In the News According to the Colorado Governor's Office, the screening was held at the college's Student Union and was a melting pot of disability advocates, Tribal Council members, community leaders, alongside students and faculty.
News Briefs SOIL strengthens partnership with FLC through student internships, class projects SOIL deepened its collaboration with Fort Lewis College this summer by hosting two interns from FLC’s Environment and Sustainability Department. Students Raine Lohr and Brooke Lant contributed to projects ranging from planting plants for educational gardens and aquaponics maintenance to pest management, research, and community outreach. Lant also completed a research project...
News Briefs Erik Westover created the Levitator 鈥� a specialized gurney for backcountry search and rescue extractions. Together with Benny Selph, Westover鈥檚 caregiver who is also an engineer, the pair is working to revitalize his creation. In April, the pair took second place in the Fort Lewis College Hawk Tank entrepreneurial competition for the Levitator, before taking it to the New Mexico Search and...
Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center, received $5,000 from the Colorado Office of Economic Development Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center, received $5,000 from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) to provide Leading Edge strategic planning and startup courses.
Dr. Jeffrey McFarlane, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, received $94,530 from the National Institutes of Health Dr. Jeffrey McFarlane, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, received $94,530 from the National Institutes of Health, SuRE FIRST program, supplemental funding for “Stopped-flow spectrometer for analysis of reaction kinetics project.”
Dr. Laurie Williams, Professor, Physics and Engineering, received $100,000 from the US Department of Energy Dr. Laurie Williams, Professor, Physics and Engineering, received $100,000 from the US Department of Energy for the “Navajo Nation Solar Initiative – Energizing Rural Communities Prize.”
Dr. Mark Boespflug, Assistant Professor, Philosophy, received $74,244 from the University of St. Thomas Dr. Mark Boespflug, Assistant Professor, Philosophy, received $74,244 from the University of St. Thomas for the “Psychology and Theology of Faith project.”