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2024 Winter Commencement-afternoon

Photos by Ralph Freso Grand Canyon University's Winter Commencement celebrated graduates on Friday afternoon at Global Credit Union Arena.

Dreamer: From sleeping on shop floor to walking commencement stage

Photos by Ralph Freso Karen Velazquez Munoz’s parents were at her side on campus. Dad looked a bit uncomfortable wearing a tie as an auto […]

Pathway celebration: 'I know this will change their lives'

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Mickey Nuñez has seen the Night of Celebration unfold nearly a half dozen times as a program manager in […]

CHSS senior students showcase their passions

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences showed off the diversity of their senior students’ capstone projects Wednesday at the CHSS Showcase, for the first […]

Alumni-owned small businesses bring treats to the GCU neighborhood

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally appeared in the November issue of GCU Magazine Photos by Ralph Freso Hunter Breshears rolls baseball-sized dough on any given […]

Student volunteers form surprising bond with senior citizens

Grand Canyon University junior Raphaela Bravo never thought she would find herself sitting between two senior citizen women, her hands submerged in a tub of […]

EPIC Lab open for research and is testing positive

Monday was the open house for EPIC Lab in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences building, but what was already on Room 201’s walls […]

Instructor finds a funny rhythm, and her broadcast students are on the beat

Photos by Ralph Freso Michelle Fortin’s friends say she’s the one to call when you need something to happen. The best example was when Fortin […]

Speaker urges, in stressful times, to touch the real world but learn to detach

Photos by Ralph Freso Dr. Matthew Nolen remembered reading John Eldredge’s best-seller “Wild at Heart” as a college student. “It’s that first time in college […]