FGCU activities are listed
Monday, April 27 through Sunday, May 3
Continuing through April 2009
——————————————————————————————The Renaissance Academy’s Winter/Spring 2009 Term
A wide range of non-credit courses including topics such as: art, business, computer instruction, ecology and environment, film, history, law and government, life enrichment, literature and language, music and dance, philosophy and religion, piano instruction, psychology and sociology, science and medicine, and U.S. and world affairs
Presented by FGCU Renaissance Academy
Contact: Renaissance Academy at (239) 590-1095 or https://registerRA.fgcu.edu
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Continuing through Saturday, May 2
“Finals: Senior Project Exhibition”
Presented by FGCU Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday
Location: FGCU Arts Complex
Contact: Anica Sturdivant at (239) 590-7199 or asturdiv@fgcu.edu
Continuing through Sunday, May 3
“Visions of Southwest Florida”
Presented by FGCU Digital Photography Students
Location: Margaret S. Sugden Welcome Center
Contact: James Greco at (239) 590-7078 or jgreco@fgcu.edu
Monday, April 27 through Thursday, April 30
Gulf Coast Live
Presented by WGCU Radio, FM 90.1 / WMKO-FM 91.7
Contact: Amy Tardif at (239) 590-2519 for topics and air times
Monday, April 27
“Way to Get into Business – Start, Buy, Purchase a Franchise”
Presented by FGCU Small Business Development Center
Time: 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Fort Myers Library, 2050 Central Avenue, Fort Myers
Cost: Free
Contact: Online registration and seminar descriptions available at http://cli.fgcu.edu/sbdc
Mondays, April 27 through May 18 and June 1 through July 6
“Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning (REAL)”
Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location: Florida Community Bank in Labelle, 155 N Bridge Street, Labelle
Cost: $100; $90 refund upon completion of the series
Tuesday, April 28
“Business Banking Today”
Time: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: iTech Immokalee, 508 Ninth Street, Immokalee
Cost: $10 (Lunch)
“What You Need to Know About Employee Embezzlement, Fraud, and Identity Theft”
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Southwest Florida Enterprise Center, 3901 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Fort Myers
Cost: $20
FGCU Baseball vs. Florida International
Presented by FGCU Athletics
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Swanson Stadium
Contact: Mike Hill at (239) 590-7064 or mhill@fgcu.edu
Wednesday, April 29
“Legal and Accounting Issues of Employment Law”
Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Location: Cape Coral SBDC, 1020 Cultural Park Blvd S Unit #3, Cape Coral
Time: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: City Hall – Labelle, 481 E Hickpochee Ave, Labelle
Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 30
Human Slavery Symposium Series II: “Creating Victim-Centered Investigations: Promising Practices for Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Cases”
Presented by FGCU Division of Justice Studies, FGCU Continuing Education and Off-Campus Programs, and Lee County Sheriff’s Office
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: Sugden Welcome Center
Contact: Continuing Education and Off-Campus Programs at (239) 590-1095
“Lunch with the SBDC – Overview of Doing Business with the Federal Government – $700 Billion Stimulus Package”
Cost: $25
“Job Resource Seminar”
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursdays, April 30 through July 2
“REAL (Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning)”
Location: Career & Service Center Immokalee, 750 South 5th Street, Immokalee
Fridays, May 1 through May 8
“Quickbooks Pro 2009 – Level 2”
**Pre-Requisite: Level 1**
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cost: $70
Sunday, May 3
Spring 2009 Commencement Ceremony
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Parkway, Estero
Contact: Paul Snyder at (239) 590-7050 or psnyder@fgcu.edu
NEXT WEEK @ FGCU
Monday, May 4 through Sunday, May 10
Monday, May 4 through Thursday, May 7
Tuesday, May 5
“Overview of Doing Business with the Federal Government – $700 Billion Stimulus Package”
Location: Southwest Florida Enterprise Center, 3903 MLK Jr. Blvd, Fort Myers
FGCU Baseball vs. Florida Atlantic
“Frequently Asked Questions About Starting A Business”
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Pine Island Growers, LLC, 11660 Stringfellow Road, Bokeelia
Wednesday, May 6
“Secrets of Business Writing Basics”
Presented by FGCU Florida Institute of Government
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Student Union 213
Cost: $69
Contact: Joanne Hartke at (239) 590-7815 or jhartke@fgcu.edu
Wednesdays, May 6 through May 27
“Marketing for Small Business Series”
Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: $100
Saturday, May 9
“Latino Environmental Education Network’s (LEEN) Community Event”
Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
“Artistic Discovery: 14th Congressional Art District Competition for High School Students” Opening Reception
Time: 10 p.m. to 11 a.m.