Imagine if you could win a substantial college scholarship—by making a video and throwing some great football passes. That’s exactly what happened to Jacob Desatoff, of Costa Mesa, California. Desatoff, a 22-year-old transfer student who will be enrolling in Fort Lewis College’s Adventure Education program this fall, won second place in the Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway and...

For 175 seniors at Fort Lewis College, Winter Commencement will mark a triumphant end to their undergraduate academic careers. Fort Lewis College’s Winter Commencement takes place on Saturday, December 15, 2012, in Whalen Gym. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m.

The undergraduate academic careers of more than 170 Fort Lewis College students came to a triumphant end at Winter Commencement 2012. The graduates assembled with their families, friends and professors to celebrate their graduation into the next phase of their lives.

I grew up in a small fishing town in Southeast Alaska,” says Senior Art major Janine Gibbons. "Petersburg is on an island perched between glaciers and tall majestic mountains. Founded by Norwegians, my hometown was covered in traditional colorful folk art that originated in Scandinavia. Using saturated hues merged with organic abstracted shapes reminds me of my Scandinavian...

The Fort Lewis College men's Cross Country team has an appointment with destiny this weekend. The squad will compete in the the NCAA Division II National Championships after capturing a 6th place finish at the NCAA Division II South Central Regionals, in Denver, on Nov. 3, qualifying the team for the national championships for just the second time ever — and the first time since...

Fort Lewis College has been a regional focus of this year's battle for the White House -- and FLC students have been the real winners.   First Lady Michele Obama, Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan, and Libertarian Party Vice Presidential candidate Jim Gray all stopped by to stump on campus in the tense last month of the campaign. Obama spoke on October 10, Ryan on...

Fort Lewis College is now offering a private Facebook community just for admitted and current students to make friends, share interests, and get involved on campus. Inigral’s Schools App on Facebook, allows students to create a separate “college only” profile to help students get connected to their virtual campus community.

On Monday, October 22, 2012, Republican vice presidential candidate Congressman Paul Ryan will speak at a rally at Fort Lewis College.

In 2010, Fort Lewis College alumnus Josh Talmon shut down his San Diego real estate business to find a more fulfilling endeavor.

For Jeremiah Scott, earning both a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in social work in only five years means he not only saves time and money, it also means he can get on with reaching his career goal: Helping people, like how others helped him.

And now, a $30,000 scholarship has sealed his passage to that dream.

Due to high demand and limited space, there are no longer tickets available for First Lady Michelle Obama's event on Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at Whalen Gymnasium.
 

Fort Lewis College has joined with hundreds of colleges and universities across the country in “Project Degree Completion: A Public University Initiative,” by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). By joining the initiative, FLC is committing to help increase the number of undergraduate...

The Skyhawkalypse is upon us! Fort Lewis College Homecoming 2012 begins October 1 and runs through the 6^th, culminating with the Homecoming Football game against Colorado School of Mines. For the last three years, Homecoming has been planned and executed by a committee of dedicated and hardworking students, and the event has grown each year as a result.

Dr. Erin Lehmer, assistant professor in the Fort Lewis College Biology Department and the recently named 2012-13 FLC Featured Scholar, will be honored at a reception on Thursday, October 4 from 4:30-6 p.m. in the FLC President’s Office foyer in Berndt Hall. The reception is free and open to everyone.

Fort Lewis College was recently designated a “military friendly school” by militaryfriendlyschools.com.