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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Jennifer Sughrue is a professor of educational leadership at Florida Gulf Coast University and interim chair of the Department of Leadership, Counseling and Human Development. She also serves as treasurer of the Education Law Association. Her scholarship spans education law, leadership and policy, with numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and conference presentations. She has held multiple leadership roles within the Education Law Association and is currently co-editor of the Journal of Education Finance and Law, published by the University of Illinois Press. Her expertise includes school governance, education law, leadership development and the intersections of policy and practice. She is available for expert commentary on education law, legal and policy challenges facing schools, and the evolving role of leadership in K–12 and higher education.

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DeVille, S., & Sughrue, J. A. (2023). Linking library use to student engagement. Journal of Library Administration

Rose, A. L., & Sughrue, J. A. (2021). Professional development needs of alternative certified teachers in Florida. Teacher Development

Sear, J., Driscoll, L. L., & Sughrue, J. A. (2020). Considerations for principals: Service animals in K-12 schools. NASSP Bulletin. Advance online publication

Rose, A., & Sughrue, J. A. (2020). Promoting retention of alternative certified teachers through professional development. NASSP Bulletin

What are the impacts to Southwest Florida if the U.S. Department of Education gets eliminated?

Students missing school; Florida's rising chronic absenteeism problem

Lee County sees 103% increase in homeschooled students over 4 years

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Professor & Interim Chair Dept. of Leadership, Counseling, and Human Development

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