The Future of Space Exploration
Next up in the Provost's Seminar Series
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Guest Speaker: Edward Grace, MSEE
FGCU Academy Lecturer
Former Principal Engineer MIT Instrumentation/
Draper Laboratory
Apollo 13 Missions Operations Team
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Thursday, March 27, 3 p.m.
AB9 (The Water School), Room 106
More information: Eagle Link
| | Blues Concert brings Mississippi sound to FGCU | | |
Big A stepped off the stage to engage directly with audience members.
(Video and photos courtesy of Melissa Pérez.)
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On Tuesday, March 18, the Veterans Pavilion at Florida Gulf Coast University brought to campus a slice of the Mississippi Delta as blues musicians from Clarksdale entertained faculty, staff, students, and community members.
The event, sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences and the Bower School of Music & Arts, featured performers Big A & the All-Stars and Super Chikan, bringing the groove sounds of traditional blues to FGCU.
Super Chikan (pictured right) opened the evening as the first solo act, capturing the audience's attention with his unique custom guitars, masterly playing his diddley bow, shaped like the state of Mississippi. His performance showcased the authentic delta blues tradition with rich melodies and rhythmic proficiency.
Following Super Chikan’s performance, Big A took the stage with his Fender Telecaster, delivering intense blues beats and deep bass acoustics. The atmosphere came alive with the distinctive flattened thirds, fifths, and sevenths that characterize the blues genre, creating an upbeat, groove-filled environment.
A highlight of the evening came when Big A stepped off the stage to engage directly with audience members, including a group of youth.
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“The young attendees enthusiastically danced along with Big A and continued their celebration even after he returned to the stage,” said Melissa Pérez, administrative assistant in the Office of the Provost, who attended the event.
Dr. Clay Motley, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, served as host for the evening, introducing each featured artist and highlighting the cultural significance of the blues tradition.
The well-attended event demonstrated FGCU’s commitment to bringing diverse cultural experiences to campus while connecting students and community members with important American musical traditions.
Faculty and staff will have another opportunity to jam and socialize at the Faculty Jam slated for April 4, 2025, 4-7 p.m. at FGCU Boardwalk for an evening of live music, open mic, and karaoke, featuring the Immokalee Road Band. Faculty, grab a spot on the call sheet!
| | Faculty Spotlight. Are you a FGCU faculty member who has achieved a recent milestone or an accolade? Email us: academicaffairs@fgcu.edu | | Thursday, April 3 | 5:30-7:30 | | |
The Boardwalk restaurant will open for lunch
to campus on Tuesday, April 8.
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch at the Boardwalk, North Lake Village
| This will be the final Boardwalk lunch of the semester. | | |
Animal Research Survey
The FGCU Task Force for United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulated research on birds and mammals is in the process of collecting information to guide the needs for animal research for FGCU faculty. A survey has been developed to assess the interests of faculty for animal research.
Please fill out the survey so that the task force can inform their recommendations with this much needed data. SURVEY LINK
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FGCU Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
Faculty Fellow Program
Call for Applications
| Click here to apply or scan the QR code above. | | |
The Lucas Center for Faculty Development invites you to register for our Summer Programs!
For more information on each workshop/academy and to secure your spot, visit: https://www.fgcu.edu/lucascenter/programs#Academies
*All programs take place in the Lucas Center (LIB-221)*
Please note that programs may fill up prior to the indicated registration deadline!
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The Lucas Center is seeking Faculty Partners for the Fall 2025 Student-Faculty Partnership Program (SFPP)
Applications are open through Sunday, April 13!
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The Student Faculty Partnership Program (SFPP) at FGCU places one student and one faculty member in dialogue with each other for an entire semester.
Students work up to 6.5 hours per week in the paid role of teaching consultant to a faculty member, earning approximately $1,560 per semester.
Through this program, student consultants analyze, affirm, and support the revision of classroom practice in the context of one of the faculty partner's courses with the goal of maximizing engagement and learning for all involved.
