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FirstGen Forward announces new class of Network Members

ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ is among 80 institutions of higher education part of the new class of the FirstGen Forward Network. The colleges and universities are chosen based on their demonstrated commitment to improving experiences and advancing success for first-generation college students

Beth LaShell, Director of The Old Fort at Hesperus

Beth LaShell, Director of The Old Fort at Hesperus, received $249,889 from the Colorado Historical Society—State Historical Fund to “complete exterior restoration and stabilization of the Root Cellar Barn, part of the Old Fort at Hesperus.”

Ross McCauley, Ph.D., Professor, Biology

Ross McCauley, Ph.D., Professor, Biology, received $20,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for “Surveys for a Silverspot Butterfly (Speyeria nokomis nokomis) and its host plant the bog Violet (Viola nephrophylla)).” 

Tyler Dunn, Director, Reed Library

Tyler Dunn, Director, Reed Library, received $20,263 from The Colorado Department of Higher Education for the “Putting Students at the Center through Open Educational Resource (OER).”

Stella Zhu, Basic Needs Coordinator, Student Well-being

Stella Zhu, Basic Needs Coordinator, Student Well-being, received $98,285 from the US Department of Treasury through the Community Shares of Colorado, Inc. for Capacity building and infrastructure support funding, “Farm to Campus/Campus to Farm.”

Elicia Whittlesey, Farmer Training Program Coordinator, The Old Fort at Hesperus

Elicia Whittlesey, Farmer Training Program Coordinator, The Old Fort at Hesperus, received $45,366 from the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Small Food Business Recovery and Resilience Grant to “expand opportunities to purchase healthy foods for low income, los access Coloradans in Hesperus by funding personnel, cold storage, produce processing, and marketing to increase...

Tyler Dunn, Director, Reed Library

Tyler Dunn, Director, Reed Library, received $42,240 from The Colorado Department of Higher Education for the “Lowering Textbook Costs for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Collaborative Project between the University of Colorado College of Nursing and Fort Lewis College.”
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