Campus & Community

Starting college directly out of high school simply means a lot of changes in life. Moving to a completely different town where you know no one can be exciting and scary at the same time. I grew up and lived for 18 years in the same small town where everyone knew everyone. This made it very comfortable for me and I got used to always seeing someone I knew no matter where I was. Coming to...

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.

The school year is beginning and I am excited to see my professors and classmates again. It is hard to believe that it has been almost a year since I saw them. They appear happy to see me also and the question, “How was Africa?” has come up several times. I sincerely appreciate the interest but I still have not found an adequate way to articulate the incredible experiences that...

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.

You never know when, or where, you'll find your life path. “My first experience with stand-up comedy was at an open mic night on campus,” says comedian Adrianne Chalepah (English, '09). “A friend encouraged me, and I got hooked. The students laughed and were so supportive. So I give that night credit for giving me the courage to pursue it as a career.”

They just love sharing the love. That’s the strongest thing fueling the kinship that has developed between the FLC Cycling team and Durango Devo, a six-year-old youth-development cycling club for Durango-area kids and young adults. And with an area like southwestern Colorado to cycle around, the program’s participants and alumni have already made their mark in amateur,...