Categories | Student success

Education is all in the family for Gilbert clan

August 13, 2021 0

“It takes a village to raise a child,” according to an often-cited African proverb. Sometimes within a village, it takes...

FGCU opens Lucas Hall – a home for entrepreneurs

August 11, 2021 0

Florida Gulf Coast University’s newest structure is a 27,000-square-foot, three-story paradise for the entrepreneurial minded. It officially opened Tuesday. A...

Software engineering students, local firms both win through mentoring

August 5, 2021 0

FGCU’s required two-semester class, “Mentored Senior Software Engineering Program,” catapults real-world experience to a new level. On the surface, the...

Southern Scholarship Foundation breaks ground on 2nd Pilot House

July 15, 2021 0

The Gresham-Kite Pilot Scholarship House at Florida Gulf Coast University will soon have a new neighbor. The Southern Scholarship Foundation...

Alumnus helps veterans transition to civilian life, oversees Home Base move

July 7, 2021 0

When Armando Hernandez (’14, Exercise Science) left the Marine Corps, he faced a challenge. Four years of honorable service took...

Bioengineering alums, students help company develop device to kill COVID-19 

July 1, 2021 0

For well over a year, the pandemic made people more attentive to their sniffles and coughs, or they would actively...

Alumnae helped set the stage for successful Grad Walk

June 29, 2021 0

A decade-plus-long friendship turned business partnership allowed two FGCU alumnae to help create perhaps the most unique graduation experience in...