Archive for March, 2011

After all, the theater students are taking the saying “all the world’s a stage” in a very literal sense. The upcoming play will take the actors out of Ethington Theater and into GCU’s pool. Maish plays five parts in the play The Frogs, including the chorus.

The Office of Campus Life has announced several changes in student housing and campus amenities that will take place for the summer and fall of 2011.

GCU’s new mobile app lets you keep campus at your fingertips, bringing you up-to-date news from Herd on Campus as well as events information, athletics schedules and scores in one place.

When the school’s newly reconstituted College of Fine Arts and Production announced its theatre series months ago, more than a few people — including Adam Benavides — thought it had gone off the deep end. “The Frogs,” an adaptation of an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, was listed as the last of five productions for the 2010-11 school year. And now Benavides, a GCU freshman from Queen Creek, is playing the lead role of Dionysus, the Greek god of drama, who travels to Hades to bring the playwright George Bernard Shaw back from the dead in an effort to improve the quality of theatre.

The Phoenix Regional Sports Commission is looking for volunteers to assist with all the events surrounding the presentation of the 2011 Midsummer Classic. If you would like to apply to be an MLB All-Star Summer Volunteer or a Major League Baseball All-Star FanFest Volunteer, please go to allstargame.com under Fan Fest – volunteer information to register and obtain more information.

Only two weeks removed from the end of the season, the head coach of the Antelope women’s basketball team has plunged headlong into fundraising for a mission trip to Malawi that’s less than six weeks away. Ten players and the team’s three coaches are committed to going, at a cost of $2,100 per person.

GCU staff and students can donate their photography work to benefit 2011 Global Outreach Missions. All photos must be an 8×10 print mounted to a 9×12 black matte. The deadline to submit your print is Thursday, April 7.

“Pray for Japan,” GCU’s campaign to support the earthquake relief efforts of Food for the Hungry, will kick off on Monday. T-shirts ($10) and wristbands ($5) will be on sale. Here’s the schedule and details.

Grand Canyon University adjunct faculty member Dion Benes carries his office with him in a 2 x 2 cardboard Kinko’s Box. When he began teaching at GCU about six years ago, adjunct faculty did not have office space. That did not bother Benes a bit. After 26 years in the Marine Corp., he knew exactly what to do.

Grand Canyon University hosts The Reunion Saturday, March 26 at 6 p.m. on the Student Union Lawn. This event is described as a gathering of young adults, “to celebrate the spirit of unity that God has put in the hearts of the people of Phoenix. The night will include worship, prayer, and various shared visions of students and adults. We hope that through this night bridges would be built and walls would be broken down between the different members of the Family of God.” This event is also a food drive that will benefit Community Hope Outreaches. They will be accepting donations of non-perishable food. The Reunion– night of worship and prayer for young adults Saturday March 26 GCU, Student Union Lawn 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Students and Adults sharing: Sarah Edwards- Pure Heart Christian Fellowship Austin Livermore- Hope @ ASU Angie May- FCA Philip Sanchez- Christian Challenge @ Estrella CC Jason Bachman- Lighthouse Church Josiah Rasmussen- Young Life @ ASU West/GCC Worship: JP Tanner- GCU employee Jeanette Montenegro- GCU student Jordan Coleman- Radiant Church Tim Owens- Pure Heart Christian Fellowship The Element Worship Band- Highlands Church For more info please contact: Greg Nerger at (602) 760-6404 Ashley Claunch at […]