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Morris Named New Provost
Dr. Morris becomes the first woman provost and first Native American provost at FLC. by Mitch Davis
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Powwow, New Miss Hozhoni Highlight End of Hozhoni Days Annual event ends with pomp and ceremony. by Mitch Davis
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TRIO Program at FLC Making A Real Difference in Students’ Lives Program has had a home at FLC for more than a decade. by Mitch Davis
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Announcements Sports
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Announcements KDUR’S Furniture As Art auction turns ten on March 31
The 2011 KDUR Furniture As Art auction kicks off at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 31 with a reception and silent auction in the Durango Arts Center gallery. Calvin & Pat Story of Treasure Auction have long been a part of the auction and will this year again set the tone for a fast-paced, fun-filled evening for artists and patrons of the arts. KDUR Station Manager Bryant Liggett and Program Director Sarah Baumgartner will M.C. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door or new this year $100 ‘Bubbly Tables for Four’ includes a bottle of champagne and is available with an advance reservation. Admission includes entry into a drawing for a $200 Nature’s Oasis gift basket; two complimentary drinks courtesy of SKA Brewing and Wagon Wheel Liquors; Hors d’oeuvres and cake by The Yellow Carrot; music by Tom MacCluskey & Bob Newnam; and a 10th anniversary after-party. This year’s live auction artists include: Ilze Aviks, Andy Barber, Bill Bowlby, Mike Brieger, Carol Clark, Sam Cook, Craig Erickson, Amy Felker, Debra Greenblatt, Jenni Bennett Gross, Miki Harder, Kathy Hobal, Tim Hunter, Connie Imig, Carson Jones, Tess Jordan, Tom Kipp, Emily Lloyd, Mary Ellen Long, Shay Lopez, Jeff Madeen, Maureen May, Dianne Milner, Deb Morgan, Carol & Ron Ozaki, Lisa Pedolsky, John Perry, Joan Russell, Bryan Saren, Jennifer Scholfield, and Scott Smith. Look for artists work on display in the community and preview it online at http://kdur.org. A sell-out event, advance purchase is strongly encouraged. Tickets are available at the Durango Arts Center and KDUR. The event would not be possible without our amazing local artists and the businesses and organizations that support KDUR including: April’s Garden, Arts Perspective Magazine, the FLC Centennial, Habitat for Humanity, Nature’s Oasis, Pool Creative, SKA Brewing, The Yellow Carrot, Wagon Wheel Liquors, and Waldemar Winkler Videography. For more information visit http://kdur.org or call us at 247-7628, and get your tickets today!
Messenger
March 2011 Editor Mitch Davis Messenger is published for the faculty and staff of Fort Lewis College and is produced by the Public Affairs Office. To submit an idea please contact Mitch Davis at 970-2477401 or davis_m@fortlewis.edu. Please submit ideas by the 15th of the month prior to desired publication date. Fort Lewis College Public Affairs Office 1000 Rim Dr. Durango, CO 81301 970-247-7401 davis_m@fortlewis.edu
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Announcements Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges director to make public presentation at Fort Lewis College
FLC Continuing Ed Introduces Culture Quest Expeditions
Dr. Bill Spellman, director of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), will visit Fort Lewis College on Thursday, March 31, 2011. Beginning at 5 p.m. in Noble Hall, Rm. 125, Dr. Spellman will be giving a presentation followed by a Q&A.
Fort Lewis College Continuing Education recently launched the Culture Quest Expeditions – Travel Education through FLC Continuing Education program. The program is available to anyone with a connection to the College, from alumni to donors and community members.
FLC faculty and staff can also attend two other sessions with Dr. Spellman: • 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Brownbag Lunch, Piedra dining area in the San Juan dining room • 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Faculty Senate – all faculty are invited, President’s Conference Room
There are a wide variety of programs planned. Contact the Continuing Education office at continuinged@fortlewis.edu, (970) 247-7385 or http://www2.fortlewis.edu/continuinged/ CultureQuestExpeditionsNew.aspx for more information.
The current status and future of higher education in the United States is a widely debated issue in today’s society. Colleges and universities must grapple with issues like providing a rigorous academic experience while maintaining financial access for students as costs increase and budgets tighten. Dr. Spellman’s presentation will cover some of the issues and concerns that liberal arts colleges are dealing with today and will have to deal with in the future.
A selection of proposed CQE programs to date:
COPLAC is an organization dedicated to advancing liberal arts and sciences education by acting as an advocate and collaborator with state legislatures and the federal government, as well as higher education entities like the Association of American College and Universities. Today there are 26 institutions in the U.S. and Canada, including Fort Lewis College, that belong to COPLAC. Dr. Spellman holds a bachelor’s degree in European history from Suffolk University, as well as a master’s degree in colonial American history and a Ph.D. in early modern English history from Syracuse University. In addition to his duties a director of COPLAC, he also teaches history at the University of North Carolina at Asheville.
