Heather Shotton is Fort Lewis College’s new vice president for Diversity Affairs, a role she’s eager to infuse with her expertise and work in alongside the students, staff, faculty, and administration of FLC.

The National Science Foundation awarded $25,000 to Fort Lewis College in the Taking Action: COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenge.

Ian Burnett—former Skyhawk and pro cyclist—is taking the helm of FLC cycling. Burnett (Business Administration-Finance, '10) has been with the club team since 2010 as the track and road coach.

Three Sparkle On Scholarship recipients will be riding for the FLC cycling team this fall. Professional mountain biker Kate Courtney created the Sparkle On Scholarship in partnership with industry brands to recognize student-athletes who have demonstrated academic and athletic excellence while giving back to the cycling community.

The FLC cycling team wrapped up its season at the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships with a fourth-place omnium finish.

Professor of Education Suzie Null's last name means “invalid data” in a lot of computer code, an unfortunate hiccup in her daily life that she talked about on WNYC's Radiolab podcast.

Benjamin Waddell, associate professor of Sociology & Human Services, joins a suite of FLC professors with regular columns in The Durango Herald: keep up with his column titled "The Other Side" as well as "What's up in Durango Skies" from Charles Hakes, senior lecturer of Physics & Engineering, and "Gulliford's Travels" from Andrew Gulliford,...

Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Representatives Barbara McLachlan and Leslie Herod, and tribal leaders were on campus this week to sign HB 22-1327, a law mandating archaeological and archival research at two boarding school sites in Colorado.

Snowpack in Southwest Colorado has bottomed out, marking one of the region’s earliest snowmelts in the last 30 years with warm and windy weather. According to Gigi Richard, director of the Four Corners Water Center, dust deposited in the San Juan Mountains increased the intensity of solar radiation and melted the snowpack faster.

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hozhoni Days Exhibition and Powwow returned to campus this spring.

Fort Lewis College hosted an outdoor commencement under a bright blue sky to celebrate nearly 500 graduating seniors. Thousands of friends and family members filled up FLC’s Ray Dennison Memorial Field with love and raucous applause for the Skyhawks. 

Fort Lewis College’s Spring Commencement will take place on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 9 a.m. on the Ray Dennison Memorial Field. This is the 60th commencement in FLC history, with nearly 500 students participating. In addition to Spring 2022 graduates, students from 2020 who graduated via virtual ceremonies are invited to walk in this year’s in-person ceremony.

For every swipe of a Fort Lewis College #FLCFOREVER Loyalty Debit Card, Alpine Bank donates 10 cents to FLC programs. Since the College and Bank partnership launched three years ago, those dimes have added up to nearly $70,000 in direct impact on FLC students.

From supporting the day-to-day operations of the College with innovation and excellence to going above and beyond to advance institutional goals, this year’s faculty and staff award recipients exhibited exceptional work.

Fort Lewis College is one of five institutions in Colorado receiving $100,000 from the Colorado Housing & Finance Authority for student scholarships. The Building the Future Scholarship Fund is a multiphase, multiyear fund set up to strengthen the state's future workforce, advance equity in education access, and promote leadership in the affordable housing and economic development...