Chapel: Don’t limit your faith to ‘The Box’
By Rick Vacek GCU News Bureau Chris Brown describes himself as an “ADD storyteller saved by grace that God continues to use for reasons that I still don’t quite understand.” Maybe so, but his Chapel...
View ArticleWinter dance concert to explore opposing themes
Story by Janie Magruder Photos by Darryl Webb The concepts of balance and opposition might seem too at odds to coexist on the same stage. But Susannah Keita, director of the Dance Department at Grand...
View ArticleAlumnus overcomes dyslexia to pursue medicine
By Michael Ferraresi GCU Today Magazine In medical school, there are few breaks from studying. It’s constant, especially with a full schedule of courses in biochemistry, anatomy, embryology and...
View ArticleCampus ministries a nurturing force for students
Story by Janie Magruder Photos by Darryl Webb GCU Today Magazine The trinity of sacredly held campus ministries at Grand Canyon University — small group Bible studies, chapel services and local/global...
View ArticleKomi Lokossou a shining light on campus
Story by Cooper Nelson GCU Today Magazine Late at night, a bespectacled Komi Lokossou sits inches from a large flat-screen television screen working on MBA homework streamed from his laptop. This is...
View ArticleGCU shows fearless, big-time toughness at Kentucky
Story by Rick Vacek Photos by Darryl Webb GCU Today Magazine LEXINGTON, Ky. — IT IS two days before one of the most high-profile events in the history of Grand Canyon University, a basketball game...
View ArticleEmbracing the community: GCU’s plan to renew neighborhood
Story by Bob Romantic Photos by Darryl Webb GCU Today Magazine Six-year-old Gadiel walked up to Louis Falk at the dedication ceremony for his family’s new home and offered two simple words: “Thank...
View ArticleCCOB invests in enterprising approach to learning
By Rick Vacek GCU Today Magazine Servant leadership. Ethics. Entrepreneurship. Dr. Randy Gibb recites those principles slowly, carefully, with passion and intensity. They are his ideals. They are Jerry...
View ArticleGCU Today Magazine highlights revitalization plan
The latest edition of GCU Today Magazine — featuring a comprehensive look at the University’s new plan to strengthen its west Phoenix neighborhood — is available here. The December issue also has a...
View ArticleInside look at GCU’s trip to Kentucky
Photos by Darryl Webb GCU News Bureau The Grand Canyon University men’s basketball team got a taste of the big time when it played in Rupp Arena against No. 1-ranked Kentucky in its season opener....
View ArticleMueller to join Obama, other leaders at White House education summit
Brian Mueller, GCU’s president and CEO, is attending the White House College Opportunity Summit this week in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jeff Noble Grand Canyon University President and CEO Brian Mueller...
View ArticleSymposium furthers business students’ tech tutelage
By Rick Vacek GCU News Bureau The dizzying advances in technology are testing the equilibrium of every sector of society, and universities are no exception. “What we’re wrestling with in the academic...
View ArticleChariot races in history class
Photos by Jeff Dykhuizen GCU News Bureau As he has in semesters past, professor Dr. David Dean on Tuesday hosted a Roman chariot race game simulation for students in his history class, HIS-318...
View ArticleNew GCU ‘STEM Scholars’ to get a free head start on college, careers
By Michael Ferraresi GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University has launched a new high school tuition-free scholarship program in which students earn a full year of college credits to advance their...
View ArticleStudents connect with local schools at inaugural education career fair
Story and photos by Cooper Nelson GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University hosted nearly 50 K-12 school districts across Arizona on Wednesday for the inaugural Lopes Leap to Teach career fair, a...
View ArticlePeoria wins annual turkey drive for The Salvation Army, keeps trophy
GCU’s Peoria office raised $1,281.35 during November’s Big Give Turkey Drive for The Salvation Army, besting the other University locations and earning the right to keep the coveted trophy for one more...
View ArticleCCOB grad students, Colangelo meet
Story by Rick Vacek Photos by Darryl Webb GCU News Bureau The Colangelo-ization of the Colangelo College of Business at Grand Canyon University continues in earnest, and earnest is the operative word...
View ArticleAntelope Intros: Hannah Gates and Andy Morgosh
Antelope Intros is a recurring GCU Today feature that introduces some of our new employees to the people around them in a way that is fun and informative. Employees are eligible to be featured in the...
View ArticleFall Fitness Challenge brings out athletic community
Photos by Darryl Webb GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University athletes from sports that aren’t in season got to compete against each other — and have a little fun — Thursday in the Fall Fitness...
View ArticleWinter dance show combines movement, emotion, conversation
Photos by Darryl Webb GCU News Bureau GCU’s Dance Department performed 10 pieces that evoked a range of emotions among the audiences last weekend at Ethington Theatre. The shows, which included 10...
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