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<u><a href="http://www.universityvu.com/2014/08/nsf-engineers-grant-co-pis-dr-tanya.html"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">NSF ENGINEERS GRANT –Co PI’s Dr. Tanya Kunberger and Dr. R. Christopher Geiger</span></a></u></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">By <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>E</u></b>ncouraging the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>N</u></b>ext <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>G</u></b>eneration of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>I</u></b>nnovative i<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>N</u></b>telligent <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>E</u></b>ngaged <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>E</u></b>ngineers to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>R</u></b>each <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>S</u></b>uccess, the ENGINEERS program within the<a href="http://www.fgcu.edu/eng/" target="_blank"> U. A. Whitaker College of Engineering (WCE) at Florida GulfCoast University (FGCU)</a> gives academically talented students with demonstrated financial need the opportunity to augment their educational experience through enhanced academic mentoring and meaningful extracurricular activities tailored to their own requirements for professional development.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>In their first two years in the program, participants are provided with enriched academic support, cohort and programmatic activities, discipline specific mentoring, and additional opportunities to engage the engineering community within <a href="http://www.fgcu.edu/" target="_blank">FGCU</a> and the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Southwest Florida region.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Programs designed to improve technical writing skills, resume building, and effective learning are offered to maximize each participant’s chances of success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Within their last two year in the program, based on their career goals and aspirations, the program administrators (PAs) link each student with a mentor whose expertise is consistent with their chosen career path (post-graduate education, immediate entry into the work force or entrepreneurial endeavors).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Together with their mentor and the PAs, participants develop a student enhancement plan that encompasses a series of <span class="st"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely goals that fit their career development needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Progress is examined through end of the semester portfolio reviews with their PA, as well as regularly scheduled meetings with their mentor.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.universityvu.com/2014/08/nsf-engineers-grant-co-pis-dr-tanya.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">NSF ENGINEERS GRANT –Co PI’s Dr. Tanya Kunberger and Dr. R. Christopher Geiger</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.universityvu.com/2014/11/dr-lisa-zidek.html" target="_blank">Lisa A. Zidek is the Associate Dean</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.universityvu.com/2014/08/selective-program-for-internships.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Selective Program for Internships</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.universityvu.com/2014/11/brief-bio-of-richard-behr-engineering.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Brief Bio of Richard Behr, Engineering Dean at Florida Gulf Coast University</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.universityvu.com/2014/11/allow-me-to-introduce-myself-my-name-is.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Allow me to introduce myself - My name is Lynn See</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.naples-md.com/2014/11/non-invasive-skin-tightening-still-not.html" style="line-height: 18px;" target="_blank">Non Invasive Skin Tightening still 'not quite there'</a></div>
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<a href="http://dentistryofnaples.blogspot.com/2014/11/dental-implants-fix-loose-dentures.html">Dental Implants Fix Loose Dentures</a></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.naples-md.com/2014/11/loose-dentures-think-dental-implants.html" target="_blank">Loose Dentures?  Think Dental Implants</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.naples-md.com/2014/09/zirconium-new-leader-in-dentistry.html" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Zirconium, The New Leader in Dentistry</a></div>
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<a href="http://dentistryofnaples.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-new-crown-in-town.html" style="line-height: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The New Crown in Town</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.naples-md.com/2014/08/more-research-needed-to-validate-stem.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">More research needed to validate Stem Cell use for Cosmetic surgery</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.naples-md.com/2014/07/early-detection-key-to-surviving-oral.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Early Detection Key to Surviving Oral Cancer</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://dentistryofnaples.blogspot.com/2014/07/protect-yourself-from-oral-cancer.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Protect yourself from Oral Cancer</a></span><br />
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NSF ENGINEERS GRANT –Co PI’s Dr. Tanya Kunberger and Dr. R. Christopher Geiger

NSF ENGINEERS GRANT –Co PI’s Dr. Tanya Kunberger and Dr. R. Christopher Geiger By E ncouraging the N ext G eneration of I nnovati...