1991
1991
NEW UNIVERSITY RECOMMENDED
In January, the Florida Board of Regents recommends Florida’s 10th state university be built in Southwest Florida, and Gov. Lawton...
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1992
SITE SELECTED
The Board of Regents selects a 760-acre site donated by Ben Hill Griffin III and Alico, Inc., to build the...
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1994
1994
NAME THAT UNIVERSITY
The Florida Legislature adopts a bill that officially names the new school Florida Gulf Coast University.
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1995
TURN THE SHOVEL
More than 600 people participate in the official campus groundbreaking on Nov. 28.
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