Science is fun, and CSO Training Institute proves it
New high school Chief Science Officers shared a light moment during a CSO Training Institute team-building session. Story and photos by Laurie Merrill GCU News Bureau Several dozen new Chief Science...
View ArticleAntelope Intros: Jonalyn Moss and Rena Traslavina
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 ArticleNiños Seguros is a fun dress rehearsal for school
The 13th annual Canyon Cares Niños Seguros Back to School & Safety Fair included dental screenings. By Jeannette Cruz GCU News Bureau Thousands of children and their families filled Antelope Gym on...
View ArticleCareer Services: Exactly where you’re supposed to be
By Jackie Smith Executive Director, Career IMPACT Center So many new graduates and ones who graduated years ago are looking for the “perfect” job or “perfect” career because they’re not enjoying or...
View ArticleThey’re learning how to dodge freshman miscues
At the end of the first day of orientation, the students had a team-building exercise — they played dodgeball in Antelope Gym. By Karen Fernau GCU News Bureau Freshman education major Brianda Lopez...
View ArticleMajerle, GCU will feel at home in St. John’s game
GCU Coach Dan Majerle (left) and Arizona Coach Sean Miller appeared at a press conference Wednesday to publicize the Valley of the Sun Shootout, scheduled for Dec. 5 at Talking Stick Resort Arena....
View ArticleAntelope Intros: Jason Harmon and Josie Peketz
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 ArticleDon’t think of him as blind – ‘Big Dog’ is a cowboy
Story and photos by Laurie Merrill GCU News Bureau The first thing you notice about Mike Abell isn’t that he’s blind. You take in his height and his manner of dress. He’s a tall cowboy from the tip of...
View ArticleGCU’s recycling campaign cleaned up in 2016-17
By Karen Fernau GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University’s commitment to recycling is so much more than its catchy slogan, “Think Green. Bleed Purple.” During the 2016-17 academic year, GCU recycled...
View ArticleFBI provided tactical training to GCU Public Safety
By Laurie Merrill GCU News Bureau When Joseph Yahner was tapped for the post of Grand Canyon University Director of Public Safety in May, he identified beefed-up training as one of his top priorities....
View ArticleBusiness grad has strong ties to servant leadership
After Andrea Northup found her way to Grand Canyon University, she was amazed by the way she rolled into a totally unexpected career path. By Rick Vacek GCU News Bureau When Andrea Northup looks back...
View ArticleAntelope Intros: Roberto Corral and Stephanie Wolfe
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 ArticleThis family has found its (dual) purpose at GCU
Four members of the Taillon family — Christian (left), Kirie, mom Renee and Jared — are both students and employees at Grand Canyon University. By Karen Fernau GCU News Bureau For Renee Taillon and her...
View ArticleIn Nepal or the classroom, he’s in tune with his faith
Richard Busby, here holding chickens during his mission trip to Nepal, spent nearly 40 years as an anesthesiologist and a nurse before joining the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions at...
View ArticleUser’s guide to Welcome Week: All hands on deck
Arriving students are warmly greeted as they return to campus for Welcome Week. By Karen Fernau GCU News Bureau Welcome Week works. The annual tradition of welcoming new and returning students to...
View ArticleAntelope Intros: Kendra Kemmerer and Katie Esparza
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 ArticleGCU named one of top 10 college campuses in U.S.
Students embrace the culture at Grand Canyon University, and that’s one of the reasons GCU made the list of the top 10 college campuses in the United States. By Jeannette Cruz and Rick Vacek GCU News...
View ArticleFlavor to savor: Campus food choices keep growing
The farmers markets were so popular last year, they’re being expanded to twice a week. By Karen Fernau GCU News Bureau A new bistro will feature artisan salads, sandwiches, gourmet teas and lemonade....
View ArticleNew Speech and Debate director walks the talk
By Laurie Merrill GCU News Bureau In the two years that Michael Dvorak has been a coach for Grand Canyon University’s Speech and Debate team, he has shared a mastery forged from his background as a...
View ArticleCheer, Dance teams and Thunder earn more hurrahs
The GCU Cheer and Dance teams come together after they both won numerous honors in a competition last weekend in Santa Barbara, Calif. By Karen Fernau GCU News Bureau Talk about Lopes Up. Grand Canyon...
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