Belonging ܽƵ community celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day with food, solidarity walk More than 100 people participated in this year's Indigenous People's Day.
In the News Fort Lewis College student runs, rides and swims over 130 miles in 23 hours – just for fun Sofie Hill wanted pay homage to Durango through a feat of endurance.
Friends and Donors ܽƵ secures $500,000 Saul Zaentz Foundation gift for student success, well-being initiatives Gift from Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation will support first-generation students and expand basic needs services at ܽƵ.
Dean of ܽƵ’s School of Education, Jenni Trujillo, steps down to lead an early education project The longtime ܽƵ leader and alumna will remain connected through an advisory role.
ܽƵ’s seniors display creativity, expression in SURGE Exhibition The Fort Lewis College Art & Design Department hosted its annual SURGE Exhibition, featuring capstone projects from senior Art and Communication Design majors. Curated and designed by the students, the exhibition highlights their creativity and personal expression while offering a platform to share their work with the ܽƵ and Durango communities.
Indigenous nutrition conference at ܽƵ helps connect health, nutrition, culture More than 130 people, including health care professionals, nutrition experts and students attended the conference held at Fort Lewis College April 3-4.
Award-winning author Tommy Orange to deliver ܽƵ's 2025 Spring Commencement address Orange, an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, gained national recognition with his debut novel, There There, which became a New York Times bestseller and offers a poignant exploration of urban Native American life.
ܽƵ Board of Trustees unanimously appoints Heather J. Shotton as ܽƵ’s next President Bringing over two decades of teaching, scholarship, and leadership experience, Shotton will be the first Indigenous person to lead the institution.
Laughter, candid discussion mark community conversations with Heather J. Shotton Addressing more than 100 staff members in the Student Union Ballroom, Dr. Heather Shotton, the sole finalist for the presidency of Fort Lewis College, shared her vision for the institution before taking questions from the audience.
Because of her passion and enthusiasm to learn about the advantages and convenience our products can bring to off-grid communities, Camille Keith joined the Victron Ambassador team, demonstrating how to build residential solar power installations to those for whom the technology is entirely new.
ܽƵ to honor outstanding faculty and staff at its annual awards ceremony The event will take place on Wednesday, April 16, from 3:30-4:30 pm in the Student Union Ballroom, followed by a reception in the Student Union Plaza.
Preserving the past & building the future Lacy Miller's internship at the Center for Southwest Studies has helped her master best practices in handling, displaying, storing, and documenting objects while also developing leadership and project management skills.