In the News Fort Lewis College to create humanities lab with $1.35 million grant Fort Lewis College has announced plans to build a humanities lab in the Center of Southwest Studies using a $1.35 million grant from the Mellon Foundation.
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
FLC Engage brings voting to campus Voting just got easier, thanks to a new on-campus ballot box and voting center set up by the Political Science Department and La Plata County officials. Their collaborative effort to increase voter engagement also involves FLC students teaching local high schoolers how to register to vote.
FLC ranked fifth in Colorado in study looking at return on investment for students FLC ranked fifth in Colorado in a study looking at return on investment for students, based on factors like average early career pay and student loan debt at graduation.
Reed Library receives funding to reduce textbook costs Lowering textbook costs for students is a priority for Reed Library and faculty, who received funding from the Colorado Department of Education to implement more free, open education resources at FLC.
Lee Blessing workshops with FLC Theatre Award-winning playwright Lee Blessing has been at Fort Lewis College for a week-long residency with the Theatre Department. He's best known for his work, "A Walk in the Woods," nominated for a Tony award and Pulitzer Prize.