In the News A Health Crisis Sent Her to the ICU and Straight Into Nursing School in Her Hometown Kari Sutherland woke up one morning as an undergraduate at Fort Lewis College and couldn’t breathe. The experience prompted her to change her major to nursing. Sutherland just wrapped up her first year of nursing classes as a member of the inaugural cohort of the CU Anschutz Nursing Fort Lewis College Collaborative. The program lets students in rural...
In the News Fort Lewis College graduates embark on a new journey Sterlin Harjo of ‘Reservation Dogs’ fame delivers keynote commencement address
Heather Shotton, Ph.D. Fort Lewis College community rallies behind its students Fort Lewis College marked two important milestones within days of one another.
‘Long overdue’: Fort Lewis College appoints first Indigenous president The liberal arts college in southwest Colorado appointed Indigenous matriarch in April.
Colorado’s Fort Lewis College — a former Indian boarding school — names its first Native American president “She reminds us that we’re never walking by ourselves,” said senior Selena Gonzales, a Diné member of the Navajo Nation. “We walk with our ancestors behind us and our future generations ahead of us.”
We’re preparing them for jobs that don’t even exist yet’ New FLC president on opportunities, Indigenous heritage and first-gen students New Fort Lewis College president on opportunities, Indigenous heritage and first-gen students
First Native American President Named at Fort Lewis College As Vice President of Diversity Affairs at FLC, Heather Shotton has played a pivotal role in advancing a culture of belonging and enhancing student access and success.