News Briefs Fort Lewis College opens $6 million sports performance center New area should help advance sports teams.
Nursing Fort Lewis College has partnered with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to launch a new nursing program housed at FLC, prioritizing a curriculum based on cultural competency, community service, and educational excellence.
GRANT The Mellon Foundation has awarded Fort Lewis College with a $1.5 million grant for the revitalization of Native languages. The funds will go toward constructing the All Our Nations Language Revitalization Hub, housed in the Native American & Indigenous Studies Department.
Bitsoi Lee Bitsóí, associate vice president for Diversity Affairs, leaves behind a legacy of integrity at Fort Lewis College when he starts a new position at Brandeis University next month. Among his many achievements was helping campus navigate the harrowing history of the Fort Lewis boarding school.
Zink Durango stalwarts and siblings Karen Zink and Steve Short are supporting the new nursing program with more than $1 million in philanthropic support, which will aid in hiring a program lead, fund scholarships, and more.