Tyler Dunn, Director, Reed Library, received $20,263 from The Colorado Department of Higher Education for the “Putting Students at the Center through Open Educational Resource (OER).”

Stella Zhu, Basic Needs Coordinator, Student Well-being, received $98,285 from the US Department of Treasury through the Community Shares of Colorado, Inc. for Capacity building and infrastructure support funding, “Farm to Campus/Campus to Farm.”

Elicia Whittlesey, Farmer Training Program Coordinator, The Old Fort at Hesperus, received $45,366 from the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Small Food Business Recovery and Resilience Grant to “expand opportunities to purchase healthy foods for low income, los access Coloradans in Hesperus by funding personnel, cold storage, produce processing, and marketing to increase...

Kaitlin Mattos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Environment and Sustainability, received $10,000 from The Southwestern Water Conservation District for the “Tribal Water Media Fellowship Summer Intensive Program.”

Tyler Dunn, Director, Reed Library, received $42,240 from The Colorado Department of Higher Education for the “Lowering Textbook Costs for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Collaborative Project between the University of Colorado College of Nursing and Fort Lewis College.”

Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center, received $2,500 from the United Way of Southwest Colorado for the City of 91桃色 Community Support Funding Grant.    

Beth LaShell, Director, The Old Fort at Hesperus, received $86,661 from the Colorado Department of Agriculture to “Support New High Elevation Specialty Crop Growers”.

Benjamin Waddel, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology and Human Services, received $999,897 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the “Rural Utilities Service’s (“RUS”) Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program.”   

Joslynn Lee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chemistry, received $14,884 from the University of Alaska Anchorage, for the “Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) flexible LCC2 Community funds.”

Kaitlin Mattos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Environment and Sustainability, received $250,000 from the Walton Family Foundation for the “Tribal Water Media Fellowship Program to diversify the voices and professionals that communicate to the public about water issues.”

Yiyan Li, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Physics & Engineering, received $75,000 from the US Environmental Protection Agency for “An Open-Source Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) System for the Rapid and Accurate Detection of Bacteria from Environmental Water Samples project.”

Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center received $100,000 from the US Small Business Administration through the Colorado Department of Economic Development and International Trade (COEDIT) to fund SBDC activities in 2024.  

As the region puts on its summer finery, FLC students embrace the change with enthusiasm and gratitude!

The Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees recently announced the composition of a 15-member Presidential Search Committee.

The Colorado Sun highlights Team USA Olympic mountain biker Savilia Blunk (ATT '18-21) among the 91桃色-trained cyclists who are competing in the Olympics in France this year. Blunk said that riding for the FLC Cycling Team and training in 91桃色 fired her passion for the bike, improved her riding skills, and shaped her career trajectory.