The Fort Report: Connecting Fort Lewis College

V I D E O O F T H E W E E K

FLC Engineering students have access to hands-on, real-world research and expert faculty mentors—things that make for an unmatched undergraduate experience and prepare them to take on the world.

First-year students walking across campus

First-year students flock to FLC

This year’s incoming class is the largest group of first-years Fort Lewis College has seen since 2004, with 960 new students arriving on campus. They join the most diverse student body ever at FLC and bump enrollment up to 3,550 students.

Riverside with Gigi Richard, Director of the Four Corners Water Center and instructor of Geosciences

FLC launches River Studies & Leadership Certificate program

In partnership with the nationally acclaimed River Management Society, Fort Lewis College is now one of 13 colleges in the country to offer RMS’s River Studies & Leadership Certificate.

FLC welcomes (back) new director of Alumni Engagement

Ryan Lazo (Anthropology and Environmental Studies, ‘13) returns this fall to Fort Lewis College as the new director of Alumni Engagement. As an FLC alumnus, Lazo brings his past experience as an FLC student to bear in his new role.

Cyclists head out this weekend for Fall Blaze

On September 25, rubber meets the road (and trails) with the annual Durango Fall Blaze, a fundraiser supporting the Fort Lewis College cycling team. In addition to the classic road offerings, this year's event has broadened to include mountain bikers and gravel cyclists of all abilities.

M O R E N E W S F R O M F L C

This summer, Sixth World Solutions, a grassroots consulting firm on the Navajo Nation, provided Indigenous Fort Lewis College students with agricultural internships. Funded by the Native American Agriculture Fund, these internships focused on teaching students regenerative agricultural practices that will be brought back to their home communities.
Fort Lewis College alumnus and Indigenous ultrarunner Christian Gering (Environmental Studies, ‘15) is collaborating with running outfitter Janji on the design of their new “American Southwest Collection.”
Since 2004, Andra Cirbo (Business Administration-Marketing, ‘92), has built an extensive career working at the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility. Now a Correctional Support Trades Supervisor III Captain, Cirbo manages massive kitchens in two correctional facilities that provide meals for offenders and vocational training for their re-entry.

Deadroom Comedy promo poster with a laughing skeleton

That's hawksome

DeadRoom Comedy, winners of the 2020 Hawk Tank Alumni Track, are returning to Durango for a one-time performance at next weekend's Four Corners Comedy Festival.

Since winning startup cash at Hawk Tank, DeadRoom has become an established comedy group, featuring sketch, stand-up, improv, and music performances. They'll be presenting "Dead Inside," a production that's been getting accolades in the Denver performing arts scene, including a "Best of Fest" at the Fringe Festival.

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