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V I D E O O F T H E W E E K
Warm greetings from Fort Lewis College to you and yours. In this digital yearbook, we hope you’ll find inspiration to make 2021 another year of learning, growth, and of course, adventure.
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S P R I N G 2 0 2 1 U P D A T E
Whether you’re new to campus, or you’ve been a Skyhawk for a few years, we are all #FLCTogether.
After an extended winter break, we hope you will feel rejuvenated and ready to get back to campus to continue your educational journey safely!
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FLC featured in new Amazon Prime show
Colorado's campus in the sky, along with ten amazing students, is featured in the new Amazon Prime show "The College Tour." The students show viewers their favorite aspects of being Skyhawks, from the organizations they're involved in on campus to their favorite spot on the rim overlooking Durango.
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Donors show strong support for FLC on Giving Tuesday
This year's Giving Tuesday brought in record-breaking support for Fort Lewis College scholarships, academic departments, athletics, and more.
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FLC remembers Peter R. Decker, longtime trustee and believer in liberal arts education
Peter R. Decker was a staunch supporter of Fort Lewis College, serving as one of the first trustees when the board became independent in 2002. Decker died on December 12, 2020, at age 86.
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Dugald Owen: Acceptance of uncertainties marks maturity
Graduating seniors were celebrated in the Virtual Winter Commencement ceremony on December 4, culminating their educational journeys at Fort Lewis College. Dugald Owen, professor of Philosophy and recipient of the Alice Admire Outstanding Teacher Award, gave the commencement address, which was excerpted by The Durango Herald.
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M O R E N E W S F R O M F L C
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- Nineteen years ago, when she was just nine years old, Marissa Molina (Political Science, '14) was brought to Colorado by her parents from her native Mexico. After being accepted into the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, she graduated summa cum laude from FLC and has since worked on behalf of fellow Dreamers at the forefront of immigration reform as a bipartisan political organizer.
- Fort Lewis College is partnering with San Juan Basin Public Health to provide COVID-19 testing to La Plata County workers in critical services, including those in law enforcement, fire protection, dispatch, education, and public-facing government positions.
- Cheyenne Williams, a senior majoring in Journalism & Multimedia Studies, created a heartfelt video about her grandmother to not only learn more about her family history but to inspire other Indigenous youth to learn their elders’ stories and pass those stories on. Her video is supported by NATIVE LENS, a Rocky Mountain PBS and KSUT Tribal Radio initiative to share Indigenous storytelling with the Four Corners and beyond.
- After many years working with the NBA and other sports organizations, Shawn Martinez (Art and English, '91) returns to his home state of Arizona as the senior director for live presentations at the Phoenix Suns Arena. He will be in charge of all decisions regarding entertainment at the games, from the music to the spotlights.
- Squeaks, the young male mountain lion that recently trekked 560 miles through the Southwest, has captured hearts across the country, his journey evoking hope at a time when many are feeling challenged by the continued coronavirus pandemic. "We're all rooting for him," says Betty Dorr, professor of Psychology.
- Madeleine Froncek's (Sociology, '14) band, Ley Line, was recently featured as the Austin360 Artist of the Month.
- In two guest columns for The Globe Post, Benjamin Waddell, associate professor of Sociology & Human Services, explores how the inequities undocumented immigrants and people of color face in the U.S. have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and a growing racial wealth gap.
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That's hawksomeProm dress with power
For FLC Psychology major Isabella Aiukli Cornell, her junior prom in 2018 was about more than just wearing a stylish gown to a high school gymnasium; it was an opportunity to call attention to what has been described as an epidemic of murder and abuse faced by Native American women.
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