Student and faculty partners take a range of approaches to their collaboration, starting with a focus on classroom practice and often expanding to consider curriculum, assessment, inclusion, and other dimensions of teaching. Overall, student and faculty partners work to develop a dialogue in the interest of improving the course.
If you are interested in learning more about the SFPP you can read about the program and watch a video in the FGCU 360 feature here or visit the SFPP section of the Lucas Center website here.
Use the following link to submit your application to be a faculty partner:
https://fgcu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9NevXZzozqt6k8m
If you have any questions please contact FGCU Lucas Center at lucascenter@fgcu.edu.
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EduBite Canvas
Modality: Teams
A Recipe for Engagement: Beyond Traditional Video Lectures with Kaltura
Give your course videos a dash of interactivity and a sprinkle of engagement! In this bite-sized 20-minute webinar, we’ll explore how Kaltura’s powerful advanced features can enhance your teaching:
Video Chapters – Help students digest content in easy bites
Video Quizzes – Add a pinch of active learning
Hotspots – Sweeten the experience with clickable elements
This session is offered on two different dates, but the content is the same—so you only need to attend once! Click the link to sign up and choose the time that fits your schedule.
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The Honors College presents
Kurdish Poetry: A Virtual Translation Workshop
Monday, March 24, 4:00pm
Featuring Dr. Haidar Khezri
In partnership with the Translation Society of UCF, Branch Out FGCU, The Sarasota School, Sigma Tau Delta, and FGCU Creative Writing Club
Join students from across Florida in a highly interactive, collaborative translation of a Kurdish poem into English. In this live and lively act of translation, we will experience poetry from the inside, in two languages.
***No knowledge of Kurdish is necessary to participate***
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University Recreation and Wellness
March events
Visit us: www.fgcu.edu/university-recreation-and-wellness
| 2025 Supply Chain Trends and Outlook | |
Please help us to plan ahead by registering in advance.
Scan QR or use this registration link: www.fgcu.edu/cob/csce/
| Florida American Society of Microbiology Annual Meeting at FGCU | |
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
The Water School - Room 138
5:30-7:30 PM
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“Weathering the Future” with NOVA Executive Producer
Chris Schmidt
April 10 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
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All faculty, staff, students, and community members are invited
Eagle X
A tradition of Celebrating Excellence
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Alico Arena
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Compassionate Caregivers Support Group at FGCU
Every other Wednesday at Merwin Hall, Room 120.
Upcoming: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Please RSVP at rock@fgcu.edu
| | Office of Research & Sponsored Programs (ORSP) Announcements | |
ORSP is excited to announce that Effort Certification will be going live in Workday in February 2025!!
ORSP will be holding training sessions in Workday Learning for Effort Certification Training. Whether you currently have an externally sponsored project or intend to apply for one in the future, this training is for you.
This training will show faculty and staff how to certify effort in Workday. Effort Certification is a requirement of Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.430 which contains the federal regulatory requirements for internal controls over certifying time expended on externally funded sponsored projects.
The University's practice is to utilize after-the-fact effort reporting to certify that salaries charged, or cost shared to sponsored awards, are reasonable and consistent with the work performed. It requires that each employee whose salary (or portion of salary) is charged to an externally sponsored project certify that the amount that the sponsor is billed for his/her work is reasonable in relation to the work that the employee actually performed.
All individuals involved with the administration and conduct of externally sponsored award activities, including central and departmental sponsored project administrators, principal investigators, and other research personnel must comply.
While we understand that not all projects are federally funded, Uniform Guidance also requires us to treat all projects with consistency so the effort certification will be on all externally sponsored projects.
Please sign up for one of these sessions using the link below before the session date.
Course Link: https://wd5.myworkday.com/fgcu/learning/course/e1d7e48ed2631001158206f323bb0000
Friday, February 21 -10-11 a.m. (Date has already passed.)
Friday, February 28 -10-11 a.m. (Date has already passed.)
Friday, March 7 -11 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Date has already passed.)
Friday, March 14 -10-11 a.m. (Date has already passed.)
