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
Heather Shotton, Ph.D. Fort Lewis College community rallies behind its students Fort Lewis College marked two important milestones within days of one another.
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)
Navajo Nation enhances sustainability efforts through solar power initiatives (Hoodline, Phoenix) Navajo Nation enhances sustainability efforts through solar power initiatives (Hoodline, Phoenix)