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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, So much going on this coming week. Great new topics! We love seeing everyone back in action. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2024 WINTER-SPRING 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 15 – 19 Click on any topic below to learn more.  Yoga Nidra Meditation: Become Relaxed and Serene (2-part series) January 16 | 9- 10 am Tuesday Online via Zoom From the comfort and peace of your own home, calm and reset your body and mind through the practice of Yoga Nidra Meditation. We begin with breathing exercises to relax the body as we ease into a guided meditation. Yoga Nidra is the easiest form of meditation. It is an ancient sleep-based meditation and very relaxing. People feel refreshed and their energy is re- charged afterwards. Each session is equivalent to 3-4 hours of deep sleep. Participants can sit in a chair, lie down on a sofa or yoga mat with a blank- et.   FGCU Academy 2024 Travel Open Houses January 16 | 10:30 – 12pm Tuesday Naples Center / Online via Zoom Join FGCU Academy as we formally unveil our 2024 travel excursions including our Classic Safari: Kenya & Tanzania, Exploring Iceland, Southern Italy & Sicily, Scotland: Highlands & Islands, Provincial French Countryside, New Zealand Adventure, Southeast Asia, Sensations of Lyon and Provence and Jewels of the Rhine. Nine exciting and luxurious tours are planned for our upcoming travel season starting in May 2024, and we invite you to learn about them all. Through unique and interesting itineraries, participants have the opportunity to experience life outside the classroom, visit historic sites with local guides, experience another culture – its customs, cuisine, language and history – and delight in conversation and laughter with fellow explorers who share a love of travel and a sense of adventure.  Media Censorship – Science vs. Politics January 17 | 10 – 11:30 am Tuesday Brooks Enrichment Club This lecture explores the topics of bias and media censorship and if the federal government has encouraged it? We consider if censorship impacted the debate on the origins of Covid-19. Topics include: Covid origin theories; intelligence assessments; debate timeline and evolution; misinformation; trust in media; political influence; and racism. Join a former counterintelligence official in a candid and informative review.  Digital Currencies: The Future of Money January 19 | 1:30 – 3 pm The Brooks Enrichment Center The way we use money will go through a radical transformation within the next decade. Most monetary transactions will be digital. This lecture is designed to help beginners understand digital currencies and how they will be used in the future. We discuss the characteristics of money, the creation of money in our current monetary system and the future migra- tion to digital money using blockchain technology. We also dive deeper into the crypto ecosystem and discuss some of the various categories and roles of digital assets. The Week Ahead Monday January 15 –The Life of Robert E. Lee –The Three Faces of China –iPhone/iPad Apps: Photos Tuesday January 16 –Mah Jongg for Beginners (3-part series) Wednesday January 17 –The Manhattan Project Thursday January 18 –iPhone/iPad Messages App –Queen Victoria – The Grandmother of Europe –The Koreshans of Estero and the Link to the Waco Tragedy –Computer and Internet Security for Desktops, Laptops, Phones and Tablets Friday January 19 –The Louvre Museum in Paris: The Royal Treasure House of France 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 life- long learning and enrichment to the SWFL community. I believe it is critical to our wellbeing 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 re- turned 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 phil- anthropic 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 strengthening 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 par- ticipate 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] |