The Board of Trustees consists of nine voting and two non-voting members who are responsible for making policy for Fort Lewis College and overseeing its operation. Voting members are appointed by the Colorado governor and require Colorado State Senate confirmation. They serve four-year terms. The two non-voting members are elected by 麻豆免费高清无砖码区faculty and students. The faculty representative serves a two-year term. The student representative serves a one-year term.
The Fort Lewis College president is appointed by and reports to the Board and is responsible for day-to-day management of the institution and its employees.
As stated in House Bill 20-1108, no more than five members shall be from any one political party; at least one member must be an enrolled member of a federally recognized Native American tribe; and at least 2 members must reside in Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, or San Juan county, or on the Ute Mountain Ute or Southern Ute reservation.
NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of Section 24-6-402, C.R.S., that the Investment Advisory Committee will conduct a meeting on Monday, July 21, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. The discussion will include an update on quarterly investment activity. No public comment will be taken during the meeting. The meeting can be viewed in the President’s Conference Room, located in 2503 Berndt Hall, Fort Lewis College.
NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of Section 24-6-402, C.R.S., the Board of Trustees for Fort Lewis College will conduct its annual retreat on Monday, August 4, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and conclude on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. No public comment will be taken. The meeting will take place at The Gates Family Foundation, 1390 Lawrence St. #400, Denver, CO 80204.
Please contact Lexi Allmon, Deputy Secretary to the Board of Trustees, at (970) 247-7100 or aallmon@fortlewis.edu for further information.
In June 2002, Colorado Governor Bill Owens signed legislation that approved the creation of a stand-alone Board of Trustees for Fort Lewis College. The first Board of Trustees began governing the College on September 1, 2002. The Board increased from seven to nine voting members in March 2020.
Prior to being governed by the Trustees, the State Board of Agriculture governed Fort Lewis since it first became an agricultural high school in 1911.