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FGCU gets new faster, bigger food delivery robots

President Trump's appearance in Southwest Florida brought small but vocal groups of protestors to FGCU.

Scripture was written on the walls before the first haircut. Go inside Hause of Fades, a new shop built on friendship and faith.

Florida Gulf Coast University FGCU President Aysegul Timur confirms that it was President Trump who will be part of a "special event" planned Friday at Alico Arena.

Initially, an advance, campus-wide alert at Florida Gulf Coast University was issued Friday for a large-scale, private event that is scheduled to take place at Alico Arena on Friday, Oct. 23. That's the same day President Trump will be in the area. The event reservation site eventually confirmed the venue.

His resignation was as of Sept. 17 and confirmed by an FGCU spokesperson. Anderson also resigned from the board of Valerie's House Sept. 19.

The Tennis Complex at FGCU and The Courts at Cape Coral were both awarded 2026 Outstanding Facility Awards by the USTA.

During September, two exhibitions open, six close and 23 others continue their runs.

The Wasmer Art Gallery at Florida Gulf Coast University is currently exhibiting “The History of the United States, Vol. I & II, 1774 – 1844.” There is one print for each year, each created by different contemporary artists. Some chose well-known events while others more obscure conceptual ideas, all of which were tied into what was happening during those years. During the opening reception, WGCU's Mike Kiniry was joined by three FGCU professors who had been asked to look over the collection and choose a few prints that they wanted to reflect on from their own area of expertise. The panel was comprised of Dr. Rick Coughlin, Professor of Political Science & Government; Dr. Jordan Von Cannon, Associate Professor of American Literature; and by Dr. Sarah Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of History. They were also joined on the panel by Knox Naumes-Hoch — he's a former FGCU dual-enrolled student who is now studying at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. Knox wrote the labels for every print to provide some historical context.

Venice Beach is often referred to as the shark teeth capital of the world, but there had never been formal, peer reviewed documentation until a Florida Gulf Coast University professor published a paper breaking down what he and his students found beneath the waters there. The Venice shark and ray assemblage contains 45 species identified from their fossil teeth, all collected by Dr. Harry Maisch, Assistant Professor of Earth Science in the Department of Marine & Earth Sciences in The Water School at FGCU. We learn about his research, and this area's fascinating geologic past.