Eagle entrepreneur gives pickleball an eco-friendly spin
FGCU’s Dillon Rosenthal turns pickleball waste into opportunity, building BounceBack Pickle through competitions, mentorship and eco‑focused entrepreneurship training at FGCU....
FGCU partners with Lee schools to cultivate on-site gardening
Picture this: Elementary school students standing in a cafeteria line, stomachs rumbling for lunch, when they see bags of lettuce...
FGCU again recognized as a leader for sustainability curriculum and research
Florida Gulf Coast University has been designated a top performer in the 2025 Sustainable Campus Index, which honors high-achieving colleges...
Students go wild with nature art on display at Rookery Bay
This spring, a collaboration between two Florida Gulf Coast University art classes and the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center in Naples gave students the...
One of FGCU’s first engineering grads champions sustainability
Daniel Schroeder might be the ultimate Southwest Florida resident. Born and raised in the area, he is a Florida Gulf Coast University alum with...
FGCU grad shaping coastal conservation through island foundation
It isn’t easy being James Evans these days. As chief executive officer of the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, Evans is responsible...
One wild day: FGCU’s BioBlitz celebrates campus’ rich natural landscape
For the third consecutive year, Florida Gulf Coast University celebrated biodiversity on campus by hosting BioBlitz April 18. Guided by faculty, attendees were invited...
FGCU partners with UMass Lowell to explore joint research, exchange programs
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) and the University of Massachusetts Lowell plan to pursue joint educational and research opportunities that would benefit students, faculty...
FGCU360 does a 180 to look back at 10 years of chronicling campus
Ten years may not seem like a long time in the life of a university. But for Florida Gulf Coast University , now in...
Breaking new ground in FGCU’s sustainability course offerings
Learn how FGCU’s sustainability curriculum is evolving with courses like “Farm-to-Table Sustainability,” featuring a field trip to explore agricultural technologies....
Research is fun: Water club students use passion, data to help community
When you think of college students having fun, an image of friends chatting, a night on the town, or, perhaps,...
Students turning plastic bags into mats for homeless people
The first time Patty Krupp heard about plarn, she knew she’d hit on something special. Plarn turns plastic bags into...