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Hamish

Lisa Hastings (Fine Arts, '90) completed her most recent children’s book, The Adventures of Hamish: Hamish Goes West. The book follows the titular puppy as he journeys 4,000 miles to meet his family in the Rocky Mountains and includes illustrations created by the author.

Bain

Ben Bain, weed manager for La Plata County, has asked Fort Lewis College students with GIS training to keep tabs on the spread of noxious weeds throughout the region. Bain and the students work in concert to monitor 1,700 square miles of land in La Plata County for potential incursions.

Citizen Scientists

After a successful first year, the E. coli monitoring partnership between Fort Lewis College and Mountain Studies Institute produced findings. Their discoveries inform forest management as more people flock to public lands. This new body of research is being strengthened by tapping into citizen science and ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ student research.

Hanson

Hanson Mike (Environmental Studies, '22), a Grand Canyon Trust intern, shines a light on the struggles experienced by the Diné people of the Bodaway/Gap region. This region, located near the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers, was recently freed from a 43-year development ban.

Gift

Gift Puteho, an up-and-coming Zambian mountain biker featured in Teton Gravity Research’s latest film Esperanto, paid a visit to the Fort Lewis College cycling camp. Puteho mingled with the Durango Devo riders at Test Tracks with his coach Nora Richards (ATT '08-09), a former rider for ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ.

Geoscientists

Scientists from Fort Lewis College have been With various ecoregions to study, students and faculty are uniquely positioned to unearth fresh scientific insights.

Grant

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Foundation recently announced a transformative grant from The Colorado Health Foundation. This grant will fund Fort Lewis College's new nursing program’s culturally inclusive simulation labs, support curriculum development, and provide student scholarships.

Camela

Bridging the gap between the traditional and the modern world, Camela Brown (Biology, ‘20) paves a new path forward for science educators and communicators working in Indigenous communities. “I want to fuse everything and get these kids to realize it’s okay to be good at something, to be strong, to excel,” she said.

Chemistry Prof

Mentor, researcher, chemist — read the decades-spanning story of Ted Bartlett, a former professor of Chemistry at Fort Lewis College. Through student-driven inquiry and a focus on experiential learning, Bartlett transformed ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s Chemistry Department with his unconventional research focus. 

OP outdoor access

Outdoor Pursuits is on a journey to be and create opportunities for different cultural experiences of the great outdoors.

New AD

Travis Whipple joins ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ as . Whipple comes to Durango with more than 15 years of senior-level experience, serving most recently as the vice president of College Relations at Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota.

Lacrosse student

Since 2014, a group called Twin Cities Native Lacrosse has brought Minnesotans together, (ATT '20-21), to participate in the Indigenous tradition of lacrosse, which originated before colonization by Europeans.

The Board of Trustees approved a $3,000 raise for ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ employees for the 2022-23 fiscal year, which will go to about 375 faculty and administrative professionals. Additionally, about 115 classified employees will receive a 3% annual increase as legislated by the Colorado WINS agreement.

Steamworks Half Marathon alumna

The Steamworks Half Marathon returned to Durango after a two-year hiatus, with Makiah Salzano (Business Administration, '22) in 1:28:09.

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