WICHE operates the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), of which Fort Lewis College is a member.

He will sit down with FLC art students at 11:30 a.m. in the Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum.

“I can’t think of a better place,” says Chuck Baltzer (’82 Geology) when asked about studying geology at Fort Lewis College.

Alumnus Devon Parson (Philosophy, '07) helped start Pathways to Independence, a special education program in the Durango 9R School District for students with disabilities.

“Life is about getting out and doing things,” Devon Parson's life seems to say. And passing that philosophy on to others for whom getting out and doing things isn't so easy has become his life's mission.

“Life is about getting out and doing things,” Devon Parson's life seems to say. And passing that philosophy on to others for whom getting out and doing things isn't so easy has become his life's mission.

"Frame by Frame," a documentary about the post-Taliban photography revolution in Afghanistan created by alumna Alexandria Bombach (Business Administration, '08), released its newest trailer. [VIDEO]

Biology Professor Julie Korb was the invited Graduate Forestry seminar speaker at NAU in October. She spoke about research at a long term forest restoration project in warm dry mixed conifer outside of Pagosa Springs. 

Under the direction of Biology Professor Julie Korb, seven students presented at the 13th Biennial Conference of Science and Management on the Colorado Plateau and Southwest Region in Flagstaff, Arizona.

This unique program runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday, October 12, at FLC’s Student Union Ballroom.

Homecoming is always a great time for Skyhawks -- gorgeous fall colors and tons of events! This year's slate included a bonfire, fireworks, tailgate party, seven athletics games, multiple alumni get-togethers, an athletics fundraiser, and a hall of fame induction! Whew. Can't wait for next year.

Students in Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Kathy Hilimire's Political Ecology of Food class toured Sunnyside Meats with renowned animal scientist Temple Grandin to see how the operation is run humanely. [VIDEO]

The 80th Annual Colorado Archaeological Society Conference will be held on campus on October 10, with featured keynote speaker Doug Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution.

Durango was voted the #2 destination nationwide for outdoor enthusiasts by USA Today.

FLC Theatre's first offering of the 2015-16 season, A Girl's Guide to Coffee was written by alumnus Eric Coble (English, '90). Join us for this funny and poignant examination of love and relationships seen through the lens of great coffee.

Alumnus Mark Brammer (Anthropology, '04) was just named the director of the Wyoming State Museum.

Alumna Marissa Molina (Political Science, '14) was featured by 9NewsDenver for her work that led to being honored by the White House as a Champion of Change. [VIDEO]

For a complete schedule of Homecoming events, visit www.fortlewis.edu/homecoming.

The FLC Cycling Team earned 2nd place in Track Nationals at the Division I level on September 17-19 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Increased marketing and admission efforts over the past year contributed to an increase in new student applications of nearly 50 percent.

Betty M.E. “Liz” Ross, the new Director of the Small Business Development Center at FLC, is the first SBDC director in Colorado to be of Native American descent.

Alumnus Eric Coble (English, '90) was named the first recipient of the River Prize from the Boise Contemporary Theatre.

Junior English major Olivia Duncan was a finalist in the ISEP Study Abroad photo contest with her image from Amsterdam.

National Geographic named Durango one of America's Ten Best Mountain Biking Towns and mentioned FLC as a great place to watch the sunset.

KDUR, FLC's campus-community radio station, was voted the best radio station in town by readers of the Durango Herald.

Alumna Marchell Fletcher was honored by the Sports Car Club of America for her contributions to the advancement and success of women in motor sports. A new award, "The Fletcher Cup", was named after her.

Fort Lewis College Cycling invites all cycling fans to the Durango Fall Blaze Bicycle Tour on Saturday, September 26. The fully-supported group ride around beautiful Southwestern Colorado at the peak of autumn foliage season raises funds for the Cycling Scholarship, supporting cyclists on the FLC Cycling team.

Alumna Adrianne Chalepah (English, '09) was profiled by blogger Jonathan Rex for her work as a Native American comedian.

Brett Davis, coordinator of Outdoor Pursuits, was featured on Adventure Sports Podcast for his recent bike packing and pack rafting trip.

The public is invited to join the College community to celebrate the kick-off of Hispanic Heritage Month with authentic food, colorful folkloric dances and live Mexican music!

FLC alumnus David Kasper (Business Administration - Engineering Management, '14) takes us on a tour of the new Geosciences, Physics & Engineering Hall, currently under construction on the FLC West Campus. Kasper is the Assistant Superintendent for Jaynes Construction, the contracted builder for the Hall.

Alumna Teal Stetson-Lee took her pro-cycling career in a new direction by creating a cyclocross event in Reno, Nevada.

The Old Fort in Hesperus, 20 miles west of Durango and the original site of Fort Lewis College, provides a place for students to get their hands dirty learning about sustainable food production. The Old Fort Farm Stand appears weekly on the FLC campus, giving the community the chance to reap the benefits of their labors, with a great selection of fresh organic produce and grass-fed meats.

Richard Fulton, Lorien Chambers Schuldt, and Jennifer Rider, all in the Teacher Education Department, were honored with the 2015 CABE President's Award for their work with the Bilingual, Culturally Linguistic Diverse Education endorsement in Navajo.

Junior English major Kristen Parker, sophomore Psychology major Alec McKeand, and sophomore Biology major Peyton Weigel were named the winners of FLC's annual #summerskyhawks Instagram contest.

Orientation and the return to classes is a big event in student lives -- see how our students, families, faculty, staff, and the Durango community documented it.

Forty-two Skyhawks student-athletes earned the 2014-15 Division II Athletics Directors Association Academic Achievement Award recognition.

Adventures for Hopi, a program founded by Fort Lewis College alumnus Marshall Masayesva (Adventure Education, 2014), has been awarded a $10,000 grant through the KEEN Effect grant program, which supports nonprofits around the world that inspire responsible outdoor participation.

Physics & Engineering Professor Ryan Haaland was mentioned in a LiveScience article about the sprites viewed from the International Space Station on August 10.

FLC Professors Cynthia Dott and Gary Gianniny lead students into the Animas River watershed to survey groundwater levels in the aftermath of the Gold King Mine spill.

“Famous Water,” a poem authored by English Senior Lecturer Steven Meyers, has been published by Sage Green Journal, an online poetry journal that focuses on Western poets. 

Brent Williams, assistant professor of Music, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the San Juan Symphony, which draws musicians from Fort Lewis College and the Four Corners region.

The sciences are on the rise at Fort Lewis College -- floor by floor, as the new Geosciences, Engineering & Physics Hall takes shape on the west side of campus.

To give yourself a science-style lift, check out our new video celebrating the visual beauty of the sciences-in-action at Fort Lewis College.

Geosciences Professor Gary Gianniny lent his expertise about the Animas River Spill to another Al-Jazeera interview. 

Inside Durango TV covered the five-year $1.1 million grant award to the STEM Success Center.

The EPA has released more data; interpretation of these data remains a point of confusion for the many.  Concerned citizens have told me they appreciate the Animas River Updates; many have still have unanswered questions and have contacted me requesting more information. This update is provided to address some of those lingering questions.

