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.
Alumna Jamie Matthews receives pardon from Governor Polis After struggling with drug addiction and serving time in jail, Jamie Matthews (Accounting, '15) enrolled back in school and turned her life around. She was one of four people to receive pardons from Governor Polis in December.
Student video feature story on a local baker aired on Rocky Mountain PBS Callie Morris (Journalism & Multimedia Studies, '19) produced a video feature story on a local baker as part of a student project with Rocky Mountain PBS. The segment aired on Arts District and can be viewed online.
Shirena Trujillo Long profiled in Durango Herald Shirena Trujillo Long (Spanish and English, '00), longstanding student mentor and program coordinator of El Centro de Muchos Colores for 15 years, was profiled in the Durango Herald.
SOBA hosts Southwest Economic Summit The School of Business Administration and partners held the annual Southwest Economic Summit on campus last week, where economists forecasted the trends expected for Colorado and the Southwest in 2020.