DAC Microgrants

Several Skyhawks were named as recipients of the Durango Art Center's 2016 Microgrants: senior Art major Kayla Shaggy, senior Art major Tricia Gourley, alumna Della Greer (Art, '13), Assistant Professor of Art Tony Holmquist, and Videographer Shan Wells.

(l-r) Taylor Bennett-Begaye, Devin Weekley-Dean, Jhane Meyers, Native Program Manager Bird Runningwater, Megan Babbit, Shaandiin Tome, and Time Warner Fellow Holly Nordlum)

Fellowship launches student into world of Native filmmaking

When she started college, Taylor Bennett-Begaye never imagined herself as a filmmaker. Now she has a foot in the business before even graduating after earning this year’s Full Circle Fellowship with the Sundance Institute. The annual award and year-long mentorship program recognizes four promising young Native Americans in the film industry.

McCauley

Dr. Ross McCauley, associate professor in the Department of Biology was recently awarded a 2016 Fulbright Scholar Grant to perform research next year in Ecuador, focusing on plant evolution and conservation in the Galapagos Islands.

Overall grants brief

Over seven months, 23 faculty and staff members received grants for their programs and departments, ranging in size from $250 - $1.4 million.

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