Campus & Community

Tune in to hear FLC stories from Lauren Pope, media relations strategist. 

Tune in to hear FLC stories from Byron Tsabetsaye (English, '13), director of the Student Involvement Center. 

What we learn when walking around getting soaked.

Meet sailor, teacher, mathematician, and weekend philosopher Nicholas Canaparo (Adventure Education, '15). With voyages from Puget Sound to Amsterdam Harbor, Canaparo has lived as a globetrotter aboard world-class vessels. 

On a wintry afternoon, Fort Lewis College hosted an indoor commencement on December 16 to celebrate nearly 200 graduates. Hundreds of friends, family members, and staff filed into the packed Whalen Gymnasium to show their love through posters, cheers, and thunderous applause. 

Tune in to hear FLC stories from Elaine Severson, the event and conference coordinator at FLC.

 

Centura Health committed $4 million supporting Fort Lewis College for a 10,000-square-foot renovation of the Aquatics Center to transform the space into a cutting-edge performance, rehab, and wellness center for student-athletes and students.

Fort Lewis College is one of 104 schools receiving six-year grants as part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) initiative. IE3 challenges U.S. colleges and universities to substantially and sustainably build capacity for student belonging, especially for those historically excluded from the sciences.

“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

Many students, staff, and faculty noticed the vibrant poster reminding the FLC community of Native American Heritage Month, a celebration of the cultural impact of Indigenous peoples. The poster’s design is the work of V. Barney, a senior studying Communication Design and Sports Administration.