FGCU open house promotes enrichment program
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Staff members at the Florida Gulf Coast University, Herald Court Centre, welcomed students, teachers and community members to the Punta Gorda site Jan. 11 during an open house. From left are Douglas Coventry, program assistant, program director Nancy Staub, and student assistants Towana Gordon and George Kolaronda.
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Ready to meet with students and pitch his Feb. 11 lecture called The Age of Flying Boats & International Air Travel, author Thomas Williams and his wife, Susan, sit at a booth at the Herald Court Centres FGCU site.
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Douglas Coventry, program assistant at Florida Gulf Coast University, Herald Court Centre, performs for visitors during the open house on Jan. 11.
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Maxine Miller and her husband, Bob, were among those who stopped by the Florida Gulf Coast University, Herald Court Centre, on Jan. 11 for the open house.
By PAMELA STAIK
PGH Editor
When Thelma Daida entered the front door of Florida Gulf Coast University, Herald Court Centre, last week, she knew exactly what she needed — a catalogue and a little exercise. Zumba, she said, was on her mind.
“I haven’t done Zumba in over a year, and I want to start up again,” she said, flipping through a catalogue for The Renaissance Academy, the university’s adult learning program that offers non-degree seeking students the chance to learn more about topics that interest them most through lectures and short courses.
