Engineering alum finds rail industry is the right track for her
As a project engineer for Brightline Trains, Alexandra Westphal has been fully immersed in the design, pricing and building of...
Scientists studying Ian’s impact note artificial reef damage, coral loss
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Southwest Floridians were warned to stay out of Gulf water tainted with a rare,...
Grad student follows early inspiration into forensic studies
When Florida Gulf Coast University graduate student Delanie Fether was young, her inquisitive mind was captivated by “Bones,” the long-running...
Graduate student finds career choice came naturally
Growing up in rural Rhode Island, Ella Guedouar lived on a dead-end road with hundreds of wooded acres that seemed...
Alumna blows roof off male-dominated construction field
Legendary boxer Mike Tyson once famously opined, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Well, Hannah...
FGCU at 25: Chemistry, close-knit campus brought couple together
Barrett Stejskal was a 6-foot-5, 280-pound man-mountain who loved the outdoors and didn’t mind expressing it during his years at...
Another Super Bowl flyover soars under Eagle’s wing
2008 grad oversees Air Force formations at major sports events...
Hard-driving golf management alum clearly on the right track
Tara McKenna isn’t surprised that Warren Chappuis – just seven years removed from his FGCU graduation – has won an...
COVID-19 causes merger of fall, spring sports seasons
If 2020 was the year like no other, then this has been the spring like no other. COVID-19 rocked the...
Alumna finds fulfillment working with children of farmworkers
Gloria Gonzalez has found her calling. And that’s extremely calming. Gonzalez got her start with Redlands Christian Migrant Association (RCMA)...
For alum, animals are much more than pet projects
Meghan Schuman has come full circle. She grew up on a 35-acre spread in north Cape Coral that’s essentially a...