Community Engagement & Outreach

Engaging Students

Our focus is to create a cohesive outreach and support system for students from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds that builds strong community connections and attracts the best and brightest minds.

Our team is responsible for:

Coordinating assistance that links diversity perspectives and academic multicultural initiatives to the university’s mission
Enhancing FGCU’s visibility among diverse external community constituencies and connecting these groups with our faculty/staff, programs and resources

Events & Activities

Lecture Series
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The mission of the Office of Community Engagement & Outreach is to foster strong university-community partnerships that increase the visibility, accountability, and participation of the university in the surrounding Southwest Florida community, assist with the recruitment and retention efforts of the university, and create a cohesive support system for students from traditionally underserved or underrepresented backgrounds. In keeping with this mission, our lecture series, features community leaders from Southwest Florida.

Each lecture is on the FGCU main campus and begins with a small reception. We invite you to attend upcoming lectures and bring a guest for an intimate evening with our speakers. Contact our office at (239) 590-1258, or email us at communityoutreach@fgcu.edu for assistance.

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Community Day
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Community Day is an annual event featuring representatives from Southwest Florida organizations. Our community partners and supporters are invited to gather, network and learn about services FGCU can offer. Community Day will take place on the FGCU campus this year on September 16, 2022 from 10:00am to 2:00pm at Cohen Student Union, 2nd Floor, Room 247 (10501 FGCU Blvd. S., Fort Myers, FL 33965).

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Eagle Edge
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The Eagle Edge program supports student success

The Office of Community Engagement & Outreach is committed to assisting and retaining students who are the first in their families to attend college, who face financial difficulties or other challenges as they strive to continue their education, or who are members of communities underrepresented at FGCU.

Our Eagle Edge program welcomes and guides promising students referred through partner organizations around Southwest Florida:
- The Immokalee Foundation
- Guadalupe Center
- Champions for Learning
- Take Stock in Children
- Boys & Girls Club of Collier County
- Quality Life Center
- Florida SouthWestern State College
- Eagle Transfer Scholarship Program
- Grace Place for Children and Families
- Earn to Learn FL™
Eagle Edge empowers these students with information about academic programs, financial aid and other programs that can help them navigate the world of higher education, complete their degree and succeed after graduation. Through regular group meetings, specialized workshops and one-on-one mentoring, Eagle Edge participants learn essential techniques and strategies in areas such as these:
- Productive study habits
- Efficient time management
- Critical thinking and decision making
- Effective communication
- Successful leadership
- Professional networking and business etiquette
- Life skills such as money management and cooking
As its name implies, Eagle Edge gives students the competitive advantage they need to succeed at FGCU and in life.

STEM Academy

Signature Tours

Throughout the year, we provide Signature Tours for high school groups and community groups interested in the FGCU experience. Community partners have included Take Stock in Children, The Immokalee Foundation, Grace Place and many others.

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Guided By Our Mission
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The mission of this office is multifaceted. It is to create a cohesive outreach and support system for students from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds through the following means:
1. Foster strong University/Community partnerships;
2. Increase visibility and participation of the University in the Southwest Florida community; and
3. Assist with the recruitment and retention efforts of the University.

Contact Us:

The Office of Community Engagement & Outreach is located in Howard Hall on the north end of campus. Visitors can park in the adjacent lot or Garage 3 after receiving a parking pass at the information booth at the main campus entrance.

Hours | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday

(Hours may vary during scheduled events)

Questions? | Call 239-745-4692

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