GCU Arena packed for warm, winter commencement
By GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University’s winter commencement Friday packed the Arena to the rafters with more than 600 traditional graduates in the Class of 2015, 4,000-plus guests and the usual...
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Photos by Darryl Webb GCU News Bureau GCU Arena was packed and festive for winter commencement Friday night as more than 600 traditional graduates received their diplomas. So many great stories equals...
View ArticleGreat year for GCU, and the best is yet to come
By Janie Magruder GCU News Bureau During an end-of-year meeting Thursday in a Grand Canyon University Arena that was bustling with exuberant employees, President Brian Mueller had plenty of good news...
View ArticleBiggest stories of 2015 mirror GCU’s mission
By Janie Magruder Photos by Darryl Webb GCU News Bureau GCU’s ground enrollment hit a record 15,500 students in 2015. No matter how you slice it, the most talked-about stories at Grand Canyon...
View ArticleHonoring God in the workplace is on our office to-do list
By Janie Magruder GCU News Bureau What would your classroom, office or department be like if everyone worked as if the Lord was their employer? Would your colleagues get along better, would the workday...
View ArticleGCU to host Shakespeare Week
By Laurie Merrill GCU News Bureau William Shakespeare Monday is the start of Shakespeare Week, when GCU’s cup will runneth over with student performances and presentations of some of the Bard of...
View ArticleShakespeare’s settings live large in our imaginations
By Laurie Merrill GCU News Bureau William Shakespeare didn’t have the luxury of computers, cinematic flashbacks, voice-overs or any of today’s high-tech storytelling devices when he was writing 400...
View ArticleAntelope Intros: Tim Nollan and Dr. Roméo Farinacci
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 ArticleHall of Fame inductees epitomize GCU’s spirit
From left, the 2016 Alumni Hall of Fame inductees: Dr. Nicholas Markette, Dr. Brian Bucina, Andy Unkefer, Dr. Jim Rice, Max Fose and John Davis. (Photos by Keith Alstrin) By Rick Vacek GCU News Bureau...
View ArticleThere’s no debating GCU’s speech and debate cachet
GCU Speech and Debate team members after their National Christian College Forensics Invitational success. By Laurie Merrill GCU News Bureau In the latest proof of Grand Canyon University’s rapidly...
View ArticleGrand total, grander feats of 100,000+ alumni
The large number of graduates in the last five years has thrust GCU over the 100,000 mark — and counting. (Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the March 2016 issue of GCU Today Magazine. To...
View ArticleMore great news for Speech and Debate Team
Speech and Debate Team Director Barry Regan, center, with team members Thomas Rotering, left, and Zach Kuykendall, two of the GCU’s top parliamentary debaters. By Laurie Merrill GCU News Bureau The...
View ArticleSenior Dinner shines spotlight on graduating class
Outstanding Senior Awards were presented to nine graduates in Grand Canyon University’s Class of 2016 to highlight their work and success. They are (from left) Brenna Roth, Cody Dumas, Brenda Lara,...
View ArticleVets salute what GCU military program does for them
By Jeannette Cruz GCU Today Magazine For Master Sergeant Steve Hall and many other veterans, Grand Canyon University is much more than a place to get an education. It’s also a haven for their restored...
View ArticleSpeech and Debate Showcase stirs emotions
Speech and Debate member Thomas Gleason makes the audience laugh. By Laurie Merrill GCU News Bureau Speech and Debate team member Chloe Saunders stared down at the wooden floor as if to hide the...
View ArticleRaffle Boss wins the big prize in Canyon Challenge
From left: Dr. Randy Gibb, dean of the Colangelo College of Business; Tim Kelley, assistant professor for entrepreneurship and economics; Canyon Challenge judge Sheldon Harris; Raffle Boss founders...
View ArticleStartling idea blooms into new GCU literary review
A student takes notes during the WriteOn English content clinic. Story by Laurie Merrill Photos by Darryl Webb GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University’s new literary review, StartleBloom, a sleek...
View ArticleCommencement Day 1: There’s a lot to shout about
The reactions of graduates is always one of the best parts of commencement. (Photo by Darryl Webb) GCU News Bureau Staff Changes, challenges and the challenges of changes were recurring themes Friday...
View ArticleCommencement Day 1: Afternoon session
Photos by Darryl Webb GCU News Bureau Friday afternoon commencement at Grand Canyon University was for traditional students in the College of Fine Arts and Production, College of Humanities and Social...
View ArticleCommencement Day 2: Lifetime achievement award
Diana Dilcher awaits the commencement ceremony Saturday. (Photo by Darryl Webb) GCU News Bureau Staff It is more than three hours before the first commencement ceremony of the day Saturday, and Diana...
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