Darrius Smith hired as new football coach Talons up, Skyhawks! The new head football coach is Darrius G. Smith, an offense-minded and passionate football coach with 20 years of experience.
EPA awards FLC student team with $24,824 The EPA awarded an FLC student team with $24,824 to develop a portable system that will provide accurate, rapid detection and identification of waterborne bacteria in water systems.
FLC Engage brings voting to campus Voting just got easier, thanks to a new on-campus ballot box and voting center set up by the Political Science Department and La Plata County officials. Their collaborative effort to increase voter engagement also involves FLC students teaching local high schoolers how to register to vote.
FLC ranked fifth in Colorado in study looking at return on investment for students FLC ranked fifth in Colorado in a study looking at return on investment for students, based on factors like average early career pay and student loan debt at graduation.
Reed Library receives funding to reduce textbook costs Lowering textbook costs for students is a priority for Reed Library and faculty, who received funding from the Colorado Department of Education to implement more free, open education resources at FLC.
Lee Blessing workshops with FLC Theatre Award-winning playwright Lee Blessing has been at Fort Lewis College for a week-long residency with the Theatre Department. He's best known for his work, "A Walk in the Woods," nominated for a Tony award and Pulitzer Prize.
Students named to Dean's List Congrats to the students named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2019 semester! These students took at least 15 credits of gradable hours and achieved a 3.60 or higher grade point average.
Manna staff help students enroll in SNAP To ensure FLC students have access to fresh, nutritious food, Manna staff members are on campus to help students enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
FLC alumnus digitizing local historic tribal publication The Southern Ute Drum Local historic tribal publication The Southern Ute Drum is utilizing the expertise of Fabian Martinez (History, '18) to digitize and preserve the paper's extensive inventory of publications and photographs.
FLC ranked in top 100 Philosophy bachelor's degrees in the U.S. For its standout academics and affordability, FLC is ranked in the top 100 Philosophy bachelor's degrees in the U.S. by Great Value Colleges.
FLC Indigenous Society of Psychologists shed light on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement During halftime at a local high school basketball game, two students from the FLC Indigenous Society of Psychologists shed light on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement.
Conceptual artist Trey Duvall's exhibit "Hat on a Hat" displayed at FLC Conceptual artist Trey Duvall (Art, '09) invited his hometown community to explore absurdity and repeated tasks of doing and non-doing in his art installation "Hat On A Hat" at the FLC Art Gallery.
Assistant Professor Joslynn Lee interviewed for Chemical & Engineering News Assistant Professor of Chemistry Joslynn Lee (Chemistry and Cellular & Molecular Biology, '06) spoke to Chemical & Engineering News about her path as a student and chemist, and her return home to teach at FLC.
Brian Smith honored as Change Management Principal of the Year Thanks to his innovative uses of technology as executive principal at Colorado Springs' Falcon Middle School, Brian Smith (Chemistry, '02) was honored as the Change Management Principal of the Year by the National Council on Digital Convergence.
Shelly Thompson hired as Cultural Preservation Director Shelly Thompson (Political Science, '03) is the new Cultural Preservation Director at the Southern Ute Cultural Center and the Southern Ute Museum in Ignacio, Colorado, working to spread culture and share the work of the SUCC with the Ute community.