FLC alumna Jenn Lopez (English,‘95), president and founder of Project Moxie, is returning to her alma mater to provide housing solutions. She’s fusing her breadth of experience with support from private, state, and federal stakeholders to develop long-term affordable housing strategies for the FLC community.

The leadership of FLC has doubled down on its commitment to providing housing solutions for the campus community by promoting Kelsey Deckert to the new position of Housing Strategy & Development manager. Deckert hopes to tackle the issue head-on by implementing intelligent, timely strategies.

This past July, FLC responded to the housing crisis quandary by promoting Kelsey Deckert to the new role of Housing Strategy & Development manager.

Fort Lewis College alumna Jenn Lopez (English, ‘95), president and founder of Project Moxie, is tackling the current housing crisis head-on.

As post-COVID retention rates for full-time students continue to drop nationwide, Fort Lewis College is implementing bold new programs to combat the national trend.

Steepland String Band, a musical act formed by former FLC students James Addoms (English, ‘11), Jeff Polak (Environmental Studies, ‘12),  and Alex Wissing (ATT ‘08-09), invigorates the bluegrass scene with its poetic lyrics, jam band atmosphere, and therapeutic rhythms.  

Noodle, a self-described “Psychedelic-Americana” band formed by FLC alumni, will play at the Powerhouse Science Center as part of the “Rockin’ on the River” concert series. As the third band to come out of the Bader-Snyder complex, Noodle continues Colorado’s funky musical tradition.

The Colorado Health Foundation donated $1.7 million to jumpstart the new four-year nursing degree created by FLC and the University of Colorado Anschutz, which will center on community and Indigenous approaches to healthcare. The curriculum will incorporate traditional practices that use plant and herb-based healing.

FLC student Jack Odron trains tirelessly in high-elevation this summer as he prepares for the Leadville Trail 100 MTB race. Odron qualified for the race after shocking onlookers by cinching a first-place win in the Leadville Silver Rush 50 MTB race as a first-time participant. 

The FLC women’s basketball team was recently named to the 2021-22 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. The Skyhawks had a GPA of 3.653, the best among all 15 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference schools.

U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper announced that $92 million in funding for projects across Colorado was included in the 2023 Fiscal Year appropriation bill. The bill’s many provisions include the additions of $400,000 for FLC’s Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship programming and $1.7 million for the CU Nursing Fort Lewis...

Kai Hernandez, an FLC student studying computer engineering, accepted an internship with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. In his position, Hernandez is writing code that will allow machines to recognize and separate trash from recyclable items using machine learning. 

FLC has struck a rare balance between establishing quality-assurance guardrails and allowing faculty autonomy in planning online courses. As enrollment in online classes skyrockets nationwide, instructors at FLC are employing the Universal Design for Learning framework, triannual course analyses, and critical self-reflections to find what works best for students in an online...

Fort Lewis on the Water teamed up with the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists for a three-day trip surveying the fantastic geologic formations along the Upper San Juan River Canyon in Utah. Led by Gary Gianniny, professor of Geosciences, the trip attendees had a continuous stream of things to see and learn.

The Physics & Engineering Department of Fort Lewis College is gearing up to install upgrades to its Observatory atop Sitter Family Hall. The system's overhaul will help the Observatory produce images of comparable quality to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.