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Students model wearable creations from semester-long Native American Art & Culture course.
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The event will take place on Wednesday, April 16, from 3:30-4:30 pm in the Student Union Ballroom, followed by a reception in the Student Union Plaza.
Billie, (Education, '14; M.A. Cultural and Linguistically Diverse Education, '24), was recognized with the Milken Educator Award for her impact in New Mexico classrooms. At FLC, Billie enjoyed getting hands-on experience early on. "I wasn’t just learning about teaching—I was seeing it firsthand, working with students and figuring out what kind of teacher I wanted to be.”
The Four Corners AI conference explored the transformative potential and ethical challenges of artificial intelligence, featuring insights from experts and local leaders. The event emphasized balancing AI’s capabilities with human oversight to responsibly address societal issues and innovate across industries
Fort Lewis College, funded by a $522,000 National Institutes of Health grant, is developing data-driven outreach programs to support Native American and Latinx populations in southern Colorado.
The team is the latest Village Aid Project, which has been providing essential services like clean water and solar energy to remote, underdeveloped communities since 2005.
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The program offers students a unique pathway to nursing careers
Hickenlooper's visit also included a visit to the construction site of the CU Nursing Fort Lewis College Collaborative. The program, a partnership between the University of Colorado College of Nursing at the Anschutz Medical Campus and Fort Lewis College, will offer nursing courses tailored to the unique healthcare needs of rural and Indigenous communities. The first cohort of 24 students is expected to begin classes in 2025.
Fort Lewis College's PEAQS program is transforming student careers with hands-on research, a $4.2 million NSF grant, and opportunities that even include launching micro-thrusters for satellites.
The Durango Industrial Development Endowment has given the Fort Lewis College Foundation nearly $1 million to establish an endowment in its name that will support workforce programs, entrepreneurship education and mentoring, and career readiness training.
Growing up, Gabby James (Biochemistry, ’19) saw few healthcare providers who looked like her. A member of the Din茅 Tribe, James is striving to change that for future generations. She’s one step closer thanks to a full-ride scholarship to the University of Wisconsin’s Physician’s Assistant program.
In the summer of 2023, five Fort Lewis College STEM students donned lab coats and dove into the mysteries of the universe at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso nestled below—way below—the snowcapped Gran Sasso massif in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy.
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