I
t
’s another fall of record enrollment on the campus of Grand Canyon University:
about 8,500 students, an increase of 2,000 from 2012.
More than 4,200 students moved onto campus during Welcome Week in late
August, many of them part of the largest freshman class in school history (more
than 3,000).
The freshman class boasts a cumulative grade-point average of nearly 3.5, the
highest ever. The class also claims a basketball player who volunteers his time to
help the less fortunate; a nursing student whose academic path ref lects her love
for her cancer-fighting sister; and a clarinet player who can literally blow you away.
Sarah Boeder
, GCU’s executive vice president of operations, said she expects the
quality of the class to enhance the quality of life for all students.
“Because of the nature of the incoming class, with their increased GPA, diversity and
Christian element, they are going to have a profound impact on what the campus is
like and its culture,” Boeder said.
Nicole Kostyk
Justin Owens
Danielle Wiemeyer
AT the HEAD of THEIR CLASS
Here are three to watch in a crop of uber-talented freshmen
– by Cooper Nelson
