Campus & Community FLC graduates urged to build bridges, use words with purpose during Fall 2025 Commencement During the ceremony at Whalen Gymnasium, graduates were encouraged to use language, knowledge and empathy to create connection and understanding.
Student Stories Student-created public art brings new life to Theatre Building lobby Collaborative public artwork brings new life to an underused campus space through cross-department partnership
Skyhawk Spotlight April’s Garden owner, FLC alumna, continues a legacy of community care Fort Lewis College alumna Julia Foran carries forward decades of tradition while bringing new creativity and connection to April's Garden.
Digitizing History Over the past year, students in the History Department worked on two photography archiving projects at Fort Lewis College’s Center of Southwest Studies.
A place for public art It’s often said that art is in the eye of the beholder. In no other context is this truer than in the world of public art. Good public artwork has the ability to contain specific meanings, yet is also broad enough for a personal interpretation.
Foundation board welcomes new members Marchell Fletcher, Kim Martin, Faith Roessel, and James Teumer are the newest members of the Foundation Board.
Molding minds, large and small The Clay family’s connections to FLC spans three generations, and a new fund will keep that legacy going. The James and Cheryl Clay Fund will benefit students with day-care expenses at the on-campus Campbell Child & Family Center.
New trustees join the board The Colorado Governor’s Office announced three appointments to the Board of Trustees for Fort Lewis College.
Outdoor Pursuits: 40 years of getting out there When Professor Emeritus Dolph Kuss first arrived in Durango in 1953, he says he was "one of the few people other than cattle people who'd ever go into what is now the Weminuche Wilderness Area. I'd come back and people would ask me, 'What did it look like up there?'" Kuss says.
Summit Project aims high for FLC As recruiting students becomes increasingly competitive, Fort Lewis College is looking to position itself around its strongest and most in-demand programs. To achieve that shift, a new program is organizing efforts to highlight FLC’s academic strengths.
CCH celebrates two decades as region’s cultural nexus The Community Concert Hall was borne of a disaster that ended up a blessing for the Four Corners’ cultural and educational communities. On January 19, 1993, at 5:35 a.m. -- two and a half hours before the day’s first classes were to start – FLC’s Fine Arts Building caved in under the weight of an unusual and extended series of January snowfalls.
Elizabeth Bahe selected as new director of the FLC Native American Center and Diversity Collaborative She is replacing retiring Native American Center Director Yvonne Bilinski. She’ll also oversee the College’s Diversity Collaborative, which includes the Native American Center, El Centro de Muchos Colores, and the Office of Diversity Programming.
FLC entrepreneurs using paint as a vehicle for good “We want to dominate the paint industry. [Nitrum Dynamic Paint] is eco-friendly, we’re helping the environment, and we’re helping people at the individual level.”