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
Spring Commencement set for April 26 & 27 About 480 students will graduate in three ceremonies, addressed by speakers ܽƵ alumna Jennifer Trujillo on Friday and Colorado Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera on Saturday.
Public health students launch campaigns around new smoke-free campus policy Smoking and vaping were prohibited at ܽƵ beginning January 1 and to help educate campus, 26 public health students have been busy this semester creating campaigns around the policy and the positive health benefits of smoke- and vape-free environments.
Faculty team witnesses the migrant experience in Tijuana Five faculty members traveled to Tijuana, Mexico, to experience firsthand what life is like among the "migrant caravan" seeking refuge in the United States, a trip that affected them all professionally and personally.
Students use spring break to power a community Fourteen ܽƵ students spent their spring break getting some sun – but rather than soaking it up on a beach, they harnessed it to help power a remote community on the Navajo Nation in central New Mexico.
San Juan College transfer students eligible for in-state tuition through merit scholarship Fort Lewis College is launching a reciprocal program with San Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico, in Fall 2019, for transfer students with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher.
New program launches incoming students into intellectual adventuring at ܽƵ Beginning Fall 2019, the new First Year Launch program will boost student success by sparking new students’ intellectual curiosity while growing a sense of belonging and community.
Theatre students perform at regional Kennedy Center festival The Theatre Department took 18 students to Los Angeles for The Kennedy Center American College Theater Regional Festival.
Education symposium brings together students and professionals The ܽƵ School of Education welcomed teachers, education officials, and administrators representing more than a dozen public, charter, and private schools in the Four Corners area for students to learn about models of schooling unique to this region.
New strategic plan adopted by Board of Trustees The strategic plan for Fort Lewis College was adopted on Friday after a unanimous vote of approval from the Board of Trustees.
Janet Lopez considered for ܽƵ Board of Trustee member position Lopez comes with expertise in Colorado public education and systems change for equitable access to academic success.