Global Medical Brigades makes a world of difference
After spring finals ended in May, most students kicked back for a post-semester breather or headed home for summer jobs....
Students hope for another class act in next FGCU president
As Florida Gulf Coast University begins the process of selecting a new president to succeed the retiring Mike Martin, a...
FGCU software engineering student brings skills to Microsoft
Moving across the country to start a job at a mega-corporation could make any working professional sweat. But for Florida Gulf Coast...
Alumna entrepreneur on board with charcuterie platter popularity
Just call Ali Eck the chairwoman of the board. When this Florida Gulf Coast University grad saw artfully arranged cheese...
The keys to success for Bower School’s piano program
Busts of Beethoven and Mozart watch over Michael Baron in his second- floor office in FGCU’s Music Building. Franz Liszt’s...
WGCU helps journalism students get the scoop on media work
The first time journalism student Samantha Roesler intended to cover a government meeting, she attended a city council meeting in...
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...
Soaring Eagle awards honor high-achieving alumni
It usually takes many years to build the sort of life that brings with it accolades and recognition from the...
Alum hitting the ice for rising Jamaican national hockey team
Hockey wasn’t Kristoff Malcolm’s sport growing up in his Caribbean homeland of Turks and Caicos Islands. It couldn’t have been....
Music demand getting hot for teacher-in-training
How is a teacher similar to a pop-music star? Both present themselves professionally in front of an audience. That’s why...
Outstanding graduates inducted into FGCU Hall of Fame
In April 2020, Samantha Nelson was named president of FGCU’s Programming Board , which oversees signature events such as EagleFest and Winter...
Spring graduates share inspiring journeys to earning degrees
FGCU students travel many different paths to one destination: graduation day. Out of 1,942 candidates for undergraduate and graduates degrees...