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Chris Erickson (Art, '94) debuted at the Art Base, in Aspen, Colorado, on June 8.

The Independent editor and senior Journalism & Multimedia Studies major covering the 416 Fire for The Durango Herald.

Professor of Anthropology Chuck Riggs and students in the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Archaeological Field School are featured in

A wildfire is a quickly and frequently changing situation. Given this kind of fluid data, it's often hard for the public to get the vital up-to-date information they need to deal. For the 416 Fire near Durango, helping get out that kind of timely and essential information is where Fort Lewis College comes in. 

 

Students in Stacey Sotosky's Digital Video Production class collaborated with the Geology Department and Rocky Mountain PBS on a documentary about Durango's rocky relationship with uranium. Duranium garnered a large turnout at its premiere in February at the Colorado Environmental Film Festival, in Golden.

The Durango Chamber of Commerce presented a check for $1,505 to support the Skyhawks women's golf team following the Chamber's "Girls Gone Golfing" event at Hillcrest Golf Club. 

Fort Lewis College was named one of the country's by Best Value Schools. 

2018 RMAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year and the 2017-18 RMAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year Skylyn Webb (Psychology, '16) at the 2018 NCAA Division II track & field championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a record time. 

Beth LaShell, coordinator of the Old Fort at Hesperus, was interviewed on in June about the activities at the original site of Fort Lewis College. 

More than 3,000 people turned out on in Smyrna, Tennessee, on June 9, for   (Economics, ’06), who crashed while training for the Great Tennessee Airshow in June 2016. 

Megan Paciaroni, associate professor of Physics & Engineering, was named a , which recognizes accomplishments in the science of optics and photonics. 

Dan Gallagher (Business Administration, ’89), a former Fort Lewis College basketball player, is creating a scholarship program to help future members of the Skyhawks men’s basketball team earn their education and contribute on the court. The scholarship, called the Nancy Elizabeth Gallagher Basketball Scholarship, is named in honor of Dan’s mother.

Campus is part of a system of shelters that are activated as the need arises. At this point, ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ has not been activated as an emergency shelter, but campus is ready and willing to respond should the Red Cross or the 416 Fire Incident Command make that request.

A wildfire is burning approximately 10 miles north of Durango. Named the 416 Fire, the fire has prompted evacuations of areas north of town. Fort Lewis College is not being threatened and campus remains open.

The latest information on the fire can be found online:

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