Drew Sterwald writes about university programs, faculty, students and alumni for FGCU360.com and other marketing and communications materials. A longtime Florida resident, he joined FGCU in 2011 with 25 years of experience as a newspaper reporter, photographer, editor and designer. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Lecture series features war memoirist-poet
Award-winning poet and memoirist Brian Turner will present a public reading and discuss the complexities of crafting art from memory...
2 artists, 1 exhibit and myriad stories
The works of Barbara Balzer and Linda Hall playfully draw on art history and mythology using ceramics and soft sculpture. Their fantastical...
Students send comfort to those in Irma shelters
As Hurricane Irma recovery efforts continue in Southwest Florida, FGCU students have been putting what they learn in the classroom...
Alum earns fellowship for teaching about genocide
Living just a couple of hours from Washington, D.C., when she was growing up, Taylor Neff remembers lots of class...
Alumni bowl for scholarships rescheduled
This year’s FGCU Alumni Association bowling fundraiser has been rescheduled due to Hurricane Irma. Tickets are still available for the 11th annual Strikes...
Honors expands into college for high achievers
Florida Gulf Coast University’s much-heralded Honors Program has graduated into a full-fledged college serving almost 900 high-achieving students. The Honors College...
Celebrate 20 years of art at FGCU on Aug. 31
In celebration of our 20th anniversary, the Art Galleries of the Bower School of Music & the Arts and FGCU Library present...
Fun aplenty as campus celebrates FGCU at 20
On Aug. 25, 1997, students attended the first day of classes ever held at the brand-new Florida Gulf Coast University. So...
Circumnavigator presents at conference in Italy
FGCU political science major Maryssa Pallis, 20, has embarked on a 10-week journey through five countries to research global trade policies’...
Eager for ‘adventure,’ FGCU’s 4th president takes office
FGCU’s fourth president, Dr. Mike Martin, considers his new role a challenging adventure and one he is eager to embrace....
Roving researcher scales new heights in Peru
FGCU political science major Maryssa Pallis, 20, has embarked on a 10-week journey through five countries to research global trade policies’...