Maddie Sanders (Communication Design, '21) contributed to that will make the Colorado State Capitol home for the next five months. Sanders worked with CU Boulder scientists Nicole Brooks and Diane McKnight to create "Durango: Mining the Mineral Belt." Their work explores the relationship between acid mine and acid rock drainage in the Colorado Mineral Belt and the effect it has on natural waterways.
FLC cyclist Michaela Thompson alongside teammates Sarah Sturm (Art, ‘12) and Ellen Campbell (Biology, '20).
For more meaningful relationships and fuller lives, Charlie Rogers (Exercise Physiology, '22) is and movement.