Campus Conference Programs

The Immokalee Foundation - Marieb Healthcare Camp is a four-week, interactive day camp that exposes participants to various health care disciplines and careers students can pursue at the college. Lectures and lab activities related to the fields of nursing, health sciences, and rehabilitation sciences give participants an in-depth understanding of what it is like to be in the different professions.

The Immokalee Foundation Entrepreneurship Summer Camp 2025 Hosted by the Daveler & Kauanui School of Entrepreneurship and Rist Family Foundation Institute for Entrepreneurship at FGCU. The Immokalee Foundation (TIF) Entrepreneurship Summer Camps offer two concurrent, immersive experiences designed to introduce and deepen high school students’ understanding of entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership.

Each week the students will be participating in activities developed by FGCU faculty in the career areas listed. These will be mainly on campus. Schedules for these activities are still being developed. Time frame on campus daily is 9-3PM. One hour daily will be reserved for an online reading activity (Achieve 3000) and one hour daily will be reserved for lunch.

The The Immokalee Foundation Whitaker Institute is where students will spend a week on each subject, Engineering, Coding, and Environmental Science.

Our immersive Coding Camp offers fun projects, activities, and valuable coding skills with coding programs in Python, designed to equip participants with essential knowledge and skills in this versatile programming language. Our curriculum is designed to foster proficiency in Python, covering a range of topics from basic syntax and operations to more advanced concepts. Whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to enhance your existing coding skills, our camp provides comprehensive training in Python, empowering you to create your own projects, solve real-world problems, and lay a strong foundation for future learning in technology and computer science. Our participants will also have the unique opportunity to interact with speakers from the Arthrex programming team who will share their experiences and challenges in current, cutting-edge technology involving computer programming.

The Whitaker Center STEM Institute is a weeklong professional learning experience for K–12 teachers focused on place-based education, interdisciplinary STEM integration, and inquiry-driven instructional strategies. The Institute combines fieldwork, lab activities, and collaborative planning sessions to strengthen teacher content knowledge and pedagogical skills aligned with the 5E instructional model and Ambitious Science Teaching.

Summer Research Opportunity participants have been introduced to a variety of scientific disciplines through their research endeavors, demonstrations, and scientific discussion. This year, SRO student researchers will have the opportunity to explore forensics

Hands-on Activities: Campers will spend five days in the classroom, laboratory, and field learning about one of the most diverse and productive ecosystems in the world. Led by our staff of FGCU students, campers will conduct water quality testing, restore mangroves, identify beach erosion, and join the next generation of scientists! Outdoor Excursions: Daily boat outings and beach trips are a mainstay of our program, allowing the campers to immerse themselves in nature while conducting fieldwork. Campers will have the opportunity to catch and identify fishes and other marine life, profile a beach for evidence of erosion, track currents and conduct water quality testing in various parts of Estero Bay, and be a part of many other scientific field experiences that help keep our ecosystems healthy!

Next Level Student Conference is a weeklong experience for students who have completed 6th grade-12th grade where they will grow in their faith, find authentic community, and have an encounter with God they will never forget. 

The Frosh Mosh Experience is a three-day summer program designed to support incoming students as they transition to life at FGCU. This immersive experience fosters a sense of belonging by encouraging students to explore their personal experiences and strengths, build supportive relationships, and discover opportunities to engage with the campus community. Through peer mentorship, reflective discussions, and interactive activities, participants will be introduced to pathways that elevate their experiences as FGCU students, helping them navigate their first year successfully and explore future involvement and leadership opportunities.

For more information about this camp, please visit their website here.