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FGCU Seeking Applicants for Its Fifth President

FGCU Seeking Applicants for Its Fifth President

Riley Hazel, Executive Editor February 24, 2023

The Presidential Search Firm, Greenwood Asher & Associates, has entered the recruitment phase in the search for FGCU’s fifth president. During Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting, material...

Board of Trustees Chair Blake Gable and Trustee Michael Martin sit in on the meeting. Gable voted to delay the process a second time after two candidates dropped out of the search.

Board of Trustees Moves to Restart Presidential Search Process

Tori Foltz, Editor-in-Chief November 17, 2022

The Board of Trustees moved to reopen the presidential search for FGCU’s next president on Thursday. Two weeks prior, a vote was supposed to take place to choose the next president. Since then, finalists...

Tod Laursen Withdraws from Presidential Finalist Position

Tod Laursen Withdraws from Presidential Finalist Position

Hayley Lemery, Assignment & Features Editor November 15, 2022

On Monday, Nov. 14, a second presidential finalist, Dr. Tod Laursen, withdrew from the presidency selection. Out of the three chosen finalists for FGCU’s fifth president, Dr. Robert Gregerson is the...

Susana Rivera-Mills Withdraws from Presidential Finalist Position

Susana Rivera-Mills Withdraws from Presidential Finalist Position

Hayley Lemery, Assignment & Features Editor November 8, 2022

After making campus visits and going before the Board of Trustees as a presidential finalist, Dr. Susana Rivera-Mills has withdrawn as a candidate after the selection was postponed. On Nov. 8, Pamela...

Board of Trustees Chair Blake Gable meets with the media following the postponement of the vote.

Board of Trustees Postpones Presidential Selection Vote

Hayley Lemery, Assignment & Features Editor November 2, 2022

The FGCU Board of Trustees has postponed announcing FGCU’s fifth president after deliberation today. The three finalists, Dr. Tod Laursen, Dr. Robert Gregerson and Dr. Susana Rivera-Mills, each attended...

Presidential Search Finalist Susana Rivera-Mills answers faculty’s questions at the first presidential forum.

Presidential Finalist Susana Rivera-Mills Acknowledges the Future of FGCU

Hayley Lemery, Assignment & Features Editor November 1, 2022

Dr. Susana Rivera-Mills attended three public forums held in the Water School on Nov. 1 to give faculty and staff insight into what she’s able to bring to FGCU as a presidential finalist.  She is...

Presidential Search Finalist Robert Gregerson answers faculty's questions at the second presidential forum.

Presidential Finalist Bob Gregerson Responds to Faculty Concerns

Hayley Lemery, Assignment & Features Editor October 31, 2022

Dr. Robert “Bob” Gregerson attended three public forums held in the Water School on Oct. 31 as a presidential finalist to answer questions from the FGCU community. The 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. forum...

Presidential Search Finalist Tod Laursen answers faculty's questions at the first presidential forum.

Presidential Finalist Tod Laursen Answers Faculty’s Dire Questions

Hayley Lemery, Assignment & Features Editor October 30, 2022

Dr. Tod Laursen attended three public forums held in the Water School on Oct. 28 as the decision of FGCU’s fifth president nears. The 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. forum consisted of primarily faculty and staff members...

Former presidential finalists Dr. Robert Gregerson, Dr. Susana Rivera-Mills and Dr. Tod Laursen.

FGCU Announces Presidential Search Finalists

Hayley Lemery, Assignment & Features Editor October 26, 2022

The Presidential Search Advisory Committee has been searching for the university's fifth president ahead of FGCU’s current president, Dr. Michael Martin’s retirement set for the end of 2022. On Sept....

Board of Trustees Chair Dudley Goodlette speaks into his microphone during the last BOT meeting of the year on Friday, Dec. 9.

New presidential search timeline approved by Board of Trustees

December 9, 2016

After hundreds of applicants, eight on-campus interviews, two drop-outs and one trek to Tallahassee, the Presidential Search Advisory Committee can officially move forward with its ongoing search for FGCU...

FGCU Presidential Search

Search for new FGCU president to open up again

November 21, 2016

The search for FGCU President Wilson Bradshaw’s replacement will take longer than expected -- the Presidential Search Advisory Committee will be opening the search back up after reviewing over a hundred...

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