Board of Advisors

Jack Crocker
Dean, Extended Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University

Jack Crocker came from the University of South Florida in Tampa to Florida Gulf Coast University in 1995 as founding dean of the college of arts and sciences. He has served twice as interim provost and is currently Special Assistant to the President and Dean of Graduate Studies and Continual Learning. In addition to starting the college of arts and sciences, he wrote the Guiding Principles for the University, co-wrote the lyrics for the alma mater, and originated the Renaissance Academy of FGCU, a lifelong learning program. A poet and fiction writer, his work has appeared in a variety of places including the book, Florida in Poetry. He has written for public television and presented readings as well as musical programs at colleges, conferences, and workshops throughout the United States . As a professor, Crocker has taught literature and creative writing at several universities and was writer-in-residence for Danville College 's summer program in Florence , Italy . Having gone to college on basketball and baseball scholarships in Mississippi , he has a doctorate in English from Texas Tech University .

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