Friday, September 13, 2024
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.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
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."
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Former Fort Lewis College cyclist Savilia Blunk at the USA Cycling Cross Country Mountain Bike National Championship.
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
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.
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
FLC cyclist Michaela Thompson alongside teammates Sarah Sturm (Art, ‘12) and Ellen Campbell (Biology, '20).
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
For more meaningful relationships and fuller lives, Charlie Rogers (Exercise Physiology, '22) is and movement.
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Installation artist Chris Erickson (Art, '94) is . The project is a temporary street mural, and community members are invited to help paint it from start to finish.
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
The Center for Indigenous Health held a receiving advanced degrees from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, including FLC alumna Natalie Joe (Cellular & Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, '16), who spoke to Native News Online about her achievement.
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Alumna Destiny Morgan (Communication Design, '23) with a speech about honoring different identities and cultures on one of the most important days in U.S. history.
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Fourteen graduates and more than 200 guests crowded into the FLC Student Union Ballroom on May 20 for the . The Title VI Native American Parent Advisory Committee organized the ceremony that honored Indigenous graduates from Durango High School and Big Picture High School.
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Weighing in on a feature story for The Colorado Sun, Jason Pettit (Psychology, '23) discussed his experience with homelessness and FLC's rapid re-housing program. The program with emergency hotel stays, financial assistance for move-in-related costs, and support with rent and utilities.
Thursday, May 11, 2023
More than 400 FLC students graduated on May 6 at a ceremony addressed by Thomas J. Vilsack, the 32nd United States Secretary of Agriculture.
Thursday, May 11, 2023
After over two years of construction, FLC's Schlessman Family Hall opened on April 28. Named after FLC alumnus Gary Schlessman (Business Administration, ’79), , the complex houses classrooms for FLC’s Public Health and Health & Human Performance departments.
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Teal Lehto (Environmental Studies, ‘20), the “WesternWaterGirl,” continues to educate the nation on water issues facing the Southwest through social media platforms. She sat down with The Durango Herald as a water rights activist.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Chance Ward (Anthropology, '18), a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, conducted ground-breaking research into the . Ward stated that many researchers they reserve for cultural objects and human remains.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Joshua Emerson (Economics, '19) sat down with Boulder Weekly to discuss his career as a comedian. Emerson continues to push audiences into uncomfortable territory while working to ensure “” for Indigenous people.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Stacey DeFore (Business Administration, ‘94) was confirmed to the FLC Board of Trustees this week, beginning the role of a lifetime for her as a student advocate and partner to her alma mater.
Monday, May 8, 2023
The American Association for the Advancement of Science created the "Dance Your Ph.D." video contest, which invites scientists to explain their Ph.D. thesis through interpretative dance. For chemist and flow artist Checkers Marshall (Chemistry, '16), it was a match made in nerd heaven.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Gilda Yazzie (Business Administration, '97) vacated by Mayor Barbara Noseworthy and Councilor Kim Baxter. Yazzie's grassroots campaign style, priorities, and experience were key factors in winning the race.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Sanitas Cycles is a titanium bicycle frame building operation co-founded by David (Environmental Studies, '20) and John Siegrist. With his father’s work at DEAN Bicycles as the backdrop of his childhood in Boulder, Colorado, after graduating from FLC.