Top Left: Dr. Jeff Allbritten delivered the keynote address at FSW Convocation 2026.
Top Right: Faculty and staff participate in a group exercise at FSW Convocation 2026.
Bottom Left: Faculty and staff gathered for FSW Convocation at Barbara B. Performing Arts Hall.
Bottom Middle: Faculty and staff welcome each other back at FSW Convocation 2026.
Bottom Right: Faculty and staff gather for FSW Convocation 2026.
With gratitude and pride, President Jeff Allbritten opened Convocation 2026 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall by celebrating the people whose dedication and shared purpose continue to move Florida SouthWestern State College forward.
There is much to be proud of at FSW.
More than 3,500 students have participated in undergraduate research. More than 500 students have studied abroad. The Buccaneers have earned six NJCAA national championships and 29 conference championships. The college continues to expand academic pathways in fields that matter to students and the Southwest Florida economy. FSW students and employees continue to earn regional, state and national recognition, and the college is playing an increasingly important role in initiatives that shape the future of Florida.
But accomplishments do not happen in isolation.
Behind every achievement is a faculty member who taught, a staff member who supported, a coach who challenged, an advisor who encouraged, a researcher who mentored or a colleague who simply found a way to get the job done.
That is why President Allbritten asked the FSW community a simple question during Convocation:
What makes you proud to be part of FSW?
The conversation that followed reinforced a central message: FSW’s strength is not defined by one program, one campus or one achievement. It comes from the way thousands of individual efforts connect to transform lives through education and strengthen the region.
As a new academic year begins, President Allbritten expressed gratitude for the people who make FSW what it is and optimism for what the college will accomplish together.
FSW Proud.