Archive for June, 2013

Grand Canyon University film students Andrew Stokich, Cody Carlson and Andrew Peterson, in their first foray into 3D, earn a second-place award at the Campus MovieFest in Hollywood, Calif.

In this week’s Antelope Intros, we bring you an avid “Star Trek” fan who was an MP in the Army for 20 years, a music and theatre buff who is part of the alternative Arizona Vocal Project and will be performing at Carnegie Hall, and an enrollment counselor who spent four years as a Navy diver.

In this week’s Antelope Intros, we feature an enrollment counselor who makes short comedic films, a university development representative who owns Winkerdoodle’s Sweet Shoppe and once portrayed Scooby Doo in a traveling dance show, and a former NBA and ESPN employee who doesn’t believe in conspiracy theories.

The University’s personal touch and high degree of efficiency receive praise from those attending this week’s residency at the Pointe Hilton at Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix.

Grand Canyon University is in the midst of another busy summer of construction. These aerial photos depict (in order) an overview shot of the entire campus, two photos of the four-story Student Union addition, three shots of the new Chaparral and Saguaro residence halls, the addition to the Mariposa Lawn and the 27th Avenue Office Center.

Alhambra High, only blocks west of the University campus, has taken steps recently to improve the academic achievement of its students and encourage them to seek a college education.

Spring mission trips to Fiji, Thailand, Malawi and Egypt highlighted Grand Canyon University’s ongoing commitment to spreading the Word of God internationally.

Renovation of the 27th Avenue Office Center is near completion, with move-in to begin in mid-July. Check out these construction photos taken at the 130,000-square-foot building.

In this week’s Antelope Intros, we bring you an expert marksman who can hit a nickel from 100 yards away, an extreme couponer who can also do back-handsprings at age 31, and a church youth leader who is a die-hard Yankees fan.

With three strong starting pitchers and a fundamental philosophy that players have accepted, Coach Andy Stankiewicz says the Antelopes are set up well for moving up from Division II.