In the News

This summer, Sixth World Solutions, a grassroots consulting firm on the Navajo Nation, provided Indigenous Fort Lewis College students with agricultural internships. Funded by the Native American Agriculture Fund, these internships focused on teaching students regenerative agricultural practices that will be brought back to their home communities.

Fort Lewis College alumnus and Indigenous ultrarunner Christian Gering (Environmental Studies, ‘15) is collaborating with running outfitter Janji on the design of their new “American Southwest Collection.”

On September 25, rubber meets the road (and trails) with the annual Durango Fall Blaze, a fundraiser supporting the Fort Lewis College cycling team. In addition to the classic road offerings, this year's event has broadened to include mountain bikers and gravel cyclists of all abilities.

Since 2004, Andra Cirbo (Business Administration-Marketing, ‘92), has built an extensive career working at the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility. Now a Correctional Support Trades Supervisor III Captain, Cirbo manages massive kitchens in two correctional facilities that provide meals for offenders and vocational training for their re-entry.