By student contributor Jade Slavin (Environmental Studies, ’22) In Spring 2022, the Environmental Center’s Weigh the Waste initiative found that the San Juan Dining Hall created 139 pounds of food waste in just one day. To further reduce food waste, we need to understand what motivates students to waste food. My senior research and capstone project attempted to do just...

When they're not buried in books, playing sports, practicing music, organizing clubs, or goofing off in dorm life, college students gravitate to wherever the food is. At Fort Lewis College, dining spaces have undergone many iterations, locations, and menus over the years. From the canteen to the lunchroom, chow time to mess hall, where and how FLC students feast has shifted as attitudes...

From green chile to dark chocolate, handmade pasta to honey bourbon, Fort Lewis College alumni are proud to present the full spectrum of textures and tangs to the Durango community and beyond. While many of these fine-food purveyors studied at FLC’s School of Business Administration, others flaunt degrees in place-based programs that build off access to the natural, cultural, and...

At Fort Lewis College, illumination happens beyond the books and classroom walls; beginning in summer 2022, campus will also get a little brighter with a shiny gym floor, alfresco flood lights, and more.

Top image: Founders and mission executives of Natural Pathways Foundation Jessica and Steve Zeller shine in love, nature, and their shared love of nature. In 2020, Fort Lewis College launched a Regenerative Food Systems Certificate to respond to the rising demand for a curriculum around sustainable food systems. Summer internships are an integral piece of the program, helping students...

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.