Geosciences professor Gary Gianniny was consulted as an expert in Al-Jazeera's coverage of the aftermath of the Animas River mine waste spill.

Skyhawk basketball player Alex Herrera signed a professional contract to play for KTP Basket in Kotka, Finland.

Brennan Buiso, a senior Business Administration major and competitive cyclist, was selected as the first recipient of the Stan Rabbe Memorial Cycling Scholarship.

The guide will serve as a repository for information and resources related to the spill, including media coverage and government releases.

Offering high quality climbs, the East Animas is a locals' favorite for cragging and Anthropology professor David Kozak is no exception. He wrote the first guide to cragging in the Durango area and has been climbing for decades.

There is no threat to Fort Lewis College’s water supply as a result of the Gold King Mine spill into the Animas River.

Engineers at Fort Lewis College, including Assistant Professor Ryan Smith and recent graduate David Heermance, demonstrate what is possible with the new technology of 3D Printing.

Ramona Pierson (Psychology, '94), CEO of Declara, presented at the White House August 4 for Demo Day, where the wide-ranging talents of innovators from across the country were showcased.

FLC was named to the Princeton Review's "Best in the West" listing for 2016.

Janet Dillon, Systems Developer and Analyst for the FLC Information Technology Department, sees her job as being about creating more efficiency across campus to better serve the students. It’s a task she’s been successful in doing as evidenced by her being named this year’s Outstanding Staff Award winner.

Durango was named the #1 most charming and beautiful small town in Colorado by onlyinyourstate.com.

The Fort Lewis College Foundation Board of Directors has announced $602,000 for the College in support of the Geosciences, Physics and Engineering (GPE) Hall.

Sarah Meier, assistant director of Atheltics, earned the NFFCC Keith Jensen Award.

Anthropology Professor Kathleen Fine-Dare was interviewed about the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act by KSJD's Tom Yoder [PODCAST].

Alumna Marissa Molina (Political Science, '14) honored by the White House for being a Champion of Change.

FLC engineers are partnering with the City of Durango to use autonomous roots to gather information about La Plata County’s resources, mainly water.

FLC was listed by AISES' Winds of Change magazine as one of the Top 200 schools in 2015 for Native American students.

The STEM³ program exists to offer support to college students working toward science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees.

Wicked problems are issues that, at first glance, seem to have no solution. Dr. Dodds, this year’s Roger Peters Distinguished Professor, works with his students until they begin to, as he puts it, “poke holes in the problem” on the way to a solution.

Alumnus Howard Grotts (Mathematics, '14) finished first in the Pro Men's Cross Country race at the USA Cycling Mountain Biking Nationals in Mammoth, California. Nineteen other alumni and current Skyhawks competed and placed over the weekend.

Mariah Gachupin, a senior Gender & Women's Studies major, was a finalist in the Miss Native American USA Pageant held in Tempe, Arizona on August 8. Last year's winner, April Yazza, was also an FLC student.

Senior Marketing major Becky Gardner was interviewed by Monster.com about how to become a professional mountain biker. 

Assistant Director of Athletics Sarah Meier was honored with the Keith Jensen Award from the Colorado arm of the National Football Foundation.

Alumna Catherine Rathbone (Marketing, '15) started a Mermaid Camp in Durango to help young girls with fitness, confidence, and fun.

Dawn Mulhern, associate professor of Anthropology, just returned from her time as a Visiting Scientist in Forensic Anthropology at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner.

Suzanne Fegelein has traveled a long road following her passion – as an attorney advocating for children, as an alumna of Fort Lewis College and law school, and as a mother.

Suzanne Fegelein has traveled a long road following her passion – as an attorney advocating for children, as an alumna of Fort Lewis College and law school, and as a mother.

Durango was listed on BuzzFeed's Top 10 Cities Where the Weather Is Perfect Year-Round.

The Gene and Sally Bradley Scholarship will be available in fall 2015 with preference given to accounting and music majors.

Yohannes Woldemariam, associate professor of Political Science, weighed in on the Eritrea situation in the Toronto Star.

Durango was named the #4 best college town in America by Niche.

Ten students were named to the USA Cycling's Collegiate Academic All-Stars Spring 2015 class.

This summer a group of Fort Lewis College students and alumni are banding together to climb every 14,000-foot peak in Colorado to raise awareness of mental health issues.

Tim Birchard, an Academic Services Coordinator in the STEM3 program, recently published the book There Is No Other: Ego vs. Heart.

Javier Read de Alaniz (Chemistry, '99), an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at UC-Santa Barbara, received the 2015-16 Harold J. Plous Award

Durango was recognized by Livability as #3 on its list of Top 100 Best Small Towns.

Carrie Meyer, Director of the Athletic Training Education Program, was named the winner of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers Association's 2015 Distinguished Educator Award

Alumnus Howard Grotts (Mathematics, '14) is a force among the international mountain biking community

A font created by by Shawn Meek, assistant professor of Art, is part of the collection selected for the Graphis Poster Annual 2016

Alumnus Matt Taylor (Business Administration, '03), Integrated Payments President at Durango business Mercury, rung the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange

FLC choirs just completed the first European performance tour in the college’s history

Brett Davis, coordinator of Outdoor Pursuits, was interviewed by Adventure Sports Podcast about the successful program [PODCAST]

Alumnus Lowell Shapley (Art, '03) recently won Best in Show at the World Taxidermy Championships [VIDEO]

FLC was named in the Top 10 Great Small Colleges for Nature Lovers

Thanks to crowdfunding, the historic cannon is fixed and ready for football season [VIDEO]

Alumnus David Lam will lead Institute for Social Research

Alumnus Matt Campbell works his dream job as an attorney for the Native American Rights Fund

Sociology professor Rebecca Clausen co-authored a recently published book, The Tragedy of the Commodity (Rutgers University Press).

Rich Lindblad will take over as Interim Director of the Small Business Development Center.

Durango voted the #4 Best College Town in America by Niche

Durango Chamber of Commerce donates to Women’s Golf program

FLC engineering students see the future in automated, electrical wonders [VIDEO]

White nose syndrome is a disease that threatens the future of many bat species nationwide.  Which is why Fort Lewis College Biology professors Steve Fenster and Erin Lehmer are spending the month of June at an abandoned mine in the San Luis Valley.

After a several year absence, FLC has restored its cannon. The piece of artillery was traditionally fired at the beginning and end of football games, as well as after every touchdown. Here, a team of FLC employees undergoes training for safe firing technique to "bring back the BOOM" to the upcoming semester. 

FLC was listed in the Top 10 Great Small Colleges for Nature Lovers.

The FLC Climbing Team, Fort Lewis College's newest club sport, reached great heights this year in its first year of competition. The team competes in the USA Climbing’s collegiate division in male and female speed climbing, sport climbing, and bouldering events for both individual and team scores.

The FLC Climbing Team, Fort Lewis College's newest club sport, reached great heights this year in its first year of competition. The team competes in the USA Climbing’s collegiate division in male and female speed climbing, sport climbing, and bouldering events for both individual and team scores.

