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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! Dear John, Easter may have ended but things are still hopping at FGCU Academy. Check out the upcoming week below! Lots of excitement going on. Call our office for assistance with your registrations at 239.434.4737.  Week of April 8 – April 12 Click on any topic below to learn more.  General “Black Jack” Pershing April 8 | 10 – 11:30am, Monday Naples Center / Online via Zoom John J. Pershing, who led U.S. forces in World War I, is one of the most respected and honored military leaders in history. An 1886 graduate of West Point, he had a distinguished military career spanning over four decades. Among his career high- lights: commanding Black troops during the Indian wars and at the Battle of San Juan Hill; promotion from Captain to Brigadier General by President Teddy Roosevelt, with whom he fought in Cuba; combatting terrorism in the Philippines and Mexico; commanding AEF; and promotion to General of the Armies. Join this fascinating look at the life and career of a military icon.  Apollo Program Review: 50th Anniversary April 8 | 2 – 3:30pm, Monday Bonita Bay Community Center Our speaker reviews the Apollo space program from his unique perspective as an engineer who helped design the Inertial Navigation System used by both the Apollo Command and Lunar Modules. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work on the Apollo 13 mission. We review the details of the Apollo 11 Mission – First Manned Landing on the Moon; Apollo 13 – Houston We Have A Problem Mission; and Apollo 17 – Last man On the Moon Mission.  The Constitution and the New “Imperial Presidency” April 9 | 10:30 – 12pm, Tuesday Naples Center / Online via Zoom The Founders gave the president significant powers but also provided for checks and balances on those powers. Over time, those checks and balances eroded, leading to the evolution of an Imperial Presidency that exceeds the constitutional boundaries. The lecture examines the history of this process, leading up to the present, and how balance can be restored.   Don’t Miss Out! LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! Slam Bidding April 10 | 10 – 11:30am, Wednesday Naples Center / Online via Zoom How many slams do you miss at the bridge table? Join us as we tackle the most important systems and conventions you should know in order to find and make every biddable slam. Topics will include Italian Cue Bids, Kick- back, 1430, Queen Ask, Exclusion Blackwood and more. Bring your partner so you can both hone your skills on all these powerful bridge conventions and start bidding more slams!  Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) April 10 | 10 – 11:30am, Wednesday FGCU Main Campus – Ft. Myers BLDG AB9 (room 106) UAP is the new name given to what we previously knew as UFO’s – Unidentified Flying Objects. In this lecture, we review major historical UAP/UFO events starting with the July 1947 Roswell, NM incident which has become a cultural phenomenon. Portrayals of the Roswell incident are a prominent and enduring topic in popular culture and mass media commonly associated with “grey aliens” and “flying saucers.” Our Speaker was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work on the Apollo 13 mission which safely returned the three astronauts to earth after an explosion occurred in their Service Module 200,000 miles from earth on its way to the moon.  Catherine the Great April 11 | 1:30 – 3pm, Thursday Naples Center / Online via Zoom Bright, ambitious and imbued with ideas of the Enlightenment, Catherine rose from a German princess to Empress of Russia through her wits and wiles, not to mention intrigue and the convenient elimination of her husband. Her correspondence with the greatest minds of the day is legendary. She had grand plans for Russia, and encouraged by her lover Potemkin, set about the expansion, modernization and education of the country. Although her reign also saw the violently dangerous Pugachev rebellion, Catherine’s accomplishments and devotion to Russia have earned her a place among history’s most Enlightened Despots. The Week Ahead Monday April 8 –The Berlin Airlift and the Berlin Wall –The Problem of Mass Incarceration in the U.S. –Diana: Death of a Princess –The Art of Venice: The Imaginative Artistry of La Serenissima Tuesday April 9 –Defund the Police? The Current State of American PolicingThe Making of Modern China Wednesday April 10 –iPhone/iPad for Intermediates: All the Things You Never Knew –China Under Xi Jinping –The Free State of Florida: Really? What About Responsibility? Thursday April 11 –A Conversation with Florida Gulf Coast University President Aysegul Timur –Great Discussions of Current Events and More (2-part series) Friday April 12 –Becoming More News Literate 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 FGCU ACADEMY NAPLES CENTER 704 Goodlette-Frank Rd N Suite 330 Naples, FL 34102 239.434.4737 [email protected] |