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FGCU Audit and Compliance Committee to meet May 29
The Audit and Compliance Committee of the Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees will meet virtually at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 29. The live webcast is available at www.fgcu.edu/boardcast.  Click here to view the agenda packet.   Public comment on agenda items must be sent by email to [email protected] no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May…
Coaching with compassion: Deiros looks back on 24 years at FGCU
To understand the impact Dave Deiros had in 24 years as Florida Gulf Coast University’s head softball coach, you have to go beyond the numbers — the school-record 62 wins in 2007, the upset of No. 5-seeded Florida in the 2012 NCAA Tournament that was the first win for any FGCU team in a D-I…
FGCU Foundation Board of Directors meets May 28
The Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Board of Directors meets at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, in Academic Building 9, Room 138.  Board meetings are open to the public. Public comment must be sent by email to [email protected] no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 27. The Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc. is the…
One wild day: FGCU’s BioBlitz celebrates campus’ rich natural landscape
For the third consecutive year, Florida Gulf Coast University celebrated biodiversity on campus by hosting BioBlitz April 18. Guided by faculty, attendees were invited to explore FGCU’s natural surroundings while learning field techniques and using tools like the iNaturalist app to record their flora and fauna findings. The immersive event offered a snapshot of Southwest…
From burns to beer, monthly Conserveza sparks conservation collaboration
On the first Friday of most months at the Naples Botanical Garden, conservationists from across Southwest Florida gather to share ideas, build relationships and strengthen the region’s conservation community. What started as a simple networking idea has grown into “Conserveza” — a clever mash-up of conservation and “cerveza,” the Spanish word for beer. Over refreshments,…
Women’s golfer earns spot in NCAA Championship tourney
An eagle propelled an Eagle student-athlete to new heights as junior Lousiane Gauthier became the first Florida Gulf Coast University golfer to qualify for the NCAA Championship.   Gauthier placed fourth individually at the NCAA Women’s Golf Lubbock Regional held May 4-6 in Lubbock, Texas, while the FGCU women’s team finished ninth in its first-ever appearance at…
Hands-on research opens doors for software engineering grad
During high school at Paxon School for Advanced Studies in Jacksonville, Kevin Kostage developed a fascination with computers and a budding interest in forensics, sparked by a course he took shortly before graduating. When he started exploring college options, he saw Florida Gulf Coast University as a place where he could pursue both of those…
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