In the News Sundog Gallery in Mancos to host exhibition of Fort Lewis College’s art department founder Sundog Gallery in Mancos to host exhibition of Fort Lewis College’s art department founder. (The Journal)
Grants & Funding Fort Lewis College is making quantum computing and nanotechnology big with use of grant FLC, which received a portion of a $127 million federal and state Elevate Quantum Tech Hub workforce development programming grant in 2024, held its second quantum computing and nanotech workshop this week for high school and FLC undergraduate students – one of several initiatives the grant has made possible.
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.
dkfrk Charlie Rogers (Exercise Physiology, ‘22) and his brother Ben (ATT '19-20) walked 24 hours straight to benefit the Fistula Foundation. The foundation is a nonprofit focused on fighting obstetric fistula, a deadly condition that results in 6% of all maternal deaths.
dkde Writing for The Durango Herald, Andrew Gulliford, professor of History, recounts the Bluff, Utah, Balloon Festival. Gulliford commands the imagination with images of balloons gracefully gliding over a reddish desert at the mercy of the wind.
jdfj The FLC cycling team finished second in the collegiate team omnium competition at the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Connecticut. FLC and Colorado Mesa University dominated the top spots in the varsity women’s and men’s championships. The Skyhawks finished second in the team relay to secure second in the omnium race.
hbu Southwest Regional Law Enforcement Academy graduated its latest batch of cadets at the Mancos Community Center. Brett Deming, FLC chief of police, delivered the commencement address, noting that the graduates can change the perception of law enforcement for the better.