From flips to fire trucks, this FGCU alum found a calling in fitness and service
International Firefighters’ Day is celebrated May 4 — also St. Florian’s Day to many Christians — to honor the patron...
Eagle entrepreneurs prove they can swim with the sharks
They stood tall in crisp suits or branded shirts, elevator pitches rehearsed to perfection, heartbeats quickening with every name called....
FGCU ‘feels like family’ to new women’s head basketball coach
Whenever Raina Harmon considered moving on from her assistant coaching job at the University of Iowa, she compared other schools...
FGCU partners with UMass Lowell to explore joint research, exchange programs
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) and the University of Massachusetts Lowell plan to pursue joint educational and research opportunities that would benefit students, faculty...
The FGCU team that helps students and employers find each other
Rose Fuller knows college students aren’t just looking for jobs — they’re looking for careers that align with their passions...
FGCU grad inspired by STEM education named Lee County Teacher of the Year
For Barbara Rebeor, teaching isn’t just a passion — it’s a calling. Rebeor had pursued a different career — in...
One alum aims to put the ‘fun’ in accounting fundamentals
Megan Clipse knows accountants get stereotyped. Strictly business, no joking around — especially this time of year: tax season. ...
FGCU360 does a 180 to look back at 10 years of chronicling campus
Ten years may not seem like a long time in the life of a university. But for Florida Gulf Coast University , now in...
Students inspire Brian and Denise Cobb’s 20 years of funding scholarships
When Brian Cobb hears that the endowed scholarship that bears his surname at Florida Gulf Coast University is celebrating its 20th anniversary, he looks...
Iowa’s Harmon to lead FGCU women’s basketball into new era
The championship legacy of Florida Gulf Coast University women’s basketball is secured with Raina Harmon from the University of Iowa signing on as head coach. “It’s...
Finance degree, business drive are key ingredients for burgeoning restaurateur
Antonio knows. In the same way that the “Bo Knows” advertising campaign launched two-sport athlete Bo Jackson and Nike into...
FGCU grad teaching — and learning — through Fulbright in Colombia
Casandra Casadevalle didn’t think she had a shot at the Fulbright Program when she first thought about applying during her...