News Briefs ‘Water justice’ delivered to Animas River via Durango resolution Fort Lewis College students successfully convinced Durango City Council to support a resolution acknowledging river rights for the Animas River.
In the News Fort Lewis College students study Falls Creek aquifer Capstone project offers real-world experience, practical data for subdivision residents.
News Briefs Diné Weaver Venancio Aragón Dyes Wool With Kool-Aid The Diné weaver and teacher reimagines pre-trading-post-era weaving techniques, continually coloring his practice with new aesthetic and material horizons. (Hyperallergic)
FLC’s Center of Southwest Studies to screen ‘Star Wars: New Hope" in Navajo Manny Wheeler's idea for the project came from speaking with his wife, a language teacher, about the future of the Navajo language and its preservation. The film will be screened on Sept. 26. (Durango Herald)
As student hunger persists at colleges, higher education tries out providing free food FLC is among many community colleges and universities in Colorado providing food assistance to students at a time when food costs have spiked and more students are believed to be experiencing hunger. (Chalkbeat)
Senator Hickenlooper tours new nursing training facility at FLC Fort Lewis College has partnered with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to establish a new nursing training facility on its campus. U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper toured the facility on Aug. 29, highlighting the importance of local educational opportunities in retaining healthcare professionals in rural areas. (Local News Network)
Fort Lewis College’s pre-nursing students answer the call to healthcare The program offers students a unique pathway to nursing careers