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The program offers students a unique pathway to nursing careers 

The Fort Lewis College Presidential Search Committee is embarking on the important task of identifying candidates our next president. . As part of this process, we invite all members of the FLC community, including faculty, staff, students, alumni, and external partners, to participate in our upcoming community engagement meetings in September. These meetings are designed to...

Ellen Paul, Ph. D., professor of history at FLC will travel to Bosnia to study reconciliation efforts and how they could apply to FLC. She is the second FLC professor to receive the distinguished award this year.

Colorado lawmakers convening for a special session about property taxes next week have been sent a clear message by the governor and others: "Protect funding for K-12 and higher education, or we won’t be happy." (Chalkbeat) 

Farming and ranching statistics in Southwest Colorado trend opposite to national numbers thanks, in part, to the Old Fort which hosts hands-on agricultural education, including Farmers in Training, Farm Incubator and Ranching Apprenticeship programs. (The 91ÌÒÉ« Herlald)

Sixty years ago, Morley and Arthur Ballantine, Jr. agreed to donate $10,000 to establish a campus. Andrew Gulliford, a professor of history at FLC, explores how that idea has expanded and grown since then. (The 91ÌÒÉ« Herald)

The Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution opposing Ballot Initiatives 50 and 108, stating the bills would negatively impact K-12 and higher education institutions nationwide.

The FLC Athletics Department is celebrating a successful second annual Skyhawks Club Casino Night. This year, the event raised over $60,000—surpassing last year's amount and totaling over $110,000 raised since the event's inception. "I'm incredibly proud of our coaches and staff for their commitment to our external goals," said Director of Athletics Travis...

Carolyn Cummins, Ph.D., a Bayfield High School grad with a deep passion for water education, research and community engagement, has been selected as the new director of the Four Corners Water Center, effective August 1.

After a successful two-year run that included leading a strategic plan process for FLC Athletics, successful fundraising efforts, and collaboration on key construction projects, the FLC Board of Trustees extended Travis Whipple’s contract through 2028.

In an official letter commenting on the recent report on the Federal Indian Boarding School Investigation, NEH highlights several programs seeking to remedy the present-day impacts of the federal Indian boarding school system, including its funding of the FLC All Of Our Kin Language revitalization program. ( The National Endowment for the Humanities)

Andrew Gulliford, FLC professor of History and Environmental Studies, discusses the effects of climate change he witnessed during a trip to Alaska this summer. Gulliford and a handful of current and former FLC students traveled by canoe the Birch Creek, one of Alaska’s wild and scenic rivers east of Fairbanks. (The 91ÌÒÉ« Herald)

Even with all the choices we can access through our screens, we still need to be in the same location while something is created in front of our eyes and ears, writes Charles Leslie, director of FLC’s Community Concert Hall, as he unveils the new 2024-25 performing arts season. (The 91ÌÒÉ« Herald)  

Fort Lewis College launched its as a way to help teachers develop experiential and place-based learning curriculum. (The 91ÌÒÉ« Herald)

This summer, community members in Shonto, Ariz., participated in a three-day workshop to learn how photovoltaic systems work. The training was part of a broader effort to electrify the Navajo Nation community.