GCU student’s combat heroism earns high honor
Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Waters, now a GCU student, refused to leave the battlefield when his convoy truck was blown up in Afghanistan. Even though he initially was knocked unconscious by the blast and faced enemy fire, he still assisted the wounded when he came to, ignoring his own injuries. All survived the 2008 incident, and for his bravery Waters was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in a ceremony in Michigan. He still remembers their screams: “Doc! Doc! Help us!”
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In this week’s Fitness Facts, guest writer Lily Limon shares how to beat the heat. With temperatures soaring over 100 degrees daily, it’s important to know how to prevent heat-related illness.
READ MOREDr. Deb’s Mental Health Vitamin: Families on the Fourth
In this week’s Mental Health Vitamin, Dr. Deb Wade looks forward to the Fourth of July and all of its family celebrations … and, sometimes, family frustrations. Don’t feel as if you have to join in, she writes. Do whatever moves you and be loving to yourself.
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Hospitality students served well by new manager role
Hospitality students at GCU are consistently placed in positions where they learn by doing, and some of them learn by leading. Now they have a new leader, Karen Madlock, who has the most important take-charge position of all — she’s the first student general manager for the GCU Hotel and Canyon 49 Grill. “We’ve put our students in key positions where they’re making key decisions, and they get to see how they play out,” General Manager Brett Cortright said.
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‘Living as Lopes’ provides inside look at campus
Students are the top priority at GCU, of course, but that ideal is shown in many ways. One of them is web shows featuring students talking about their time at the University, and the latest one is “Living as Lopes,” which aims to give current and prospective students insights into the many activities on campus. “I feel like it’s a really cool opportunity because it shows our genuine lives, but it also shows that we’re all so different and unique and we all love such different things that it just shows from different perspectives what you can do, what the options are,” said Hailey-James Hines, one of several “Living as Lopes” cast members.
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