News Briefs Fort Lewis College opens $6 million sports performance center New area should help advance sports teams.
Board of Trustee Ellen Roberts awarded Citizen of the Year The annual Durango Chamber of Commerce Durango Rocks ceremony awarded FLC Trustee Ellen Roberts Citizen of the Year and Luke Prince (Marketing, '14) Young Professional of the Year.
House Bill introduced to increase size of FLC Board of Trustees Representative Barbara McLachlan sponsored a bill that would increase the size of the FLC Board of Trustees from seven to nine members, specifically adding spots for additional local Trustees and a member of a federally recognized Native American tribe.
Professor Heidi Steltzer studies alpine plants for climate change An alpine flower is helping Heidi Steltzer, professor of Environment and Sustainability, determine the availability of water to the rest of the world as the climate warms.
Exercise Science faculty helped out local nordic club with lactate threshold testing Hearts raced as the FLC Exercise Science faculty and staff led lactate threshold testing for the Durango Nordic Ski Club. The tests help athletes train and recover more effectively.