For the first time, students of color now make up the majority at FLC, reported at 51 percent, with 46 percent white and 3 percent unreported.

Registered nurse Amber DeHerrera (ATT '98-'01) talked to the Durango Telegraph about the lessons she learned working with birthing mothers in Tanzania through the Durango-based Tanzanian Mission Project.

Coordinator of Student Wellness Kendra Gallegos Reichle won the 2018 Outstanding Advisor award from the NASPA Foundation..

Four Biology students and two faculty attended the Sitka Whalefest, in Alaska, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Indea Stroeve Rogers (Biology, '18) wrote about the value of field work for scientists for the American Geophysical Union following her experience aboard a research vessel in the Baltic Sea last summer.

Economics major Joshua Emerson was awarded the first-ever Native American Bank, N.A. Scholarship at the 2018 American Indian Achievement Awards, in Denver.

FLC launched the Indigenous Arts Festival in November. The inaugral festival's theme was “Resilience: Laugh, Cry, Persevere,” and featured an art exhibit, speakers, and two theatre productions.

The journey of Cristin Haase (Biology, '13) to bring dental care to Native communities was profiled in a cover story in the Fall issue of Winds of Change magazine.

More than 200 students from Durango, Cortez, and Ignacio schools came to campus for the Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival in the Student Union Ballroom.

Parvannah Lee (Pubilc Health, '18) wrote an editorial for Teen Vogue about her experiences learning about food and hunger issues in her home Navajo Nation.

Junior Geology major Sean Englund completed the first-ever slackline crossing between Durango's Twin Buttes, in November.

In October, filmmaker Alexandria Bombach (Business Administration, '08) debuted On Her Shoulders, her documentary about Nadia Murad, who also won the Nobel Peace Price in October.

FLC will immediately begin the transition to a smoke-free environment, with the new policy going into full effect on January 1, 2019. This policy applies to all employees, students, visitors, contractors and externally affiliated individuals or companies renting FLC-­owned space on FLC-­owned and operated property.

FLC created a new focal point for school spirit by dedicating a 25' wall to Skyler the Skyhawk, FLC's intrepid athletic mascot! Check out this video for a fast-motion walkthrough of the wall's creation from 8 inch pencil sketch to 8 foot bird! 

Thanks to the crew from Fastsigns for allowing us to film them in action!

FLC donors recently shared a meal and saw presentations by students who receive scholarships at the Benefactors Brunch. The annual gathering is an opportunity for those who give to FLC scholarships to meet the students who benefit from that support. [PHOTOS]