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The university will see some major changes in the years to come. And it’s no secret that FGCU has come a long way since its creation in 1997. “FGCU had four buildings when it opened its doors in 1997. Today, 14 years later, we have 82 buildings. That is an amazing statistic and a testament to a lot of hard work by administration, faculty and staff,” said Barrett Genson, director of Facilities Planning.
According to Genson, during the next seven to 10 years, the student population will probably double. “To accommodate such growth we need to have classroom and lab buildings, faculty and staff offices, student housing, student recreational services, utility infrastructure and parking facilities reasonably available at the same time,” he said. Changes in the university’s mission, coupled with projected increases in student enrollment, create new academic program requirements. Meeting these new requirements will create additional
demands for academic and support facilities, housing (both on- and off-campus), infrastructure and utility services, which must be addressed in the campus master plan, according to the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR). The designation and compatibility of land uses to meet future needs, the spatial configuration and design of future development, and the organization of buildings and open spaces must be carefully planned to ensure the conservation and protection of natural resources and the efficient movement of students
from one part of campus to another. Meeting these additional demands will have impacts on the surrounding community and its ability to provide services (e.g., water, sewer, etc.), which must also be addressed in the campus master plan, according to the EAR. “Such planning is critical to the success of the University,” Genson said. FGCU is currently working with Astorino, Inc., a consultant, in regard to the Campus Master Plan Update for 2010 to 2020.
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9p IXj_X` C\\ :feki`Ylk`e^ ni`k\i FGCU is changing its immunization policy because distant learners are now taking classes at the university. According to Juanita Mottley, assistant director of Student Health Services, the past FGCU policy stated that distant learners did not have to provide the university with proof of immunity. This policy has been effective since FGCU opened its doors in 1997. But now, it is becoming difficult for FGCU to identify which students are distant learners and/or traditional students. According to the new policy, which will be effective summer 2011, all FGCU students must provide proof of two measles, mumps and rubella vaccines. Students can be considered immune to measles if they have documentation of immunization with two doses of live measles vaccine administered on or after their first birthday and at least 28 days apart.
Students can be considered immune to rubella if they have laboratory evidence of rubella immunity. Students could have documentation of immunization with live rubella vaccine on or after the first birthday. It is highly recommended that students be vaccinated against the meningococcal meningitis and hepatitis B diseases, but it is not required. If a student wishes to be exempted from the vaccines, their physician must submit medical exemptions for measles, rubella and allergies and include a reason for the exemption. Students also need to sign a waiver for both vaccines. Waivers are available at Student Health Services and in each student’s Gulfline account if they wish to waive the vaccines electronically. Temporary exemptions can be given for pregnancy. Religious exemptions for measles and rubella need the exemption form that requires a notary signature. If a measles orrubella emergency occurs, exempted students will be
asked to leave FGCU. Exempted students are required to take full responsibility of potential contraction. This means FGCU is not responsible for any contraction that occurs in any exempted student. Some students believe the current policy is fair and doesn’t need revision because distant learners still aren’t always on campus. “The policy is fair because traditional students will be affected if a flu outbreak occurs; distant learners won’t,” said Deandra Tarver, a freshman majoring in nursing. Joia Ford-Williams, a graduate student, also echoed this opinion. “Traditional students are around others and can easily spread a disease through contact. Distant learners aren’t a threat to the student population,” she said. However, other students believe the new policy will be fair. “Everyone should be given the same treatment,” said Elita Barfield, a freshman majoring in English. “If distant learners don’t have immunization records, then they shouldn’t be accepted into FGCU.”
The Florida Gulf Coast women’s basketball team’s 14-game win streak and undefeated season came to an end with a shocking loss to the Stetson University Hatters (910) last Thursday night in Deland. The No. 3 Duke University Blue Devils are now the last remaining undefeated women’s team in the nation with a record of 19-0. The Hatters blindsided the Lady Eagles (15-1, 8-1 A-Sun) 7052 in a surprising manner, as the nation’s leader in three-pointers made per game (11.9) struggled behind the arc, only managing seven treys in 31 attempts. Stetson shot 8-16 from long-range. Even though the FGCU Eagles lost, they still received 18 votes in the USA TODAY coaches poll this week. Karl Smesko, women’s head coach, said the team was simply “outplayed” Thursday night. “They just played a better game than we did,” Smesko said. “We were prepared, but they got better shots than us.” Senior guard Shannon Murphy was disappointed by the loss to the Hatters Thursday night. “We just didn’t execute and follow the game plan and they executed better than us,” Murphy said. The team is ready to move on and learn from their mistakes.
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