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FLC earns 2025 Carnegie Classification as “Special Focus: Arts and Sciences”

This classification places FLC among a select group of only 6% of colleges and universities nationwide.

FLC Unveils $6M CommonSpirit Sports Performance Center

The state-of-the-art, 10,000 sq. ft. facility serves 500 student-athletes and, starting in the fall, members of the Student Life Center.

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Award-winning author Tommy Orange to deliver FLC's 2025 Spring Commencement address

Orange, an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, gained national recognition with his debut novel, There There, which became a New York Times bestseller and offers a poignant exploration of urban Native American life.

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Heather J. Shotton, Ph.D., 11th President of Fort Lewis College stands on Rim Drive, overlooking the town of Durango and surrounding mountains.

FLC Board of Trustees unanimously appoints Heather J. Shotton as FLC’s next President

Bringing over two decades of teaching, scholarship, and leadership experience, Shotton will be the first Indigenous person to lead the institution.

Electricity comes to remote communities in Navajo Nation

Because of her passion and enthusiasm to learn about the advantages and convenience our products can bring to off-grid communities, Camille Keith joined the Victron Ambassador team, demonstrating how to build residential solar power installations to those for whom the technology is entirely new.

Lacy Miller labels a new acquisition to the museum with its unique item number using paraloid B-72, a reversible labeling technique. (Courtesy of Amy Cao)

Preserving the past & building the future

Lacy Miller's internship at the Center for Southwest Studies has helped her master best practices in handling, displaying, storing, and documenting objects while also developing leadership and project management skills.

Fort Lewis College trustees name sole finalist in presidential search

The board voted unanimously to approve Shotton after a closed discussion. A final decision on her appointment is expected at the board’s April 11 meeting.

FLC names Vice President of Diversity Affairs, Heather Shotton, as the sole finalist in presidential search

Shotton, who also serves as Acting Dean of Students at FLC, was selected from more than 75 applicants.

Women’s Resource Center recognizes FLC’s Heather Shotton with the ‘Extraordinary Woman’ Award

The award recognizes Shotton’s role in strengthening institutional policies, fostering belonging for underrepresented students, and expanding educational opportunities.

FLC’s Melissa Mount Honored with CASE District Individual Achievement Award

Melissa Mount, vice president for advancement and CEO of the Fort Lewis College Foundation, has been recognized with the 2025 CASE District VI Chief Executive Leadership Award for her work in fundraising and institutional advancement.

FLC students study together outside underneath bright fall foliage and the snowcapped backdrop of the La Platas.

FLC Yearbook 2024

Take a look back at Fort Lewis College’s milestones, accomplishments, and moments that made this year extraordinary.

Giving Tuesday 2024 Thanks

FLC celebrates record-breaking Giving Tuesday, surpassing $720,000

Fort Lewis College reached new heights during its sixth annual Giving Tuesday campaign, raising more than $722,000 from 611 donors in a single day. The 24-hour fundraising event set records for participation and total dollars raised, marking a 16% increase over last year and marking the most successful day of giving in the college’s history. Melissa Mount, vice president of...

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