Lana Sweeten-Shults

Her story of resilience through 9/11, COVID

Elizabeth Gerena, a child of Puerto Rican immigrants who grew up in public housing in New York, could have had a bleak future if not […]

First gen teacher hopes to make a difference

Laura Carranza never thought college was a possibility. But the daughter of immigrant parents just earned her second degree, a master’s in educational leadership, and […]

Grad balances military training, GCU studies

Micah Slifer just joined the military when he started his academic journey to receiving his master’s degree in leadership. That meant balancing his military trainings […]

Grad shares journey from Australia to GCU

Sandra Hill wanted to make one thing clear: “Not everything is trying to kill you in Australia” before speaking about how she ended up at […]

Hawaiian Air internship took wing for grad

As an intern at Hawaiian Airlines’ new information technology center in Tempe, Austin Driver expected to spend his summer at a computer. But the recent […]

What's in a name? God knows, says Griffin

Dr. Tim Griffin, Vice President of Student Affairs, Dean of Students and University Pastor, spoke at Chapel about his nicknames over the years, from “Griff” […]

Bringing comfort to children in Hurricane Ian

As a Hurricane Katrina survivor, GCU graduate student Mimi Hymel knows how it feels to escape a natural disaster. She is using that experience to […]

GCU CityServe looks to build on early success

It’s been a whirlwind year for GCU CityServe, the University’s most ambitious initiative yet in serving the community. In that first year, the outreach ministry […]

GCU panelists: AR, VR changing our reality

Virtual and augmented reality is found in everything from high-tech MMA octagon-style simulators used to train law enforcement officers to 3D renderings on construction sites […]