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| Hundreds of lectures. Knowledgeable instructors. Join us in-person at one of our 19 locations or participate online.  JANUARY – MAY 2024 PROGRAM REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE OR VIA PHONE Keep your mind active and engaged in the new year! Register for a lecture with FGCU Academy! Register for a Day Trip with FGCU Academy! Greetings, We are back in action. We have had a wonderful first week of 2024. Our office is open and we are ready to assist you with your registration needs. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2024 WINTER-SPRING PROGRAM GUIDE ONLINE! -The Program Guides are available at The Naples Center – 704 Goodlette Frank Rd. N. We have them in front of our building for your convenience to pick one up any time. -Program Guides are available at your local libraries throughout Lee and Collier Counties. -Program Guides have been mailed out. -If you would like to see our remarkably rich and varied program sooner, click the link above to view our program guide online. WINTER-SPRING REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN AVAILABLE ONLINE BY CLICKING HERE Call our offices anytime for assistance at 239.434.4737 Featured Classes for Week of January 8 – 12 Click on any topic below to learn more.  Writer’s Collaborative Workshop January 9, 16, 23, 30 | 1:30 – 3pm Tuesdays Naples Center / Online via Zoom In this hands-on workshop, participants share writing for feedback and engage in discussion of the writing craft and profession at all levels, including the writing process, developing ideas, audience and reader engagement. Each week each participant reads an excerpt of work-in-progress for constructive critique and collaborative learning. Learn through works-in-progress and discuss the writing process, effective revision techniques, and targeting specific genres and markets. Time and length limit to excerpts are dependent on group size.  They Were Children: Rescue as Resistance Special Exhibition January 9 | 1pm Tuesday FGCU Main Campus – Fort Myers This winter, FGCU’s Archives and Special Collections will feature a remark- able exhibit entitled They Were Children: Rescue as Resistance. This exhibit brings to life an organization of ordinary people who did the extraordinary by smuggling Jewish children across the border to Switzerland from 1942-1945. The Circuit Garel was a clandestine network of forgers, educators, social work- ers, priests, nuns, farmers and passeurs (smugglers) throughout France who joined forces to secure the safe passage of Jewish children. The passage would prove to be emotionally, mentally, and physically harrowing as the passeurs and children scaled the Alps to escape the Third Reich. They Were Children celebrates courage, and what it means to embrace fear alongside the immutable need to act against injustice. They Were Children shares a message of resilience, heroism, courage and compassion. It is a tribute to the indelible strength of the human spirit.  Russian Revolution January 10 | 10 – 11:30am FGCU Main Campus – Fort Myers Like the German and Austrian empires, the Russian empire too was a casualty of World War I. Had war not broken out, would the tsars have been able to maintain autocratic control of the country? Had Lenin not returned via a sealed train, would the moderate politicians have prevailed? This lecture examines the state of Russia and its government in the early twentieth century and then follows the chain of events that toppled Nicholas II, destroyed the Romanov dynasty, and brought Lenin to power after the outbreak of war.  iPhone/iPad: Tips, Tricks & Secrets of Apple’s Newest Operating System iOS 17 January 10 | 10:30 – 12pm The Brooks Enrichment Center Join this lecture-style presentation to learn all the new features, upgrades and enhancements of Apple’s newest operating system for iPhone and iPad, iOS 17. We explore tips, tricks and secrets that make using your device easier, more powerful and efficient. All levels from beginner to advanced users will benefit from this informative and interesting program.  The Durham Report January 11 | 10 – 11:30am Naples Center or Online via Z00m In May 2023 Special Counsel Robert Durham released a report on his four-year DOJ investigation into intelligence activities and investigations arising out of the 2016 presidential campaign. Progressive pundits called it a “nothing burger.” Conservative commentators say it was evidence of election interference by the “deep state” and proves FBI and DOJ corruption. Does the truth lie between these extremes? Join a former counterintelligence and law enforcement official in a frank, apolitical analysis. Topics include a comparison of three investigations: Mueller, DOJ IG, and Durham; and the political, social and monetary costs. The Week Ahead Monday January 8 –Media Perspectives: The Future is Cloudy –Jewish Avengers – Nazi Executioners –Alva Vanderbilt Belmont – Slave to Ambition or Champion of Freedom Tuesday January 9 –iPhone/iPad Apps: