Alumnus Peter Mesard says he chose to attend Fort Lewis College because of the outdoors—the skiing and the mountain climbing, especially. But his academic experience is what stuck with him, so much so that he has established the Peter Mesard Undergraduate Research Fund for present and future FLC students.

Amanda Schoolland (Music Education, '11) was honored with the Outstanding Young Music Educator Award at the CMEA Convention in Colorado Springs.

Amy Gilley, lecturer in scenic design and technical director in the Theatre Department, was chosen to read a creative piece, "Ragged Patterns of Breath," at the Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture in February 2017.

Tino Sonora, Economics professor and past Fulbright Scholar, was interviewed by KSJD about the Fulbright Scholar program and why FLC professors are such a good fit.

Sandy Gilpin, Leslie Goldstein and Brian Burke's MyMathLab Educator Study, measuring student success strategies in Introduction to Algebra, was recently published by Pearson.

FLC was named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for 2016-17. Three faculty were named Fulbright Scholars for the academic year: Justin McBrayer, associate professor of philosophy (Austria); Ross McCauley, associate professor of biology (Galapagos Islands); and Nancy Cardona, associate professor of English (Norway).

Three scholars from Fort Lewis College (FLC) were awarded Fulbright grants for 2016-2017, tied for the most with the U.S. Naval Academy among bachelor’s institutions.  Top-producing institutions are highlighted annually in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

At the urging of FLC's Black Student Union, the City of Durango issued a proclamation naming February 4th "Durango Ride the Bus for Rosa Parks Day."

Tara Trask and Ramona Pierson will visit Fort Lewis College on Wednesday, February 22 and Thursday, February 23. They will work with a number of classes, in addition to participating in several events open to the public.

Vivian Gray, a senior at Argyle High School in Texas and the #23 women's basketball recruit in the country, talks about why she chose Fort Lewis College.

Rebecca Clausen, associate professor and chair of Sociology, and Steven Chischilly, Jr., a senior Environmental Studies major, were featured in the National Institute of Health's Navajo Gold King Mine Exposure Project newsletter.

Junior point guard Daniel Hernandez, 5'8", was featured on ESPN.com for his incredible block of a 6'8" Colorado Mesa player.

As part of the Environmental Center's Vote Real program, a campus-wide survey determined that apples are the next preferred "real" food. From this point forward, apples served in the dining hall will be local and organic. Vote Real is a program unique to FLC that has engaged an average of 14% of campus in food democracy, thus far shifting $25K annually into local food markets.

James Temte (Biology, '05) was selected as an artist-in-residence for Denali National Park and Preserve's 2017 program.

Fort Lewis College's Skyhawks Cycling team won third place overall at USA Cycling's Cyclocross Nationals in Hartford, Connecticut on January 4-5, 2017. Go Skyhawks!