Friday, March 21 -11 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Date has already passed.)
Friday, March 28 -11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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FGCU has received a new federal rate agreement from the Federal Government
Our F&A costs effective immediately are 43% for on-campus activities and 19% for off-campus activities. The rates will be applied to all applications submitted on and subsequent to January 13, 2025.
ORSP staff will work with faculty to ensure proper rates are applied. If you have existing sponsored program funding the rate at the time of application or budget amendment will be honored.
If rebudgeting occurs on an existing award, new rates will be applied. Reach out to ORSP if you have questions.
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Implementing Effort Certification in Workday
With the assistance of Information Technology Services (ITS), ORSP will be initiating Effort Certification in Workday. Effort Certification is a requirement of Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.430 which contains the federal regulatory requirements for internal controls over certifying time expended on externally funded sponsored projects. The University's practice is to utilize after-the-fact effort reporting to certify that salaries charged, or cost shared to sponsored awards, are reasonable and consistent with the work performed.
It requires that each employee whose salary (or portion of salary) is charged to an externally sponsored project certify that the amount that the Government is billed for his/her work is reasonable in relation to the work that the employee performed. All individuals involved with the administration and conduct of externally sponsored award activities, including central and departmental sponsored project administrators, principal investigators, and other research personnel must comply.
The labor provided by an employee often is called his/her "effort." The method by which an employee certifies his/her effort depends on whether the employee is "non-exempt" (also called "hourly" i.e., that he/she is paid by the hour and fills in bi-weekly time sheets), "exempt," (also called "monthly," i.e., that his/her salary is stated by the month, semester, or year, he/she does not fill in bi-weekly time sheets), faculty, (9-month, 12-month, or out-of-unit) or student (including OPS salary who also fills in bi-weekly time sheets with the hours worked on each project they are assigned.)
Effort Certification will be initiated by ORSP in Workday within 60 days after the end of each semester, fall, spring, and summer. The effort certification will be routed for approval and review at the college level grant/budget manager, then to the employee, then to ORSP. Student/OPS effort will be certified by the principal investigator for the project, not the student/OPS worker. Once you log into Workday, the effort will show under notifications. There you will review the effort and decide whether it is the amount committed and hit approved. If the amount is not what you expect to see, you must hit "send back" with a comment on what the issue is, so the effort can be checked and adjusted, if necessary.
We ask that you not hit the "Change Effort" button. The changing of effort requires ORSP to review the budgeted amount and compare with the effort shown in Workday. Once confirmed, the department will enter any salary adjustments, if needed.
The following is an expected schedule for the Effort Certification to be initiated in Workday:
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Fall – ORSP will send notifications to grant/budget managers review in mid Jan – Feb will run Fall effort - Should have all effort certified by March/April.
- Spring – ORSP will send notifications to grant/budget managers review in late May will run Spring effort in June - Should have all effort certified by July/Aug.
- Summer –ORSP will send notifications to grant/budget managers in September and will run Summer in Oct. Should have all effort certified by Nov/ Dec.
ORSP will be announcing training sessions for grant/budget managers, principal investigators and employees that include handouts with instructions regarding effort certification prior to the release.
One can also sign up for a training on the Workday Open-Lab Sessions when they are announced. It is scheduled for April 4, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. In the meantime, please reach out to ORSP with questions.
| | Opportunities for Your Students | | |
Eagle Innovation Expo - March 25, 2025
FGCU Lucas Hall
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Foundation Scholarships
Please encourage your students to apply for Foundation Scholarships for the 2025-2026 Academic Year! If questions arise regarding the application please reach out to esc@fgcu.edu
| | Career Development Services | | |
Submission requests must be sent to academicaffairs@fgcu.edu by end of business on the Wednesday of the prior week. Submissions received after this deadline will not be shared until the following newsletter.
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| | Disclaimer: The views, opinions, and content expressed in these programs, events, and materials are those of the author(s)/presenter(s) and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views, positions, or endorsements of Florida Gulf Coast University's Academic Affairs Division. | | | | |
