This inspiring Navajo Times piece describes how Lisa Begaye overcame the struggles of addiction and graduated from Fort Lewis College with high honors.
In his January 2024 newsletter, CU Anschutz Medical Campus Chancellor Don Elliman highlights the CU Nursing Fort Lewis College Collaborative. The new program brings CU's four-year undergraduate nursing curriculum to students in southwest Colorado and creates a pathway for rural and indigenous students to become trusted nurses in their communities.
For as little as $12 million extra a year, the state of Colorado could guarantee free college tuition for every low-income high school student in the state. According to a Colorado Sun story, CSU Pueblo and FLC are tied for offering the most generous tuition guarantee of any state college.
Colorado educational institutions are seeing an increasing number of students struggling to get enough food, according to a Colorado Trust Collective story. The story highlights FLC's Grub Hub program. The story was also republished in Spanish in the weekly "El Semanario."
An anonymous gift to the President’s Impact Fund allowed for the FLC Tuition Promise expansion and will now cover tuition for Colorado residents whose families earn less than $70,000.
FLC's Student Health Center is now an accredited Colorado Medicaid provider, allowing students to access all of its services at no out-of-pocket cost to them. Administrators believe at least a third of FLC's 3,400 students qualify for Medicaid.
Our free Life-Long FLC Learning series is live! The next session is on February 8 with ecologist and FLC faculty member Michael Drake. He will be talking about protecting biodiversity in a complex world. The series will culminate on April 18, featuring Ballroom Dance: History and Contemporary Landscape by FLC Provost and resident social dance hobbyist Mario Martinez.
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Today is the day! We cannot wait to celebrate our student’s extraordinary research and scholarly and creative work at the Undergraduate Research Spring Symposium & Gala. @flc_undergraduate_research Our incredible students have dedicated themselves to investigating, innovating, exploring, composing, and creating. They ask the big questions, challenge conventional wisdom, and push the boundaries of our knowledge. Our Symposium & Gala allows us to learn about our students' discoveries…
We have moody clouds sitting above campus today as we welcome our last week of classes this semester. Don’t forget Skyhawks… 1️⃣ You are capable of hard things 2️⃣ It’s okay to ask for help 3️⃣ We are SO proud of your determination and grit this semester You got this! #FortLewisCollege #DurangoColorado #FLCCampus #SanJuanMountains