India: Yoga & Meditation at the Source May 5 -19, 2011 Himalayas: Yoga & Meditation at the Source May 19 - June 2, 2011 Costa Rica May 28 - June 8, 2011 The Irish Experience June 12 - June 26, 2011 New York City and Boston: Art & Culture in the Atlantic Northeast August 3 - 11, 2011 Switzerland’s Heartland: Hiking Adventures and Cultural Highlights July 23 - August 1, 2011 Scotland: Saint Cuthbert’s Way August 5 - 13, 2011 Thailand: Let’s Get Physical! September 14 - 28, 2011
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Morris Named Provost by Mitch Davis
On March 10, Dr. Barbara Morris accepted the position of provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Fort Lewis College. It is expected that she will begin work at Fort Lewis in July.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from San Diego State University and master’s and Ph.D. degrees in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Dr. Morris is currently the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Redlands in Redlands, CA. She has taught courses in government and political science as a professor at the University of Redlands and the University of San Diego.
With her acceptance, Dr. Morris becomes Fort Lewis College’s first provost in more than 15 years, its first woman provost and the institution’s first Native American provost. She will assume the position held by Dr. Stephen Roderick. Dr. Roderick is retiring this summer.
The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Redlands is similar in many ways to Fort Lewis College as the Redlands’ college also includes some business programs. The breadth of Dr. Morris’ experience with academic programs like those offered at Fort Lewis was cited by several people, including President Thomas and Board of Trustees for Fort Lewis College Chair Richard Ballantine, as an attractive quality in Dr. Morris.
To see Dr. Morris’ faculty/staff presentation and Q&A, click here or on the image above.
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Powwow, New Miss Hozho Hozhoni Days by Mitch Davis
The 47th Fort Lewis College Hozhoni Days Powwow begins Friday, March 25 and runs through Saturday, March 26, 2011, in Whalen Gym. The Powwow is the culminating event of the College’s Hozhoni Days celebration. Gourd dancing will kick off the Powwow at 6 p.m. on Friday with the Grand Entry to follow at 7 p.m. A full day of activities is planned for Saturday, all of which begin with the Grand Entry at 11 a.m. General admission for the Powwow is $5. Student admission is $3 and children six years old and younger or adults over 60 get in free. On Saturday night, the crowning of the 2011-12 Miss Hozhoni will take place at the Powwow. Miss Hozhoni serves as the representative for the more than 120 Native American tribes at Fort Lewis College.
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This year, four FLC students are vying for the crown: • Tawnie Knight (Ute Mountain Ute) - Junior, Management • Alysha Guthrie (Tlingit/Haida) - Freshman, Marketing & Tourism and Hospitality Management • Dawn Murphy (Navajo) - Senior, Cellular and Molecular Biology • Marcalyn Begay (Navajo) - Senior, Environmental Biology To see an interview with the 2010-11 Miss Hozhoni Jennifer Bennis, click here. For more information on Hozhoni Days and the Powwow, visit http://www2.fortlewis.edu/nac or call 970-247-7221.
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2010-11 Miss Hozhoni Jennifer Bennis and 1st Runner-Up Caryn Hacker stand behind the 2011-12 Miss Hozhoni contestants. From left to right are: Marcalyn Begay (Navajo), Tawnie Knight (Ute Mountain Ute), Dawn Murphy (Navajo), and Alysha Guthrie (Tlingit/Haida).
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TRIO Program at FLC Making A Real Diffe by Mitch Davis
Since the mid-1990s, the TRIO program at Fort Lewis College has helped thousands of students, especially low-income and first generation students, both prepare for college and succeed once they get there. TRIO is a federal program aimed at offering student services to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Like many other educational institutions and programs, the TRIO program has felt the impact of decreasing budgets. In fact, TRIO hasn’t seen a significant funding increase since 2002 and, as a result, is not reaching all of the students who could benefit from the program. In all, only about 11 percent of students who qualify for TRIO actually participate in the program due to the program’s lack of funding.
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Students’ Lives
In regards to funding, February was a rollercoaster month for the TRIO program. On February 14, President Obama proposed a $67 million increase for fiscal year 2012 for TRIO. Just six days later, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill cutting TRIO’s budget by $12.5 million (2.9 percent over 2010) for fiscal year 2011.
Four TRIO programs call Fort Lewis home. Talent Search, which works with mostly low-income students in grades 6-12 who would be the first in their family to attend college; Upward Bound, an intensive program that helps prepare students for higher education by bringing prospective students to college campuses; the Program for Academic Advancement, which picks up students once they get to college and provides the academic resources necessary to help them stay and succeed in school; and the newly created STEM3 that works with students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. The TRIO program at Fort Lewis College has seen some impressive success over the years. For example: • On average, nearly 70 percent of all students who participate in Upward Bound at FLC go to college in the fall following their high school graduations, and close to 70 percent of those students persist in college past their freshmen year.
