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Fall 2024 President’s and Dean’s Lists honor FGCU’s top scholars

February 11, 2025 0

Florida Gulf Coast University honors its top scholars each semester by naming undergraduate students to the President’s or Dean’s Lists....

Award-winning graduate’s internship creates a career path

January 23, 2025 0

By the time he enrolled at Florida Gulf Coast University, service to community was already ingrained in Thomas Hagin. In...

Deiros retiring from coaching FGCU softball 24 years after founding program

January 17, 2025 0

Florida Gulf Coast University head softball coach Dave Deiros announced Jan. 16 he will retire from coaching at the conclusion...

Why ‘nothing’ matters: Philosophy as a stepping-stone to law

January 3, 2025 0

There’s an old joke: What’s the difference between a philosophy major and a lawyer? The answer: $100,000 in student loans and...

Ice dancing champ balances studies with international competition

December 17, 2024 0

Florida Gulf Coast University sophomore Lucas Appel became the first American man to win an international solo ice dancing competition...

New playwrights festival shines spotlight on emerging FGCU talent

November 7, 2024 0

The Emerging Playwrights Festival, to be held Nov. 22-23 at Florida Gulf Coast University, will offer two rising young playwrights a rare...

Journalism alum savors experience covering Paris Olympics

October 31, 2024 0

Sebastian Gonzalez can speak with firsthand knowledge about the exhilaration of the Olympics. The 2017 Florida Gulf Coast University journalism graduate...

Summer 2024 President’s and Dean’s lists honor FGCU’s top scholars

September 13, 2024 0

Florida Gulf Coast University honors its top scholars each semester by naming undergraduate students to the President’s or Dean’s lists....

Honors communication grad lands NASA storytelling internship

September 5, 2024 0

For Christmas one year, Brandon Cominsky received a telescope as a gift. This singular gesture propelled his life on a...

Hell, high water and canned tuna: Alum tells global stories for The New York Times

August 6, 2024 0

Video journalist Alex Pena has slept in Black Hawk helicopters flying over Afghanistan, in a tent on the tarmac of...

Spring 2024 President’s and Dean’s Lists honor top scholars

July 10, 2024 0

Florida Gulf Coast University honors its top scholars each semester by naming undergraduate students to the President’s or Dean’s lists....

Grad overcomes years of health challenges to earn biology degree

July 3, 2024 0

Like many of her peers in Florida Gulf Coast University’s spring commencement class, Marisa Manning’s high school didn’t have a...