Lindsay Nyquist, director of Marketing & Communications, joins the Higher Ed Marketer Podcast to share the incredible ways she and her department have recognized the uniqueness of FLC while also reinvigorating its brand.

Benjamin Waddell, associate professor of Sociology & Human Services, recently published pieces with Writers on the Range, The Globe Post, and Colorado Politics about the residents of Westside Mobile Park and their efforts to buy their community in Durango.

Jenni Trujillo, dean of the School of Education, provided testimony to state legislators regarding access to educator training and the funding needed to support teacher candidates in order to address the teacher shortage.

Ryan Evans (Business Administration, ‘03) has made waves in the niche Belgian-style beer market with his very own “Bruz Beers.” Having struck a deal with Ska Distribution, Evans hopes to take his business to the next level and bring Belgian-inspired beers to the Southwest.

As the opioid crisis continues to rage across the United States, Fort Lewis College hosted a seminar discussing overdoses in the community. More than 100 doses of Narcan were distributed among the audience along with life-saving information on how to administer the drug.

Al Harper with the D&SNG Railroad welcomed FLC Family Connection, a program intended to provide a network of support for students far from their homes, for a day on the train.

Nate Peach, visiting assistant professor of Economics, spoke to The Durango Herald about the impact of rising gas prices on our small mountain community. Peach says that Durango’s workers will feel the impacts of rising gas prices the most.

Three female student-athletes are taking internships with the Fort Lewis College football team this semester. Though working in a male-dominated sport, the trio has been instrumental in raising funds, recruiting athletes, and giving evaluations of potential players.

Senior Riley Farris finished out his final basketball season with 2,073 career points, which ranks him No. 1 in Fort Lewis College history. Farris was also recognized with a spot on the Division II Conference Commissioners Association’s All-South Central Region Teams.

The Pueblo Alliance hosted its seventh annual Feast Day at Fort Lewis College. The daylong event included Indigenous speakers and vendors, and concluded with a traditional dinner. The celebrations take place seasonally as an integral part of Pueblo life and culture.

Brandon Leimbach, director of Athletics, has announced his departure from Fort Lewis College. During his tenure, Leimbach restructured the department to comply with other NCAA Division II institutions, forged a relationship with Mercy Regional Medical Center, and helped student-athletes and coaches navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the fall of 2021, FLC Environment and Sustainability Professor Heidi Steltzer organized a student expedition into the high mountains of the San Juans to search for suspected permafrost. Permafrost persistence in the high southern peaks of Colorado is an understudied phenomenon

How spending time in the desert can open your mind to new and creative ideas, solutions to problems, and radical changes in perspective.

In his time at Fort Lewis College, Lee Bitsóí, former associate vice president for Diversity Affairs, became a role model for Indigenous students looking to confront colonial narratives.

Vladimir Koshevoy, a network support technician in Fort Lewis College's IT Department, has family in Ukraine and is helping to organize a fundraiser to provide those in the warzone with food, medicine, and supplies.