Campus & Community

Ever feel like you’re drowning? Being involved in a submersion accident isn’t a threat most of us face (though this spring looks to be bringing an epic runoff to western rivers), but we often feel overwhelmed and subsumed by our to-do list. 

In late winter 2023, against record-setting snowfall, two Fort Lewis College juniors joined Southwest Colorado Community Naturalist Keith Bruno and Weminuche Audubon Society Volunteer Kurt Huffman for a 10-mile trek into the HD Mountains near Bayfield, Colorado. Matt Young and Ian Crews were on a mission to record the unique calls of the Mexican spotted owl. Young and Crews are members of...

Every year, Fort Lewis College graduates create innovative, original research in over 20 fields. Here are five stories of our amazing scholars, their projects, and how the work changed their lives.

More than 400 FLC students graduated on May 6 at a ceremony addressed by Thomas J. Vilsack, the 32nd United States Secretary of Agriculture. 

Tune in to hear FLC stories from Ruth Alminas, associate professor of Political Science. 

Tolerance for adversity and uncertainty  is a cornerstone of the Adventure Education (AE) Department’s leadership curriculum with broad applicability.

Tune in to hear FLC stories from Nick Roy, a senior studying Accounting. 

This year's faculty and staff award recipients exhibit exceptional work, from supporting FLC's day-to-day operations with excellence to advancing institutional goals.

Wakȟályapí Coffee, founded by Fort Lewis College junior Devyn Valandra, took home the $10,000 first-place cash prize for the best business plan at this year’s Hawk Tank competition.

Following a highly competitive national search, Mario Martinez was announced as Fort Lewis College's new provost and vice president of Academic Affairs on April 13, 2023. Martinez brings a methodical approach to higher education administration that will focus on addressing equity gaps in student outcomes, championing continued institutional transformation and innovation, and working...