2012-13
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OUR TOP 10
STORIES
From academics to athletics to the arts
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We’re going
Division I
On Nov. 27, it became official:
GCU has been invited to
join the Western Athletic
Conference and NCAA Division
I. The move involves a four-year
probationary period, during
which Antelope teams won’t
be eligible for postseason play.
The WAC will have nine member
institutions in 2013-14.
2
New coach:
‘Thunder Dan’
On March 18, former Phoenix
Suns star Dan Majerle was
named as the new head coach
for men’s basketball. Majerle,
47, played 14 seasons in the
NBA and was introduced at a
GCU Arena rally. “’Lopes up,
baby!” he said, demonstrating
that he had done his homework
on the favorite hand signal
on campus.
3
Expansion
plans
The University announced in
early 2013 that it is interested
in building a satellite location
in metro Phoenix, probably in
an East Valley city. Other cities
in the Southwest – including
Las
Vegas,
Albuquerque
and Tucson – also have
demonstrated serious interest
in bringing GCU closer to them.
4
Run to Fight
Children’s Cancer
The third running of GCU’s most
high-profile community event,
on March 9, brought a record
number of runners and walkers
to campus for 5K and 10K races,
raising more than $100,000 for
Children’s Cancer Network and
Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
The race’s founder, Bill Jenkins,
and its director, Jose Moreno,
make it happen.
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College of Arts
and Sciences
building opens
The building, home to GCU’s
Arts and Sciences and Theology
colleges, opened in the fall of
2012 and is now the signature
academic building on campus.
A DNA lab on the fourth floor
serves the University’s growing
forensic science program. The
campus Prayer Chapel also
is part of the building, on the
ground level.
