Lana Sweeten-Shults

Maryvale HEROs inspired to embrace opportunity

About 3,000 eighth- and ninth-graders from 10 Maryvale schools connected with their community Thursday at GCU Arena during the HERO U Convention -- the kickoff […]

Pre-med students sharpen skills in mini-interviews

Multiple mini-interviews, aka MMIs, are like speed dating for the interview world. GCU pre-med students jumped into the University's first mock multiple mini-interview session to […]

Students share struggles, inspire others at banquet

Adriana Quintanares moved to the United States when she was 4 years old, not speaking a word of English. She remembers her immigrant parents buying […]

GCU event helps teachers support students in crisis

Being a teacher these days encompasses so much more than leading a classroom lesson. They also are on the front line as community leaders who […]

Engineering, tech students showcase their ingenuity

It was innovation on parade at the Engineering Building on Thursday, where dozens of computer science, computer programming and mechanical, electrical and biomedical students on […]

Game on for robotics at GCU for FIRST competition

Hundreds of high school students on more than 40 teams descended Friday and Saturday on GCU Arena to compete in the Arizona West Regional FIRST […]

Student literary prowess blossoms in StartleBloom

English/professional writing major Jordan Radcliffe said StartleBloom is important because it assures that "student creativity has a voice and an outlet." About 40 student-created literary […]

Students in driver's seat in race car build

Since January, GCU students have been busy in the engineering labs building a scaled-down version of a Formula 1 vehicle, though even before cutting one […]

Youngsters love messing around at STEM Bonanza

It was a science Saturday for fourth- through eighth-graders, who spent their Saturday morning making oobleck -- an odd substance that acts like a liquid […]