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Every Name Shares a Story - A Deeper Dive into the History Behind FGCU’s Named Spaces

Every Name Shares a Story – A Deeper Dive into the History Behind FGCU’s Named Spaces

Jusolyn Flower, Staff Writer June 8, 2023

Griffin. Seidler. Marieb. Holmes. To students at FGCU, these names, among several others, are nothing but plaques on buildings they pass by or sit in for classes, but these names hold a greater meaning....

25 years at FGCU: A digital history project

25 years at FGCU: A digital history project

Tori Foltz, Editor-in-Chief May 9, 2022

Living in 2022, digital history is a thing of the future. This year was FGCU’s 25th anniversary and one student here thought it was important to showcase that history digitally. FGCU history and accounting...

Issues with Lake Okeechobee reflect Florida’s history of poor water management

March 7, 2016

“The planet is fine” is one of my all-time favorite skits by the late comedian, George Carlin. If you haven’t watched the skit, stop reading this and go watch it really quick. I’ll wait. That skit...

FGCU soars past Webber and makes D-1 history

FGCU soars past Webber and makes D-1 history

January 6, 2016

On Tuesday night, the FGCU men’s basketball team took on Webber International in its final non-conference game of the season. Setting a Division-1 record for most points in a regulation contest in program...

Wohlpart: Early days of FGCU included gator wrangling, close-knit operations

August 15, 2013

On a warm day in 1997, in Fort Myers, Fla., there was a traffic backup along a quiet, two-lane road called Ben Hill Griffin. People slowed as they approached the congestion, wondering what the issue might...

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