Now this is a wilderness-style graduation! That's not to say the walk down the stage in Whalen Gymnasium isn't lovely and powerful. But some graduates like to go out the same way they spent a good chunk of their time while at FLC: Rafting down a river, camping in the wilderness, and hanging with good friends who like the to do same.

Alumni from Fort Lewis College’s first ever Master of Arts in Education class will present the findings from their research projects at the 2015 Growing Together Summit.

Five Fort Lewis College graphic design students have been recognized by Graphis: The International Journal of Visual Communication, for their talents in design and advertising.

Fort Lewis College was a prominent presence at the 44th annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic over Memorial Day Weekend, May 23, 24, and 25. It made for a festive weekend of riders riding and spectators cheering in and around the already cycling-crazy town of Durango. The FLC campus also hosted the Morehart Murphy Subaru Circuit Race and the Mountain Bike Specialists Cross Country Race.

Fort Lewis College President Dene Thomas was elected chair of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) President’s Council.

The Fort Lewis College mascot, Skyler the Skyhawk, loves to get outside like the rest of us! You've already seen him take to the slopes -- now watch as he bombs down some trails at Log Chutes.

The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center at Fort Lewis College is proud to announce that retiring Director, Joe Keck was awarded the Excellence and Innovation Award.

On May 5, we held one of the most enjoyable events of the year at Fort Lewis College: the FLC Retiree Luncheon. This is the time when our retired faculty and staff come back to campus to welcome the new class of retirees. 

Congratulations to Education major Ashley Aragon, this year's recipient of the Ida Welsh Cook Martin Scholarship. The award is for $15,000 per year for up to three years.

Congratulations go out to sophomore Cellular & Molecular Biology major Kaila Cruz, who was awarded the Ralph Milo Martin Memorial Scholarship, providing her $15,000 for up to three years.

The top two winners of the Campus Writing Competition were freshman Montana Tucker, with her essay, “The Chocolate Trade, Chaco Canyon, 800AD-1200AD” and senior Kathryn Ross, with her essay, “Mental Imagery of Runners."

Background: What's your title, and what do you do on your job? And how many years have you been at FLC?

Business Manager, Interim Director of Community Relations, Licensing Coordinator. For community relations, I help build our relationships with community through sponsorship and engagement.

What is it like to be a Philosophy student at Fort Lewis College? Students Theresa, Justin, and David, along with professor Sarah Roberts-Cady, explore what it's like to always be learning and reshaping their worldviews, along with career preparation.

Eight adventurous Outdoor Pursuits members had the spring break of a lifetime – they headed to Panama for a multi-day kayaking adventure. Check out their pictures.

New Faces introduces faculty and staff who are new to FLC this month and announces position changes among current staff.

Associate Director of Athletics Lynne Andrew was selected to enter the 2015 Brantford (Canada) and Area Hall of Honor Roll Builders Category for basketball.

On Saturday, May 2, the families and friends of Fort Lewis College’s newest alumni packed Whalen Gym for two Commencement ceremonies.

The Fort Lewis College Foundation recently elected officers and directors at its annual meeting. Gene Bradley was reelected as chair of the Foundation Board of Directors. John Francis was selected to serve as vice chair and Keith Newbold will serve as secretary. Mel Owen was welcomed as treasurer.

Upon graduating many FLC alumni look to the horizon for more excitement, while also wanting to do some good in the world.

In a study published by SmartAsset, an analytics organization out of New York, Fort Lewis College was ranked in the top five Best Value Colleges in Colorado. The study looked at factors such as scholarships and grants awarded, tuition and student living costs, retention, and average starting salary for graduates.

Take a SnapChat tour of the Student Life Center! The SLC is a $7.5 million facility that opened in 2001,  designed to promote physical and social wellness among the community of Fort Lewis College. The building contains places to exercise, play, meet, learn, and relax. Student representatives were an integral part of the planning, goal setting, and design process.

There will be something new and historic at Fort Lewis College’s Spring Commencement 2015. For the first time in more than a century of existence as a public educational institution, FLC will award master’s degrees alongside its undergraduate degrees.

Miss Hozhoni for 2015-16 is Nicole Lovato, a junior Native American & Indigenous Studies major from Santo Domingo Pueblo in New Mexico. Lovato is active with the Native American Center, loves doing outdoor activities, and carries a 4.0 GPA. 

Have you ever wondered about how fairy tales effect how we learn about gender? Or how to best design a rocket propellant feed system? Or did you want a better understanding of Informalism in art?

As a way to celebrate and share Women’s History Month, the Office of Diversity Programming asked Fort Lewis College community members to select a feminist hero they would be proud to honor. They were then photographed with the WMH mug, their mug, and the name of their inspiration. The results are what you see here.

Fort Lewis College annually evaluates professors on the merit of their teaching, service, and scholarly activities and confers promotions and tenure to high achievers. In addition, some professors are awarded the title of Emerita to honor them for lengthy service.

If you were to list the public undergraduate chemistry programs in Colorado that produce the most graduates who eventually earn a Ph.D. in chemistry, which schools would you guess?

What's your title, and what do you do on your job? And how many years have you been at FLC?

I work as a family nurse practitioner in the Student Health Center, and just love my job! I see students for primary and preventive health care issues. I have been working here for 11 years.

In honor of her late husband, Paula Lutz is creating two scholarship programs at Fort Lewis College. The first, called the Stan Rabbe Memorial Cycling Scholarship, is an endowed scholarship for deserving students on the Skyhawk Cycling Team.

Each year outstanding faculty and staff are recognized by their peers for their hard work and excellence. The award winners will be honored at the Fort Lewis College Employee Recognition Reception on May 4, 2015.

New Faces introduces faculty and staff who are new to FLC this month and announces position changes among current staff.

Its Navajo name means "Days of beauty" -- a description perfectly suited to Hozhoni Days, two weeks of pageantry, powwowing, and celebration of cultures that is Fort Lewis College's longest-running student-led tradition.

Consider it your first interview.

“It” is what comes up when a potential employer types your name into a search engine or social networking site. Research reveals that more than one-third of employers now conduct online pre-interview searches of potential employees, to either screen out candidates or to prepare for interviews.

Break out those cowbells! It's time to cheer on the FLC Skyhawks Cycling Team as Fort Lewis College hosts the annual Squawker Classic road race, this weekend, March 28 - 29.  Points from this weekend's Squawker go toward qualifying for the USA Cycling Collegiate Road Nationals in Asheville, North Carolina, May 8 - 10.

Fort Lewis College graduate student and third-grade teacher Carrie Harper, from Durango's Sunnyside Elementary School, was named as a prestigious Milken Educator, along with only 39 other teachers nationwide, in January. She is the only recipient from southwest Colorado and received a $25,000 award.

Fort Lewis College took a giant leap into the future in January 2012, when the Higher Learning Commission approved FLC's first graduate program: a Master of Arts in Education, Teacher Leadership Option. The first students in the M.A. program and the associated graduate-level Teacher Leadership Certificate program began their studies in Fall 2013.

