Heather Shotton, Ph.D. Fort Lewis Welcomes First Native President Amid Reconciliation Process Fort Lewis College has spent years taking stock of its history as a federal Indian boarding school and working with local tribes to make amends. Now its first Indigenous leader plans to continue the work she helped launch.
In the News Free training program in Durango addresses water industry workforce shortage A new training program at Fort Lewis College aims to tackle a water industry workforce shortage by connecting participants with a network of water operators.
In the News New partnership creates 'educational sovereignty' for Native American scholars at UNLV UNLV and Fort Lewis College have established a partnership aimed at expanding graduate access for undergraduate students.
Public Health students combat COVID-19 misconceptions To combat misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccines, Public Health students at Fort Lewis College created communication campaigns and distributed COVID-19 safety information to their peers on campus.
FLC biology research on the 416 burn scar Several FLC Biology students will be conducting research in the 416 Fire burn scar with support from American Forests, a conservation group, to see which replanted fir and pine species have trouble coming back.
Men's golf gets second place Fort Lewis College's men's golf team finished in second place at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships. Coach Jim Foltz says, "We’ve shown we can play well and play with top teams in our conference and region.”
Ute Language Fluency partnership with Southern Ute Indian Tribe In an effort to promote Ute language fluency among young people, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Fort Lewis College are working on a program to certify more instructors who can teach the Ute language both on the reservation and in K-12 schools.