Melissa Knight-Maloney, professor and chair of Exercise Science, participated in the International Triathlon Union World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. She placed 14th in her age group and 4th among American women.

The FLC Cycling Team placed fifth at Track Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana in September 2017. 

A degree in Biology and experience racing bikes for FLC led Emma Millar ('11) to be the perfect Head Crew Leader for Trails 2000 -- she gets to combine theoretical strategic plans with physical labor to create and repair local trails.

Bob Dolphin, former president of FLC, was profiled in Tempe's East Valley Tribune for his success and positivty despite a polio diagnosis at age 23.

Three FLC students and recent alumni -- Cherella Hughes (Public Health, att '17), junior Chemistry major Uriah Contreras, and senior Chemistry major Dee Vigil -- participated in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Science Education Alliance Program in Baltimore, Maryland this summer. Alumna Joslynn Lee (Chemistry, '06) serves as a Science Education Fellow for the program.

Senior Psychology major Becca Bramley won first place among 57 runners in the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs Rust Buster 5K race in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with a time of 18:49.5.

As part of Physics Professor Ryan Haaland's NSF STROBE grant, Assistant Professor Kay Phelps of Teacher Education piloted two summer camps this summer in Ignacio: Entomology for K-2 and Patterns in Nature for 3-6, integrating art and science for the students.

Sophomore Adventure Education major Rebecca Ray helps restore her Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, heritage while growing heirloom vegetables through Southwest Conservation Corps' Traditional Farm Corps.

Luma Randolph, a freshman Environmental Studies major, was featured in the Sun Valley Mag for her prowess on a mountain bike.

Sean Hackett (Political Science, '07), an environmental protection specialist for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, was named to the National Wildlife Federation's list of "EcoLeaders Top 50 Inspirations" for his work as a change-maker.

Griffin Easter (Spanish, '14) won the sixth stage of the La Vuelta a Colombia, becoming only the second American and the first since 1989 to win a stage of the 12-stage race.

Students in Stacey Sotosky's Digital Video Production class collaborate with Rocky Mountain PBS on a documentary about Durango's rocky relationship with uranium.

Students in Deb Walker's Economics classes give back to the community with economic impact studies of events, including the 2017 Dolores River Festival.

John Arbuckle (Environmental Agriculture, '99), owner of Singing Prairie Farm in La Plata, Missouri, has created the first and only non-GMO, pasture-raised pork snack stick available nationally, called Roam Sticks.

Schools.com named Durango #5 on its list of The 25 Best College Towns 2017!

Noel Altaha (Psychology,'13) was featured in The New York Times' "A Conversation with Native Americans on Race."

Christine Odle's (Business Administration, '90) new book, Rockin' Your Business Finances, made it to #1 on Amazon's Small Businesses Taxation list.

Ned Williamson (Biology, '79), a former deputy prosecutor and owner of a private legal practice in Hailey, Idaho, was appointed to the position of Fifth District Judge in Idaho.

A petroglyph in New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon, found by FLC and CU-Boulder students during a field school in 1992, may represent a total eclipse that occurred there a thousand years ago.

Marissa Molina (Political Science, '14) spoke at a press conference about how DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, changed her life and made it possible for her to graduate.[VIDEO]