The Spanish endorsement has existed at FLC in the past, and today Fort Lewis College is the only college in Colorado that offers a Bilingual Specialist Endorsement in Navajo.

“Fort Lewis College is such a great school,” she says. “I hope that it will attract players from all over the country who want to play competitive golf in such a beautiful place like Durango. The College has so much to offer academically, as well as its wonderful location.”

“The world’s a big place. There’s a lot going on. There’s not a better time to be coming out of school and be going out there and tackling some of these problems.”

That was one of the main messages that Doug Daniels, head of Google’s Cloud Platform, offered as he spoke at Fort Lewis College on March 16, 2015.

New Faces introduces faculty and staff who are new to FLC this month and announces position changes among current staff.

What's your title, and what do you do on your job? And how long have you been at FLC?

My title is Vice President for Advancement and Executive Director of the FLC Foundation, having joined FLC in July 2014. 

Fort Lewis College is rolling out its new mobile app on Monday, March 16. The app is free and will be available for Apple, Android and Windows devices.

I recently had the privilege of welcoming Carol Salomon and Norman Broad, two generous supporters of Fort Lewis College, to campus to celebrate the good their gifts have done. Their donations to the President’s Discretionary Fund have allowed us to support some wonderful initiatives and programs.

Take a tour of the Leadership Center! The Leadership Center is the hub on campus for student involvement and houses student organizations (RSOs), leadership programs, Student Union Productions (SUP), student government (ASFLC), and wellness initiatives. Our friendly staff wants you to become a part of the Fort Lewis College community so stop by and let us help you get involved!

Fort Lewis College is hosting a San Juan National Forest presentation on the spruce beetle epidemic and its impact on Colorado forests. The event will be held on Tuesday, March 17 at 6 p.m. in the Student Union Vallecito Room at FLC. Everyone is invited to this free event.

I count myself fortunate to have gotten to know Rob, and I will remember him most as a dedicated, enthusiastic and involved educator. In fact, he was so passionate about geology that he would rather theorize than eat. Fort Lewis College and Durango are both better places because of the life and work of Dr. Rob Blair.

A hundred years ago, no one could have imagined that the tuition waiver program would grow into the national success story it is today.

Check out a SnapChat tour of Reed Library! The John F. Reed Library strives to provide the best academic library services and collections in the Four Corners region. Follow FLC on SnapChat for real-time updates at @flcdurango.

Check out a SnapChat tour of the FLC Environmental Center! The EC empowers students to create positive change on campus and in the community through exploring and educating about sustainability, innovation, and environmental and social justice issues. Follow FLC on SnapChat at @flcdurango.

A team of four Fort Lewis College students will debate ethical situations and questions this weekend in a competition against schools from across the country at the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl national championships in Costa Mesa, California.

A team of four Fort Lewis College students will debate ethical situations and questions this weekend in a competition against schools from across the country at the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl national championships in Costa Mesa, California.

As Ms. Karen Wilde begins her tenure as chair of the Board of Trustees for Fort Lewis College, history is being made. Ms. Wilde is the first Native American chair of the Board, which is the governing body for Fort Lewis College, an institution with a century-old commitment to educating Native American and Alaska Native peoples.

For a writer, other writers are often the best teachers, whether you're a creative writing student or already a professor and award-winning author.

What is it like to study geology at Fort Lewis College? Students Kyle and Catherine, along with Dr. David Gonzales, talk about studying in world-renowned locations, taking 50-100 field trips, and getting hands-on experience in and out of the classroom.

What's your title, and what do you do on your job? And how many years have you been at FLC?

I work in Marketing and Communications under the Division of Institutional Advancement. My official title is Web Developer/Analytics & SEO Coordinator.

Fort Lewis College was named among the top in the nation in the 2014/2015 Collegiate Advertising Awards program. The Collegiate Advertising Awards (CAA) is an elite program recognizing higher education organizations for excellence in communications, marketing, advertising and promotions of their schools.

Fort Lewis College is reaching out to multicultural high school students from across the region with Latino College Day. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, February 13 at FLC and runs throughout the day

The annual Fort Lewis College tradition of celebrating Dr. King’s legacy will be held on Monday, January 19, 2015. The community is invited to join in the day’s free activities.

Fort Lewis College Provost Dr. Barbara Morris has announced that Dr. Paul McGurr will serve as interim dean for the FLC School of Business Administration.

Walter Dear, a friend and supporter of Fort Lewis College, has generously endowed a new scholarship with the Fort Lewis College Foundation.

Up to 100 alumni, staff, faculty, and friends of Fort Lewis College will combine their love of cycling with helping students, when the Fort Lewis College Road Scholars Team races the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train from Durango to Silverton in the 2015 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, on Saturday, May 23.

The 23rd annual Southwest Business Forum returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. The forum is free, open to everyone, and runs from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free parking and refreshments are also available.

Chelsea Rodriguez, a decorated Skyhawk Softball player, graduates with a History major and a job coaching softball at Durango High School.

Whalen Gymnasium at Fort Lewis College was filled with graduates and their families for Winter Commencement 2014 on December 20. More than 200 FLC graduates celebrated the successful completion of their undergraduate academic careers alongside their professors and College administration.

For more than 200 Fort Lewis College students, Winter Commencement will mark a triumphant conclusion to their undergraduate academic career. Winter Commencement takes place on Saturday, December 20, 2014, in Whalen Gym. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m.

At the end of every semester, time moves twice as fast. There are tests, final projects and, of course, finals. The tasks that need to be accomplished are overwhelming if you think of them all at once. More than anything, this is a test of survival and you should prepare accordingly.

To celebrate International Education Week, StudyColorado.org created the Show Your Colors in Colorado contest. The contest invited foreign students going to school in Colorado to submit pictures of themselves at their favorite spots in the state.

As an athletic individual in my former high school years I was very excited to learn that I could continue playing the sports I enjoyed in college. The intramural sports offered include: racquetball, Ultimate Frisbee, badminton, outdoor/indoor soccer and volleyball, basketball, flag football and even video game tournaments!

What sets the plot of the 2013 hit film “Gravity” in motion is space debris hurtling around in orbit, tearing apart a space shuttle and stranding George Clooney and Sandra Bullock. It’s a catastrophe that’s not as far fetched as one might think, at least the part about renegade space junk turning a shuttle or satellite into, well, more space junk.

One thing that I promised myself before I came to Fort Lewis College, before I even graduated from high school, was to not procrastinate with my assignments, readings, work obligations, menial tasks and any other daily activity you can imagine. Now, seven weeks into my first year as a college student, I have realized that this goal is easier said than done.

Chris Parker is still climbing. The only difference is now he gets paid for it.

The death penalty is a painful, controversial topic that arouses a range of emotions and arguments from a spectrum of angles and points of view.

The official groundbreaking for Fort Lewis College’s new Geosciences, Physics and Engineering Building.

Fort Lewis College shocked the Division II football world last weekend with an upset win over the second-ranked team in the country, CSU-Pueblo. On Thursday, October 16 at 6 p.m. at Dennison Field, the Skyhawks are looking to take down another nationally ranked opponent when Colorado School of Mines comes to Durango for FLC’s Homecoming Football Game.

