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Spring 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. The combined published lists for the spring 2025 semester feature 4,577 students from 45 states and 37 countries. Roughly 82% of honorees on the combined list are from Florida. The President’s List celebrates students who…
Tropical careers take root at the Naples Botanical Garden
The Naples Botanical Garden celebrated the grand opening of its Evenstad Horticulture Campus in 2024. Described by Brian Galligan, vice president of horticulture, as the garden’s biggest undertaking in a decade, it replaces a previous setup split across three buildings using “duct tape, zip ties, rusty metal and makeshift everything.”  For three Florida Gulf Coast…
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 two degrees and a prestigious alumni award. Today, he serves as a vice president at AIM Engineering & Surveying, where he focuses on sustainable water projects — a vital concern in Southwest…
FGCU celebrates $22 million gift, the largest donation in its history
A commitment of more than $22 million toward the development of cutting-edge instructional technology will enhance the readiness of Florida Gulf Coast University students to join the healthcare workforce with advanced knowledge and skills. The Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation finalized the gift to FGCU’s Marieb College of Health & Human Services on June 13.…
Lights, camera, connection: ROCK of Ages builds intergenerational bridges
Verandah Palomino sat at the kitchen table listening as her grandmother, Martha Palomino, recounted her journey from Lima, Peru, to the U.S. in 1970. She shared stories about the children she had and the husband she lost. She spoke of compassion, of endurance, of the small acts of kindness that carried their family through the…
FGCU business students witness history at Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting
Five Florida Gulf Coast University students from the Lutgert College of Business got a little more than the typical career preparedness experience they expected from their coursework during the spring semester. The group joined tens of thousands of investors from around the world at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting May 3 in Omaha, Nebraska.…
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 for carrying out the nonprofit’s mission to protect and care for Southwest Florida’s coastal ecosystems. That can be a daunting task, especially with the rapid rate of development, loss of coastal wetlands and increasing threats to…
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