THE INDEPENDENT

Instructors attempt to build a community through First Year Launch program

By Alx Lee Indy Staff Writer

First Year Experience, a semester-long program designed to connect freshman students with mentorship through Fort Lewis College faculty, started this fall. 

 

First Year Experience, a semester-long program designed to connect freshman students with mentorship through Fort Lewis College faculty, started this fall.  Michelle Bonanno, the First Year Experience coordinator, said instructors could create a community within the classes and build a relationship with students.  The First Year development team consisted of seven instructors...

FLC’s Contribution to the study of New Generation Nuclear Power

By Kim Cassels Indy Staff Writer

The engineering department is making substantial innovations in nuclear energy research by developing unique parts intended for pumping liquid metal.

The engineering department is making substantial innovations in nuclear energy research by developing unique parts intended for pumping liquid metal. Fort Lewis College is one of five U.S.-based academic institutions studying how to increase the efficiency of the next generation of nuclear power plants, which involves using metal as a coolant that could help minimize radioactive...

Outdoor Pursuit trips: what they take and why they matter

By Charlotte Williams Indy Staff Writer

Outdoor Pursuits is credited as Fort Lewis College’s outdoor organization that provides educational training, outdoor resources and frequent trips for students.

Outdoor Pursuits is credited as Fort Lewis College’s outdoor organization that provides educational training, outdoor resources and frequent trips for students.  Students at FLC are offered the ability to embark on a plethora of adventures, varying from hiking to ice-climbing to mountain biking to backpacking— experiences that would financially cost more through the average...

Gender Identity on Campus

By Taylor Hutchison Indy Staff Writer

The Fort Lewis College campus is diverse - from race and ethnicity to gender and sexuality. Students, faculty and staff work to educate the community on gender to help create a safe and welcoming environment for all students.

The Fort Lewis College campus is diverse - from race and ethnicity to gender and sexuality. Students, faculty and staff work to educate the community on gender to help create a safe and welcoming environment for all students.  Miseducation can lead to acts of discrimination, such as when the removal of transgender-bathroom rights posters made some students uncomfortable. To put an end...

A Look at the Campus Composting System

By Ethan Hale Indy Staff Writer

After students have stood in line, eaten their meal and disposed of the leftovers in the San Juan Dining Hall, a process starts to turn that waste into new life.

After students have stood in line, eaten their meal and disposed of the leftovers in the San Juan Dining Hall, a process starts to turn that waste into new life. Jerritt Gibbons, Campus Dining supervisor, showed off the system that most students don’t get to see. Behind the spinning mechanism where diners place their dishes lays a trough leading to a vat that is a little larger...

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