Fort Lewis College’s 2014 Homecoming highlights a number of changes from years past – but with all of the Skyhawk spirit and festivities that fans expect.

For 40 years, KDUR radio has been helping students have fun sharing their voices over the air, while also training them as broadcasting professionals. And Eric Whitney is a testament to how far that sense of fun and the KDUR experience can take you.

For 40 years, KDUR radio has been helping students have fun sharing their voices over the air, while also training them as broadcasting professionals. And Eric Whitney is a testament to how far that sense of fun and the KDUR experience can take you.

Bicycling-crazy Durango – where else would a national powerhouse of division I collegiate cycling rise?

“Film is so powerful a tool,” says filmmaker Alexandria Bombach, “because storytelling is so human and can make a big difference in people’s lives.”

“Film is so powerful a tool,” says filmmaker Alexandria Bombach, “because storytelling is so human and can make a big difference in people’s lives.”

The Colorado Legislative Council Staff announced today that the state would fund phase two of the Fort Lewis College Geosciences, Physics and Engineering Building.

Growing up on a farm in Minnesota might not seem like the obvious beginning of a scientist’s life, but Dr. Ryan Haaland can trace the genesis of his future career path to those early days. Dr. Haaland is a professor of physics and the winner of the 2014-15 FLC Featured Scholar Award.

The community is invited to join with Fort Lewis College for the 10th annual Fiesta on the Mesa celebration, which will be held Monday, Sept. 15th from 5-8 p.m. at the FLC Amphitheater.

What's it like to be a student in the FLC Art & Design Department? Ben, Michaela, Hari, and Vivian talk about integrating digital and traditional techniques, interacting with professors and students, and learning the process of designing in an environment that mimics a real-life art career.

Nineteen-year-old Fort Lewis College student April Yazza wants to spend the next 12 months encouraging Native women to take care of their joints.

For many of us, a college internship helped forge the direction we would follow in our professional careers. Six Fort Lewis College students received such inspiration this summer through the inaugural Four Corners Federal Lands Internship Program.

Earning a mark of excellence recognized worldwide, the Fort Lewis College Engineering program is now accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (http://www.abet.org), the international accrediting body for applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology programs.

Like so many other college students, Shane Saginak came to school searching for the right major and career. Luckily, once he arrived at Fort Lewis College from New York, a little bit of advice helped him find his way

Ask any of the 275 students in the Physics & Engineering Department at Fort Lewis College what a “sprite” is, and they’re probably not going to tell you it’s a soft drink or a green fairy from a mythical land. Their responses might be something more like this:

Ask any of the 275 students in the Physics & Engineering Department at Fort Lewis College what a “sprite” is, and they’re probably not going to tell you it’s a soft drink or a green fairy from a mythical land. Their responses might be something more like this:

One of Fort Lewis College’s own is taking to the skies with the legendary Blue Angels. Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss was named as a F/A-18 demonstration pilot for the Navy’s famous flight squadron. Capt. Kuss is a 2006 graduate of Fort Lewis College with a degree in economics

If you're a Geology major and want to get a sense of what a volcano is like, then you need to stick your rock hammer into fresh lava. 

The admission requirements to join the Fort Lewis College Adventure X-tream team say it all:

Previous experience: NONE. We make athletes!

Welcome to the Adventure X-tream team, where all are welcome to join together to push themselves training and challenging their endurance and skills in adventure racing competitions of all kinds.

A liberal arts education helps students learn to both speak for themselves as well as listen to different views of the world. So explains Jane Jackson, who graduated from Fort Lewis College in May with a bachelor's degree in History, in her award-winning essay, “Reflections on a College Experience.”

Fort Lewis College Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Kenny Miller, the 2014-15 Alice Admire Outstanding Teaching Award winner, had options as to where he wanted to teach, but he chose a small undergraduate school like Fort Lewis College because he felt he could have the most impact on his students here.

Meet Ashlee Robison. Ashlee is a senior Chemistry major, and with the video below she has entered the American Chemical Society’s 2014 Chemistry Champions Contest.

For Associate Professor of Economics Dr. Tino Sonora, the 2013-14 Fort Lewis College Featured Scholar, the study of economics is sometimes complicated, but also deeply interesting and, yes, even fun. Choices made, even a world away, can have ripple effects across the globe, felt right to our doorsteps. Understanding the effects of choices is what drives Dr. Sonora.

Four FLC students got to experience first-hand the challenges of designing, developing, and building – and then presenting in public – a robotic vehicle for traversing the surface of an alien planet.

In two ceremonies on Saturday, May 3, more than 500 Fort Lewis College graduates and their families packed Whalen Gym for Spring Commencement. The speaker chosen to offer the Commencement Address was FLC alumnus John Chisholm (’76).

A photo essay of scenes from Spring 2014 Commencement.

After years of planning and work, the new Geosciences, Physics and Engineering (GPE) Building at Fort Lewis College will become a reality. Word came down from the state capital that construction funding to begin the new building is now secured.

Dear Fort Lewis College,

Since I was a young girl, my North Carolinan parents have reinforced the importance of writing thank you notes. With graduation next month, I am compiling letters for individuals who supported me at the college. However, I realize that it was not individuals who enabled my personal growth, but the entire Fort Lewis College Community.

When I arrived at Fort Lewis College in the fall of 2011, I was sure about majoring in psychology, but I had next to no idea what I wanted to minor in. There were so many options; how could I possibly limit myself to a mere one or two minors? I decided to take a class in the college’s honors program.

When you think of summer, what are some things that pop into your head? Sunshine? Tanning? Hanging with friends? What about not showering for 10 days at a time? Living outside? Or even the forearm muscles of a champion? If you spend a summer doing trail work, option B will comprise your summer much more accurately.

Adams State. They were ranked first last year in our RMAC conference, and our head coach’s daughter was their starting senior setter. This team gave us so much trouble last year, and had already beaten some of the best teams in our conference.

Engulfed in the flames of a busy school and work schedule, I asked myself: “What am I getting out of all this?” Doing the bare minimum is an easy habit to form when you are trying to balance your work and school schedule. But after really questioning my decision to be in school, I came to the conclusion that the bare minimum isn’t enough.

Ballet Folklorico will continue to exist in Durango because of an educational grant from LPEA and a new formal partnership between Fort Lewis College and the Durango Education Center (DEC).

When I was a senior in high school, I only had one priority in mind: get out of the small town in New Mexico that I was from. I had lived in a small town my entire life, a place where everyone in town knows your family, where you can’t go to the store or a movie without seeing at least one person you know, and where nearly everyone knows your business.

Completing an undergraduate education in four years can be a challenge. But the rewards can be many -- personal accomplishment, financial savings, and moving on to the next stage of your career-building.

We were only two weeks away from spring break and I was already getting ready to be home for a week in my hometown of Glenwood Springs. Every year since I had arrived at Fort Lewis, the tradition was for me to return home for all of the breaks; I really treasured that time with my family since I was now living away from them for eight months.

