News Briefs FLC mounts vibrant ‘Behind Me is Silence’ Devised theater performance runs through Saturday
News Briefs Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students Heather Shotton, FLC's vice president of diversity affairs dicusses Indigenous student success and what it means to be a Native-ready campus. “It’s not enough just to recruit and enroll Indigenous students at our institutions, says Heather Shotton, VP for Diversity Affairs at FLC and an Indigenous Education scholar. “It’s important that institutions are ready to...
Durango Transit riders voice near-peak satisfaction Durango Transit partnered with FLC professor Kaitlin Mattos’ new Sustainability By Design class to administer the annual ridership survey that showed that in 2023, Durango Transit riders are happier with bus services than they’ve been for years.
Our View: FLC students win with local philanthropy FLC has been the beneficiary of much good fortune lately in the way of donation dollars, according to a recent article by The Durango Herald editorial board, adding these investments will pay dividends in the form of workforce development in the Southwest.
Colorado's Indian boarding schools require us to confront a legacy of ‘difficult truths’ In an interview with KUNC focused on the recent History Colorado report Heather Shotton, vice president for diversity affairs at FLC said the confirmation of the death and the abuse of students at the boarding school is devastating.
Alana Romans, Director, Strategic Initiatives, received $568,689 from the US Department of the Treasure Alana Romans, Director, Strategic Initiatives, received $568,689 from the US Department of the Treasury through La Plata County Economic Development Alliance for the Project RUN certificate program – Opportunity Now Colorado.