Alumni FLC grad Claire Stellick finds adventure and purpose as a USDA hydrologist Just four years after graduating from FLC, Claire Stellick is now working as a hydrologist exploring Utah’s backcountry—often on a snowmobile or skis—in a career that combines science, adventure, and environmental stewardship.
Grants & Funding FLC partners with Colorado SPH experts to explore AI solutions for public health in underserved communities Fort Lewis College, funded by a $522,000 National Institutes of Health grant, is developing data-driven outreach programs to support Native American and Latinx populations in southern Colorado.
Belonging Fort Lewis College earns First Generation Serving Campus designation The award acknowledges FLC’s membership in the FirstGen FORWARD Network with the Center for First Generation Student Success.
Lightning strikes again! Second FLC professor receives a second Fulbright scholarship this year Ellen Paul, Ph. D., professor of history at FLC will travel to Bosnia to study reconciliation efforts and how they could apply to FLC. She is the second FLC professor to receive the distinguished award this year.
Southwest Center celebrates 60 years Sixty years ago, Morley and Arthur Ballantine, Jr. agreed to donate $10,000 to establish a Center of Southwest Studies on the Fort Lewis College campus. Andrew Gulliford, a professor of history at FLC, explores how that idea has expanded and grown since then. (The Durango Herald)
From circuit boards to micro thrusters, an FLC alumnus solders a remarkable path in engineering Thanks to the Partnership for Education and the Advancement of Quantum and NanoSciences (PEAQS) program, Max Krauss excelled in his coursework and became deeply involved in research. He and other research team members expect their jointly submitted, peer-reviewed paper on their micro-thruster work to be published in the next month.
Through hands-on research, PEAQS program helps students discover their love, passion for research Fort Lewis College's PEAQS program is transforming student careers with hands-on research, a $4.2 million NSF grant, and opportunities that even include launching micro-thrusters for satellites.