Federal agency to help investigate weekend arsons at Fort Lewis College Fort Lewis College is getting additional boots on the ground to help find the person or persons responsible for two separate arsons that took place over the weekend. The incidents damaged the football field press office and destroyed a police vehicle. The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Denver Field Division will assume the investigative responsibility for the...
Native American high schoolers visit FLC for a weekend of discovery and community-building More than 50 students and their families attended this year's Native American College Day. This year, the College offered free lodging for the event to students and their families, thanks in part to the $63,000 gift from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians based in southern California.
CU Nursing Fort Lewis College Collaborative to break ground on $2.9 million state-of-the-art nursing training facility The revamped 5,000-square-foot renovated building will include three different teaching environments —a home-like setting, a clinical setting, and a simulation lab with three high-definition manikins.
History Colorado exhibit and film explores the history of Buffalo Soldiers in the West The historical site of . Museum officials and artists recently screened a film on the exhibit at FLC, addressing the erasure of both Black and Native people from history, , reports KSDJ.
Creativity shines at San Juan Basin Science Fair as it returns to Fort Lewis College after 20-year hiatus More than 80 middle and high schoolers from all over the region —including Dolores, Ignacio, and Dove Creek — gathered at FLC on February 20 to compete in the fair.
Joanna Casey, Ph.D. Faculty, Physics & Engineering Joanna Casey, Faculty, Ph.D., Physics & Engineering, received $50,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the University of Colorado for the “Integrating Measurements Across Platforms to Feasibly Assess Emissions and Mitigation of Methane and VOCs from Landfills”.
Dr. Jill Choate, Associate Professor, Teacher Education Dr. Jill Choate, Associate Professor, Teacher Education, received $13,633 from the US Department of Education through the Colorado Department of Education for the “Quality Teacher Recruitment Program 23-24 grant”.
Tiffany Cozad, Director, Campbell Child and Family Center Tiffany Cozad, Director, Campbell Child and Family Center, received $5,500 from the Colorado Department of Human Services for the “Capacity Building Grant”.
Michelle Bonanno, Director, Peer Education & First-Year Experience Michelle Bonanno, Director, Peer Education & First-Year Experience, received $3,339,800 from the U.S. Department of Education for “FLC & SJC POWER Partnership: Pathways to Opportunity, Wellbeing, Equity, and Relationships”.
Beth LaShell, Director, The Old Fort at Hesperus Beth LaShell, Director, The Old Fort at Hesperus, received $200,000 from the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) to “support the success of Native farmers and ranchers”.
Dr. Jared Beeton, Faculty, Environment & Sustainability Dr. Jared Beeton, Faculty, Environment & Sustainability, received $1,200,000 from the Department of Energy for the “Environmental Justice Laboratory”.
Stella Zhu, Basic Needs Coordinator, Student Well-being Stella Zhu, Basic Needs Coordinator, Student Well-being, received $5,404 from Hunger Free Colorado for a “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Outreach subaward agreement”.
Stella Zhu, Basic Needs Coordinator, Student Well-being Stella Zhu, Basic Needs Coordinator, Student Well-being, received $39,722 from the US Department of Agriculture through the State of Colorado Department of Human Services for a “Employment First Third Party Partnership for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)”.
Dr. Christine Smith, Undergraduate Research Support Coordinator and Adjunct Instructor of Biology Dr. Christine Smith, Undergraduate Research Support Coordinator and Adjunct Instructor of Biology, received $53,330 from the Intuitive Foundation, Inc. for the “Pay It Forward 2023/2024 project”.
Dr. Jill Choate, Associate Professor, Teacher Education Dr. Jill Choate, Associate Professor, Teacher Education, received $80,000 from the Colorado Department of Education for the “Quality Teacher Recruitment Program 23-24 grant”.