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.
Find out what FLC President, Tom Stritikus, looks forward to this school year, including the new nursing program, FLC's renewed commitment to creating an inclusive campus where every student can feel comfortable being themselves, and the College's ongoing reconciliation efforts. https://www.kdur.org/Portals/12/assets/08_29_23%20OTR%20Tom%20Stritikus.mp3
Fort Lewis College’s overall enrollment grew by 1.9 percent compared to last year, with dual enrollment, graduate, and transfer students driving the growth. This year, the College also reached a significant milestone: For the first time, its Hispanic/Latinx population reached 15 percent of the student body, paving the way for the College to become an Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution.