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SOIL deepened its collaboration with Fort Lewis College this summer by hosting two interns from ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ’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...

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.

Erik Westover created the Levitator – a specialized gurney for backcountry search and rescue extractions. Together with Benny Selph, Westover’s caregiver who is also an engineer, the pair is working to revitalize his creation. In April, the pair took second place in the Fort Lewis College Hawk Tank entrepreneurial competition for the Levitator, before taking it to the New Mexico Search and...

Family dreams, community vision converge at emotional Call to Care ceremony

This June, two Katz School of Business students had the opportunity to meet with top government regulators at the highest levels of accounting oversight.

Heather Shotton, recently appointed president of Fort Lewis College, greeted parents and students, helping them carry bags and boxes to dorms, and working with staff members to make ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s 2025 move-in day as smooth and enjoyable as possible.

The students partnered with Siyowi community to co-design sustainable infrastructure through ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Village Aid Project.

Skyhawks Athletics closed out the year in style with a record-breaking third-annual Skyhawks Club Casino Night, capping an extraordinary 12 months of growth, engagement, and impact.
 

Katz School of Business Administration students, Avaleena Nanaeto and Ainsley Nidiffer, represented ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ at the 2025 StudentCPT Leadership Conference in Philadelphia, June 23-25.Kaori Takano, Ph.D., professor of international business, who nominated the students, said the Center for the Public Trust fully funded the conference. The students participated in two days of leadership development and...

Thanks to donor support, the Skyhawks men’s soccer team spent a week in Costa Rica training, competing against professional teams, and exploring the country’s beaches and mountains. The trip was especially meaningful for three players who call Costa Rica home. The Skyhawks open the season Sept. 4 at home against Lubbock Christian.

After three years guiding Fort Lewis College Athletics through a period of growth and collaboration, Director of Athletics Travis Whipple will step down at the end of August to become vice president of athletics at Southwest Minnesota State University.

ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ psychology students are using AI to uncover potential racial bias in UFC referee decisions, accelerating equity-focused student research through cutting-edge tools.

Jordan Dresser, a member of the Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees, was recently recognized for his work as a producer on Who She Is, a documentary that highlights the stories of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP).

Skyhawks recruiting class highlighted by international players, goalies.

New campus center will further college’s goal of remediating damage from its history as an Indian boarding school.