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Preparation boosts Speech and Debate
The 2018-19 GCU Speech and Debate team. (Photo by Travis Neely) By Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau The increasingly popular saying, “Champions are made when no one is watching’’ applies to the recent...
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GCU employees answer call for Habitat projects
GCU employee Jennifer Johnson paints a house for Habitat for Humanity. Story and photos by Ryan Kryska GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University employees wasted no time answering last week’s call for...
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Adding a minor to degree plan has major implications
GCU students are learning how valuable adding a minor can be, such as a business major minoring in athletic coaching. (Photo illustration by David Kadlubowski) Story by Theresa Smith Photos by...
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GCU debate pair makes history with tournament title
The Speech and Debate trophy case will become even more crowded following the team’s success at the Aztec Invitational. By Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau The Speech and Debate team’s trophy case on...
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‘All In’ talk is a 100% hit at fall commencement
Gian-Paul Gonzalez holds up the T-shirt that the New York Giants wore after they won the Super Bowl. (Photo by David Kadlubowski) By Rick Vacek GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University commencement...
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Online graduates share stories worth celebrating
By Rick Vacek GCU News Bureau He had been to a Grand Canyon University commencement a year and a half ago, for his wife’s graduation. After seeing what it was like, David Pedraza made sure he wasn’t...
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National Day on Writing makes the words count
Story by Theresa Smith Photos by Travis Neely and Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau In between classes on Monday morning, Justin Alexander heard the music, spied the banner and observed the written word –...
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Día de los Muertos joyfully celebrated
Students from the Latino Student Union, along with psychology and Spanish majors, gather at the CHSS display. By Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau Thunder Alley was packed Thursday night as hungry students...
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Student research on display at symposium
Story by Lana Sweeten-Shults Photos by David Kadlubowski GCU News Bureau In the beginning, interacting with the Bible was a read-only proposition. But interactions with the Good Book are a little...
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Trio of speakers shine at speech and debate tournament
By Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau The heartbreaking opioid crisis in America can be avoided, according to Grand Canyon University senior Xanthia Clow. Her argument about the unnecessary prescription of...
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Speech and Debate Showcase wraps up semester
Students listen to a speech by Keliann Nash at the Speech and Debate Showcase. By Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau Members of the Grand Canyon University Speech and Debate teams presented a lively...
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Math Poker Day: Students learn when to hold ’em
By Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau Mathematics instructor Huy Dinh is known for his sense of humor. He makes his classes fly by on the strength of jokes, even corny ones. For example: “You have to be odd...
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Grad found her ‘voice for her generation’ at GCU
We stumble through adolescence, picking and choosing which memories to hold onto, and which to scrape between...
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God’s plan was swift, successful for Rachel Robinson
By Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau God’s plan was set on warp speed for Rachel Robinson, which is why she accepted her diploma at Friday afternoon’s winter commencement just 2 1/2 years after enrolling...
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Slideshow: Winter commencement, Friday afternoon ceremony
Photos by Slaven Gujic GCU News Bureau The Friday afternoon ceremony at Grand Canyon University winter commencement featured graduates of the College of Education, College of Humanities and Social...
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Q&A: Dr. Timothy Larkin, volunteer award winner
By Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau Dr. Timothy Larkin, a Grand Canyon University professor, is the recipient of the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2018 from the Changing Lives Center for Women &...
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Her internship showed signs of things to come
Editor’s note: Reprinted from the November issue of GCU Magazine. To read the digital version of the magazine, click here. By Theresa Smith GCU Magazine Catching the subway in Grand Central Station,...
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CCOB opening launches busy spring events calendar
Andrea Northup, founder of Elroi & Men, won the seventh annual Canyon Challenge. GCU’s signature business competition, modeled after ABC’s “Shark Tank,” returns to campus March 27. GCU News Bureau...
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Dante’s words come to life at marathon reading
Story and photos by Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau The sign, “Dante is here,” was both literal – pointing to a marathon reading of Dante’s “Divine Comedy” — and metaphorical — indicating that Dante’s...
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Speech team soars on short notice
GCU’s Speech and Debate teams placed second overall in the Jannese Davidson Memorial Tournament at Concordia University in Irvine, Calif. By Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau A proposed defense treaty...
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