Fall semester brings new campus features, people, programs
As Florida Gulf Coast University kicks off a new academic year, several exciting updates aim to enhance the campus experience...
Alum wins $10,000 to lead development of app connecting music fans
At one point during his undergraduate years at Florida Gulf Coast University, Abraham Joseph found it challenging to make new...
Women’s soccer sweeps preseason ASUN awards, tops poll
Florida Gulf Coast University women’s soccer swept the Atlantic Sun Conference’s preseason player of the year honors and was picked No. 1 overall in...
Hell, high water and canned tuna: Alum tells global stories for The New York Times
Video journalist Alex Pena has slept in Black Hawk helicopters flying over Afghanistan, in a tent on the tarmac of...
From FGCU to the world stage: one student’s Irish dance journey
When Fort Myers native Meagan Urbanek was 10 years old, she danced onstage in the Florida Gulf Coast University ballroom...
FGCU graduate’s island cafe-studio feeds artistic appetite
Island life has long sparked the imagination of artists. Paul Gaugin, the post-impressionist French painter, became especially famous for depicting...
Three Eagles headed for Major League Baseball
Friday night starter Davian Garcia and outfielder Ian Farrow were selected in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft, while Florida...
A day in the life of an FGCU maintenance technician
At 8 o’clock in the morning, John Bramlett can usually be found kneeling next to the pool between Eagles’ Landing...
New Honors College dean brings international study experience to role
An international academician who was born and raised in Fort Myers and attended the University of Oxford as a Rhodes...
As Marieb College dean, Felton continues on ‘road of excellence’
After serving as co-acting and interim dean of Marieb College of Health & Human Services since October 2020, Shawn Felton officially removed the word “interim” from his...
RHM partnership with Ritz-Carlton yields internships and careers
When Alfonso Diaz applied for internships as an undergraduate at Florida Gulf Coast University’s School of Resort & Hospitality Management , he knew little about ritzy...
Spring grad made the most of Honors College opportunities
If all goes as planned, Dominique Berrette will begin medical school in fall 2025. The highly decorated spring graduate from...