Camera and Taking Great Photos –Road to Catastrophe: The Roots of the Great War 1914-1918 –The Rise of Anti-Science Attitudes and Anti-Intellectualism in America: Evidence and the Downside –The Rise and Fall of America’s Retail Palaces Wednesday January 10 –The Alger Hiss Trial –The Failure of Israeli Intelligence in the Hamas Terrorist Attacks – What Went Wrong? –A Different Look at Florida –On the Front Line: What is at Stake in Afghanistan Thursday January 11 –Five Great American Presidents –On the Front Line: What is at Stake in Afghanistan –Great Discussions of Current Events and More (2-part series) Friday January 12 –Balance University: Improve Balance, Posture and Flexibility (3-part series) –Digital Currencies: The Future of Money TAKE A LECTURE AT ONE OF OUR 19 LOCATIONS The Arlington, Naples (AR) Aston Gardens, North Naples (AG) Bentley Village, North Naples (BV) Bonita Bay Community Assoc., Bonita (BB) Brooks Enrichment Center, Bonita (BR) The Collaboratory, Ft. Myers (CO) Cypress Cove, Ft. Myers (CC) FGCU Main Campus, Ft. Myers (FG) Grey Oaks Country Club, Naples (GR) Hideaway Beach Club, Marco island (HB) The Island Country Club, Marco island (IC) Moorings Park Grande Lake, Naples (GL) Moorings Park at Grey Oaks, Naples (GO) Moorings Park Original Campus, Naples (MP) Naples Center, Naples (NC) Siena Lakes, North Naples (SL) The TwinEagles Club, North Naples (TE) United Church of Marco Island, Marco (UC) Wyndemere Country Club, Naples (WC) (see page 4 of the Winter-Spring 2024 Program Guide for location addresses) FGCU Academy  Click Below to View 2024 Travel Open House Presentation  Classic Safari: Kenya & Tanzania August 13-28, 2024 16 days for $11,196 View Brochure  Exploring Iceland August 15-25, 2024 11 days for $6,692 View Brochure  Southern Italy & Sicily September 4-18, 2024 15 days for $6,674 View Brochure  Scotland: Highlands & Islands September 9-20, 2024 12 days for $5,896 View Brochure  Sensations of Lyon & Provence 2024 River Cruise September 17 – 28, 2024 12 days from $5,469 View Brochure  Jewels of the Rhine 2024 River Cruise September 20 – 30, 2024 11 days from $4,925 View Brochure  Provincial French Countryside September 27-October 11, 2024 15 days for $6,297 View Brochure  New Zealand Adventure October 10-25, 2024 16 days for $8,124 View Brochure  Southeast Asia Odysseys October 31-November 18, 2024 19 days for $7,597 View Brochure  Travel Abroad with FGCU Academy Call our office 239.434.4737 for assistance with registration or Click to View our Website DONATE NOW FGCU Academy Needs Your Support Today to Ensure that Our Critical Mission of Adult Education and Enrichment Continues! FGCU Academy is ready to serve the SWFL community for the Winter-Spring 2024 Season— Learning, Growing, Sharing and Socializing. With nearly 700 programs at more than nineteen locations, there is something for everyone. If we have had the opportunity to meet in person or if you have heard me speak, I hope I was able to share with you my passion about FGCU Academy and its mission to provide lifelong learning and enrichment to the SWFL community. I believe it is critical to our well-being to keep exploring new avenues for growth to keep our minds engaged in our past, present and future. Since we are a non-credit programmatic offering, Florida Gulf Coast University can provide $0.00 of support to the Academy. We must be financially self-sustaining. The fact is that the revenue generated through memberships and program fees provides for only 50% of our annual operating costs. Additionally, our attendance has not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels, so revenue is much lower than in the past. As an educator, I find myself slightly uncomfortable talking about the financial needs of the Academy beyond thanking everyone for their participation. But, this year and for the near future, it is important that I find the words to ask for additional support through philanthropic donations. Our passion keeps us moving forward and your donations will do the same. Please take a moment to consider a year-end donation to ensure our continued success. All amounts make a difference in strength- ening the work we do in the community. Your gift will allow the Academy to offer more than 1,000 diverse and fascinating programs at more than twenty locations throughout SWFL. Through our mission we promise to enrich the lives, minds and social well-being of more than 10,000 SWFL adults and seniors that participate in our programs each year. CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW or mail your donation to FGCU Academy 704 Goodlette Frank Road North, Suite 330 Naples, FL 34102 I want to wish you a truly joyous holiday season! I look forward to seeing you at a FGCU Academy program in 2024. Please contact me directly at [email protected] or 239.434.4838 with questions or to learn more. In gratitude, John J. Guerra Director of FGCU Academy     FGCU Academy FGCU ACADEMY NAPLES CENTER 704 Goodlette-Frank Rd N Suite 330 Naples, FL 34102 239.434.4737 [email protected] |