When the Spanish Flu hit Southwest Colorado, the Fort Lewis School closed campus from October 1918 through April 1919, according to FLC archives. One hundred years later, Fort Lewis College is once again striving to emerge from a pandemic healthier, tougher, and wiser than ever. 

When the need for extra medical supplies seized the Four Corners, Erin Lehmer and Steven Fenster, co-chairs of FLC’s Biology Department, organized a campus-wide collection of personal protection equipment, which were delivered to local healthcare facilities.

Psychology Professor Brian Burke treats his PSYC 302 class, Forensic Psychology, like a complex adventure. From day one, he and the students delve into the interaction between psychological science and the legal system by unpacking the details of a trial.

As colleges were shutting down around the country, the National Association of Geoscience Teachers met over Zoom to grapple with the disruption. 

After 20 years of service and millions of dollars in grants to FLC and the Native American Center, the John & Sophie Ottens Foundation is winding down operations, imparting one final gift to the NAC - the largest single cash gift in FLC history.

AHS has been awarded $13.7M through the Colorado Department of Education for construction of a new facility to be built on the Fort Lewis College campus, south of the Bader-Snyder Residence Halls. 

The Fort Lewis Solar Innovation Park received $1.5M as part of the state’s Advanced Industry Accelerator Grant Program.

In a virtual yet emotional video commencement, FLC graduates were announced by their department, with addresses from FLC leadership, the student body president, and adventurer and author Erik Weihenmayer.

The launch of the Bridge to Bachelor's Degree Program guarantees new, first-time Colorado community college students pursuing an Associate degree admission to all state universities.

Outdoor Pursuits held its annual Celebration of Adventure virtually this spring, of 'getting rad outside' and spreading the stoke for big adventures.

A Paul Booth original was named Print Advertising Winner at the 2020 Communicator Awards. The Communication Design professor also received an honorable mention at the London International Creative Competition for his illustration.

FLC librarian Lauren Connolly spoke to about her new self-published novel Remembering a Witch.

Taylor Nakai, a and computer engineering major, is making plans to be a software engineer in the healthcare or aerospace fields. 

Congratulations to Matt Wassam (Business Administration, '98) for , one of Colorado's top 100 CEOs.

FLC's Chemistry degree with a minor in Forensic Studies was named as in Crime Scene Investigation and Forensic Science for 2020-21.