Campus & Community

Playwright Eric Coble has hit the big time. His play “Velocity of Autumn” premiered on Broadway in 2014, and lead actress Estelle Parsons earned a Tony Award nomination for her role. After so much promising success, Coble’s star has kept right on rising—and this fall, he soared right back to his alma mater, Fort Lewis College.

This past spring, the FLC Teacher Education Department graduated its first cohort of students earning master’s degrees.

FLC donors shared a meal with and saw presentations by students who benefit from scholarships at the Benefactors Brunch in October. This annual gathering is an opportunity for who those who support FLC scholarships to meet the students who benefit from that support.

Last summer a group of Fort Lewis College students and alumni banded together to climb all 54 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks to raise awareness of mental health issues.

Fiesta on the Mesa celebrates Hispano culture on the FLC campus.

Fort Lewis College took a giant leap into the future in January 2012, when the Higher Learning Commission approved FLC's first graduate program: a Master of Arts in Education, Teacher Leadership Option. The first students in the M.A. program and the associated graduate-level Teacher Leadership Certificate program began their studies in Fall 2013.

Shannon Soignier (International Relations, ‘99) has put together several talents to get where she is today. She has a background in medicine and meditation, and an interest in world affairs that started with her studies at FLC.

“I think the FLC environment is very important,” says John Wells (Business Administration, 1978). “I don’t think you can find a finer campus location aesthetically. I think it has an impact on students.”

Four dozen athletes push their backpacks and water bottles against the wall. Brightly colored cones and bean bags are spread around the wooden gym floor. The goal of the day’s activities are not immediately apparent to an outside observer, but one woman is clearly in charge.

Legendary Fort Lewis College head men's basketball coach Bob Hofman is spending his last year as coach emeritus during the 2015-16 season.  Hofman submitted his retirement letter effective August 1 but will serve a transition year as coach emeritus.