In the News Fort Lewis College names new director of Four Corners Water Center School alumna brings more than a decade of experience in river conservation
Campus & Community Fort Lewis College’s Art Gallery to host John Hitchcock: The Land Speaks Hitchcock uses large-scale multimedia installation to explore Indigenous identity, ancestral memory, colonial policy, and the land.
Belonging FLC Alumni Summit Awards celebrate leadership and impact Fort Lewis College honors eight alumni whose leadership, mentorship, philanthropy, and service are creating opportunities for students and communities.
Making a Splash Waking to the propane blast of water heating for coffee, Tish Varney looks up to see tiny bats swooping along the dawn-lit walls of Grand Canyon.
Still Climbing After All these Years After graduating in 1988, Stephen Sullivan went on to earn success in the outdoor recreation and business realms. In 2011, he launched Stio, a direct-to-consumer, analytically driven, outdoor apparel company.
Win-win-ternships Thanks to generous donors and a bounty of support from FLC’s Career Services, students can gain invaluable real-world experience while doing a world of good before they even graduate. From farms to radio, Africa to outer space, student interns work alongside professionals in fields of their interests, gaining skills and insight into their future roles beyond the classroom.
Skiing for NASA In a unique scientific partnership with NASA’s SnowEx field campaign, FLC interns clicked into skis once a week and skinned up the slopes of Red Mountain Pass to the Senator Beck Basin Study Area, researching the snowpack of the San Juan Mountains. An amalgamation of universities and NGOs from around the world, NASA’s SnowEx cosmopolitan team informs hydrologists and...
There is no I in Team Despite 2020-21 playing out as the most unusual year in college athletics, Skyhawk teams showed up ready to play and make school history.
Partnerships of Yore Learn about two of FLC's historic community partnerships: the Heart Fund Drive and Radio KIUP.
Throughline Art, history, and culture coalesce in Throughline, a student-led exhibit inspired by the collections at the Center of Southwest Studies.
Back to the Rocket Durango's Rocket Drive-in, which operated from 1956-2004, inspired the makeover of FLC's Rocket Grill in Spring 2021.
FLC faculty and staff receive awards for exemplary service From supporting the day-to-day operations of the College with innovation and excellence to taking on extra responsibilities during the pandemic, faculty and staff showed immense care for students and colleagues and exhibited exceptional work in the last year.
FLC celebrates graduates with in-person ceremonies Fort Lewis College hosted its first in-person commencement in a year with multiple outdoor ceremonies celebrating nearly 430 graduating seniors.