Archive for January, 2013

In this week’s Antelope Intros, we feature a former spy-book cover girl who slid down a volcano while backpacking through Central America, a counselor who is passionate about hockey, and a mom who wasn’t supposed to survive past the age of 4 years old.

Nearly 1,000 educators from Arizona and California descended on GCU Arena for an opportunity to learn a little themselves from Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs’ seminar about integrating common core standards into their curriculum.

A three-foot ornamental fence will surround the new synthetic turf at Mariposa Lawn, which will be ready for intramural soccer use next month.

In this week’s Antelope Intros, we feature a librarian with a huge Amazon bill (go figure), a former gymnast with an extensive knowledge of Harry Potter trivia, and a counselor who digs electronics and likes to invent things.

Acupuncture, which has been around for more than 2,500 years, is now available at the GCU Health Center. Patricia Johnson, a graduate and former teacher at the University, is bringing her private practice to campus on Wednesday afternoons for appointments.

With a Feb. 1 deadline looming for the Canyon Challenge, representatives from Scottsdale-based Tallwave visited campus to share tips with those planning to enter the competition.

Scalpers have no chance of prying two tickets to the Inaugural Ball from the hands of GCU Professor Shica Little, who will be attending the event Monday night in Washington, D.C.

Planning for GCU’s third Run to Fight Children’s Cancer is already paying off. Nearly 1,300 runners and walkers already have registered to run, and the race has a new 9-year-old honorary race starter.

Think it’s been a little chilly walking around campus these past few days? Try going outside at 6 a.m. – wearing a Speedo! That’s what the GCU men’s and women’s swim teams endured Tuesday morning during a workout at the Brophy Sports Complex pool.

This week’s Antelope Intros features a former employee at a chimpanzee/Siberian lynx cat sanctuary, a father who draws inspiration from his daughter’s ability to deal with her medical challenges, and a counselor who loves Goodwill hunting, “Star Wars” and whose dad was Jimmy Buffett’s first drummer.