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A crash course in crisis: FGCU hosts mass ‘disaster’ simulation

November 19, 2024 0

On Friday, Nov. 15, Florida Gulf Coast University hosted its inaugural “Disaster Day” Interprofessional Simulation, bringing together over 600 participants...

FGCU study measures impact of Immokalee college prep program

November 5, 2024 0

Learn how an FGCU study documented the success of the Guadalupe Center’s college prep program for Immokalee youth....

Grad students experience international internship with Arthrex

October 29, 2024 0

Emily might be in Paris on Netflix, but a new internship opportunity unique to Florida Gulf Coast University enabled two...

Expanded study abroad programs enrich learning experience

October 18, 2024 0

Florida Gulf Coast University is making it easier than ever for students to have international learning experiences. Internships, short-term trips,...

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...

FGCU grad honored for dedication to social work in local schools

August 29, 2024 0

Helping others is essential to Judes Sétalaire Albert’s character, a quality developed during his youth in a small Haitian commune...

Student-athletes soar through leadership development academy

August 22, 2024 0

Anna Claire Bridge is teed up to play a greater leadership role on the women’s golf team in her senior year at Florida...

Alum wins $10,000 to lead development of app connecting music fans

August 15, 2024 0

At one point during his undergraduate years at Florida Gulf Coast University, Abraham Joseph found it challenging to make new...

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...

From FGCU to the world stage: one student’s Irish dance journey

July 31, 2024 0

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

July 24, 2024 0

Island life has long sparked the imagination of artists. Paul Gaugin, the post-impressionist French painter, became especially famous for depicting...