Mike Kilen

First-gen scholar, SIS alum achieves the dream

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally appeared in the February issue of GCU Magazine. His dad once lived out of his car. His mom cleaned houses. […]

Schools need more than teachers, and GCU aims to help

GCU has long helped area schools fill teacher shortages. But superintendents on the President’s Educational Advisory Council who met last fall with President Brian Mueller […]

COE leaders featured at national conferences

College of Education Dean Dr. Meredith Critchfield says GCU is recognized as a thought leader in addressing teacher retention and recruiting. Its leaders will present […]

How Canyon Ventures helped an app load up through the downs

It was a rough start for a startup business. Ozzi, a travel safety app, launched in March, 2020, right when the pandemic hit. But after […]

Hungarian poetry, music to set tone for forum on freedom

When GCU Communications instructor Dr. Reka Vicsacsan came to the U.S., she had a suitcase and knew no one. She not only has built kinship […]

GCU and celebrities fly their fun flags at Super Bowl event

The stars were on GCU’s campus Saturday for the Celebrity Sweat Flag Football Challenge, and they had glowing reports of what they saw from students […]

Students, Canyon Angels investors make a big splash

Canyon Angels got noticed in the local investment community when a medical technology company that GCU students researched and endorsed to investors recently was acquired […]

Catching the 'bad guys' at Forensic Science Day

It was quite a scene on GCU's campus. There were simulations of blood spatters, crime scenes and evidence aplenty of interest by more than 1,500 […]

Halverson-De La Cruz team wins ASGCU election

Jagaar Halverson and Amaya De La Cruz are first-generation college students who Friday were elected to be leaders of GCU's student body. I think it […]