Fort Lewis College is only the second college in Colorado to sign the Real Food Challenge (RFC) Commitment. To commemorate this milestone, the College is hosting the Real Food Chow Down on March 18th in the Student Union’s San Juan Dining area. 

I came to college simply expecting a degree, a simple diploma in hand. Now almost half way through my time here, I can already affirm I’ve gained so much more. I’ve walked a knotty road of stretching myself far too thin and had to bounce back from a fluctuating ebb and flow of people and places buzzing around me in a busy chatter.

Assistant Professor of Biology Heidi Steltzer is the first recipient of the Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring from the American Geophysical Union. The award acknowledges both creativity in research and leadership in forging the next generation of scientists.

In hockey-crazy Durango, having a new game in town is always welcome. And Durango has zealously welcomed the squad from Fort Lewis College as it brought collegiate hockey to the town's home ice.

Fort Lewis is enjoying a thirteenth day of sunny skies and balmy January temperatures between 45 and 50 degrees. It is early Monday morning, the beginning of the third week of the semester. Each day is starting to blur into the next as a comfortable routine has developed.

Dr. Heidi Steltzer, assistant professor of biology at Fort Lewis College, is the first recipient of the Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring from the American Geophysical Union. The award is given for excellence in research, while also excelling in teaching and mentoring the next generation of scientists.

A step to help ensure that Fort Lewis College keeps its liberal arts identity is the College’s decision to become a member of the National Humanities Alliance (NHA). FLC joins such other schools as Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford as members.

Some formerly disorganized and inaccessible historical records of Fort Lewis College will be available to future researchers thanks to the hands-on efforts of students in a new course on Archival Theory & Practice.

Running throughout the month of February, Fort Lewis College will host and help staff a site for Tax Help Colorado. Sponsored by the Piton Foundation and Colorado’s colleges and universities, Tax Help Colorado offers free income tax preparation for households making less than $50,000 per year.

The annual Fort Lewis College tradition of celebrating Dr. King’s legacy will be held on Monday, January 20. The community is invited to join in the day’s free activities.

Fact: College is expensive.

Myth: Scholarships are hard to get and not worth the time.

Truth: Anyone can get scholarships -- you just have to do it right.

The friends and families of more than 200 Fort Lewis College graduates packed Whalen Gym on a cold, but clear day for December Commencement 2013.

The 22nd annual Southwest Business Forum returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. The forum brings together experts on local, state, national and international economics and business to discuss the past, present and future.

What is it like to be a student at Fort Lewis College? In our "Day in the life" series, we'll explore student life at FLC through the eyes of our students. In this episode, Michaela, a sophomore, goes to an early morning yoga session, takes us to a class, lets us follow along as she gives a campus tour, hangs out with some friends, and goes to a club meeting.

For more than 230 Fort Lewis College seniors, Winter Commencement will mark a triumphant conclusion to their undergraduate academic career. Winter Commencement takes place on Saturday, December 21, 2013.

Fort Fuel is FLC's recently launched web-based campus news show. The show, developed as part of the Communications practicum course, is filmed weekly in the studio in the Ballantine Media Center, located in the Student Union.

Up to 150 alumni, staff, faculty, and friends of Fort Lewis College will combine their love of cycling with helping students, when the Fort Lewis College Road Scholars Team races the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train from Durango to Silverton in the 2014 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, on Saturday, May 24.

Even after three and a half years of being a student at Fort Lewis College, it is still hard to forget how overwhelmed and nervous I felt to be going away to college after graduating from high school. As a first generation student and the first of my siblings to be going away to college, I was fearful of how leaving my family and mentors would affect my life and my success in school.

More than 350 Fort Lewis College students identify themselves as Hispanic. El Centro de Muchos Colores, the College’s Hispano Resource Center, provides a central location for relaxing, studying, and gathering with other students of Hispanic heritage or those interested in Hispanic language and culture.

“I have always been curious about patterns present in the natural world and have been lucky enough to spend much of my life venturing outside, observing and contemplating, lost in wonder at the complexity and mysterious beauty surrounding us,” says Ben Luck, a senior Physics major from Ketchum, Idaho.

Every fall, Fort Lewis College Environmental Center works with local Durangoans to collect and harvest apples in the region. This year, they collaborated with local ice creamery Cream Bean Berry to create apple ice cream!

The Fort Lewis College Cycling Team is in Beech Mountain, North Carolina, this week for the 2013 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals, where they'll try to stay the national champions of Division I collegiate mountain biking for the eighth year in a row.

There are good things growing on campus. And you can see some of that goodness just north of the Center of Southwest Studies. There, you'll find a quarter-acre garden offering up a widely varied harvest of home-grown organic bounty. There is also a three-season greenhouse, several hoop houses and cold frames, a compost facility, and a 100-tree dwarf apple orchard nearby.

When I started at Fort Lewis College, I had no idea what I wanted to do. I was always getting asked the same question over and over by everyone I met: what’s your major? There are so many different choices when you arrive: majors, minors, clubs, teams, and exciting things to choose from. I had no idea where to start. So, I went with what I was always told I excelled in: writing.

On Friday, October 4, after nearly a month on the road, the Fort Lewis College Women’s Volleyball team will play their first regular season home match against Western State. On the sidelines of Whalen Gym will be the Skyhawks new head volleyball coach, Kelly Rifilato.

Outside the beekeeping world, the word Varroa destructor does not cause the same fear as in someone who maintains bee colonies. This bug is one of the main culprits responsible for causing massive declines in worldwide honeybee populations. This past summer I had the opportunity, through the Fort Lewis College Chemistry department, to conduct innovative research on combating this pest.

War, nuclear weapons, toxic waste, government cover-ups, and family secrets – these are difficult topics to tackle. Which is exactly why Full Body Burden, by Kristen Iversen, is this year's choice for the Fort Lewis College Common Reading Experience: because it asks hard questions and doesn't offer easy answers. And so the book inspires reflection, analysis, and discussion.

Fort Lewis College Homecoming 2013, which runs from October 16-19, will be a blast this year, literally. A fireworks show is being introduced to go along with the traditional Homecoming events.

Fort Lewis College Cycling invites all cycling fans to the Fall Blaze Bicycle Tour on Saturday, September 28. The fully-supported group ride around beautiful Southwestern Colorado at the peak of autumn foliage season is the sole fundraiser for the Cycling Scholarship Fund, supporting cyclists on the FLC Cycling team.

Fort Lewis College reached a milestone as its enrollment broke the 4,000-student mark for the first time since 2004.

For Associate Professor of Economics Dr. Tino Sonora, the study of economics is sometimes complicated, but also deeply interesting and, yes, even fun.

Beginning for the fall 2013 semester, the FLC School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences will merge to form the new School of Arts and Sciences.

On Saturday, September 14, the Fort Lewis College Football team will set foot on Dennison Field for their first home game of the 2013 season. It will be a new beginning for a team with many new players, as well as a new coach at the helm. It will also be a chance at turning the page for returning players coming off an 0-10 season last year.

Freshmen aren't the only people new to campus this year: take a few minutes to meet a few of our new faculty!

