Campus & Community

The First National Bank of Durango and the Fitzgerald family recently gave a $100,000 gift to Fort Lewis College. The donation is in recognition of the board of directors of the bank, which was recently sold to TBK Bank, SSB. The First National Bank of Durango had a long association with FLC, and the gift has already impacted students and campus is a positive way.

New Environmental Center Coordinator Marty Pool shares his vision for FLC's student-driven, applied-learning center. 

For students who’d like to explore those many-faceted opportunities in this wide-ranging field, Fort Lewis College now offers the “Pre-Health Certificate,” a year-long program that exposes them to the diversity of educational and professional paths toward careers in public and personal healthcare.

"You can't tell the American story without the indigenous story," says Jenni Monet (English, '11). But as a Native journalist, she also knows just how hard that task can be. Monet shared her insights and experiences with students and staff when she visited campus in September.

This year’s theme “KDUR: The Original Mixtape” recalls a time when tapes were a popular media and how radio was the original mashup of favorite tracks.

Both the Environmental Studies and new Environmental Science programs make use of FLC’s unique location to explore issues such as energy production, local foods, water conservation, land use, national parks, and Native American tribal lands.

Dr. Steve Elias, dean of the School of Business Administration, has teamed up with Mark Haeussler, CEO of Alpine Leadership, to offer the Executive Leader Development Program October 1-4 at Fort Lewis College. 

It's not something you stumble upon every day. Environmental Studies student researchers recently discovered a mammoth tooth while doing field studies to piece together the environmental history of an old wetland in the nearby San Luis Valley. [photos]