FLC to play leading role in quantum computing education, workforce development in rural areas for Elevate Quantum Fort Lewis College will play a leading role in the workforce development programming for Elevate Quantum Tech Hub, which secured $127 million in federal and state funding to develop workforce and technologies for the rapidly growing quantum industry in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
New outdoor education program at FLC inspires area teachers to explore, teach in the outdoors The new Educator on the Water program provides teachers with an immersive, hands-on learning experience in nature, equipping them with innovative teaching tools to use in their classrooms —and outside of it.
Bayfield FLC graduate completes 22-day solo trip through Southwest Colorado Bayfield FLC graduate Dylan Doskocil completes 22-day solo trip through Southwest. Colorado 300-mile journey was about emphasizing value of human-powered exploration (The Durango Herald).
Southern Ute youth go to Space Camp in Alabama Ever year, thanks to Danny Jaques, a retired science teacher from Ignacio Junior High School and FLC alumnus (Biological Science-Natural History, '83). (KSJD)
Navajo Nation enhances sustainability efforts through solar power initiatives (Hoodline, Phoenix) (Hoodline, Phoenix)
Early Childhood Council in partnership with FLC, offers free college courses for early childhood educators (Pagosa Springs Sun).
Katz Family Gift fuels growth of the FLC Student Marketing Agency This year, five local businesses benefited from free marketing services through the program, which provides students and recent FLC grads with paid hands-on experiential learning.
Research sheds light on refugees鈥� activism, calls for changes to allow them to advocate for themselves In a study published in the current issue of the Journal of Refugee Studies Marnie Thomson, an assistant professor of anthropology at FLC, says the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) could help refugee-led organizations gain international funding and legitimacy by recognizing and promoting them.
Every year, Fort Lewis College graduates create innovative, original research in over 20 fields. Here are five stories of our amazing scholars, their projects, and how the work changed their lives.