Mike Kilen

RISE 360 Scholarship a lesson in giving back

To put more teachers in the classroom, here’s an idea: Identify K-12 students as early as junior high age who might want to become teachers, […]

Wanna pickle with that? GCU students say 'yes' to this intramural sport

Photos by Ralph Freso Joe Zeman is a strapping young man with spring – cat quick with the pickleball paddle – pop, pop, pop. “I […]

Lip Sync delivers with wicked dancing

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Porter Sonntag said his mechanical engineering degree might take a bit longer than planned. But that’s OK, he said, […]

Professors sent students encouraging words, inspiring poetry – and determination

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published in the November issue of GCU Magazine, available in the purple bins on campus or digitally. Michelle Ray’s […]

State board: COE is 'ahead of the curve'

Sean Ross said that “if you heal a kid, you heal a school. If you heal a school, you heal a community.” To do all […]

A week for first generation students to remind themselves they made it

Photos by Ralph Freso She came to Grand Canyon University with her parents’ hopes and her own empty pockets. “My dad immigrated here at age […]

LOPES Academy participant is more than mainstream, he's a standout Havoc

Last year, Evan McKee was helping lead the student section at a basketball game, similar to his role as Havocs president at Midnight Madness earlier […]

Day on writing shows value of words ... in so many words

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow “One time in another universe …” Thus began the progressive collaboration, where one writer’s sentence built off the last […]

A family triple play: dad to mom to daughter in commencement call

Photos by Ralph Freso / Wednesday morning slideshow / Livestream During a Sunday family Zoom session, Bern and Margo Roberts of Mesa, Arizona, asked daughter […]