Maureen Brandon, dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, has announced that she will be retiring on June 30, 2017. Brandon first came to FLC in 2008 as the dean of the School of Natural & Behavioral Sciences.

Durango topped National Geographic Traveler's list of Where to Backpack in 2016.

Senior Exercise Science major Sofia Gomez-Villafane took the gold at the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Asheville, NC, then finished 19^th overall in the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.

FLC ranked at #18 on Great Value Colleges' listing of Colleges with Beautiful Campuses.