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Professor shares entrepreneurship research in Peru through Fulbright grant
People who live and work outside of their native countries often possess a distinctive ability to identify new international business opportunities — a factor that businesses could leverage to help increase global entrepreneurship activities. That is among the findings of a research project led by Jase Ramsey, professor of management in Florida Gulf Coast University’s…
FGCU cultivating connections in rural Hendry, Glades counties
Miley Castellon’s eyes lit up as Florida Gulf Coast University junior Carli Bell discussed her dream of someday working in nuclear engineering and energy. A junior from Clewiston High School, Castellon was visiting the FGCU campus along with more than 200 peers from Hendry and Glades counties on a February day devoted to exploring the…
FGCU vice president search committee to meet virtually March 10
Florida Gulf Coast University’s Vice President and Vice Provost, Student Success & Enrollment Management, Search Committee meets virtually from noon to 1 p.m. March 10. Members of FGCU Board of Trustees serve on the search committee.   Click here to watch the meeting.   Visit fgcu.edu/vicepresidentsearch for more information.
Adult learners take advantage of opportunities to grow at FGCU
Allen and Cindy Hawthorne moved to Estero in 2021 to savor the sun in the Sunshine State after years in northwestern Pennsylvania. But their new life now includes something they never anticipated: They’ve gone back to college. The retired couple are auditing the “Introduction to Philosophy” course taught by Minh Nguyen, a professor in the…
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 office. Nachef graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a political science degree in 2010, and since then he’s made a name for himself across Southwest Florida. Recently, he was promoted to chief…
FGCU Foundation Board of Directors meets March 5
The Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Board of Directors meets at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, in the Cohen Student Union, Room 201. Board meetings are open to the public. Public comment must be sent by email to [email protected] no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 4. The Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc. is…
The sweet life at FGCU: Student-led business scoops out success
In Florida Gulf Coast University’s Sugden Hall kitchen, an ice cream machine whirs alongside a humming freezer. Vanilla and cherry scents float through the air as students chat and prep ingredients for the next batch. It’s just another day in the swirl of things for the newest student-run venture — the FGCU Creamery. Under the…
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