Sports-related head injuries are a major concern today among organizations ranging from the National Football League to youth sports clubs. If Devin Leahy, assistant professor of Engineering at Fort Lewis College, has his way, he and his student research team will soon produce data that help sports equipment manufacturers design helmets that better protect heads from those injuries, thanks to...

Sports-related head injuries are a major concern today among organizations ranging from the National Football League to youth sports clubs. If Devin Leahy, assistant professor of Engineering at Fort Lewis College, has his way, he and his student research team will soon produce data that help sports equipment manufacturers design helmets that better protect heads from those injuries, thanks to...

FLC was listed by AISES' Winds of Change magazine as one of the Top 200 schools in 2015 for Native American students.

The STEM³ program exists to offer support to college students working toward science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees.

Wicked problems are issues that, at first glance, seem to have no solution. Dr. Dodds, this year’s Roger Peters Distinguished Professor, works with his students until they begin to, as he puts it, “poke holes in the problem” on the way to a solution.

Alumnus Howard Grotts (Mathematics, '14) finished first in the Pro Men's Cross Country race at the USA Cycling Mountain Biking Nationals in Mammoth, California. Nineteen other alumni and current Skyhawks competed and placed over the weekend.

Mariah Gachupin, a senior Gender & Women's Studies major, was a finalist in the Miss Native American USA Pageant held in Tempe, Arizona on August 8. Last year's winner, April Yazza, was also an FLC student.

Senior Marketing major Becky Gardner was interviewed by Monster.com about how to become a professional mountain biker. 

Assistant Director of Athletics Sarah Meier was honored with the Keith Jensen Award from the Colorado arm of the National Football Foundation.

Alumna Catherine Rathbone (Marketing, '15) started a Mermaid Camp in Durango to help young girls with fitness, confidence, and fun.

Our alumni and friends are making a significant difference in the lives of our students thanks to their generous gifts. These investments in Fort Lewis College range from scholarships, to supporting academic enrichment, to strengthening  Skyhawk athletics.   FLC alumni and friends donated a record $874,666 to the Annual Fund for the fiscal year that ended on June 30. ...

Dawn Mulhern, associate professor of Anthropology, just returned from her time as a Visiting Scientist in Forensic Anthropology at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner.

Suzanne Fegelein has traveled a long road following her passion – as an attorney advocating for children, as an alumna of Fort Lewis College and law school, and as a mother.

Suzanne Fegelein has traveled a long road following her passion – as an attorney advocating for children, as an alumna of Fort Lewis College and law school, and as a mother.

Biology Professor Julie Korb and Associate Professor Ross McCauley will lead walking and driving tours of the alpine flora of the San Juan Mountains as a part of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico Annual Conference held on campus July 16-19.