Oscar Santiago Torres

Florida Gulf Coast University alumnus, former student body president, current adjunct professor and now PR Zebra President Peter Cuderman speaks about his latest business launch to change the public relations industry as he works to offer students full-time employment. PR Zebra assists startups, entrepreneurs and charities to receive news media attention. “We get your story, project or idea heard by the right media outlets,” Cuderman says. “We had our first front page newspaper (Naples Daily News) piece for a client this past week. It is exciting to see a client get coverage. Any time that a client gets mentioned...

For ecological lectures, Ohio State University has been the place to go for the past 15 years. Now, Florida Gulf Coast University Professor William Mitsch continues assisting in organizing the lecture series in Naples, which he began in Ohio. Since 2012, the free seminars are at the Harvey Kapnick Education and Research Center at the Naples Botanical Garden. FGCU’s third annual Moonlight on the Marsh Distinguished Lecture Series begins Jan. 15. Local, regional and global topics for this year’s lectures include ocean pollution and why it occurs, coastal ecosystem services of mangrove wetlands, new approaches to managing an agricultural...

Think green and blue this month. Campus Sustainability Day is a time to recognize the successes, challenges and innovations of sustainability in higher education. Students, staff and community members can drop by any of the eco-friendly events prepared for that day on campus The 8th annual Terry Tempest Williams Student Dialogue comes back Oct. 27 and will welcome an estimated 200 guests. This year, the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education will welcome three panelists who will talk about the protection of Southwest Florida’s water resources and coastal environments. Jeremy Frantz is one of the panelists and the environmental...

Philosophy associate professor Kevin Aho leaves this fall after his professional developmental leave application was approved for a full academic year. Full-time faculty members who applied for a professional developmental leave received a letter on Dec. 6 if their applications were approved. A professional development leave is awarded to eligible full-time faculty members who meet certain requirements, and the leaves are only given to increase a faculty member’s value to the University, according to the Florida Gulf Coast University website. The leave is included in the employee’s annual evaluation. A written report of the accomplishments made during the leave...