The Fort Report: Connecting Fort Lewis College

FLC Voices talked to the students behind the science of cider flavors and smells

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

Associate Professor of Chemistry Callie Cole and her intrepid crew of undergraduate students describe their efforts in helping local cider-makers revive a long-lost southwest Colorado industry while doing cutting-edge research into the molecular structure of heritage apples.

NASA's Walt Ugalde and Professor Michael Valdez on campus

Skyhawks soar to the stars with NASA T2U

Professor Michael Valdez's Advanced New Business Ventures students are analyzing Earth-based market viability for space-based technologies through NASA's Technology Transfer University program.

Group of students who were forced to attend the Fort Lewis Indian School

FLC begins conversations with tribal nations about the Old Fort

The origins of the Fort Lewis boarding school and forced assimilation of Indigenous students is a tragic chapter of Fort Lewis College's history, one that leadership is working to reconcile honestly and transparently.

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

Skyhawks football is readying for their first full season since 2019 after the COVID-19 pandemic all but shut down most athletics last year.
Ricardo Caté (Education, '06) received the New Mexico Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. The governor's awards celebrate the foundational role that artists, art, and supporters play in the state.
On the road to the Tokyo Games, FLC cycling alumna Sofia Gomez Villafañe (Exercise Science, '16) learned how to embrace her bi-culturalism on and off the bike.
Hanson Mike, a senior majoring in Environmental Studies, published a blog with Conservation International about how South Africa is responding to similar water struggles as the Navajo Nation, and what lessons he wants to bring home.
Associate Professor Benjamin Waddell puts his finger on the pulse of community and international issues in his most recently published columns about Colorado ballot initiatives, immigration, Cuban politics, and elections in Nicaragua.
The Durango Herald caught up with Associate Professor of Chemistry Callie Cole to talk about cider science and how chemistry can be used to manipulate the smell and taste of hard cider.

Jarier Laureano models new FLC cycling team jersey

That's hawksome

The Fort Lewis College cycling team has a new jersey design and, for a limited time, you can shop for your very own! Show your Skyhawk pride on the trails and road with a full team kit from Champion System.

Better yet, zip up your new jersey and come cheer on the Skyhawks at the Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships at Purgatory Resort, Oct. 14-17, as they compete for individual titles and a 25th national team title.

A portion of the jersey sales will help the cycling team provide an exceptional student cycling experience to riders of all abilities in mountain bike, cyclocross, and road disciplines.

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