• For students participating in Talent Search, an average of 92 percent graduate from high school, 78 percent apply for financial aid and 80 percent apply to post secondary schools. 70 percent actually enroll in post secondary education programs after graduation from high school. • 82 percent of PAA’s participants were retained from the 2009 academic year to the 2010 year. 95 percent of participants were in good academic standing at Fort Lewis College in 2009, and 54 percent of PAA’s 2004 cohort graduated within 6 years.
As the United States works to remain competitive in an increasingly competitive world, the TRIO programs offer help to students, especially lowincome and first generation students, who are often left behind in terms of higher education. For more information about the TRIO programs at Fort Lewis College, visit: http://www2.fortlewis.edu/talentsearch http://www2.fortlewis.edu/upwardbound http://www2.fortlewis.edu/paa.
Past Mancos High School Educational Talent Search graduates
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Sports Schreibvogel named RMAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year by Chris Aaland
Fort Lewis College women’s basketball player Dana Schreibvogel was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
She ranks among FLC career leaders in free throws (eighth, 221), blocked shots (19th, 26) and scoring (20th, 841 points).
Jackson, a 5-foot-4 guard from Memorial High School in Tulsa, Schreibvogel and Abby Jackson were Okla., previously named to the All-RMAC first team, received RMAC Allwhile Mary Rose Paiz earned All-RMAC Academic first team and second team accolades and Katerina preseason All-RMAC Garcia was picked as an All-RMAC third first team accolades in team selection. 2010-11. She earned RMAC All-Academic “We were well represented on the allHonor Roll distinction conference teams, which is a tribute to the during the 2008-09 and four players that were honored and more 2009-10 seasons and importantly to the success of our team,” was also a D2 Athletic said sixth-year FLC women’s basketball Directors Association/ head coach Mark Kellogg. WeatherPORT Academic Achievement Award The distinction was the latest in a host of recipient each of those awards that Schreibvogel has collected two years. This year this year. The six-foot junior forward 2011 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of marked Jackson’s third the Year Dana Schreibvogel from Weld Central High School in straight campaign on the Keenesburg was previously named to the All-RMAC squads, having been named to the second RMAC All-Academic second team, was picked as the RMAC Student-Athlete of the Month for January, and team in 2009-10 and honorable mention in 2008-09. received five RMAC Player of the Week accolades (three offensive, two defensive) in 2010-11. She earned “I couldn’t be more happy and proud for Abby,” said Kellogg. “Abby has come a long way in her four years RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll and D2 Athletic here and she is now being recognized for her play on Directors Association/WeatherPORT Academic the court. She is our unquestioned leader and one of Achievement awards a year ago. the best point guards in the RMAC.” “Dana has had a remarkable year and is definitely Jackson led the RMAC in assist-to-turnover ratio deserving of the MVP award,” said Kellogg. “I have (+2.2 per game) and ranks among league leaders in never coached a player that has elevated her game to three-point percentage (second, .418), three-point a completely different level in such a short period of field goals (third, 2.3 per game), assists (fifth, 3.6 per time. She has been so consistent all year and quickly game), steals (fifth, 1.9 per game), free throw shooting established herself as our offensive leader.” (seventh, .811) and scoring (25th, 10.9 points per Schreibvogel led the RMAC in scoring (18.6 points per game). game) and field goal shooting (.582). She also ranks among league leaders in defensive rebounds (seventh, She is also FLC’s career leader in victories (115), assists (383) and three-point field goals (227) and 5.3 per game), rebounding (12th, 6.8 per game), steals ranks among career leaders in steals (eighth, 167), (13th, 1.7 per game) and free throw shooting (14th, scoring (12th, 978) and free throws (16th, 167). .771).
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Sports
Fort Lewis to host spring football game on April 16 Alumni flag football game to follow varsity scrimmage by Chris Aaland
The Fort Lewis College football team will hold its annual spring game, pitting offense vs. defense, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2011. “We look forward to getting many of our young players some very valuable reps and our veterans more experience within our new schemes,” said second-year head coach Cesar Rivas-Sandoval. “We have much to develop through the 15 practices that the NCAA gave us for spring football. We must use it as an opportunity to teach, learn and improve in every facet of what we do.”
The Skyhawks begin spring practice on March 27 and conclude on April 16 with the scrimmage. “We look forward to show off how we continually improve as a program with our spring football game,” Rivas-Sandoval added. “We hope for a great turnout from all of our FLC students, friends, family, fans and alumni.” New this year is an alumni flag football game, to take place at 1 p.m. on April 16, following completion of the varsity scrimmage. Any Fort Lewis football alumni interested in playing in the flag football game should contact assistant coach Mark Meng (who played for the Skyhawks in 2007 and ’08) at meng_m@fortlewis.edu.
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