Dark matter lights up the future This summer, five FLC students donned lab coats and dove into the mysteries of the universe at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso nestled below—way below—the snowcapped Gran Sasso massif in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy.
FLC Foundation sets new fundraising record—again! The FLC Foundation is celebrating its second record-setting year in a row after raising $17 million last academic year, soaring past the previous year's record by nearly double. "Your generosity impacts the next generation of leaders, influencers of positive change, community stewards, and mentors at Fort Lewis College and in our global community," said Melissa Mount, vice president of Advancement at FLC and CEO of the FLC Foundation.
Fort Lewis College’s School of Business Administration receives $10.4M gift, the largest in the College’s history. The school will be renamed the Katz School of Business to recognize the gift, the largest for a business program at a college this size in Colorado.
Today, our Fort Lewis community joins together to honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day. As a Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institution (NASNTI), we celebrate the immense knowledge, diverse cultures, and contributions of our Indigenous students, faculty, and staff and the more than 185 Tribal Nations and Alaska Native Villages represented at Fort Lewis College. We come together to celebrate and honor the vibrant Indigenous presence that enriches our community. Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! #FortLewisCollege #IndigenousPeoplesDay #DiversityMatters
Fort Lewis College leadership advocated for Colorado Bill 1327, which tasked History Colorado to investigate the federal Indian Boarding Schools in the state, including the former Fort Lewis Indian Boarding School. The report was made public this week. "That our students are thriving the way they are today was not what that system was set up to do," said Vice President for Diversity Affairs Heather Shotton. "When I see them every day walking across our college campus and see the research they’re engaging with and hear them introduce themselves in their tribal language, it’s a reminder to
In consultation with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, the Fort Lewis College leadership advocated for the bill as part of its ongoing process of reconciliation in recognition of its historical connection to the school at Hesperus, located twenty miles from the present-day FLC campus. History Colorado will make the report public tomorrow, October 3.
Former FLC professor Leonard “Red” Bird authored Folding Paper Cranes: An Atomic Memoir before he died in 2010. The book recounts Bird’s experience as a young U.S. Marine who participated in nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1957. The Durango Herald explored how Oppenheimer, a film about the atomic bomb and its creator, breathes new life into Bird’s work.
Fort Lewis College Alumni Reed Clément (English Communications ’05) created his own degree emphasis in videography while at FLC. After graduating, Reed headed for the locus of all things cinematic, Los Angeles, California. He now heads up Netflix’s CREATIVE LABS division at their Hollywood branch headquarters. Reed discusses his time at FLC, how it changed him, and how what he learned at the school informs his work today.
Sex Assault Near Campus (2 of 2) :: See Durango Police social media for details. End of alert.
Sex Assault Near Campus :: Durango Police received a report of sexual assault from 9/26/23 7:20pm-8:00pm on Powerline Trail east of campus.