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Event
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1991 |
Florida Board of Regents recommends development of a new university in Southwest Florida |
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Governor Lawton Chiles signs the bill authorizing new university |
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1992 |
Florida Board of Regents adopts the “Ten Year Development Plan for a New University in Southwest Florida” |
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Florida Board of Regents accepts the offer by Alico, Inc. of land for new university |
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1993 |
Dr. Roy E. McTarnaghan appointed founding president by the Florida Board of Regents |
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University opens temporary offices in Lee County Administration Building |
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Creation of the Foundation, later named Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, and the election of its first chairman, W. Thomas Howard |
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1994 |
University moves to Midway Center |
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Florida Legislature adopts bill naming the new institution Florida Gulf Coast University |
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1995 |
First Comprehensive Master Plan developed |
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Florida Board of Regents approves the agreement with the United Faculty of Florida allowing FGCU to offer multi-year contracts |
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Ceremonial groundbreaking of FGCU’s permanent campus south of Fort Myers |
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1996 |
Academic Affairs Division moves to the Gateway community |
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Division of Student Services moves to the USF-Fort Myers campus |
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Official university logo, an eagle in flight, selected as the university’s symbol |
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Florida Board of Regents approves FGCU’s inaugural degree programs |
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FGCU assumes operation of WSFP, which is renamed WGCU |
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Distance Learning Strategic Plan developed |
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Strategic Plan: The Use of Technology developed |
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1997 |
First student, Ms. Mariana Coto, is admitted to FGCU |
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Creation of the Faculty Senate and election of its first president, Dr. Charles Lindsey |
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Building plans for the first phase of student housing, to be completed in 1998, are approved by the FGCU Foundation |
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FGCU opens on its 760-acre campus south of Fort Myers |
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Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools awards FGCU accreditation candidacy status, retroactive to the opening of the university |
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1998 |
First FGCU commencement |
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1999 |
Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools awards FGCU initial accreditation |
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Dr. William C. Merwin appointed second president of FGCU by the Florida Board of Regents |
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2000 |
FGCU Alma Mater, “Where Our Wings Will Take Us,” unveiled at graduation ceremony |
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Creation of the Staff Advisory Council and election of its first president, Catherine Brown |
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Collegiate athletic competition begins with men’s and women’s tennis and golf |
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Comprehensive Master Plan, 2000-2010 developed |
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FGCU Strategic Plan for 2000-2005 developed |
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Capital Campaign, “Dedicated to Greatness,” implemented |
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2001 |
Creation of the FGCU Board of Trustees |
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Creation of the Renaissance Academy |
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2002 |
Opening of the FGCU Naples Center |
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Approval of the revised FGCU Mission Statement by the FGCU Board of Trustees |
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2003 |
Creation of the FGCU Alumni Association |
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2005 |
First presentation of the University Lecture Series |
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Comprehensive Master Plan, 2005-2015 developed |
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Strategic Plan for 2005-2010 developed |
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2006 |
Reaffirmation of accreditation by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
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2007 |
The women’s basketball team was NCAA Division II National Runner-up, ranking #2 in the nation |
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FGCU enters Division I of the NCAA Atlantic Sun Conference |
