No Halo-lucination: GCU switches to its own LMS
By Ashlee Larrison GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University doesn’t just have a new learning management system. It has one built specifically for GCU by Grand Canyon Education. The importance of a good...
View ArticleEngineering shops, clubs show what they can do
Mechanical engineering junior Savannah Moffitt, who also is a member of the Society of Women Engineers and is on the Formula SAE Team, leads a tour of the engineering shops on Tuesday. Story by Lana...
View ArticleOnline student returns lost WWII medals to family
Joseph Fox, an online GCU student from West Virginia pursuing his bachelor’s degree in History for Secondary Education, places the Purple Heart, Gold Star and other medals on the grave of Vaughn Cox,...
View ArticleSlideshow: Dive-In Movie
Photos by Ralph Freso GCU News Bureau Students got to cool off and enjoy a movie at the same time Wednesday in the Dive-In Movie event at The Grove pool. The post Slideshow: Dive-In Movie appeared...
View ArticleFaculty to explore meaning of human flourishing
By Rick Vacek GCU News Bureau The One Foundation Lunch and Learns for 2021-22 will have implications that go right to the core beliefs of Grand Canyon University’s academic and spiritual mission....
View ArticleGCU, Schwab invest in students with finance center
Story by Lana Sweeten-Shults Photos by Ralph Freso GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University is bringing Wall Street to west Phoenix – and doing it, as it always does, as a force for good. Finance...
View ArticleSlideshow: Charles Schwab Foundation Finance Center opening
Photos by Ralph Freso GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University’s Colangelo College of Business unveiled the Charles Schwab Foundation Finance Center at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday. The 34-seat...
View ArticleTechnical Director creating big goals, tiny house
Carrie Hurst is renovating her own skoolie, a tiny house in a school bus. By Ashlee Larrison GCU News Bureau When the College of Fine Arts and Production’s Technical Director and Master Electrician,...
View ArticleCommencement to culminate her 16-year journey
Alexander, Zoey, Desiree and Kira Ortiz (from left) will attend the first online makeup Commencement on Monday. By Ashlee Larrison GCU News Bureau At the beginning of her academic journey, Desiree...
View ArticleSlideshow: Chapel, Sept. 20
Photos by Ralph Freso GCU News Bureau The second Chapel of the fall semester featured as the speaker Terry Mackey of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. The post Slideshow: Chapel, Sept. 20 appeared first...
View ArticleCalling all alumni! GCU is bringing events to you
These cities all are scheduled for Lopes on the Road events this year, and there are more to come. Editor’s note: Reprinted from the August 2021 issue of GCU Magazine. To read the digital version,...
View ArticleMackey shows how to make God’s ‘-ships’ come in
Another big crowd turned out for the second Chapel of the semester. Story by Rick Vacek Photos by Ralph Freso GCU News Bureau Students hearing Terry Mackey speak for the first time probably come away...
View ArticleSlideshow: 1st makeup Commencement ceremony
Photos by Ralph Freso GCU News Bureau After months of waiting, GCU graduates who didn’t have the chance to walk the stage because of the pandemic did so on Monday in the first of seven makeup...
View ArticleGraduates finally walk stage in 1st of 7 ceremonies
Story by Lana Sweeten-Shults and Ashlee Larrison Photos by Ralph Freso GCU News Bureau Graduates got their long-awaited moment on stage on Monday at the first of seven makeup Commencement ceremonies....
View ArticleEnrolled at 14, grad at 17 … and found her purpose
Shannon Kerr speaks on the radio in Utah, where she began taking GCU classes at age 14. By Mike Kilen GCU News Bureau This is how it began many years ago for Shannon Kerr, who enrolled at Grand Canyon...
View ArticleSlideshow: Colangelo College of Business kickoff
Photos by Ralph Freso GCU News Bureau Colangelo College of Business students gathered Wednesday afternoon in the tree-filled courtyard outside the building for the annual kickoff, an open house where...
View ArticleEducation faculty’s videos are a hit with students
Dr. Brandon Juarez introduced his family recently on an Instagram spotlight, part of COE’s social media outreach. By Mike Kilen GCU News Bureau Dr. Brandon Juarez was in the dark, wearing a helmet at 5...
View ArticleSlideshow: Grab and Grow
Photos by Ralph Freso GCU News Bureau The Canyon Activities Board gave away kits for succulent plants with Bible verses and cactus-themed snacks on Wednesday on the Prescott Promenade. The theme of the...
View ArticleGCU CityServe officially opens distribution center
Story by Lana Sweeten-Shults Photos by Ralph Freso GCU News Bureau Visitors tour the newly opened GCU CityServe HUB, a 35,000 square-foot warehouse space that will receive in-kind household goods to...
View ArticleSlideshow: GCU CityServe HUB open house
Photos by Ralph Freso GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University on Thursday officially opened its new GCU CityServe HUB in Building 66 at the 27th Avenue business complex. The 35,000-square-foot...
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