Students launch online journal for research
The first volume of “Aquila: The FGCU Student Journal” has been published online to showcase scholarly research being done by students. The collaborative journal is written and edited by students with...
View ArticleProfessor’s passion for Earth resonates in new book
As one of five children with a botanist father and stay-at-home mother, James Wohlpart spent a lot of his youth outdoors. “We’d leave before breakfast and not come back till dinner,” says Wohlpart,...
View ArticlePilot House residents learn life lessons
The nuances of conflict resolution, living within a budget and by the rules aren’t lost on the 18 students living in the Gresham-Kite Pilot Scholarship House at FGCU’s North Lake Village. It’s their...
View ArticleArt and science meet at Crossroads Residency
Tampa artist Joe Griffith works on his art at the Vester center. Arts and sciences often are paired together in academic institutions, but FGCU took the relationship a step further this year with the...
View ArticleProfessor offers tips for contemplative living
Take a deep breath, release it slowly, then repeat. Sweep away the jumble of thoughts cluttering your mind: Is the mortgage check going to bounce? Why did I wear this sweater that makes me look fat? Am...
View ArticleFrog Watch volunteers listen to call of the wild
Win Everham records data during a Frog Watch outing. The bell-like calls of green tree frogs set a steady rhythm for a nocturnal symphony of natural sounds in a field off Ben Hill Griffin Parkway south...
View ArticleNew Faculty Academy helps professors hone teaching
There’s an ongoing national debate among educators about teaching and learning. Is it enough to know a discipline extremely well, then walk into a classroom expecting to teach? Some would argue: yes....
View ArticleAlum launches league for sports-minded youngsters
Tony Korson is passing on his passion for sports to the next generation, along with a healthy dose of camaraderie, fair play and team spirit. A 2005 FGCU graduate, Korson is the founder and CEO of Koa...
View ArticleGolf management director makes grass greener for students
Tata McKenna, assistant professor and director of FGCU’s PGA Professional Golf Management program. Tara McKenna has a life many would envy – making a living playing and teaching a game she loves. But...
View ArticleCaribbean Student Association brings island ways to campus
If eating jerk chicken, playing Caribbean-themed Family Feud and learning island dances is considered a history lesson, then the Caribbean Student Association (CSA) is teaching while also providing...
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