Students are headed back to the Navajo Nation next week for Solar Spring Break, an alternative program that provides hands-on experiences for students and solar power for low-income families.

The FLC and Durango cycling communities are mourning the loss of Ben Sonntag (Business Economics, '10). Sonntag was a three-time national champion while racing for FLC and was a passionate, joyful competitor in the local and professional cycling scenes.

Kelsey Lansing (Psychology and Native American & Indigenous Studies, '16) was profiled by Westword after receiving the National Sexual Violence Resource Center 2020 Colorado Visionary Voice Award for her work at a local nonprofit with Native American women.

Assistant Professor of Management Carma Claw spoke with BizEd about her personal academic journey and how she's working to create inclusivity and opportunity for her Indigenous students. She is the first Diné doctorate business professor at an AACSB-accredited business school.

The grandeur of mountain and desert sunsets can feel mysterious and mystical, but there's science behind those color bursts. Joanna Gordon Casey, visiting instructor of Physics & Engineering, explains why we see such amazing sunsets in the Four Corners.

First-year student Kellen London is an avid adventure athlete. In the FLC Adventure Education program, he's found both his dream major and academic support to succeed.

Archaeologist Brandon Olson (Anthropology, '03) helped uncover 2,300-year-old fortifications on the southeastern coast of Cyprus, further revealing the military character and date of occupation of the historic site.

Giedre Tarnauskaite is at the net as FLC's new head volleyball coach. She's been coaching for 14 years and is ready to build a culture of success for Skyhawks volleyball.

Talons up, Skyhawks! The new head football coach is Darrius G. Smith, an offense-minded and passionate football coach with 20 years of experience.

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.

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 a study looking at return on investment for students, based on factors like average early career pay and student loan debt at graduation.

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.

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.

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.