Mike Kilen

In time of division, GCU students unite

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow They lifted poled flags, thrust in the air to the beat of the band’s drumline. They draped them over […]

Weekend ministry? 'You don't have to quit your day job'

Photos by Ralph Freso Grand Canyon University has addressed teacher and nursing shortages in the U.S. over the years with specific initiatives, such as scholarships […]

A peer mentor's convergence to LOPES Academy companions

Junior Jack Edlin didn’t know what to expect more than two years ago when he became a peer mentor to participants of the LOPES Academy […]

Havocs leaders ready for Madness to ensue

New Havoc leaders, president Wilson Neitzel and vice president Evan McKee, are fired up for launching the basketball seasons tonight at Midnight Madness. They have […]

From trailer park to budding astronaut, former student aims for the stars

Celene Meraz-Benavente dreamed of the stars outside her rural Colorado trailer but didn’t even know if she could afford college. But after earning scholarships to […]

She traded work boots for law books

Abby Nevers clearly heard her dad’s advice when she was a little girl. It’s either work boots, Army boots or schoolbooks. The GCU alumna chose […]

Internship led GCU student to be the light for others

Junior Abigail Barstad had faced her own struggles through high school, but when she got to GCU she learned that behavioral health was a career […]

How Jack the Ripper launched history, behavioral health fusion

It was outside the norm, walking the streets of London to find the murder sites of Jack the Ripper, but GCU instructors from behavioral health […]

Canyon Rising scholars are a face of hope for their families

Kharlo Ramirez Aleman’s parents sat in the front row of Global Credit Union Arena Thursday night, and his grandmother who travelled from Mexico was wheeled […]