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CANYON CORRIDOR CONNECTION | 3
FAITH WEESE
Chief University Relations Officer
Grand Canyon University
CANYON CORRIDOR’S 2013 fall semester is
here! We are taking new initiatives to engage our
community and our youth in activities and events that
will contribute to our growth and success. Commitment
and outreach to our community continue to be two of
our top priorities—we want to create, shape and revitalize
culture and image in both educational campuses and
surrounding neighborhoods. Our goal at GCU is to help
build a vibrant place where students not only learn a
profession, but also discover a plan for their lives that will
change the Canyon Corridor community, the surrounding areas and, ultimately,
the world! With your help and the help of our many partners and residents, we
hope to transform our community by creating a stronger sense of belonging and
developing safe and attractive neighborhoods to live, work and play.
Within our Canyon Corridor community, we are working together to touch lives
by building awareness and understanding. As we begin a new year, we invite YOU to
participate in the Canyon Corridor experience as we focus on our youth, our schools
and our future. Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions or
need information about how to get involved on campus or in our community.
YOU ASKED —WE LISTENED
Q: Canyon Corridor Schools: How are we partnering to meet the needs of and support our
Canyon Corridor youth?
A: Our theme this year is “Our Youth. Our Schools. Our Future.” See pages 13-16
for more information.
Q: Canyon Corridor Boundaries: Please explain what you mean when you talk about the
Canyon Corridor. In meetings we hear several different numbers regarding the Canyon
Corridor boundaries and population. Can you help us understand what it all means?
A: Canyon Corridor boundaries, numbers and information are detailed on page 9.
Q: Cactus Park Precinct: Can you please give us an update on our Cactus Park Precinct?
A: Meet Commander Kevin Robinson and learn about the new Merits Program on
page 6.
Q: Community Voices Forum: Can you please give us more information about the history
of our Canyon Corridor and the next Community Voices Forum?
A: The next Community Voices Forum is on Jan. 11, 2014. See page 17 for our
Calender of Events. To learn more about the Canyon Corridor, see pages 10 and
11 for the Canyon Corridor Transition — Past & Present. ■
Inside this issue:
4 An Interview with
Councilman Valenzuela
6 Community Enforcement
8 Canyon Corridor Partners
9 Canyon Corridor:
By the Numbers
10 Canyon Corridor Transition:
Past & Present
12 Community Partners
13 Education
15 Calendar of Events & Resources
Bringing Neighborhoods Together:
Our Youth. Our Schools. Our Future.
WELCOME FROM FA I TH WEESE
A Semi-annual Publication of the
Canyon Corridor Community
Bringing Neighborhoods Together
CCC Editor/Publisher
Faith Weese, Chief University Relations Officer
Grand Canyon University
3300 W. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85017
gcu.edu
CCC Editorial Board
Jamie Johnson
Jak Keyser
Georgia Sepic
Anna Sepic
CCC Photographer
Jak Keyser
ASK FAITH: Let us hear from YOU! Know a good story we should be telling?
Community organization we should be highlighting? Comments and/or questions you
may have? Email or call me: or 602-639-6721.