GCU TODAY • 3
Features
21
6
Here They Come
There’s a lot to be said about the
big, bright Class of 2019. Meet some
freshmen eager to make their mark
on GCU and the world.
12
Reality Tech
The new engineering program at GCU
starts this fall, and students will do far
more than learn from books. They’ll see
firsthand how things really work.
16
It’ll Be a Kick
GCU’s soccer program is aiming
high, as demonstrated by the hiring of
renowned coach Schellas Hyndman.
He brings a lot to the conversation.
18
Right Prescription
The Transition to Professional Nursing
Practice program gives students real-
world experiences in hospital settings
before they graduate.
Contents
In Every Issue
4 Lopes Up
22 Online
25 GCU Alumni
30 Parting Shot
ON THE COVER:
GCU rolled out the welcomemat for thousands of new students this fall, including
(clockwise from bottom) Shelby Langston, Stephen Parisi, Denisse Delos Santos, Emily Branch and
Kerry Boykins.
PHOTO BY DARRYL WEBB
GCU Today Magazine is a quarterly
publication of the Office of Communications
and Public Affairs at Grand Canyon University.
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Communications Manager
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RICK VACEK
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COOPER NELSON
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TEO VLADIMIROV
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BOB ROMANTIC
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VOLUME 5, ISSUE 3
Kayla Sands, a senior nursing student at GCU,
cuddles with baby Same in his village near
Kalomo, Zambia. Sands and other future
nurses spent nearly three weeks inMay on a
medical mission in the African bush.
photo courtesy of michelle
lavin
