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To celebrate National First Generation College Celebration Day, Florida Gulf Coast University is hosting a celebration for first-generation students, staff and faculty.

During the month of November, four exhibitions open, two close and 23 others continue their runs.

March Madness has come early to Florida Gulf Coast University, as anticipation builds for the return of the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Team.

The boardwalk connecting Florida Gulf Coast University’s South Village residential area to the academic core is temporarily closed to pedestrian use from dusk to dawn. The closure is due to an act of vandalism that damaged the lighting system, creating hazardous conditions overnight.

Drug-free Lee and partners hold a Communities Talk town hall meeting about underage and binge drinking.

The Sanibel Island Writers Conference is back, and it’s free!

Izzy Baquerizo and Chloe Lewis are FGCU graduates and artists who collaborated on an exhibit at FGCU's Wasmer Gallery.

Availability of mental health services in Florida ranks among the lowest in the US. Here in Southwest Florida, help is available.

The idea for an AI Institute at Florida Gulf Coast University dates back to before OpenAI released ChatGPT in the fall of 2022. Founded in Aug. 2023, the FGCU Dendritic Institute is a hub for all things AI and data science, from research to education to community outreach. FGCU recently announced a multi-year initiative focusing on responsible, ethical and practical use of AI to enhance teaching, learning, researching and collaborating, so we sit down with the Dendritic Institute's founding director Dr. Leandro de Castro to get the Institute’s origin story and what lies ahead.

Florida Gulf Coast University hosted an informational meeting recently to update multiple construction projects on the Lee County campus.