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FGCU
Freshman Basics
Library
Sustainability
Composition 101
100
Who is FGCU's mascot?
Azul
100
Where is the first year advising office?
McTarnaghan Hall, 2nd Floor
100
How do I make an appointment with a librarian?
Use the Library's online form to schedule an appointment with a librarian.
100
What renewable energy resource heats the water in some of the South Village buildings?
Solar Panels
100
What is another name for Composition I?
ENC 1101
200
For which five sports does FGCU have both men's and women's teams?
soccer, golf, basketball, tennis, cross-country
200
Can first-year students live in North Lake Village?
Yes
200
The Library doesn’t have the book or article that I need. What can I do?
If it is available for loan from a Florida public university library, it be shipped to the FGCU Library for you. If it is not available for loan from a Florida public university library, you can request that we get the item for you from another library through Interlibrary Loan.
200
Name the first LEED certified building in South Village.
Biscayne Hall
200
What is the difference between revising and editing?
Revising is a continual process of writing and re-writing in which you change your content and/or your organization of your ideas. Editing is the process of focusing on proofreading your work for errors in grammar, word choice, mechanics, and stylistic points.
300
What does RSO stand for?
Registered Student Organization
300
What is the name of the program that students complete in their first two years of college?
General Education
300
What is the definition of a primary source?
A primary source is an original manuscript, document or record that provides a first-hand account of events. Letters, diaries, photographs and oral histories are a few examples.
300
What Sierra Club award-winning method does FGCU use for air conditioning?
Chiller plant (air moved past ice made at night when energy costs are lower)
300
What is the next step in the writing process after the prewriting stage?
the drafting stage
400
What are the normal hours of operation, Monday-Thursday, for FGCU's fitness center?
6 am to 11 pm
400
What is the only pet approved for SoVi residence halls?
fish
400
Can the library provide students with in-library use of netbooks (mini laptops)?
Other state university libraries in Florida check out mini laptops to students to use inside the library, but not FGCU's library currently.
400
What course in sustainability must all FGCU students take to graduate?
Colloquium
400
What is another word for "in-text citation."
parenthetical citation
500
In what year did FGCU have its first classes?
1997
500
What is the name of the author of the first year reading experience book "The Things They Carried?"
Tim O'Brien
500
Your professor said s/he put books on reserve in the Library, where are they?
Course Reserves
500
What are two reasons that there are no trays in the SoVi dining hall?
less food waste and less water for washing
500
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association