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Nobody has better wildlife stories than fearless Fowler
‘Wild Kingdom’ star appears here March 31 for Wings of Hope When former “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” host and environmental champion Jim Fowler appears at Florida Gulf Coast University later this month, get ready to hear stories that can be told only by a man who has looked a charging elephant in the eye or…
Trustees choose Michael Martin as President-elect
UPDATE: The Board of Governors confirmed Dr. Martin’s appointment on March 30 contingent upon BOG receipt of an amended employment agreement The search ended Tuesday, Feb. 28 as the FGCU Board of Trustees selected Dr. Michael Martin as the university’s president-elect. Although contingent on successful negotiation of an employment contract, and confirmation by the Florida Board…
$10 million gift to enhance health professions
Renowned textbook author, educator and philanthropist Elaine Nicpon Marieb has pledged $10 million to Florida Gulf Coast University’s College of Health Professions and Social Work. In honor of her very generous gift, the College will be renamed the Elaine Nicpon Marieb College of Health & Human Services. This commitment is the single largest gift from…
Men clinch A-Sun season, #1 tourney seed
For the first time in program history, the FGCU men’s basketball team (23-7, 12-2 ASUN) claimed the outright ASUN regular-season championship with an 80-70 win Thursday night at a sold-out Alico Arena over Stetson (11-20, 3-11), giving the Eagles the No. 1 seed in the ASUN Championship. Led by a season-high-tying 24 points from Zach Johnson,…
Swimming & diving team wins 8th CCSA title
Continuing one of the most dominant conference championship runs in collegiate athletics, the #34 FGCU swimming and diving team claimed its eighth CCSA Championship in a span of nine years. In the four days of competition last weekend at the University of Georgia’s Gabrielson Natatorium, FGCU earned the conference crown in 15 of 20 events and registered…
Leadership Through Service organizing benefit race
Students in FGCU’s Leadership Through Service Living Learning Community are hitting the ground running to make a positive impact in Southwest Florida by organizing a race to help the Quality Life Center in Fort Myers. The Survive and Thrive 5K and Obstacle Run takes place Saturday, March 25 starting at the FGCU main campus loop.…
Art & writing students team up for exhibit
The Art Galleries of the Bower School of Music & the Arts present “Visual Language: The Art of Typography and Creative Writing” in the ArtLab Gallery from Feb. 23 to March 30, co-curated by typography and graphic design instructor Sasha Minsky and writing instructor Jesse Millner. The opening reception is 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. The exhibition…
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