Archive for February, 2018

Magda Herzberger shared her incredible story of survival and faith in the face of the Holocaust. With her humor and with grace, Herzberger brought laughter, tears hope and encouragement to a jam-packed library filled with students and staff on Tuesday.

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars at GCU participated in Integrity Week this month. NSCS’ integrity initiative was inspired by a national ethics project created by the Association of College Honor Societies. Members are challenged to demonstrate their true commitment to integrity on college campuses through taking a pledge. At GCU, even President Brian Mueller took the pledge. 

Anxiety afflicts 44 million Americans. In this week’s Fitness Facts, Connie Colbert tells what the warning signs are.

In this week’s Mental Health Vitamin, Dr. Deb Wade stresses the importance of being healthy both physically and mentally. Here’s how to achieve the latter.

GCU Today A weekend of GCU outreach events kicked off at the Cartwright Elementary School District’s community garden, where dozens of volunteers gathered with students for a service day of building, learning, tending and planning for the future.

GCU News Bureau How many volunteers does it take to sow seeds of purpose? We quickly lost count last weekend but rest assured, no stone was left unturned nor garden untended after GCU made appearances at four outreach events. It started at the Cartwright Community Garden and wrapped up with GCU Men’s Soccer, Cheer and the big guy himself, Thunder, making their annual appearance at the Arizonans for Children Foster Festival at Enchanted Island Amusement Park, where kicking goals is more than just fun, it’s a peek at opportunities for higher education. When being interviewed for a mentor through AFC, and asked where they are going to college, more than 90 percent of foster children answered GCU. Future Lopes, indeed.

GCU Best Buddies is making an effort to continue to spread love in the community. After kicking off the New Year with their buddies at ACCEL (Arizona Centers for Comprehensive Education and Life Skills) in Phoenix, Best Buddies and ACCEL also celebrated Valentine’s Day with a party. This is GCU’s second year partnering with ACCEL and the friendship continues to grow stronger. 

Chad Moore of Sun Valley Community Church told Chapel on Monday at Grand Canyon University that hearing God’s voice starts with reading the Bible. We can trick ourselves into thinking that we’re listening to God, he said, when we’re actually being misled by others — or are misleading ourselves.

When alumni gather Friday and Saturday for homecoming, there will be more of them than ever. Like the Grand Canyon University campus, the numbers for the biggest event of the year — in terms of attendees and activities — keep expanding.

Photos by Travis Neely GCU News Bureau The Grand Canyon University men’s basketball team edged Utah Valley 60-59 Saturday night at GCU Arena.