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Water managers grapple with understanding how our forests and snowpack interact amid the worst drought in more than 1,000 years. Michael Remke, a lecturer of Biology, said that the only way to do this is to engage in “snowtography,” a novel way of tracking snowpack by monitoring varied sites with game cameras to measure snow depth.

Andy Sovick (Sociology,’04) honed skills at 麻豆免费高清无砖码区that would lead him to a career writing and publishing some of the best backcountry skiing guidebooks. Sovick founded Beacon Guidebooks publishing nine atlases for different areas around the country, nine topo maps to accompany the books, and an avalanche rescue guidebook.

Erika T. Wurth (English, '97) sat down with Lit Reactor to discuss her recent publication White Horse: A Novel. Wurth shared her writing process, thoughts on the novel, and advice she would give new writers. 

Writing for The Durango Herald, Lacey Donley, assistant professor of Accounting, shines a light on the hypocrisy of crypto lenders. She claims there is a genuine irony in cryptocurrency denouncing centralized governmental authority while also applying for Chapter 11 protections.

An ambitious new educational project, Slide With Respect, overseen by Tom Miaskiewicz, associate professor of Marketing, asks students to determine how many skiers know about the Your Responsibility Code, their feelings about its recommendations, and the role safety plays in their decisions about what resorts to visit.

Meet sailor, teacher, mathematician, and weekend philosopher Nicholas Canaparo (Adventure Education, '15). With voyages from Puget Sound to Amsterdam Harbor, Canaparo has lived as a globetrotter aboard world-class vessels. 

On a wintry afternoon, Fort Lewis College hosted an indoor commencement on December 16 to celebrate nearly 200 graduates. Hundreds of friends, family members, and staff filed into the packed Whalen Gymnasium to show their love through posters, cheers, and thunderous applause. 

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Centura Health committed $4 million supporting Fort Lewis College for a 10,000-square-foot renovation of the Aquatics Center to transform the space into a cutting-edge performance, rehab, and wellness center for student-athletes and students.

Amidst a nationwide shortage of K-12 educators, 麻豆免费高清无砖码区partnered with the Durango School District 9-R to support the next generation of future teachers through a new program. Described as a "grow-your-own" model, the program creates pathways for high school students to return to their home communities and teach after completing their college degrees. 

The 麻豆免费高清无砖码区women's basketball team earned its first home win, 80-70, over Northern New Mexico College during the annual Nike N7 night, a celebration of Indigenous athletic talent during Native American Heritage Month. The Skyhawks welcomed local tribal leaders for a pregame blessing and warrior song to get the evening underway.

Jake Kurzweil, adjunct instructor of Environment & Sustainability, advocates for the protection of a wetland near Silverton from proposed construction projects. Kurzweil told The Durango Herald that the negative impacts on this particular habitat might branch off to others in the surrounding ecosystem.

Kelsey Smith (Business Administration, '15) was named flagship operations manager for Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc., the first-place company on Newsweek's list of "America's Best Retailers 2022" in the chocolate and candy stores category. 

Fort Lewis College is one of 104 schools receiving six-year grants as part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) initiative. IE3 challenges U.S. colleges and universities to substantially and sustainably build capacity for student belonging, especially for those historically excluded from the sciences.

“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions” – Oliver Wendell Holmes