Success Stories Skyhawk alum Hosava Kretzmann qualifies for Olympic Marathon Trials Fort Lewis College alumnus Hosava Kretzmann (’18) qualifies for the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, running to honor his Hopi and Diné heritage, community, and the next generation.
Research & Scholarship FLC to host 2027 Indigenous, community-focused energy symposium The event is part of ongoing research funded through an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant to advance community energy research.
In the News FLC student Sally Thompson advances groundbreaking “lung-on-a-chip” research Bridging geology and engineering, Fort Lewis College senior Sally Thompson advances groundbreaking “lung-on-a-chip” research through hands-on fieldwork and nanoscale innovation.
After nearly 40 years, the Senne scholarship is paying big dividends in the lives of FLC chemistry students In the decades since the Senne’s established their scholarship, dozens of FLC chemistry students have received the award. Recipients have gone on to earn graduate degrees at some of the country’s most prestigious institutions and do important work all over the world.
New hall earns national sustainability award This July, Sitter Family Hall received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The building, completed in Spring 2017 to house the Geosciences and Physics & Engineering Departments, received the nationally-recognized certification for implementing strategies and solutions for environmental and human health performance.
Alumnus Barney Hinkle named new Skyhawks Director of Athletics Fort Lewis College President Dene Thomas announced today that Barney Hinkle has been chosen to lead the athletic department as the Director of Athletics. Hinkle replaces Gary Hunter who resigned in May.
New major trains journalists for a multimedia landscape In some ways, journalism has not changed in a hundred years. Yet today’s multimedia landscape would be unrecognizable to reporters of yesteryear – or even just a few years ago. To prepare the journalists of tomorrow for this kind of media world, Fort Lewis College’s new Journalism & Multimedia Studies major gets students working with contemporary and ever-evolving...
A day in the life of Kaidee [VIDEO] Meet Kaidee Akullo, a first-year student studying public health, who works at the Environmental Center and plays rugby!
Using old ways, lifelong friends farm for the future When it comes to embodying sustainable lifestyles, look no further than these two farmers. James Plate and Max Fields, friends since second grade, attended FLC together and founded Fields to Plate, a farm rooted in quality and responsibility.
Virtual reality filmmaker shows the whole picture It’s a tale as old as photography: you see pictures of a house you might buy, or an event venue you want to book. The shots entice you to call on the place. But when you see it in person, it looks nothing like the photographs. Jordan Alexander cannot count the number of times he witnessed that disappointment while working in real estate.
Hero’s legacy lives on at Fort Lewis College “We are so proud to have Captain Jeff Kuss as a Fort Lewis College alumnus,” say FLC President Dene Thomas. “The way our FLC alumni and the community rallied around the Kuss family and helped FLC make this scholarship a reality shows the impact this young man’s life had on all of us.”
Gift offers over $500,000 for Fort Lewis College scholarships “It’s gratifying to see Fort Lewis College alumni give back to their alma mater in such an important way,” says Keith Newbold, vice chair of the FLC Foundation. “With this gift, the Nords are investing in the lives of the future FLC students who will walk in their footsteps.”
President Dene Thomas to retire in 2018 “I want to use my remaining time fully committed to positioning FLC on the right path for years to come,” she says. “We must work quickly to meet the needs of students and external stakeholders. This is a critical time for Fort Lewis College and I will be here for the challenge!”