Fort Lewis College alumnus Justin Jones (Political Science, ‘94) is making a bid for President of the Navajo Nation. As an experienced lawyer specializing in tribal law, Jones is basing his platform on substantial business regulation reform and the removal of “tribal red tape.”

Ascent Digital Marketing, a company formed in December by Ben Sorensen (Marketing, ‘13) and Brittany See (Psychology, '15), has seen massive growth in its inaugural year with nearly 80 new clients. To keep this forward momentum, Sorensen and See turned to their alma mater to expand their team with alumni and students from FLC.

David Siegrist (Environmental Studies, '20) is making a splash in the mountain biking market with his company Sanitas Cycles. Utilizing skills he learned at Fort Lewis College, Siegrist hopes to craft custom-built cyclocross bikes for the FLC cycling team.

Durango Theaterworks staged a WWII-era interpretation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing at the outdoor Joe & Clela Busby Amphitheater. Theatergoers relished enrapturing sunsets and performances on FLC's picturesque grounds.

After 42 years of shaping mountain bike culture in Durango, Mountain Bike Specialists Manager John Glover (Agricultural Science & Art, '80) will retire. Having witnessed the boom of cycling in the 1980s, Glover made his passion into a life-long career.

The Botanical Society of America recognized Emma Cooley (Biology, ‘21) with the 2022 Young Botanist Award. Given to graduating seniors who have made notable contributions to plant science, the award recipients have their names published in the Plant Science Bulletin.

Lisa Hastings (Fine Arts, '90) completed her most recent children’s book, The Adventures of Hamish: Hamish Goes West. The book follows the titular puppy as he journeys 4,000 miles to meet his family in the Rocky Mountains and includes illustrations created by the author.

Ben Bain, weed manager for La Plata County, has asked Fort Lewis College students with GIS training to keep tabs on the spread of noxious weeds throughout the region. Bain and the students work in concert to monitor 1,700 square miles of land in La Plata County for potential incursions.

After a successful first year, the E. coli monitoring partnership between Fort Lewis College and Mountain Studies Institute produced findings. Their discoveries inform forest management as more people flock to public lands. This new body of research is being strengthened by tapping into citizen science and FLC student research.

Hanson Mike (Environmental Studies, '22), a Grand Canyon Trust intern, shines a light on the struggles experienced by the Diné people of the Bodaway/Gap region. This region, located near the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers, was recently freed from a 43-year development ban.

Gift Puteho, an up-and-coming Zambian mountain biker featured in Teton Gravity Research’s latest film Esperanto, paid a visit to the Fort Lewis College cycling camp. Puteho mingled with the Durango Devo riders at Test Tracks with his coach Nora Richards (ATT '08-09), a former rider for FLC.

Scientists from Fort Lewis College have been negotiating hazardous mountain terrain in search of a different kind of hidden treasure—scientific knowledge. With various ecoregions to study, students and faculty are uniquely positioned to unearth fresh scientific insights.

The FLC Foundation recently announced a transformative grant from The Colorado Health Foundation. This grant will fund Fort Lewis College's new nursing program’s culturally inclusive simulation labs, support curriculum development, and provide student scholarships.

Bridging the gap between the traditional and the modern world, Camela Brown (Biology, ‘20) paves a new path forward for science educators and communicators working in Indigenous communities. “I want to fuse everything and get these kids to realize it’s okay to be good at something, to be strong, to excel,” she said.

Mentor, researcher, chemist — read the decades-spanning story of Ted Bartlett, a former professor of Chemistry at Fort Lewis College. Through student-driven inquiry and a focus on experiential learning, Bartlett transformed FLC’s Chemistry Department with his unconventional research focus.