The Fort Report: Connecting Fort Lewis College

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P H O T O O F T H E W E E K

Senior Anish Wells enjoys a morning cup of high-altitude coffee in Sunlight Basin, a large system of alpine lakes high in the Weminuche Wilderness. Behind him looms 13,718-foot Jagged Mountain.

FLC combats the housing crisis by bringing in an expert

The leadership of FLC has doubled down on its commitment to providing housing solutions for the campus community by promoting Kelsey Deckert to the new position of Housing Strategy & Development manager. Deckert hopes to tackle the issue head-on by implementing intelligent, timely strategies.

FLC contracts alumna-founded company for housing strategies

FLC alumna Jenn Lopez (English,‘95), president and founder of Project Moxie, is returning to her alma mater to provide housing solutions. She’s fusing her breadth of experience with support from private, state, and federal stakeholders to develop long-term affordable housing strategies for the FLC community.

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SOBA launches business education series

FLC’s School of Business Administration and the Center for Innovation will launch a turbo-charged business education series. The weeklong sprints are designed for business owners, entrepreneurs, and anyone interested in obtaining business savviness quickly.

Skyhawks find community and academic success in summer programs

As post-COVID retention rates for full-time students continue to drop nationwide, Fort Lewis College is implementing bold new programs to combat the national trend. The most extensive for-credit programs—Maymester and Skyhawk Summer Bridge—aim to keep students enrolled by improving student confidence in the context of rigorous academics.

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

With the recent addition of lights on Dirks Field, there is no better time to welcome students and Skyhawks fans back for an action-packed fall semester. The FLC men’s soccer team has added a plethora of young talent and looks ahead to an exciting 2022 season.
Writing for the Durango Herald, Benjamin Waddell, associate professor of Sociology at FLC, challenges local leaders to expand housing stock, subsidize affordable housing units, and implement innovative tax structures that levy second-home buyers and tourists.
Justin McBrayer, professor of Philosophy and associate dean of Fort Lewis College, is presenting at the Cortez Public Library on misinformation and disinformation. The event highlights his research focus on the widespread issue of “fake news” that faces Americans today.
The 22nd Judicial District Nominating Commission has nominated two candidates for a district court judgeship created by the retirement of the Honorable Douglas S. Walker. Practiced attorney JenniLynn Everett Lawrence (English, ‘89) was selected by the Commission.
As more colleges and universities implement tuition waivers for Indigenous students, FLC leads the conversation by serving as an example to other institutions on how to retain and enroll these students.
The FLC volleyball team has been hard at work this preseason and will open with a deep, energetic roster that looks to push the limits for the Skyhawks this fall.
Associate Professor of Anthropology Jesse Tune recently published research on hunter-gatherers in American Antiquity, a premier archaeology publication. The paper presents an analysis and new ideas about Ice Age stone tools found in the United States.
Leo Lloyd III (Biology, ‘85) recently passed away while mountain biking in Twin Buttes. Lloyd will be fondly remembered for his public service, heroism, and love for the outdoors as captain of Durango Fire & Rescue.

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Hannah Tsingine (Biology, ‘19) was accepted into the Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative at Johns Hopkins University. The prestigious program is part of a new $150 million initiative to address underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and math. The program was named after a scholar Vivien Thomas, a Black scientist who forged a career in medicine despite being forced to drop out of college during the Great Depression.

Tsingine will use the funds and training she receives from the program to pursue studies in immunology. At FLC, she was an NIH MARC (now U-RISE) scholar specializing in cellular & molecular biology.

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