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.
Mikki Naranjo (Accounting, '05) earns promotion with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe Mikki Naranjo (Accounting, '05) has transitioned into the Contracts and Grants Manager position for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe after finishing the Tribe’s apprenticeship program.
Roger Leslie (Business Administration, '93) takes on next challenge Known in the Whiteriver, Arizona community for setting and achieving one goal after another, Roger Leslie (Business Administration, '93) is taking on his next challenge—managing a ski resort during a pandemic.
Southern Ute Indian Tribe swears in Linda K. Baker (History, '94) The Southern Ute Indian Tribe has sworn in Linda K. Baker (History, '94) as a new Tribal Council Member. Baker previously worked for the Southern Ute Museum and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in the Anthropology Department.
Professor Heidi Steltzer reflects on Paris Agreement five years later Under the Paris Agreement, 2020 was supposed to be a milestone year for global emission reductions. What happens next? “The future is up to us and will always be up to us," says Heidi Steltzer, professor of Environment & Sustainability and Biology.