ON THE COVER:
The Havocs student cheering section has become the biggest andmost high-profile
student group on campus, but many others also are wildly popular.
PHOTO BY DARRYL WEBB
GCU TODAY • 3
Features
12
6
Join the Club(s)
Getting involved in clubs and other
student groups on campus has never
been easier. The biggest challengemight
be trying to choose just one or two.
16
Top 10 GCU Stories
Community leadership, amazing growth
and the quick success of the University’s
new hotel and golf course — 2015-16
certainly Painted the Valley Purple.
18
A Grandy Success
Grandy Glaze came to GCU on a
basketball mission— to help the 2015-16
season be the best ever for both himand
the Lopes. Mission accomplished.
20
Raising McCain
The GCU students who are interns for
John McCain love their jobs, but they
love even more their opportunities to
interact with the Arizona senator.
Contents
In Every Issue
4 Lopes Up
22 Special Feature
24 GCU Alumni
30 Parting Shot
GCU Today Magazine is a quarterly
publication of the Office of Communications
and Public Affairs at Grand Canyon University.
WRITTEN AND EDITED BY
JANIE MAGRUDER
Communications Manager
602-639-8018
LAURIE MERRILL
Senior Writer
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RICK VACEK
Senior Writer
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JEANNETTE CRUZ
Staff Writer
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BILLIE WORTH
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DARRYL WEBB
University Staff Photographer
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OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
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BOB ROMANTIC
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Grand Canyon University
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Phoenix, AZ 85017
VOLUME 6, ISSUE 2
It’s hard to tell who enjoys
the Canyon Kids program
more, the GCU students who
give their time or the local
kids who participate. But
there’s no question that God
has His hand in it.
photo by darryl webb
