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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nisita Fund ensures student success and community enrichment

Thanks to The Nisita Fund for Music Excellence, gifted to Florida Gulf Coast University five years ago by Maurizio and...

PGA golf professionals help students get on successful career course

For the past 14 years, students in the PGA Golf Management program, a part of the Lutgert College of Business at Florida Gulf...

Princeton Review ranks FGCU 15th for undergrad entrepreneurship

Florida Gulf Coast University’s undergraduate entrepreneurship program leaped seven spots to No. 15 in The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine’s...

Brothers teach others how to strive for success

America is a land of second chances, and two brothers with Florida Gulf Coast University ties use this ideology as...

FGCU celebrates The Water School with Nov. 18 open house

When Greg Tolley, Ph.D., joined Florida Gulf Coast University in 1997 as a founding faculty member, he and many of...

Navy veteran charts course toward career in software engineering

For Ronny Fray Regato, a senior software engineering major from North Port, the voyage from high school through service in the U.S....