News Briefs SOIL strengthens partnership with ܽƵ through student internships, class projects SOIL deepened its collaboration with Fort Lewis College this summer by hosting two interns from ܽƵ’s Environment and Sustainability Department. Students Raine Lohr and Brooke Lant contributed to projects ranging from planting plants for educational gardens and aquaponics maintenance to pest management, research, and community outreach. Lant also completed a research project...
Friends and Donors Industry partnerships fuel solar energy work on the Navajo Nation Students, alumni, and faculty are working alongside industry partners AES and Marathon Petroleum to bring solar energy to homes on the Navajo Nation. The Village Aid Project Solar Initiative blends student-led design with culturally grounded engagement, advancing energy justice and long-term infrastructure solutions.
Friends and Donors ܽƵ unveils Nursing Hall, welcomes first class of CU Nursing ܽƵ Collaborative students Family dreams, community vision converge at emotional Call to Care ceremony
A backstage pass to real-world theatre There’s no business like the stage business, and Fort Lewis College students have access to it all, thanks to ܽƵ’s thriving Theatre Department and the annual Durango PlayFest.
New VP of Advancement is off to the races Melissa Mount joins Fort Lewis College with years of experience connecting philanthropists to meaningful causes. She's eager to help accelerate the success of the College and ܽƵ students.
Four Steps to Career Readiness "How has Career Services prepared my student for this ever-changing workforce?” As I was looking their student up in our employment platform, I told each of the parents that it is never too late to meet with Career Services, even if their student was graduating that day.
Your student’s food security is your sleep security Sleep soundly knowing your student can cover basic needs like food and clean clothes by using their SkyCard—the student ID that works like a debit card on campus.
ܽƵ designated as a Hunger Free and Healthy Minds campus by CDHE The Colorado Department of Higher Education announced that Fort Lewis College—and three other institutions of higher education in Colorado—has earned Hunger Free and Healthy Minds designations for its work to end hunger and address the mental health needs of students.
Protecting Powder Meet ܽƵ alum Torrey Udall (International Business, ’13). As VP of Development & Finance at Protect Our Winters in Boulder, Colo., Udall aligns his passion for outdoor adventures with his professional path.
Making a Splash Waking to the propane blast of water heating for coffee, Tish Varney looks up to see tiny bats swooping along the dawn-lit walls of Grand Canyon.
Still Climbing After All these Years After graduating in 1988, Stephen Sullivan went on to earn success in the outdoor recreation and business realms. In 2011, he launched Stio, a direct-to-consumer, analytically driven, outdoor apparel company.
Win-win-ternships Thanks to generous donors and a bounty of support from ܽƵ’s Career Services, students can gain invaluable real-world experience while doing a world of good before they even graduate. From farms to radio, Africa to outer space, student interns work alongside professionals in fields of their interests, gaining skills and insight into their future roles beyond the classroom.
Skiing for NASA In a unique scientific partnership with NASA’s SnowEx field campaign, ܽƵ interns clicked into skis once a week and skinned up the slopes of Red Mountain Pass to the Senator Beck Basin Study Area, researching the snowpack of the San Juan Mountains. An amalgamation of universities and NGOs from around the world, NASA’s SnowEx cosmopolitan team informs hydrologists and...