GCU Today April Digital Issue 2018

14 • GCU MAGAZ I NE A night at the museum Friends, family and celebrities celebrate the opening of the Jerry Colangelo Museum, a tribute to the man who put Phoenix on the sports map and has been a major contributor at GCU. Where there’s a need, there’s GCU GCU’s pilot program assists the struggling Murphy Elementary School District in southwest Phoenix: Aspiring teachers help at Garcia Elementary, about 300 GCU students turn out at Serve the City to provide the Garcia campus with a new coat of paint and other improvements, and learning advocates (LEADs) from the Learning Lounge work with district students after school. Range of options in cybersecurity As part of GCU’s commitment to innovate cybersecurity education and meet the growing need for experts in the field, the Arizona Cyber Warfare Range- Metro Phoenix opens at 27th Avenue and Camelback Road. The University also continues to expand its bachelor’s and master’s cybersecurity degree offerings. GCU Year in Review 2017-2018 Move back to non- profit highlights a year filled with giving and growth … and romance 3 4 2 Non-profit application OK’d GCU takes a major step toward reverting to a non-profit university when its application is approved by the Higher Learning Commission. As part of the transition, expected to be completed by the end of June, Grand Canyon Education will sell certain academic-related assets to a non-profit entity that will carry the Grand Canyon University name. Following the sale, GCE will operate as a third-party provider of educational and related services to GCU and potentially, in the future, to other universities. 1 GCU’s campus was ranked eighth in the country for 2017. photo by slaven gujic