Categories | Student success

Inner strength course designed to build empathy and resilience

March 25, 2022 0

In the golden light of a spring evening at Florida Gulf Coast University, small groups of people slowly stroll together,...

Bridge to Iquitos: An FGCU undergrad’s Peruvian research adventure

March 24, 2022 0

What if you could step back in time and see the landscape as it was before human development? In most...

Grad student empowering artisans of her family’s homeland

March 18, 2022 0

We spend much of our lives sourcing and enjoying the clothes we wear and the foods we love, yet we...

FGCU steps up for quarantined students in campus housing

March 15, 2022 0

Students Meagan Harding and Sam Palmisano have unique perspectives about what coronavirus quarantining was like on the Florida Gulf Coast...

Art & sole: Marketing major gains foothold with customized shoes

March 8, 2022 0

Custom-painted sneakers are all the rage. You see them all over your TikTok feed, and even around the Florida Gulf...

FGCU research aims to protect and grow oyster population

February 24, 2022 0

Oysters are a small species with a big job. Serving as a natural filtration system, these shellfish help keep water...

A year in Uzbekistan inspires FGCU’s 3rd Fulbright recipient

February 10, 2022 0

While exploring new countries and cultures, travelers don’t just absorb history, taste exotic food and rub elbows with the locals....

Alumna dives deep into waterway health in southern Florida

February 1, 2022 0

Environmental studies grad works as science technician for South Florida Water Management District...

Alumna is ‘doing the math’ for US Navy and future Hispanic scholars

January 27, 2022 0

Before Darleen Perez-Lavin started her intensive study of mathematics at Florida Gulf Coast University as a graduate student of Chilean...

Alumna inspired by scholarship donors creates one of her own

January 20, 2022 0

Elizabeth McDowell’s dream of giving back to FGCU in a way that meaningfully impacts students affected by the scourge of...

Azul’s Attire helps job-seeking students dress to impress

January 18, 2022 0

Donated professional apparel is available free to Eagles in need...