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Open forums will be held next week for the top three candidates for chief of the University Police Department at FGCU.James Slapp, the UPD's current chief, will be retiring in May after a 45-year career in law enforcement.
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The play Silent Sky describes how Henrietta Swan Leavitt's passion for discovery enabled astronomy to map the sky and, in the process, determine our exact place in the universe. Silent Sky is on stage at the FGCU TheatreLab through February 25, 2024.
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A second rent-free house, the Malthouse-Pilot Scholarship House, has been formally dedicated in FGCU’s North Lake Village.The house stands alongside the Gresham-Kite Pilot Scholarship House, which opened in 2003. Both have the capacity to house 17 students each, and were built by the Southern Scholarship Foundation, an organization devoted to providing rent-free housing for Florida students.
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FGCU’s Board of Trustees has two newly elected officers for the 2024-26 term. Effective February 1, Michael Wynn is the new board chair and Richard P. Eide, Jr. is the vice chair.
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Florida Gulf Coast University is set to release its next Five Year Strategic Plan that will outline the institution's updated goals and priorities, and identify ways to achieve them. It includes updated Mission and Vision statements, and five main goals, which are to “Innovate in Academic Excellence,” “Enhance Student Success and Well-being,” “Elevate Partnerships for Regional Impact,” “Strengthen Organizational Culture and Commitment to Employees” and “Champion Sustainable Practices and Resiliency.” We talk with the three members of the Strategic Plan Steering Committee to get a sense of what the new plan contains, how it differs from the previous plan, and how the process of finalizing it worked.
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TechSpark Immokalee aims to revolutionize education, bridging digital skills with real-world opportunities for students in Immokalee, Florida.
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Dr. Aysegul Timur has been officially installed as FGCU's fifth president.The Florida Board of Governors unanimously confirmed Timur as Florida Gulf Coast University’s fifth and first female president in June 2023.
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Ever since since the FGCU Water School began deploying their underwater classroom and laboratory, scientific research has been underway at Kimberly’s Reef. Professors and students are studying the entire water column surrounding the villages. Already changes are being made by wildlife inhabiting the reef, starting at the bottom or benthic zone.
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The Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees next week is slated to consider adding a bachelor’s degree program in computer science. The new program, which would have an anticipated launch in the fall 2024 semester, would allow students to choose a concentration in cybersecurity, data science or software engineering.
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The digital badge credentialing program at Florida Gulf Coast University has partnered with several industries. Southwest Florida Business Today publisher Karen Moore recently attended a biotechnology professional meeting to learn more.