March 2024 | Edition 8 | FGCU.EDU/INSIDE
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Boardwalk opening soon
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The Y-shaped boardwalk forks after the 50-by-50-foot viewing deck, taking pedestrians to the Bower School of Music & the Arts (left) or Academic Building 9 and the intramural fields (right).
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ith the exception of basketball, employees can attend any FGCU game for free by showing their Eagle ID. Learn more: www.fgcuathletics.com.
RETIREMENT Maryan Egan, director of Procurement Services, University Controller, retired after 27 years. EGAN
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nvironmental sustainability is intertwined into our campus footprint as FGCU has protected approximately 400 acres of the campus habitat as nature preserve. Over the years, the university has worked steadily to eradicate invasive non-native species from campus. Nature trails and raised boardwalks blend into FGCU’s land, providing employees, students and
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he South Village boardwalk is nearing the end of construction and is set to open later in the spring.
The goal of the project is to provide a safer, more direct route for students and employees traveling between the South Village (SoVi) residential area and the main academic corridor. The raised, lighted pathway has been under construction since August 2023.
Signs will give pedestrians a clear idea of where they are going at the fork in the path. Go left to find the Bower School of Music & the Arts. Head right to end up at Academic Building 9 and Recreation Field 1, where intramural sports are played. Students and employees will receive an email notifying them when the boardwalk is open.
Designed in the shape of a Y, the boardwalk includes a 50-by-50-foot viewing deck, which is outfitted with benches, electrical outlets and Wi-Fi for students and employees who want to take a break or work outside. Just beyond the observation deck, toward the SoVi side of the path, pedestrians will have an option to step off the boardwalk and into the nature trail below.
visitors with an academic setting rooted in nature. Want to learn more? Connect with FGCU naturalists: fgcu.edu/ colloquium/campusnaturalists. Right: Pedestrians will be able to access one of FGCU’s nature trails directly from the new boardwalk after construction is completed.
Lighted crosswalks will assist pedestrians with crossing the street. FGCU PHOTOS