October 2023 | Edition 4 | FGCU.EDU/INSIDE
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Strategic Planning Kickoff BOT Recognition University Ombuds
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Five things to know Did you know? Veteran Resource Center
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Nursing grant On the move Years of service Photo of the month
TECH-SAVVY EAGLE How to find your instructional videos in Kaltura (Canvas)
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altura is an integrated video management platform in the Canvas portal, and a recent update changed the location of the “My Media” link. The “My Media” link is now located in the Global navigation bar (left side of the Canvas interface) to provide quicker access. The “Media Gallery” showcases coursespecific media, and the link remains in the course navigation.
Coming soon: WiFi broadband improvements on campus
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he university's WiFi services are growing, and students, faculty and staff should notice faster service by the end of the month. ITS reports that adjustments to bandwidth were planned to grow to 40 megabits per second by the end of the fall term, but the team is ahead of schedule and expects to reach this level by the end of October. Currently, FGCU’s capacity is at 35 megabits per second, which is up from 20 at the start of the fall term. For greater perspective, the university’s WiFi bandwidth was operating at 10 megabits per second a year ago. To take advantage of the increased WiFi bandwidth on campus, connect to Eduroam. Learn how to access Eduroam by visiting www.fgcu.edu/wifi.
Dr. Minh Nguyen, interim dean of the Honors College at FGCU, places a note on the idea board titled: “What do we need to start doing or do more of?”
Civility at FGCU
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he new Office of Public Policy Events at FGCU is up and running.
The office was formed in response to House Bill 931, a piece of legislation that, among many FGCU PHOTOS things, requires each of the 12 public Emory Cavin, the student body president, center, speaks as state universities part of a Leadership Panel at the Civility Summit on Sept. 6. to create an office that is focused on discussions, where they were asked to organizing, publicizing and staging discuss two main questions: "What does debates, group forums and lectures that civility mean for FGCU?" and "How do we showcase a wide variety of viewpoints on illustrate civility in everyday life?" public policy issues. “We’re going to provide ample opportunity for our students, faculty and staff to engage in activities that demonstrate civility,” explained Dr. Mark Rieger, the provost and executive vice president, who oversees the new Office of Public Policy Events. The office’s first event — a Civility Summit — brought faculty, staff and students together in the Cohen Student Union Sept. 6. Rieger led the event, kicking off the two-hour program with an explanation that civil discourse is established in FGCU’s Guiding Principles, which was drafted by the Council of Deans in 1996. The summit featured panels focused on explaining what civility means to various subgroups in the FGCU community and the resources available to faculty, staff and students when incivility occurs on campus. The audience also engaged in roundtable
Feedback was captured on idea boards around the room, and participants shared their thoughts and opinions about civility on campus. Coming up next is a debate between Cornel West and Robert George on “Affirmative Action in University Admissions.” The free event takes place at 2 p.m. Oct. 16 in the Cohen Student Union Ballroom. The debate will be moderated by Dr. Christopher Philips, who wrote “Socrates Café: A fresh Taste of Philosophy,” and founded an international organization by the same name. "He will talk about the art and science of civil discourse,” Rieger said, adding that the event will be streamed live across the state to the other public universities. Learn more: www.fgcu.edu/policyevents