Board of Advisors

Jack Crocker
Former Interim Provost and Dean, 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. In addition to starting the college of arts and sciences, he served twice as interim provost, 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. A collection of poems, The Last Resort, came out in February 2009 from the Texas Review Press. 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. Currently he is Vice President of Academic Affairs at the State College of Florida, Manatee/Sarasota.   

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