Fall 2025 President’s and Dean’s Lists honor top scholars
Florida Gulf Coast University honors its top scholars each semester by naming undergraduate students to the President’s or Dean’s lists....
Gilman scholarships enable 4 Honors students to study abroad
Gilman Scholarships empower four FGCU students to study overseas, building cultural understanding, language skills and career readiness through immersive programs....
Annual FGCU Alumni Awards recognize 9 outstanding Eagles
FGCU honors nine exceptional alumni for leadership, service and professional impact during the 2026 Alumni Awards celebration held during Homecoming...
Vester Field Station returns to full strength thanks to community support
For the first time since Hurricane Ian devastated Southwest Florida in 2022, Florida Gulf Coast University’s Vester Field Station is fully operational again...
Branching out: FGCU leads community effort to restore mangroves
FGCU and Island Coast High students, faculty and staff restored mangroves at Fort Myers Beach, to restore a vital stretch...
Undergrad turning her underwater videography into VR experiences
Marine science grad student Zoe Szabo pioneers 360-degree underwater videography and VR tools enhancing scientific diving education, research and conservation....
Can plants save our beaches? Students team with faculty to dig for answers
Jeannine Richards might say she’s still getting her research “up and running,” but her work at Florida Gulf Coast University...
Fertile ground: How a thesis took root in Immokalee
When Madeleine Tenny started her graduate studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, she wasn’t sure how she would adapt to...
FGCU students harness technology to study hurricane impacts, coastal habitats
Florida Gulf Coast University students are using technology for several projects designed to help Southwest Florida community partners manage challenges in coastal areas, ranging...
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...
From burns to beer, monthly Conserveza sparks conservation collaboration
On the first Friday of most months at the Naples Botanical Garden, conservationists from across Southwest Florida gather to share...
FGCU Alumni Association honors ‘a shining example of the power of education’
It’s hard not to ask Michael Nachef, the FGCU Alumni Association’s 2025 Alumni of Distinction, if he’s going to run for political...