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In a letter to campus, President Stritikus thanked FLC students, faculty, and staff for their resiliency and responsiveness during the College's response to coronavirus.
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Aspiring entrepreneurs from seven high school, college, and alumni teams received cash awards for their business ideas at the 2020 Hawk Tank Business Plan Competition.
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Beginning May 1, Smith Sports Complex and the FLC frisbee golf course, softball fields, and tennis courts will reopen to the public. Visitors are still encouraged to maintain six feet distance between individuals.
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KSUT and KDUR's Sarah Flower interviewed President Stritikus and student body president Cody Stroup about the effects of coronavirus on FLC and how the community is stepping up to support students.
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Mickey Campbell, assistant professor of Geosciences, and Jesse Tune, assistant professor of Anthropology, established remote sensing methods that better detect the severity of tree mortality in woodlands, as explained in the journal Remote Sensing of Environment.
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FLC alumnus Chris Bettin (Business Administration, '92) has turned his company's empty vacation rentals into homes for medical personnel and others displaced by the coronavirus pandemic.
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FLC professors are making the most of their virtual classrooms, bringing in creative solutions and setups to teach students they'd usually see face-to-face in field labs or mock courtrooms.
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Three FLC student producers were featured in the Colorado Student Showcase of the Rocky Mountain PBS series Arts District, available online now if you missed it last week.
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Assistant Professor of Psychology Alex Borgella explains in Gizmodo how dark humor during difficult times can relieve anxiety and help maintain a sense of humanity.
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Professor of Exercise Science Melissa Knight-Maloney earned designation as U.S.A. Triathlon All-American for her outstanding performances during the 2019 season, ranking nationally in the top 10% of her age group.
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The FLC Marketing & Communications Department received seven Collegiate Advertising Awards for various marketing pieces, including video and graphic design.
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President Stritikus joined an Entangled Solutions town hall last week to talk about the FLC way of keeping students at the center and the importance of equity in higher education.
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Faculty and staff received awards from the President's Office in acknowledgement of their achievements and exemplary work in the last year.
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In a Durango Herald op-ed, President Stritikus says that in the face of the global challenge of coronavirus, the role that higher education plays in society is more important than ever.
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It's still unclear why the coronavirus pandemic is driving people to hoard toilet paper, but Professor of Psychology Brian Burke thinks the construct "social influence" could be a reason.
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Stephanie Lefthand (Business Administration, '16) was selected for a Native American Congressional Internship with the Udall Foundation, where she'll focus on healthcare policy and research, and tribal and federal government relationships.
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Lee Bitsóí, director of the Diversity Collaborative, says a cultural renaissance of indigenous language and customs in our education system could add an ancestral knowledge of resilience in adapting to climate change. He was a panelist for an Earth Day 50 virtual event.
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