Florida Gulf Coast University
Established:	1991
Type:	Public
Endowment:	$39+ million (2006-07)
President:	Wilson G. Bradshaw
Provost:	Ronald Toll
Faculty:	500, 336 instructional and administrative faculty, 164 adjunct faculty
Staff:	681
Students:	8,292
Undergraduates:	6,985
Postgraduates:	794
Location:	Fort Myers, FL, USA
Campus:	Suburban Area 760 acres (3.08 km²)
Colors:	Cobalt Blue and Emerald Green, and as an accent, Old Gold
Mascot:	Azul the Eagle
Athletics:	NCAA Division I; 6 men's varsity teams / 9 women's
Website:	http://www.fgcu.edu

Florida Gulf Coast University is the youngest public four-year university in the U.S. state of Florida, located in Fort Myers. Commonly referred to FGCU or Florida Gulf Coast, the coeducational university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Provost is the title of a senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent of Vice-Chancellor at certain UK universites such as UCL, and the head of certain Oxbridge colleges (e. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... This article is about work. ... For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Fort Myers is a city located in Lee County, Florida. ... FL, Fl or fl may stand for: FL (complexity), a class of functions in complexity theory. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Cobalt Blue is a DC Comics supervillain and an enemy to the Flash. ... An emerald color is a shade of green that is particularly light and bright, with a faint bluish cast. ... Old Gold is a dark yellow, which varies from light olive or olive brown to deep or strong yellow. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Genera Several, see text. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This does not cite its references or sources. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Fort Myers is the home of county seat[3] and commercial center of Lee County, Florida. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is a regional accreditor for over 13,000 public and private educational institutions ranging from preschool to college level in the Southern United States. ...

About FGCU

History

The school was established by then-governor Lawton Chiles in 1991, although the site of the university wasn't chosen until 1992, and construction pushed back even further still (until 1995). The school first held classes in August 1997. Lawton Chiles in an official picture taken during his first term as governor of Florida. ...

The Florida Legislature established governing boards of trustees for state universities in 2001, and 13 members were appointed to the Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees. Trustees work closely with the FGCU President to meet the needs of today and the future.

In early 2007, FGCU President William Merwin announced his resignation due to an affair with a faculty member. The FGCU Board of Trustees appointed Richard Pegnetter, the Dean of the Lutgert College of Business, interim President. A search committee was appointed by the board of trustees to recommend candidates to be the permanent President. It was announced on August 25, 2007, that Wilson G. Bradshaw was appointed as the third president of the university. ^[1] is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Points of Interest

Student enrollment at FGCU has annually increased in double digits since FGCU opened for classes in August 1997, from approximately 2,000 students in its first year to over 8,300 today. Over the next five years undergraduate enrollment is expected to increase to more than 15,000 students. Recently added construction includes Academic Building V and a 500-car parking garage. Lake-front apartment-style student housing offers students watersports and private quarters with their own bath.

Former Secretary of State and retired General Colin Powell spoke to a crowd of 4,000 at FGCU's Alico Arena on March 23, 2007, as a part of the University Lecture Series.^[2] The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. ... General Colin Luther Powell, United States Army (Ret. ... Alico Arena is a 4,000-seat multipurpose arena used for sporting events and concerts. ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Campus

FGCU is located on 760 Acres in Southwest Florida. Four hundred acres of the main campus are set aside for environmental preservation. There are four other satellite campus locations (Naples Center, Cape Coral Center and the Charlotte Center in Punta Gorda) which are yet to be expanded. Map of Southwest Florida Southwest Florida is a region of Florida located along its gulf coast, south of the Tampa Bay area, west of Lake Okeechobee and mostly north of the Everglades. ... Envirnonmental preservation is the strict setting aside of natural resources to prevent the use or contact by humans or by human intervention. ... Location in Collier County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State Counties Collier Settled 6 November 1886 Incorporated (town) 1925 Incorporated (city) 25 May 1949 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Bill Barnett   - City Manager Robert E. Lee  Area [1]  - city  14. ... Cape Coral is a city located in Lee County, Florida. ... Punta Gorda is a city located in Charlotte County, Florida. ...

The university recently purchased a small waterfront parcel of land in Bonita Springs with the intentions of developing a a marine research laboratory. The site has 10 boat slips and is located on Estero Bay. In addition, the university has been preparing plans for a research center at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve which is mid-way between Naples and Marco Island. ^[3] Bonita Springs is a city located in Lee County, Florida. ... Marco Island is a city and island located in Collier County, Florida. ...

In October 2006, a 12-person panel (of leading Charlotte County citizens) was tasked with selecting the future location of an FGCU-Charlotte Satellite Center. There were five respondents to the Ivitation to Negotiate (ITN). Each respondent met the minimum criteria of the ITN (although one was later removed from the process for falling short on (2) of the requirements) of 150 acres (0.61 km²) of land, $5M in cash to the University. In a unanimous vote by the panel (notably including Charlotte County Board of Commissioners Chairman, Tom Moore), only one was chosen, Hudson Sun-River. In their proposal to the FGCU, Hudson Sun-River offered $5M in cash, 150ac of land (located within their 2,458ac 'University Village' master-planned development), $750,000 in annual operating funds and up to $70M of built-out infrastructure.

