Dr. Kristine Greer, Associate Provost, Academic Affairs, received $40,000 from the US Department of Treasury through the Colorado Department of Higher Education for the “CORE Initiative.”

Dr. David Blake, Associate Professor, Biology, received $4,500 from the University of Colorado for the “Development and Hosting of Pedagogy Workshop at FLC, Spring 2023.”

Dr. David Blake, Associate Professor, Biology, received $1,500 from the Society of Toxicology for the “Faculty United for Toxicology Undergraduate Research and Education (FUTURE) for an Undergraduate Faculty Research grant.”

Dr. Kaitlin Mattos, Assistant Professor, Environment and Sustainability, received $5,000 from The Southwestern Water Conservation District for the “Tribal Water Media Fellowship project.”

Beth LaShell, Director, and Elicia Whittlesey, Farmer Training Program Coordinator, The Old Fort at Hesperus, received $215,000 from the Community Foundation on behalf of the Social Impact Grant from La Plata County for the “construction of a winterized Community Vegetable Processing Barn on the Old Fort Campus.”

Dr. Laurie Williams, Professor, Physics and Engineering, received $197,516 from the National Science Foundation through Princeton University for “DarkSide: Mid-scale.”

Beth LaShell, Director, The Old Fort at Hesperus, received $13,050 from the State of Colorado Department of Agriculture for the “support of NextGen agriculturalists.”

Dr. David Blake, Associate Professor, Biology, received $156,000 from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation for the “2023 Beckman Scholars Program.”

Dr. Kristine Greer, Associate Provost, Academic Affairs, received $25,000 from the US Department of Health and Human Services through the Colorado Department of Early Childhood for the “Elevating the Early Childhood Workforce: Plans, Qualifications, & Pathways.”

Jennifer Rider, Director, Center for Teaching & Learning, received $973,560 from the US Department of Education for the “Digital Learning: A Pathway to Equity, Access and Success for Low-income, First-generation, and Indigenous Students project.”

Beth LaShell, Director, The Old Fort at Hesperus, received $157,140 from the Department of Higher Education, History Colorado, the Colorado Historical Society to “complete remaining interior work and window restoration of Faculty House #15 in Hesperus, Colorado at the Old Fort.”

Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center, received $100,000 from the US Small Business Administration through the Colorado Department of Economic Development and International Trade (COEDIT) to fund SBDC activities in 2023.  

This week, tune in to hear FLC stories from Tristan Gulliford, help desk supervisor. 

A little over a decade after taking an accidental journalism course at Fort Lewis College, Jourdan Bennett-Begaye (Athletic Training, ’13) is the editor-in-chief of ICT (formerly Indian Country Today), a digital platform reporting on the Indigenous world.

This week, tune in to hear FLC stories from Stella Zhu, basic needs coordinator.