Archive for October, 2010

One of the newest student clubs on campus has wasted no time digging into its purpose. For their third meeting since forming, the dozen members of the Good Neighbor Club toured facilities at Serrano Village – an apartment complex less than one mile from GCU. The club plans to provide ESL training and other outreach efforts to more than 560 refugees living in the apartments.

Twenty students from Cornel Stemley’s criminal-justice classes at GCU visited the Phoenix offices of the Department of Homeland Security on Friday to learn about career possibilities and tour the Central Avenue facilities.

The Canyon Crazies Club held its first rehearsal party Tuesday evening. The club is a cheering group affiliated with the Black Hole, the newly designated student section of seats in Antelope Gym. Club members lead student cheering during sporting events.

In five years, GCU’s Fall Festival has gotten big. How big? Big enough that it can accommodate a seemingly endless line for cotton candy and also the seemingly contradictory presence of a west Phoenix dental practice.

Have you ever been in a bind writing a paper and looked online for inspiration? Many students have, and that’s okay. What is never okay is copying verbatim from a web site or not citing it as a source. Even worse is posting your completed paper to online essay clearinghouses.

Olympic gold-medal wrestler Henry Cejudo has his sights set on another gold — and another goal. Now he’s enrolled at GCU, taking three classes on campus and one online, while starting to train for the 2012 Olympics in London.

Lip Sync 2010 was a hit, filling North Gym with students. Even the old pullout bleachers were packed! All nine acts were hilarious and well-conceived. Throughout the evening, GCU students had a great time laughing at their fellow students. Shirt Time (which performed “All My Life”) won the Judges’ Award and Bhangra (“My Song 4”) won the People’s Choice Award.

UPS will be on campus Thursday, October 28, looking to hire GCU students for off-campus jobs. The company will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Union. Contact Career Services for more information at 602.639.6606 or careerservices@gcu.edu. Follow Career Services online at: Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/GCUcareerservices Twitter – http://twitter.com/CanyonJobs

The Office of Campus Life has selected sophomore Derek Drake as its first Student Leader of the Month for 2010-11. Drake is a double major in Christian studies and music. He is also a life leader in Hegel Hall and a worship leader with the Gathering band.