As a unique Colorado School of Business, we emphasize diverse and personalized learning experiences for our students. we foster student-faculty interaction through:
The Katz School of Business faculty is highly qualified. Most have PhDs and years of business experience. Our faculty engages in scholarly activity to identify and address critical business and economic issues through discovery, integration, application, and teaching and learning scholarship. Our teacher-scholar model encourages inquiry leading to new understandings and addressing questions of interest to students and the business community. Combined with our focus on community engagement, our faculty make us one of the more experiential business schools in Colorado.
AACSB International accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. Learn more about our AACSB Accreditation.
The Katz School in France program provides our students with a unique and affordable educational experience. Our faculty lead students every year in a study abroad program where courses are taught in English with course offerings designed to keep students on track for graduation.
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The FLC Katz School of Business develops career-ready students in an inclusive, experiential, and student-focused environment. We facilitate and strengthen our commitment to innovative business education and diverse scholarship through faculty members’ engagement in our community.
LPEA will contribute $20,000 annually over the next three years to support the program’s 10th anniversary and inspire innovative, future-focused thinking.
DURANGO – Local entrepreneurs and philanthropists Marc and Jane Katz are donating $10.4 million dollars to Fort Lewis College's School of Business Administration, the single largest gift in the College’s history.
Joanie Garcia (Spanish, ’07) explores the practicality of running a creative business while doing the art that brings her joy and a sense of purpose.
The San Juan Mountains are a paradise for winter adventure seekers. Peaks and slopes, capped with blankets of snow, create an invitingly gorgeous and undeniably intimidating landscape. The snow can be several feet deep, forming drifts that defy gravity. It’s a wild area that beckons thrill seekers and scientists across the nation.
Charles Decker (Marketing, ’17) travels around the globe, creating artwork for wineries, hospitals, festivals, and tribal nations.
Alumni-founded Durango Outdoor Exchange celebrates 10 years of success.
The Four Corners AI conference explored the transformative potential and ethical challenges of artificial intelligence, featuring insights from experts and local leaders. The event emphasized balancing AI’s capabilities with human oversight to responsibly address societal issues and innovate across industries
Attendees will learn how AI technologies can enhance industry operations, improve decision-making, and drive innovation.
The team is the latest Village Aid Project, which has been providing essential services like clean water and solar energy to remote, underdeveloped communities since 2005.
The Durango Industrial Development Endowment has given the Fort Lewis College Foundation nearly $1 million to establish an endowment in its name that will support workforce programs, entrepreneurship education and mentoring, and career readiness training.
FLC’s School of Business Administration and the Center for Innovation will launch a turbo-charged business education series. The weeklong sprints are designed for business owners, entrepreneurs, and anyone interested in obtaining business savviness quickly.
The Steamworks Half Marathon returned to Durango after a two-year hiatus, with Makiah Salzano (Business Administration, '22) winning the women’s race and finishing sixth overall in 1:28:09.
Nate Peach, visiting assistant professor of Economics, spoke to The Durango Herald about the labor shortages impacting local employers, who are trying to implement creative solutions to fill positions.
The Native American Media Alliance also announced Joshua Emerson (Economics, '19) as a fellow for the 2nd Annual Native American Writers Seminar, a month-long intensive program that develops emerging writers who are new to writing for film and television.
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.
Fort Lewis College hosted the Success for Native America 2022 panel, an event created by Swarvoski Little from First Southwest Bank and FLC faculty members to combat the inequities facing future Indigenous business leaders.
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Of 17 US Schools in NASA’s Technology Transfer University Program
Launched the Center for Innovation in Durango
grads working in business at the time of graduation, or within 1 year
Alumni with a C-suite, president, or chairperson title
Alumni with a M.A., Ph.D., or J.D
Recent grads working in business fields, higher ed, or IT.