Located just south of Fort Myers and north of Naples on the Southwest Florida coast, Florida Gulf Coast University encompasses 800 acres on which academic buildings, residence halls and athletics facilities share space with wetlands, pinewoods and boardwalks in a natural setting. FGCU serves 16,000 students and offers more than 95 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It emphasizes a university-wide commitment to sustainability and service learning, with students having completed more than 4 million hours of service since the university opened in 1997. With six colleges, FGCU is committed to serving Southwest Florida with academic programs designed to meet the workforce demands of the five-county region. Growing interdisciplinary programs include The Water School and the Daveler & Kauanui School of Entrepreneurship. 

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Excellence in Service to Students Award, FGCU Chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success

Florida Collegiate Honors Council

Major Area:  American Literature
Minor Area:  Rhetoric and Composition

Major Area:  American Literature, Colonial to 1900
Minor Area:  Southern Literature

National Collegiate Honors Council 

The Honors Society of Phi Kappa Phi 

Sigma Tau Delta (English Honors Society)

Society for the Study of Southern Literature

Rock n’ Roll Music History

Blues Music‎

Higher Education in the US

Honors Education‎

Micro-credentials and Digital Badges

Country Music‎

History and Culture of the American South‎

19th Century American Literature‎

William Faulkner

"Three Song Stories" - Episode 154

"Growing Your Honors Program or College"

Blues Music in the Age of COVID

Expert in higher education, digital learning and music history

Clay Motley, Ph.D.

Areas of Expertise

Accomplishments

Excellence in Service to Students Award, FGCU Chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success

Florida Collegiate Honors Council

Education

University of Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University

University of South Carolina

Affiliations

Selected Media Appearances

"Three Song Stories" - Episode 154

Selected Event Appearances

"Growing Your Honors Program or College"

Blues Music in the Age of COVID