Mike Kilen

Welcome Week features a fast and furiously fun schedule

Photos by Ralph Freso Welcome Week at Grand Canyon University has evolved into a mix of fluid efficiency and fun events. This year’s Aug. 26-31 […]

Welcome to the club, all 110 of them

It’s a Welcome Week of connection. It’s why student clubs are heavily featured this week, including four events and the big Club and Community Fair […]

Prevailing to teach: 'I am a strong woman'

Elizabeth Kuehne was born deaf. But after encouragement from her late adoptive mother and from a GCU university counselor, this summer she began work online […]

A paraprofessional finds understanding among differences

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second of three stories on paraprofessional students. Click here for the first in the series. Lyretha Abu-Shanab never gave it a […]

The world was not handed to them, but at GCU they raised a hand to teach

They often didn't have it easy in life, yet classroom paraprofessionals help the most vulnerable of K12 students. And GCU is helping those paraprofessionals, including […]

Sisters in scholarship and in life

Brianna Castro played a big role in raising her sister, Berlinda. She also gave her big shoes to fill, winning a Students Inspiring Students scholarship […]

Seitz set on attracting women to GCU's trades pathways

Photos by Ralph Freso At the end of each semester, Shelly Seitz welcomes working men and women who ditch the hardhats to dress up for […]

A real dean's list: 3 degrees, 3 babies, 10 years

Milan (Johnson) Blackwell graduated from high school at age 16, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Grand Canyon University in six years, and on Feb. […]

The hopeful life of a Dreamer awakens at GCU

Her mom always reminds her that they are living their dreams now. Twenty years ago, Danna Hernandez Cardenas came to the U.S. as an infant […]