Fort Lewis College’s Spring Commencement will take place on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 9 a.m. on the Ray Dennison Memorial Field. This is the 60th commencement in FLC history, with nearly 500 students participating. In addition to Spring 2022 graduates, students from 2020 who graduated via virtual ceremonies are invited to walk in this year’s in-person ceremony.

For every swipe of a Fort Lewis College #FLCFOREVER Loyalty Debit Card, Alpine Bank donates 10 cents to FLC programs. Since the College and Bank partnership launched three years ago, those dimes have added up to nearly $70,000 in direct impact on FLC students.

From supporting the day-to-day operations of the College with innovation and excellence to going above and beyond to advance institutional goals, this year’s faculty and staff award recipients exhibited exceptional work.

Fort Lewis College is one of five institutions in Colorado receiving $100,000 from the Colorado Housing & Finance Authority for student scholarships. The Building the Future Scholarship Fund is a multiphase, multiyear fund set up to strengthen the state's future workforce, advance equity in education access, and promote leadership in the affordable housing and economic development...

The FLC cycling team is competing this weekend for yet another national title at the USA Cycling Collegiate Road Nationals in Augusta, Georgia. The Skyhawks are primed and ready, having produced strong results all season, including securing the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference conference title in April.

Ariel Rodriguez (Business Administration-Management, '19) made history as one of the few female tribal members ever accepted to the Federal Law Enforcement Academy. After graduating from the academy, she will work for the U.S. Forest Service in the National Park system.

The National Indian Gaming Association named Charles Decker (Marketing, '17) Best Artist of 2022. Two of his paintings are now installed at the National Indian Gaming Association’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Ross McCauley, professor of Biology, received $4,000 from the US Fish & Wildlife Service for the “Determination of genetic diversity and structure in the rare endemic legume Chapin Mesa milkvetch (Astragalus schmolliae) from lands of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Mesa Verde National Park.”

Peggy Ferguson, director of the Campbell Child and Family Center, received $82,826 from the US Department of Health & Human Services through the Colorado Office of Early Childhood for “Child Care Operations Stabilization and Workforce Sustainability grant.”

Fort Lewis College President Tom Stritikus received $7,000 from Wend II, Inc. to create promotional material for the grant-funded Springboard to Success project.

Mary Shepherd, executive director of the Small Business Development Center, received $95,000 from the Colorado Department of Economic Development and International Trade (COEDIT) to fund SBDC activities in 2022. 

Brett Deming, Chief of Police, received $15,435 from the Colorado Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice for “Fort Lewis College Police Body Cameras.”

Jill Choate, associate professor of Teacher Education, received $122,906 from the Colorado Department of Education for the “Quality Teacher Recruitment Program 22-23 grant.”

Charles Leslie, director of the Community Concert Hall, received $12,500 from the New England Foundation for the Arts for the “Dancing Earth’s Between Underground and Skyworld.”

Julie Korb, professor of Biology, received $40,000 from the US Department of Interior, USGS Information Services through Colorado State University for the “2021CO-Post-fire watershed conditions and climate in the 416 fire, southwest Colorado and their influence on forest heath and watershed recovery.”