The University’s personal touch and high degree of efficiency receive praise from those attending this week’s residency at the Pointe Hilton at Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix.
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The University’s personal touch and high degree of efficiency receive praise from those attending this week’s residency at the Pointe Hilton at Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix.
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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 month following their orientation.
BRIAN NUCKOLS
Job title: Enrollment Counselor
Job location: Tempe
What attracted you to GCU? I’ve been in a sales-type environment for most of my career. After a couple of years in the “for-profit education” workplace, I really needed a product and school I could stand behind. I also have been trying to finish my bachelor’s degree for some time, and didn’t feel that a degree from the last place I worked would be viewed with any legitimacy. I’m excited to start classes here in July, and right away I am excited to increase my knowledge around helping our international students.
What do you do for fun and where do you find that outlet? I love the outdoors, so during the months when it’s not too hot I try to get out and go camping, off-roading and dabbling in some amateur photography. When that’s not possible, I’m a big movie buff and enjoy playing poker, trying new restaurants and traveling.
What are you passionate about? I recently started acting/writing/making short comedic films. For this reason I was ecstatic to learn that I could earn my bachelor’s in digital media with an emphasis in production here. At this point it’s merely a hobby — but something I am very excited to learn more about. When it comes to education, I think studying something you’re passionate about is very important. Based on the classes I’ve already taken, it would be a quicker path to get a degree in applied management – but not nearly as much fun.
What are your favorite places or events in the Valley that you like to visit? I came to Arizona directly from Seattle, so I found the change in climate and landscape to be abruptly different upon my arrival. Arizona’s desert landscape offers a much different kind of beauty, so I love going off the beaten path to find the next great landscape or sunset. Recently, I’ve spent a lot of time in the Cave Creek, Superior and Sedona areas – and, thanks to having friends with off-road vehicles, I have seen some amazing things that most locals have not.
Tell us something about yourself that most people don’t know: When I was 19, I spent two years volunteering in northeast Brazil. Living outside of our great country gives one perspective that very little else can. I’m proud of the time I spent, and I have a love for the people and culture of Brazil that won’t ever go away. It doesn’t hurt to know the language for the occasional Portuguese-speaking student, either!
What are you most proud of? Currently, I’m proud of my decision to come work here. It’s going to afford me opportunities that no other school could. It wasn’t easy to walk away from the amazing friends I made at my last job, but I knew immediately it was the right choice for myself and my family.
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DEENA HARRISON
Job title: University Development Representative
Job location: Denver
What attracted you to GCU? The people. I am working with the most wonderful team!
What do you do for fun and where do you find that outlet? I love to make candy and flavored popcorn for my sweets shop, Winkerdoodle’s. I also love to hike in the mountains, go geocaching, work on the farm where we live, and hang out with my husband, Keith.
What are you passionate about? I am passionate about learning and pushing myself to be better than I was yesterday.
Tell us something about yourself that most people don’t know: I used to work for Hanna Barbera as Scooby Doo in a traveling dance show.
What are you most proud of? I am proud of my kids, Jordan and Taylor. They are the light of my life. Even though we are nearly “empty-nesters,” I’ve enjoyed watching them become the man and woman that they are today.
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MEL HALL
Job title: Enrollment Counselor KBCOB
Job location: Peoria
What attracted you to GCU? I have never had a problem getting an interview with a prospective employer until I tried to interview with GCU. I started applying back in 2010 when I lived in Atlanta, and kept on applying. I had almost given up when a friend who works here asked me for my resume, conducted a mini-interview with me and then recommended me for a position. This really demonstrated the ownership that employees have in this University and how GCU is committed to employing only the best servant leaders.
What do you do for fun and where do you find that outlet? I love to travel to places I have read about, I love to cook, and I love my PS3 (until they release the PS4 later this year).
What are you passionate about? I am passionate about education. I am passionate about embodying the phrase “Culture for Service, Service for Humanity” and discovering the “real” history of life and the phrase “knowledge is power”! And everything related to conspiracy theories.
What are your favorite places or events in the Valley that you like to visit? I love the car shows, jazz festivals and indoor go-cart tracks.
Tell us something about yourself that most people don’t know: I used to work for the NBA and ESPN. … Oh, and I’m not a conspiracy theorist!
What are you most proud of? Being the first in my family to attend and graduate from a four-year college, my daughter for graduating high school a year early and my wife for not seeking a “parole” after nine years of marriage.
Grand Canyon University is in the midst of another busy summer of construction. These aerial photos depict (in order) an overview shot of the entire campus, two photos of the four-story Student Union addition, three shots of the new Chaparral and Saguaro residence halls, the addition to the Mariposa Lawn and the 27th Avenue Office Center.
Alhambra High, only blocks west of the University campus, has taken steps recently to improve the academic achievement of its students and encourage them to seek a college education.
In this week’s Antelope Intros, we bring you an expert marksman who can hit a nickel from 100 yards away, an extreme couponer who can also do back-handsprings at age 31, and a church youth leader who is a die-hard Yankees fan.
In this week’s Antelope Intros, we bring you a seemingly timid enrollment counselor who’s actually an adrenaline junkie, a retired Air Force veteran who has worked in more countries than states, and a volleyball enthusiast who also has a newfound green thumb.
University staffers made their annual Memorial Day visit to a Phoenix assisted-care center to let dozens of veterans know they have not been forgotten for their service to the country.
In this week’s Antelope Intros, we feature an enrollment counselor who once trained for the 1996 Olympics, a former paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division who loves karaoke, and a makeup artist who is passionate about sports and loves the Lakers (don’t judge!).
GCU nursing student Carmela Fernandez, who will perform during a tea reception today at the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions, has found a way to blend her musical gifts and passion for nursing when treating patients.
Highlights from Saturday’s final day of commencement at GCU involving online students in the colleges of Education, Doctoral Studies, and Nursing and Health Care Professions.
Campus photographer Darryl Webb had the busiest camera in Phoenix (again) on Friday, and here are some of his best shots from commencement ceremonies at the Arena.
Some of the best of what campus photographer Darryl Webb saw on the first day of GCU’s commencement.
Under the direction of Paul Koch, the University’s program in instrumental music is taking off, and Wednesday night’s concert — the Music Department’s final performance of 2012-13 — left the audience at First Southern Baptist Church wanting to hear more.
Jesi Smith’s relentlessly positive attitude and work ethic set the tone for Grand Canyon University’s cheer team for four years, and her coach says she will be missed.
Grand Canyon University is in the midst of another busy summer of construction. These aerial photos depict (in order) an overview shot of the entire campus, two photos of the four-story Student Union addition, three shots of the new Chaparral and Saguaro residence halls, the addition to the Mariposa Lawn and the 27th Avenue Office Center.
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