Florida Gulf Coast University, our 10th state university, opened in 1997. One of the defining characteristics of FGCU is a strong institutional commitment to civic engagement as defined in our mission statement and guiding principles. An undergraduate service-learning graduation requirement is the vehicle used to engage students, and the end goal is, of course, to graduate citizens with a continued interest in community involvement.
The graduation requirement will transition from an hour-based requirement to a course-based or program-based requirement in 2006-07. At the present time, 36 service-learning courses are offered on a regular basis. Three of these courses are sequenced and required of all students at the freshman, sophomore, and junior levels.
Contact: Linda Summers Director, Center for Civic Engagement 239.590.7016 or lsummers {at} fgcu(.)edu
