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.
One small Colorado town has fielded mountain bikers at every Summer Olympics since 1996 The Colorado Sun highlights Team USA Olympic mountain biker Savilia Blunk (ATT '18-21) among the Durango-trained cyclists who are competing in the Olympics in France this year. Blunk said that riding for the FLC Cycling Team and training in Durango fired her passion for the bike, improved her riding skills, and shaped her career trajectory.
NSF funds over $50M in new partnerships to broaden participation in materials science The Partnership for Education and Advancement of Quantum and nano-Science (PEAQS), led by Jeff Jessing and a team of FLC faculty and staff, is one of 11 collaborative research groups nationwide to receive six more years of funding from the National Science Foundation. The team will receive $4.2 million over that period. (NSF).
Bayfield FLC graduate completes 22-day solo trip through Southwest Colorado Bayfield FLC graduate Dylan Doskocil completes 22-day solo trip through Southwest. Colorado 300-mile journey was about emphasizing value of human-powered exploration (The Durango Herald).
Southern Ute youth go to Space Camp in Alabama Every year, Southern Ute youth go to Space Camp in Alabama thanks to Danny Jaques, a retired science teacher from Ignacio Junior High School and FLC alumnus (Biological Science-Natural History, '83). (KSJD)