Friends and Donors FLC celebrates Spring 2025 Commencement with humor, reflection and selfies More than 370 graduates honored in joyful, emotional ceremonies that included keynote speaker Tommy Orange, acclaimed author of There, There.
Campus & Community FLC celebrates collaboration, courage at Diversity Affairs Graduation Celebration Political science professor Paul DeBell called on graduates to stay connected to face today’s challenges
Campus & Community Student scholars shine at FLC鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Symposium and Gala Approximately 160 students presented posters, and 35 students delivered oral presentations during the Undergraduate Research Spring Symposium & Awards Gala event.
Hawk Tank celebrates 10 years of fueling business innovation across the Four Corners San Juan College student Joey DeMartino wins $10,000 for audio production startup Noise Hub during milestone event.
Inaugural Native American Art and Fashion Show at FLC celebrates beauty, strength, and identity Students model wearable creations from semester-long Native American Art & Culture course.
FLC earns 2025 Carnegie Classification as 鈥淪pecial Focus: Arts and Sciences鈥� This classification places FLC among a select group of only 6% of colleges and universities nationwide.
FLC Unveils $6M CommonSpirit Sports Performance Center The state-of-the-art, 10,000 sq. ft. facility serves 500 student-athletes and, starting in the fall, members of the Student Life Center.
FLC students explore ecology, community and career paths at CU-Boulder鈥檚 Mountain Research Station Five FLC students traveled to the CU-Boulder Mountain Research Station this Spring as part of a fully-funded "SEEDS" national program that helps students get involved in ecology and gain leadership experience.
Dean of FLC鈥檚 School of Education, Jenni Trujillo, steps down to lead an early education project The longtime FLC leader and alumna will remain connected through an advisory role.
Indigenous nutrition conference at FLC helps connect health, nutrition, culture More than 130 people, including health care professionals, nutrition experts and students attended the conference held at Fort Lewis College April 3-4.
Award-winning author Tommy Orange to deliver FLC's 2025 Spring Commencement address Orange, an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, gained national recognition with his debut novel, There There, which became a New York Times bestseller and offers a poignant exploration of urban Native American life.
FLC Board of Trustees unanimously appoints Heather J. Shotton as FLC鈥檚 next President Bringing over two decades of teaching, scholarship, and leadership experience, Shotton will be the first Indigenous person to lead the institution.