New Defenders Club Brings Noted Christian Apologist to Campus
Dr. Nabeel Qureshi, a former Muslim, converted to Christianity eight years ago and now represents Ravi Zacharias International Ministries.
READ MORENotes From San Diego Edition of GCU Run to Fight Children’s Cancer
The event at NTC Park at Liberty Station drew runners, walkers, stroller riders and volunteers — many with personal stories to tell.
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Switchfoot to showcase film, songs from ‘Fading West’ at Arena
Students and fans will get a taste of the “Fading West” film and album at GCU Arena on Sunday night during an intimate evening with Switchfoot.
READ MORESlideshow: San Diego Edition of Run to Fight Children’s Cancer
Photo highlights from the first San Diego running of the GCU Run to Fight Children’s Cancer.
READ MORERunners, Walkers Go for the Gold in GCU’s San Diego Event
By Janie Magruder GCU News Bureau Photos by Paul F. Gero SAN DIEGO — Maya Thompson was dealt an unexpected and very much unwanted hand in 2010, when doctors found two cancerous tumors in her young son Ronan. Despite surgery and aggressive chemotherapy treatments of his Stage 4 neuroblastoma, the Phoenix boy died on May 9, 2011, just three days shy of his fourth birthday. His devastated mother’s mission is this: to ensure that the gold ribbon — the symbol for childhood cancer, which kills more children in the United States than any other disease — is as well-known in the world as is its pink counterpart, for breast cancer. “The gold ribbon represents our kids, our families,” Thompson said. “I don’t understand why athletes don’t wear gold ribbons.” Gold ribbons were omnipresent — threaded through tennis shoes, tying back ponytails and doubling as bracelets — on Saturday morning during Grand Canyon University’s inaugural San Diego edition of the Run to Fight Children’s Cancer. The energy-charged 5K event, followed by a spirited one-mile family run and an emotional survivors’ walk, in which gold capes draped the shoulders of people of all ages who have beaten cancer, drew nearly 800 participants […]
READ MOREFall Commencement’s Sunny Skies Matched Only by Graduates’ Outlook
GCU Arena was packed for the first-ever fall ceremony for nontraditional students, many of whom came for the weekend from great distances to celebrate their accomplishment.
READ MOREMasterworks Concert Has Something for Everyone, Including Bluegrass
The performance, which included the Canyon Chorale, the Canyon Singers and the New Life Singers, kicked off a busy stretch for the Music Department as the holiday season approaches.
READ MOREGCU Student Worker of the Month: Cheryl Yap
Accounting major, a junior with a 4.0 GPA, has demonstrated a short learning curve in only four months as a data support assistant.
READ MORESlideshow: Fall Festival Brings Canyon Corridor to GCU
A selection of photographs from the annual pre-Halloween event, hosted by GCU in the center of campus.
READ MORERenowned Educators to Conduct Teacher Training for GCU Arena Audience
Dr. Harry Wong, considered the “guru of getting new teachers off on the right foot,” is a sought-after speaker and the author of the book “The First Days of School.”
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