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Artist creates four sacred spaces on campus
Should you happen to stroll the nature walks of Florida Gulf Coast University and come upon a tree stump covered with mirrored tiles, know that you are in a sacred space. That’s the view of Utah-based artist Wendy Wischer, who created the four shimmering sculptures that encompass a work she calls Templa. The locations for…
Student, professor film post-apartheid South Africa
At Florida Gulf Coast University, we like to think our professors will go to the ends of the earth for their students. And in the case of Jon Braddy, we even have professors who will go to the ends of the earth with their students for a collaborative project. “You have no idea how far…
Displaced students from Puerto Rico express gratitude
Floridians saw their lives disrupted — some more than others — this past September when Hurricane Irma tore through a large swath of the state. But for Puerto Ricans who suffered through Hurricane Maria about two weeks later, the worst natural disaster on record in the Caribbean island and U.S. territory would lead to far…
WGCU reporter part of Everglades Summit in DC
WGCU Public Media reporter Jessica Meszaros has been chosen to moderate a panel at America’s Everglades Summit, a conference April 24-25 in Washington, D.C., gathering anglers, business owners, conservationists and elected officials from across the country to discuss protecting and preserving the Everglades. The summit involves topics such as the science of Everglades restoration and how federal…
Honors group immersed in service
There is a community out of sight to many that is at the forefront of the farmworkers’ justice movement not only in Florida, but the entire United States. It is the home of many who toil in the fields – some permanent residents, some seasonal workers – most of whom are Hispanic and live at…
The web we weave
It has been two years in the planning, but FGCU’s redesigned website is up and running – at least the first phase has launched, with more changes on the way. The website team – Jeff Garner, Gabriel Rodriguez, Mike Rechkemmer, Drew Sterwald, Steve Jennings and Luis Ceron, along with a team of writers – brought…
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