#AskingforaFriend: Anxiety disorder
By Nate Bowman GCU Office of Student Care #Askingforafriend Worried, afraid, anxious, nervous, stressed — I hear my friends use these words a lot. From time to time, I find myself using them, too. Does...
View ArticleShort film creates animation opportunities for alums
“Fishing for the Soul” shares a message of how to cope with loss. By Ashlee Larrison GCU News Bureau Most people look to California as the hub for all things animation. But for Richie Jimenez, an...
View ArticleGCU Cheer team captures 1st national championship
Members of the GCU Cheer team react to being named national champions. By Mike Kilen GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University Cheer team captured its first national championship Wednesday at the...
View ArticleGCU Dance brings home 3rd national Game Day title
The GCU Dance team pumped up the spirit and energy levels at the Universal Dance Association College Dance Team Nationals in Orlando. The team took first place in the Game Day category, Division 1 —...
View ArticleYear in Review: GCU kept thriving despite pandemic
GCU Magazine It wasn’t hard to figure out the most significant news item of the 2020-21 Grand Canyon University academic year. Like the rest of the world. GCU had to deal with a historic health...
View ArticleGCU classes aided alum in new role as police officer
GCU alum Alex Couch (right) is flanked by his uncle, Lieutenant Jim Edison, who helped interest him in police work. By Mike Kilen GCU News Bureau On his first call as a police officer, Alex Couch...
View ArticleDelta Mu Delta chapter makes inductions special
Some of the inductees were joined by their families for the Delta Mu Delta ceremony on Saturday. By Rick Vacek GCU News Bureau A year of challenge and change was celebrated Saturday in the Delta Mu...
View ArticleAnother year, another GCU student wins in DECA
By Rick Vacek GCU News Bureau Handed a few lemons, Matt Sostrom wouldn’t just make lemonade. He’d find a way to create a whole lemon grove, and then he’d give it a Hawaiian name. When he was a junior...
View ArticleBiomedical Engineering grad wins major scholarship
By Ashlee Larrison GCU News Bureau It felt like just another weekday as Biomedical Engineering student Jeffrey Richards inched closer to his undergraduate Commencement ceremony and completed his...
View ArticleServe the City, CityServe: the magic of community
Student volunteers were out in force again at Serve the City. (Photo by Ralph Freso) Editor’s note: Reprinted from the April issue of GCU Magazine. For the digital version of the magazine, click here....
View ArticleFitness Facts: Simple food swaps
By Liz Cook Registered Dietitian, Canyon Health and Wellness Clinic One thing I always try to stress as a dietitian is that healthy eating doesn’t have to be hard. With all the messaging out there...
View Article#Askingforafriend: What are some other unhelpful perspectives about emotions?
By Nicholas Rudgear GCU Office of Student Care #Askingforafriend I’ve been reflecting about emotions in general and their impact on my clients in my work as a clinical mental health counselor. If...
View ArticleSIS scholarship winners make their parents proud
Ana Herrera (left) and her father Jose Luis Herrera show the range of emotions after they heard Ana won a Students Inspiring Students scholarship to GCU. Story by Mike Kilen Photos by Mathew McGraw GCU...
View ArticleCampus Recreation: Total Body Boot Camp workout
By Kayla Hartson Student Fitness Coordinator Try out this workout from the Total Body Boot Camp class GCU Fitness leads every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in the Lopes Performance Center. Take a break...
View ArticleMy LopeLife: Her GCU legacy is her leadership
Tuesday Chavez, shaking hands with the opposing goaltender after a 2019 game, had a “C” on her jersey because she was captain of the women’s ice hockey team in its first three seasons. Editor’s note:...
View ArticleGenung-Koch a finalist for Dance Coach of the Year
GCU’s Jacque Genung-Koch studied geography at ASU but discovered that coaching is what she was meant to do. She is a finalist for the National Dance Coaches Association College Coach of the Year. By...
View ArticleGCU ROTC commissions 11 to second lieutenants
GCU ROTC cadets take the oath of office to support and defend the Constitution at their commissioning ceremony at GCU. Story by Mike Kilen Photos by Matt Nykamp GCU News Bureau Bethlehem Schwab often...
View ArticleGCU, CityServe to provide household goods to families in need
GCU President Brian Mueller speaks Monday about the next step in the University’s partnership with CityServe — becoming a major distribution point of household goods to help Arizona families in need....
View ArticleNext phase of GCU, CityServe partnership begins
CityServe Co-founder and Chairman Dave Donaldson (left) greets Obed Escobar, Director of Community Engagement at Christian Family Care, at a press conference on Monday, where he and GCU President Brian...
View ArticleSpaceX dream comes true for Honors graduate
By Ashlee Larrison GCU News Bureau While in Grand Canyon University’s Mechanical Engineering program, Quyen Phan developed a passion for aerospace engineering. With that passion came a dream, one that...
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