FLC to honor outstanding alumni, the exceptional accomplishments, and community service of graduates who continue to inspire future generations
The weeklong celebration will include the second Tribal Water Media Showcase, a collaborative effort with KSUT and Rocky Mountain PBS that highlights media projects from FLC program participants.
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.
The program offers students a unique pathway to nursing careers
Ellen Paul, Ph. D., professor of history at FLC will travel to Bosnia to study reconciliation efforts and how they could apply to FLC. She is the second FLC professor to receive the distinguished award this year.
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.
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.