From FGCU to the world stage: one student’s Irish dance journey
When Fort Myers native Meagan Urbanek was 10 years old, she danced onstage in the Florida Gulf Coast University ballroom...
FGCU graduate’s island cafe-studio feeds artistic appetite
Island life has long sparked the imagination of artists. Paul Gaugin, the post-impressionist French painter, became especially famous for depicting...
Three Eagles headed for Major League Baseball
Friday night starter Davian Garcia and outfielder Ian Farrow were selected in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft, while Florida...
FGCU professor receives lifetime achievement award for dedication to social work
A Florida Gulf Coast University social work professor who discovered his life’s calling “by accident” has received a lifetime achievement...
A day in the life of an FGCU maintenance technician
At 8 o’clock in the morning, John Bramlett can usually be found kneeling next to the pool between Eagles’ Landing...
Spring 2024 President’s and Dean’s Lists honor top scholars
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
Like many of her peers in Florida Gulf Coast University’s spring commencement class, Marisa Manning’s high school didn’t have a...
New Honors College dean brings international study experience to role
An international academician who was born and raised in Fort Myers and attended the University of Oxford as a Rhodes...
A frog tale a decade in the making
Learn about research conducted by two FGCU students, a decade apart, on invasive and native frog species....
As Marieb College dean, Felton continues on ‘road of excellence’
After serving as co-acting and interim dean of Marieb College of Health & Human Services since October 2020, Shawn Felton officially removed the word “interim” from his...
Access for all — an FGCU student turns challenges into change
Volunteering as a patient in Marieb College of Health & Human Services classrooms has helped Keith Goldberg advocate for people...
RHM partnership with Ritz-Carlton yields internships and careers
When Alfonso Diaz applied for internships as an undergraduate at Florida Gulf Coast University’s School of Resort & Hospitality Management , he knew little about ritzy...