Humanities and Sustainability: Ecology in the Information Age

Travel Information

Conference Venue

The Humanities and Sustainability conference will take place on the FGCU campus, on the second floor of the Student Union. (Campus map) Please stop by the parking services kiosk on the right side of the Main Entrance road to receive a temporary parking permit.

Hotel Accommodations

All of these hotels are within 5 miles of Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) and Florida Gulf Coast University.

Courtyard Fort Myers at I-75 and Gulf Coast Town Center

Embassy Suites Hotel

Hampton Inn and Suites

Hilton Garden Inn Fort Myers Airport/FGCU

Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport at Town Center

Homewood Suites by Hilton Fort Myers Airport/FGCU

Getting Here

By Air

Florida Gulf Coast University is 3.5 miles south of the entrance to Southwest Florida International Airport. From the airport's Terminal Access Road turn left onto Treeline Avenue (which later becomes Ben Hill Griffin Parkway) and continue south for 3.5 miles. Turn left into the university at the FGCU Main Entrance.

By Car

From the North: follow I-75 South to Exit 128. Turn left onto Alico Road and follow for 0.8 miles. Turn right onto Ben Hill Griffin Parkway and follow for 2.2 miles. Turn left into the University at the FGCU Main Entrance.

From the South: follow I-75 North to Exit 123. Turn right onto Corkscrew Road and follow for 0.9 miles. Turn left onto Ben Hill Griffin Parkway and follow for 2.1 miles. Turn right into the University at the FGCU Main Entrance.

Getting Around

Below are links for various dining, shopping, entertainment, and wildlife excursion options in the Southwest Florida International Airport/FGCU area.

Coconut Point (dining, shopping, cinema)

Gulf Coast Town Center (dining, shopping, cinema)

Miromar Outlets (dining, shopping)

CREW Land and Water Trust (hiking)

Estero River Outfitters (kayak and canoe rentals)