On Friday, August 30, 2013, more than 1,100 new freshmen and transfer students, along with their friends and family, packed Whalen Gym at Fort Lewis College for Fall Convocation. Convocation marks the official end of New Student Orientation and the beginning of the school year.

Fall Convocation, the official kick off of the new school year at Fort Lewis College, will take place on Friday, August 30 at 4 p.m. in Whalen Gym. FLC President Dene Thomas will give the Convocation Address.

What do you get when you put a professor and seven students on a 55-foot houseboat on Utah's Lake Powell to pick up trash for five days?

Students in the 2013 Fort Lewis College Archaeological Field School didn't have to travel far to make discoveries about the Four Corners region's rich cultural history. In fact, they could see their area of exploration from campus.

Having undergraduate students do real-world research is key to developing professionalism and a passion for their fields, say a Geosciences professor and a former student, in the January/February issue of The Professional Geologist, the official magazine of the American Institute of Professional Geologists.
 

Completing an undergraduate education in four years can be a challenge. But the rewards can be many -- personal accomplishment, financial savings, and moving on to the next stage of your career-building. 

Kelsy Woodson says she learned to dream big at Fort Lewis College. In June she is putting those dreams to use, when she climbs California's Mt. Shasta as part of the Breast Cancer Fund’s “Climb Against the Odds.”

On a beautiful spring day in Durango, over 400 new Fort Lewis College graduates and their families filled Whalen Gym twice for the two April Commencement ceremonies.

People are affected by environmental changes. For example, climate warming may lead to more carbon dioxide emissions from Arctic soils to the atmosphere, leading to greater warming, leading to an increase in mosquitoes and a greater risk of diseases carried by mosquitoes for people and wildlife.

In his decade of work, Associate Professor of Psychology Brian Burke has shown deep dedication to the college’s staff, faculty, and students, as well as the Durango community.

For Dr. Susan Kraus, associate professor of psychology at Fort Lewis College and recipient of the 2013 Alice Admire Outstanding Teaching Award, began, in part, by getting criticized while earning her graduate degrees from the University of Colorado-Boulder.

On Thursday, April 18, 2013, one of the largest scientific research showcases in the Four Corners region will be held at Fort Lewis College. For an eighth year, the FLC School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences’ Undergraduate Research Symposium will display some of the best student research going on at the College. All of the events are free and the public is encouraged to attend.

Saturday, April 27 is the culmination of the undergraduate college careers for more than 400 Skyhawk seniors. These students will make their way across the stage in front of family and friends to receive their degrees at Fort Lewis College’s Spring Commencement 2013.

On a beautiful spring day in Durango, over 400 new Fort Lewis College graduates and their families filled Whalen Gym twice for the two April Commencement ceremonies.

For 49 years, Hozhoni Days (meaning Days of Beauty) has been one of Fort Lewis College’s premier events. The Native American-centered celebration runs throughout the month of March and includes pageantry, speakers and workshops, to name just a few events, all culminating with the Hozhoni Days Powwow.

During the unveiling of the iPad2, Apple’s former CEO, the late Steve Jobs, said, “It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough—it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing, and nowhere is that more true than in these post-PC devices.”

On March 1, 2013, Fort Lewis College President Dene Thomas signed the U.S. Department of Defense’s Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU signals Fort Lewis College’s commitment to participate in the Department of Defense’s tuition assistance program for military service members.

Having undergraduate students do real-world research is key to developing professionalism and a passion for the field – for both students and faculty – say a Geosciences professor and a former student in the January/February issue of The Professional Geologist, the official magazine of the American Institute of Professional Geologists.

The #1 ranked Fort Lewis College Cycling team will vie for its first-ever BMX title this Saturday, March 2, when the team heads to Phoenix to compete in the 2013 USA Cycling BMX National Championships. 

War, nuclear weapons, toxic waste, government cover-ups, and family secrets – these are difficult topics to tackle. Which is exactly why Full Body Burden, by Kristen Iversen, is this year's choice for the Fort Lewis College Common Reading Experience: because it asks hard questions and doesn't offer easy answers, and so inspires reflection, analysis, and discussion.

Even with changes to the U.S. Department of Education's Free Application for Federal Student Aid that have made the form easier to fill out, the FAFSA, as it's commonly called, can still can be a daunting task.

One of the best things about Fort Lewis is the relationships that you are able to build with the professors. In my 3 years at The Fort, I have not yet had a professor that didn’t at least learn my name, and most actually spent the time to get to know me. Knowing my professors on a more personal level just makes the whole college experience more enjoyable.

Fort Lewis College took a giant leap into the future on January 14th, when the Higher Learning Commission approved FLC's first graduate program, a Master of Arts in Education, Teacher Leadership Option. The first students in the M.A. program and the associated graduate-level Teacher Leadership Certificate program will begin their studies in Fall 2013.

The Fort Lewis College Music Department will be in the spotlight -- literally -- when the college's Chamber Choir takes the stage to perform Gian Carlo Menotti's The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The Manticore at the Colorado Music Educators Association's annual meeting in Colorado Springs on January 24.

John L. Smith — a longtime NCAA Division I head coach with success at six different universities — will become head football coach at Fort Lewis College effective March 1, Skyhawk Director of Athletics Gary Hunter announced today.

Why study about the cruise industry in a land-locked classroom when you can experience it at sea on board a cruise ship?

Why try to learn Greek history and culture in Colorado when you can immerse yourself in both in Greece?

Why dream about someday helping people in need when you can make real change right now in Africa?

"I became interested in athletic training when I took a basic principles of athletic training class," says John Jewell. "My professor's love for athletic training was evident, and her excitement for what she did made me want to see what athletic training was all about."

The undergraduate academic careers of more than 170 Fort Lewis College students came to a triumphant end at Winter Commencement 2012. The graduates assembled with their families, friends and professors to celebrate their graduation into the next phase of their lives.

For 175 seniors at Fort Lewis College, Winter Commencement will mark a triumphant end to their undergraduate academic careers. Fort Lewis College’s Winter Commencement takes place on Saturday, December 15, 2012, in Whalen Gym. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m.

The undergraduate academic careers of more than 170 Fort Lewis College students came to a triumphant end at Winter Commencement 2012. The graduates assembled with their families, friends and professors to celebrate their graduation into the next phase of their lives.

Fort Lewis College is now offering a private Facebook community just for admitted and current students to make friends, share interests, and get involved on campus. Inigral’s Schools App on Facebook, allows students to create a separate “college only” profile to help students get connected to their virtual campus community.

On Monday, October 22, 2012, Republican vice presidential candidate Congressman Paul Ryan will speak at a rally at Fort Lewis College.

In 2010, Fort Lewis College alumnus Josh Talmon shut down his San Diego real estate business to find a more fulfilling endeavor.

For Jeremiah Scott, earning both a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in social work in only five years means he not only saves time and money, it also means he can get on with reaching his career goal: Helping people, like how others helped him.

And now, a $30,000 scholarship has sealed his passage to that dream.

Due to high demand and limited space, there are no longer tickets available for First Lady Michelle Obama's event on Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at Whalen Gymnasium.
 

