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FGCU study offers roadmap for regional private residential community governance
A recent study headed by a Florida Gulf Coast University faculty member explored how the successful transition of a private residential community in nearby Estero to a member-owned real estate association could serve as a governance model for more than 160 similar Southwest Florida housing associations. The study, titled “When Intuition Marries Data-Driven Decisions: A…
FGCU Board of Trustees to meet June 10
The Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 10, in Academic Building 9 (The Water School), Room 138. Click here to view the agenda packet. Board meetings are open to the public. For more information, contact Director of Board Relations Tiffany Reynolds at [email protected] or visit the website…
Drawn to the University Archives: Finding inspiration in Southwest Florida’s history
When Southwest Florida cartoonist Doug MacGregor donated a collection of his work to Florida Gulf Coast University, he hoped it might one day inspire future artists.   He didn’t have to wait very long.   This spring, art major Aileen Salas discovered MacGregor’s original cartoons while working on a class project.   “Doug’s collection immediately…
Eagles win 2 all-sports trophies and top women’s athlete in ASUN awards
Florida Gulf Coast University claimed top honors in the Atlantic Sun Conference’s annual all-sports awards, winning the Bill Bibb Trophy and the Sherman Day Trophy. Jaci Carpenter, a cornerstone of the beach volleyball program for the past four years, also was named the Female Athlete of the Year at the May 29 ASUN Awards ceremony.…
FGCU Audit and Compliance Committee to meet May 29
The Audit and Compliance Committee of the Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees will meet virtually at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 29. The live webcast is available at www.fgcu.edu/boardcast.  Click here to view the agenda packet.   Public comment on agenda items must be sent by email to [email protected] no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May…
Coaching with compassion: Deiros looks back on 24 years at FGCU
To understand the impact Dave Deiros had in 24 years as Florida Gulf Coast University’s head softball coach, you have to go beyond the numbers — the school-record 62 wins in 2007, the upset of No. 5-seeded Florida in the 2012 NCAA Tournament that was the first win for any FGCU team in a D-I…
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