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Second-chance success sends FGCU sociology grad to Cambridge
Stephanie Figueroa isn’t ashamed to admit she was “academically dismissed” during her first attempt at college. And she shouldn’t be, because that initial misstep proved to be far from the end of her higher-education journey. A few years older and infinitely wiser after she crashed in college the first time, Figueroa would give higher education…
Artists explore water in library exhibit
A new exhibition in FGCU’s Library Archives, “Undercurrent: Florida Artists & Water,” explores our complex relationship with that natural resource. On display Jan. 14-April 26 in Room 322 on the library’s third floor, the exhibit features local artists including Charlie Brown, Mary Sullivan Voytek, Amber Frank, Jeff and Dale Ocasio, Andy Owen and Ran Adler.…
New governor makes major water policy announcement at FGCU
On his second day on the job, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Florida Gulf Coast University’s (FGCU) marine field station to announce a major initiative that boosts funding for critically important water research and policy reforms. Thursday morning’s event took place at FGCU’s Vester Marine and Environmental Science Research Field Station in Bonita Springs. The…
World-renowned author, philanthropist Elaine N. Marieb leaves legacy at FGCU and beyond
In 2016, Time magazine named its “100 Most-Read Female Writers in College Classes.” Coming in at No. 7 – just below the likes of Mary Shelley, Virginia Woolf, Jane Austen and Toni Morrison – was acclaimed textbook author Elaine Nicpon Marieb. While her books are assigned in more than 2,400 classrooms around the world, Marieb’s…
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