Sixty years ago, Morley and Arthur Ballantine, Jr. agreed to donate $10,000 to establish a campus. Andrew Gulliford, a professor of history at FLC, explores how that idea has expanded and grown since then. (The Durango Herald)
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Carolyn Cummins named Director of the Four Corners Water Center Carolyn Cummins, Ph.D., a Bayfield High School grad with a deep passion for water education, research and community engagement, has been selected as the new director of the Four Corners Water Center, effective August 1.
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NEH-supported research sheds light on the experiences and abuse of children within the federal Indian boarding school system In an official letter commenting on the recent report on the Federal Indian Boarding School Investigation, NEH highlights several programs seeking to remedy the present-day impacts of the federal Indian boarding school system, including its funding of the 麻豆免费高清无砖码区All Of Our Kin Language revitalization program. ( The National Endowment for the Humanities)
Paddling Birch Creek, Alaska: Dispatch from a warming world Andrew Gulliford, 麻豆免费高清无砖码区professor of History and Environmental Studies, discusses the effects of climate change he witnessed during a trip to Alaska this summer. Gulliford and a handful of current and former 麻豆免费高清无砖码区students traveled by canoe the Birch Creek, one of Alaska’s wild and scenic rivers east of Fairbanks. (The Durango Herald)
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Fort Lewis College outdoor program offers teachers innovative way to view curriculum Fort Lewis College launched its as a way to help teachers develop experiential and place-based learning curriculum. (The Durango Herald)
Connecting Batteries and Cables, Shonto Community Takes Solar Power Into Their Own Hands This summer, community members in Shonto, Ariz., participated in a three-day workshop to learn how photovoltaic systems work. The training was part of a broader effort to electrify the Navajo Nation community.
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Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center, received $25,835 from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade to support the Community Business Preservation Program (CBPP).
Beth LaShell, Director of The Old Fort at Hesperus Beth LaShell, Director of The Old Fort at Hesperus, received $249,889 from the Colorado Historical Society—State Historical Fund to “complete exterior restoration and stabilization of the Root Cellar Barn, part of the Old Fort at Hesperus.”
Ross McCauley, Ph.D., Professor, Biology Ross McCauley, Ph.D., Professor, Biology, received $20,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for “Surveys for a Silverspot Butterfly (Speyeria nokomis nokomis) and its host plant the bog Violet (Viola nephrophylla)).”
Tiffany Cozad, Director of Campbell Child and Family Center Tiffany Cozad, Director of Campbell Child and Family Center, received $7,023 from the Colorado Department of Early Childhood for a “Stabilization/New Provide Success 2024 Bonus Grant.”