The Skyhawkalypse is upon us! Fort Lewis College Homecoming 2012 begins October 1 and runs through the 6^th, culminating with the Homecoming Football game against Colorado School of Mines. For the last three years, Homecoming has been planned and executed by a committee of dedicated and hardworking students, and the event has grown each year as a result.

Dr. Erin Lehmer, assistant professor in the Fort Lewis College Biology Department and the recently named 2012-13 FLC Featured Scholar, will be honored at a reception on Thursday, October 4 from 4:30-6 p.m. in the FLC President’s Office foyer in Berndt Hall. The reception is free and open to everyone.

Fort Lewis College was recently designated a “military friendly school” by militaryfriendlyschools.com.

Normally when people think "history," "excitement" doesn't also come to mind. But for Evan West, it does.

West, a sophomore History and Theatre dual-major from Fort Collins, is one of the first students to explore the History Department's new Public History option, which, he says, “is all about bringing history to life.”

In what will come as no surprise to anyone living in Durango, Outside Magazine named Durango one of the Best River Towns in America. More than 1,700 people cast their vote for Durango, with the multitude of activities on and off the water cited as reasons for the honor.

"Always believe in yourself, and do things that make you happy and sane."

That, in a nutshell, is Joslynn Lee. And it's that spirit -- and the story of how far Lee has been able to go with that attitude -- that is showcased in the cover story in the Summer issue of Winds of Change, the journal of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society.

Orientation is over. Students are moved in. Parents have headed back home. The Student Union and Student Life Center are bustling again. Lecture halls and labs are open for business. And the Fall 2012 semester is underway.
 
But the welcoming of students, both freshman and returning, isn't over yet.

Fall Convocation, the start of the school year at Fort Lewis College, will take place on Friday, August 24 at 4 p.m. in Whalen Gym. The Convocation Address will be given by Fort Lewis College President Dene Thomas.

Less than a month to go before the USA Pro Cycling Challenge commences in Durango and at Fort Lewis College and preparations for the race are in full swing. FLC, site of the Cycling Village, is in the midst of a facelift that will help show off its cycling pride come race day (August 20).

Fort Lewis College unveiled its new Skyhawk logo at a July 19, 2012, press conference on campus. Here are some of the highlights.

On July 19, 2012, a new era of Fort Lewis College Athletics will begin as the College unveils two new Skyhawk logos, a primary and secondary logo. The official unveiling ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. in the Student Union Vallecito Room. Everyone is invited.

Fort Lewis College President Dene Thomas has joined the Twitterverse. She joins college and university presidents from across the country who are beginning to embrace Twitter as another way to connect with people on and off campus. Everyone is invited to follow President Thomas and take advantage of this unique perspective into Fort Lewis College.

When students learn, everyone benefits. And at Fort Lewis College, those benefits can be found every Thursday from spring to fall under the Clocktower in the center of campus. That's when students who have been studying and practicing organic growing techniques bring the fruits -- and vegetables and meats -- of their labor to campus for sale at the open-air Old Fort Farm Stand.

Completing an undergraduate education in four years can be a challenge. But the rewards can be many -- personal accomplishment, financial savings, and moving on to the next stage of your career-building. 

Going green has been a way of life at Fort Lewis College for a long time -- it just comes naturally when you live in a place as beautiful and inspiring as southwestern Colorado. And this summer, the FLC campus has gotten even greener, with several energy- and money-saving projects underway.

In May, when Fort Lewis College first baseman Stephanie Janes was named to the Capital One Academic All-America second team for NCAA Division II, it was a crowning academic achievement for Skyhawk athletes.

You could call it "the Corner of FLC & Main."

Actually, it's the corner of 8^th Street and Main Avenue. But whatever you call it, the new Durango Welcome Center is also new downtown home of all things Fort Lewis College, bringing the best of campus to folks walking beautiful Durango's sidewalks.

Fort Lewis College Associate Professor of Economics Robert Sonora will be spending part of 2013 working in Croatia thanks to the Fulbright International Exchange Program. It’s a win-win-win for the people of Croatia, Sonora, and for the future FLC students that find themselves in one of Sonora’s future classes.

A hundred and five riders will combine their love of cycling with their love of Fort Lewis College at this year's annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, when the Fort Lewis College Road Scholars Team races the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train from Durango to Silverton in the Citizens Tour on Saturday, May 26, 2012.

Before heading to class for the Fall semester, several dozen freshmen students will explore and camp in the San Juan Mountains -- the ragged range of peaks visible to the north from campus. While they're out there, they'll also be get to know some of their new classmates and learn about the FLC culture.

Research proposals by Fort Lewis College Geosciences students earned four of the five grants for undergraduate research awarded by the Rocky Mountain Section of the Geological Society of America in April. 

The Fort Lewis Cycling team is the best collegiate cycling program in the country for the third year in a row after earning the highest overall point total for the 2011-2012 season in USA Cycling's Division I.

For 450 Fort Lewis College students, one chapter of their lives culminated and a new one began at FLC’s Spring Commencement on April 28. The newest Fort Lewis alumni walk away with degrees in the arts, humanities, social sciences, natural and behavioral sciences, and business.

The best way to learn is through real-world situations. So if you're studying exercise science, then "real world" means real people.

Takayuki Ito's world changed during Spring Break last year. While he and his brother traveled in Puerto Rico, he first saw the footage of his hometown of Minamisoma, in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, after it had been devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which killed an estimated 20,000 people in Japan.

"We feel it is entirely necessary to actually experience things rather than just read about them in a text book," says Simon Walls, Business professor and Faculty Lead on the "Cruise Line Industry Innovative Month."

In December, President Obama signed an executive order creating the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education. Dr. William Mendoza, a member of the Oglala Sioux and a graduate of Fort Lewis College, was chosen as the director of this new initiative.

Its Navajo name means "Days of beauty" -- a description perfectly suited to Hozhoni Days, a month of pageantry, speakers, powwowing, and celebration of cultures that is Fort Lewis College's longest-running student-led tradition.

Fort Lewis College will host the first every Native American & Indigenous Leadership Conference on Thursday, February 16 in the Student Union Ballroom. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

The Fort Lewis College Native American Center welcomes Alyce Spotted Bear to campus as part of the Center’s Elder-in-Residence program. Dr. Spotted Bear will be on campus throughout the week of February 13 meeting with classes and individual students.

Students at Fort Lewis College are now doing cutting-edge chemistry research, thanks to a three-year grant that puts undergraduate researchers at the forefront of materials science exploration.

The 2012 edition of "Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges" will feature 18 Fort Lewis College students whose academics, character, and leadership have made them stand out above their peers.

Today the whole world is a classroom, thanks to web-based information and internet-woven connections. Also, though, thanks to the very real in-person sharing and collaboration that happens when people turn those online connections into exchanges and visits.

The annual Fort Lewis College tradition of celebrating Dr. King’s legacy will be held on Monday, January 16, 2012. The community is invited to join in the day’s free activities.

In December, President Obama signed an executive order creating the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education. The director of this new effort will be William Mendoza, a member of the Oglala Sioux and a graduate of Fort Lewis College.