Currently, the lutgert college of business and engineering building are under construction.

Academics

The University is currently expanding its graduate offerings and is adding to its research capabilities, with an Environmental Forensics Facility or "body farm" in the works. The Division of Justice Studies in the College of Professional Studies is in its first year of offering a Master of Science in Criminal Forensic Studies. Students can choose to become qualified as a Forensic Behavior Analyst, under Dr. Duane Dobbert, or as a Death Investigator.

The Death Investigator concentration prepares students to sit for the St. Louis University School of Medicine’s Medico-Legal Death Investigators Certification Examination. This exam qualifies a person to make the "death call" anywhere in the US. Those in Death Investigations may specialize in Crime Scene Investigations or in Human Identity and Trauma Analysis. The CSI course, under Dr. David Lounsbury, prepares students for laboratory management. The Human and Trauma ID concentration, under the direction of forensic anthropologist Dr. Heather Walsh-Haney, trains students to identify human remains through skeletal attributes.

Athletics

On May 10, 2006, FGCU gained membership to the NCAA Atlantic Sun Conference effective when FGCU moves to Division I sports starting in the 2007-2008 academic year. Athletic teams at FGCU include baseball, men's cross country, men's basketball, men's golf, men's soccer, men's tennis, softball, volleyball, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf, women's soccer, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis. On March 24 2007, FGCU women's basketball team ended their 35-1 season with a loss in the Division II National Championship to Southern Connecticut State University.^[4] In 2008, the Women's Basketball team qualified for the WNIT, becoming the first team to qualify for the WNIT in its first season of Division I sports. ^[5] During the 2008 WNIT Tourney, the team became the first Atlantic Sun conference team to win a post-season game since 1998, when Florida International won in the Women's NCAA tourney. ^[6] is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The Atlantic Sun Conference is a college athletic conference which operates primarily on the east coast of the United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Division II (or DII) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ... Southern Connecticut State University, one of four state universities in Connecticut, is located in New Haven, Connecticut. ... WNIT Channel 34 is a television station located in South Bend, Indiana. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... The Atlantic Sun is a local newspaper for the West Coast region of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. ...

Student Life

Greek Life

Florida Gulf Coast University has five Sorority Chapters and three Fraternity Chapters currently on campus. The sororities are Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Chi Omega while the fraternities are Kappa Alpha Order, Kappa Alpha Psi, Pi Kappa Alpha, Epsilon Phi Chi, and Sigma Phi Epsilon. The terms fraternity and sorority (from the Latin words and , meaning brother and sister respectively) may be used to describe many social and charitable organizations, for example the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Rotary International, Optimist International, or the Shriners. ... The terms fraternity and sorority (from the Latin words and , meaning brother and sister respectively) may be used to describe many social and charitable organizations, for example the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Rotary International, Optimist International, or the Shriners. ... Alpha Kappa Alpha (ΆΚΆ) is the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African-American college women. ... Delta Delta Delta (ΔΔΔ), also known as Tri Delta, is a national collegiate sorority founded on November 27, 1888. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Zeta Tau Alpha (ΖΤΑ) is a womens fraternity, founded October 15, 1898 at what used to be State Female Normal School but is now known as Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. ... Chi Omega (ΧΩ) is the largest womens fraternal organization in the National Panhellenic Conference. ... Kappa Alpha Order (commonly known as KA) is a collegiate Order of Knights and American social fraternity. ... Kappa Alpha Psi (KAΨ) is the second-oldest collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African American membership and the first black intercollegiate fraternity incorporated as a national body. ... Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity (ΠΚΑ) is an international, secret, social, Greek-letter, college fraternity. ... ΣΦΕ (Sigma Phi Epsilon), commonly nicknamed SigEp or S-P-E, is a social fraternity for male college students in the United States. ...

Media

The university has operated public broadcasting stations WGCU television and WGCU-FM since 1996, when the license was transferred from the University of South Florida in Tampa. WGCU-TV is a PBS member while WGCU-FM is an NPR member and broadcasts news, classical music and jazz. Public broadcasting is a form of public service broadcasting (PSB) intended to serve the diverse needs of the viewing or listening public. ... WGCU Public Media is the public broadcasting division of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida. ... The University of South Florida (USF), known within its system as USF Tampa[2][3][4], is a public university system located in Tampa, Florida, USA, with an autonomous campus in St. ... Tampa redirects here. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... NPR logo For other meanings of NPR see NPR (disambiguation) National Public Radio (NPR) is a private, not-for-profit corporation that sells programming to member radio stations; together they are a loosely organized public radio network in the United States. ... This article is about Western art music from 1000 AD to the present. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ...

See Also

Main article: List of Florida Gulf Coast University people

References

External links

• Florida Gulf Coast University - Official website
• Florida Gulf Coast Athletics - Official Athletics website
• Eagle News - Student Newspaper
• FGCU Press Releases
• WGCU

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