Joslynn Lee, assistant professor of Chemistry, received $25,020 from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department of Natural Resources for a Colorado Outdoor Equity Grant, “First Year Launch – Chemistry Outside.”

Jennifer Lowell, associate professor and chair of the Public Health Department, received $20,000 from Rocky Mountain Health Foundation for a Workforce Development Fund grant to “promote and support women, people of color and people with low income who are entering or advancing careers in healthcare fields.”

Brett Deming, Chief of Police, received $3,157 from the State of Colorado Department of Law for the “2022-23 Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Regional and In-Service Continuing Education.”

Kristine Greer, associate provost, received $34,935 from the Colorado Department of Higher Education/Office of Early Childhood Department of Human Services for the “Spring 2022 ECE Educator Funding.”

David Blake, associate professor of Biology, received $1,500 from the Society of Toxicology for “Faculty United for Toxicology Undergraduate Research and Education (FUTURE).”

Beth LaShell, coordinator of The Old Fort at Hesperus, received $78,916 from the State of Colorado Department of Agriculture through the US Department of Agriculture for “Creating Viable Pathways for BIPOC Farmers.”

Gigi Richard, director of the Four Corners Water Center, and Kaitlin Mattos, assistant professor of Environment & Sustainability, received $110,760 from the Walton Family Foundation to build a collaborative pilot Tribal Water Media Fellowship Program.

Deanne Grant, assistant professor of Sociology, and Janine Fitzgerald, professor of Sociology, received $1,500,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a “Humanities for All Times” project. 

Marnie Clay, assistant professor of Nutrition and Health Sciences, received $5,000 from Rocky Mountain Health Foundation for a Simple Gifts Fund grant “Fruit & Vegetable Prescription Program Pilot.”

In between classes, homework, jobs, sleeping, eating, and all the other practicalities of college life, students often seek out opportunities to connect with their peers. To accommodate for the subjective nature of “fun,” Fort Lewis College leadership tries to facilitate as many outlets as possible for the diverse student body with more than 60 student-led clubs animating campus...

The Official Ballot for La Plata County’s 2022 General Election is not short.

The FLC Student Health Center received a landmark grant totaling $150,000 for women's reproductive health resources and education. The gift comes from Candice Carson, the president of the Coutts & Clark Western Foundation board of trustees.

FLC honored its Indigenous students, staff, and faculty on Indigenous Peoples' Day. The enduring power and cultural significance of Indigenous peoples were on full display with food circles, social dances, and traditional games.

Andrew Gulliford, professor of History, paints a vivid historical picture of Bears Ears National Monument in his new book Bears Ears: Landscape of Refuge and Resistance.

The Old Fort Farm is collaborating with Primergy to allot 320 acres for a solar panel project. The deal comes at a crucial time as non-renewable energy costs continue to be cost-prohibitive for many families in the Southwest.