One small Colorado town has fielded mountain bikers at every Summer Olympics since 1996 The Colorado Sun highlights Team USA Olympic mountain biker Savilia Blunk (ATT '18-21) among the Durango-trained cyclists who are competing in the Olympics in France this year. Blunk said that riding for the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Cycling Team and training in Durango fired her passion for the bike, improved her riding skills, and shaped her career trajectory.
NSF funds over $50M in new partnerships to broaden participation in materials science The Partnership for Education and Advancement of Quantum and nano-Science (PEAQS), led by Jeff Jessing and a team of ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty and staff, is one of 11 collaborative research groups nationwide to receive six more years of funding from the National Science Foundation. The team will receive $4.2 million over that period. (NSF).
ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumna, social justice advocate named inaugural Director of Belonging Kate Suazo, ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumna, social justice advocate has been named inaugural Director of Belonging at ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ.
Analyzing microbiomes and water quality, Indigenous students learn the love for sciences Now in its third year, Monitoring Environmental Microbiome program participants dive into complex computational analysis of environmental justice issues.
ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ to play leading role in quantum computing education, workforce development in rural areas for Elevate Quantum Fort Lewis College will play a leading role in the workforce development programming for Elevate Quantum Tech Hub, which secured $127 million in federal and state funding to develop workforce and technologies for the rapidly growing quantum industry in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
New outdoor education program at ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ inspires area teachers to explore, teach in the outdoors The new Educator on the Water program provides teachers with an immersive, hands-on learning experience in nature, equipping them with innovative teaching tools to use in their classrooms —and outside of it.
Bayfield ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ graduateDylan Doskocil completes 22-day solo trip through Southwest. Colorado 300-mile journey was about emphasizing value of human-powered exploration (The Durango Herald).
Every year, Southern Ute youth go to Space Camp in Alabama thanks to Danny Jaques, a retired science teacher from Ignacio Junior High School and ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus (Biological Science-Natural History, '83). (KSJD)
ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ student marketing agency takes off with new Katz School of Business funding (The Durango Herald)
Early Childhood Council in partnership with ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ, offers free college courses for early childhood educators Early Childhood Council, in partnership with ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ, offers free college courses for early childhood educators (Pagosa Springs Sun).
Katz Family Gift fuels growth of the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Student Marketing Agency This year, five local businesses benefited from free marketing services through the program, which provides students and recent ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ grads with paid hands-on experiential learning.
Every year, Fort Lewis College graduates create innovative, original research in over 20 fields. Here are five stories of our amazing scholars, their projects, and how the work changed their lives.
ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumni James Bodine promoted to CIO, Director of Information Technology Bodine has worked for the college for 27 years, most recently serving as the interim director of IT Services.
ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ psycology professor receives prestigious award ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Professor of Psychology Brian Burke, PhD, is the recipient of the Robert S. Daniel Teaching Excellence Award. (Society for the Teaching of Psychology).