Archive for January, 2011

GCU women’s basketball All-America candidate Samantha Murphy was featured on 12 News over the weekend. Murphy is also featured as the cover story for the upcoming FYP.

‘Lopes basketball racked up two victories yesterday with the Lady ‘Lopes defeated Chaminade with the largest winning percentage in school history (69 points) and the men defeated Chaminade to earn second place in the Pacific West Conference. None of this could prepare you for the halftime festivies – the GCU Dancing Deans.

Grand Canyon University broke ground on another new dorm Wednesday, January 26 in a ceremony on campus. ASGCU President Anthony Mann and Vice-President Elise Hull presented a time capsule with items for the ‘Lopes of the future.

The Center for Learning and Advancement offers a series of webinars to prime students for success in university academics. View the full list of webinars at Student Success Webinars. Contact the CLA for tutoring services or ideas about ways to increase your academic success. Visit its web site at http://my.gcu.edu/centerforlearning or email centerforlearning@gcu.edu.

Join the ‘Lopes Saturday, January 29 as the CBS College Sports Network broadcasts GCU Men’s Basketball vs. BYU-Hawaii. Festivities begin at 11 a.m. with a pregame party on the lawn with free Chipotle. Men’s basketball tips off at noon followed by Women’s basketball versus BYU-Hawaii at 3:25 p.m. In lieu of an admission fee, GCU is accepting donations for the American Cancer Society.

Psalm 100 speaks of making a joyful noise to the Lord, and four GCU choirs took the passage to heart at Ethington Theatre on Tuesday evening. “Gospel and Song!” brought together New Life, the Canyon Singers, the Canyon Chorale and the CBM Ministry Gospel Choir for an hour of uplifting music, much of it a cappella and all of it rhythmic and passionate.

The College of Education classroom building, already a huge hit with students, staff and visitors, became even more spectacular this week with the installation of the Times Square-style video screen on the second level of its eastern exterior. Components for the screen arrived Wednesday from China. The project is the work of Darren Bak of Atlanta-based Innovation Sports Marketing, and Bak was on hand to oversee the installation by local company Christy Signs and its crew of eight.

The Associated Students of Grand Canyon University (ASGCU) hosted a photo scavenger hunt. No photo scavenger hunt is complete without poorly lit, out of focus photos…and hey, isn’t that Beiber?

GC+You is a weekly blog contributed by GCU Campus Pastor Tim Griffin and Student Development Director John-Paul Reiger.

The Phoenix Suns are extending their college night ticket deal to all home games through the rest of the season. The Suns College Night can guarantee you a ticket to the game for $15 or less. You must purchase your ticket on game day after 10 a.m. at US Airways Center Box Office only. Students must also present their student ID to secure discount.