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Fast FAFSA Facts Fast FAFSA Facts

Thursday, December 12, 2024 | Tiana Padilla

Fast FAFSA Facts

What students should know about the new financial aid form.

Social Gaming with Skyhawk Pride Social Gaming with Skyhawk Pride

Thursday, November 7, 2024 | Junior Parrish

Social Gaming with Skyhawk Pride

Gamers join each other for a night of fun at the LAN Part
Costumes at the Fort Costumes at the Fort

Thursday, November 7, 2024 | Tiana Padilla

Costumes at the Fort

Students show spirit for Halloween 


More gender neutral bathrooms on campus

Story by Alexa Chance, Graphic by Allie Hutto

Luke Knudsen and Charles Eagan proposed more gender neutral restrooms on campus to the Associated Students of Fort Lewis College Senate on Wed., Oct. 23. There are currently 15 gender neutral bathrooms on campus. They are located in Berndt, Kroeger, Pine, Reed Library, the Student Life Center, and the Student Union Building. Residence halls are not included and these are public restrooms.

Luke Knudsen and Charles Eagan proposed more gender neutral restrooms on campus to the Associated Students of Fort Lewis College Senate on Wed., Oct. 23. “My friend, Luke Knudsen, and I have been talking for a long time about the need for gender neutral bathrooms on campus because using the restroom when you don't pass clearly as male or female can be a pretty scary thing,”...

Criterion Five Plans for FLC's Future

Article by Madilyn Bates, Graphic by Allie Hutto

The Higher Learning Commission continues the accreditation process at Fort Lewis College, and the teams evaluating the school based on various outlined criteria are wrapping up their analysis of gaps in FLC’s policies.

 Criterion five judges the school’s planning for resources, budget and effectiveness through a few core components.



The Higher Learning Commission continues the accreditation process at Fort Lewis College, and the teams evaluating the school based on various outlined criteria are wrapping up their analysis of gaps in FLC’s policies.         Criterion five judges the school’s planning for resources, budget and effectiveness through a few core components. ...

Taking a Look at Teaching and Learning: The HLC Committee's Teaching and Learning Team

Story by Madilyn Bates, Graphic by Allie Hutto

As the Higher Learning Commission Accreditation proceeds to evaluate different aspects of Fort Lewis College’s performance, the criterion three team is beginning to assess teaching and learning. Teaching and Learning criterion three involves measuring the quality, resources, and support the school offers its students. “Criterion three deals directly with the quality of...

Assessing Our Mission: The HLC Committee's Mission Team

Story by Madilyn Bates

The Higher Learning Commission’s re-accreditation process is underway for the 2013-2014 school year, and teams are assembled to begin evaluating the school based on five categories. The Mission Team, which is led by Michael Martin, associate professor of history, and Lee Frazer, assistant professor of adventure education, will evaluate whether the mission statement is an accurate...

An Author Amongst Us

Story by Alexa Chance, Photo by Christian Bachrodt

When Steven Meyers, professor of English at Fort Lewis College, isn’t teaching creative non-fiction or Semantics, he is doing his own work. Meyers is the author of two creative non-fiction titles that have recently been re-released: The San Juan River Chronicle and Notes from the San Juans. Meyers hadn’t planned to be a full-time professor when he was hired in 2000,...

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