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There’s No Place Like Home: Student Returns to SW Florida

March 16, 2023 0

After 18 months “toughing it out” at an out-of-state school, Sarah Merriwether returned to Southwest Florida to attend FGCU....

Fall 2022 President’s and Dean’s Lists Honor Top Scholars

February 26, 2023 0

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

New Program Enables Students to Earn Credentials in Emotional Intelligence

February 20, 2023 0

FGCU students can earn a digital badge demonstrating their competency in emotional intelligence and understanding of its impact on personal...

FGCU alum manages to write her own stage career on Broadway

February 15, 2023 0

FGCU alumna Danielle Ranno is the stage manager of “& Juliet,” a hit Broadway musical comedy that puts a new...

FGCU grad finds recipe for success in restaurant industry

February 8, 2023 0

When Michael Kemna (’16, Criminal Justice ) was just out of high school in Cumberland, Maine, in 2010, he put together binders...

Graduate flees ‘country in chaos’ to pursue dreams of college degree

February 3, 2023 0

For Venezuela native Sofia Morón Márquez, the path to graduating from Florida Gulf Coast University began with her escape from...

FGCU’s blossoming relationship with the Naples Botanical Garden

January 29, 2023 0

Banana, papaya and pineapple plants aren’t the only things bearing fruit at the Naples Botanical Garden. A mutually beneficial relationship...

Philanthropist helps father of 2 achieve dream of college degree

January 24, 2023 0

For Andre Green, a 30-year-old Jamaican native and father of two, a circuitous 10-year effort to earn a college degree...

Behavioral health alumnus links current students to real-world experience

January 18, 2023 0

A two-time Florida Gulf Coast University graduate working in the behavioral health field is now nurturing future mental-health professionals by...

Senior moment: Capstone show a peak experience for art grads

January 13, 2023 0

Countdown to showtime Power drills buzz and hammers bang in bursts of activity fueled by excitement, anxiety and caffeine in...

Grad student follows early inspiration into forensic studies

January 9, 2023 0

When Florida Gulf Coast University graduate student Delanie Fether was young, her inquisitive mind was captivated by “Bones,” the long-running...