Impact and Outreach

Honors students are committed to giving back

Honors students produce an impact that reaches far beyond the classroom. Our students actively seek opportunities to bring positive change locally, regionally and nationally.

Blankets & Blessings helps homeless, one person at a time

As part of an Honors Foundations of Civic Engagement course, Honors students volunteered with Blankets & Blessings. Blankets & Blessings collects blankets, toiletries and bug repellent to distribute to homeless people. Article provided by FGCU360. Photo provided by Tara Geissinger.

Millennium Fellowship recipients with Provost and Advisors

8 earn coveted Millennium Fellowships for passion projects

The Millennium Fellowship leadership development program focuses on the United Nations 17 “Sustainable Development Goals.” 5 of the 8 students awarded the Millennium Fellowship are Honors College students. Article provided by FGCU 360. Photo provided by FGCU staff.

Lover's Key State Park

Trails for Tails is an Honors College Service Course that aims to engage students with the principles of services learning, teamwork and project management , while performing environmentally focused service projects. Article provided by Fort Myers News-Press. Photo provided by students in the Trails for Tails Service Learning course.

Immokalee Immersion Trip

Honors College students spend a weekend immersed in Immokalee, FL participating in various service projects (2018). The service weekend was established in 2016.

Students and Faculty at the Honors Immokalee Day of Service

Honors Service Day, 2022

Honors College students spent a day in Immokalee, Fl, serving with various local agencies.

Honors College students at the top of the Mountain Machupicchu

Honors Peru Study Abroad, 2022

Honors College students spent 25 days in Peru, researching and immersing in the culture.

Honors students are committed to giving back

Immokalee Immersion Trip

Honors Service Day, 2022

Honors Peru Study Abroad, 2022

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