Mike Kilen

Welcome Week is jammed with jamming and, well, just joy

Photos by Ralph Freso Welcome Week at Grand Canyon University has always been special and full of music, dancing and cheering. For years, it also […]

A professor's encouraging words made all the difference

Jesse Prather begins his Grand Canyon University online classes by addressing students’ common fear: I’m not sure I have what it takes to get a […]

LOPES Academy alums: 'I love my job'

Photos by Ralph Freso Charlie Paparone said it’s his first real job. “I love my job. I like doing all the tasks. I like the […]

McGuire went the distance with data for 31 years before retirement

Dr. Brian McGuire has worked with Grand Canyon University and Grand Canyon Education for 31 years. Who better to ask where he ranks in full-time […]

GCU's character ed experts produce book that is 'life-changing tool' for teachers

Photos by Ralph Freso The pupils in Kristen Palamaruk’s earth science and AP and honors biology classes can count on an assignment to start the […]

EPIC research doesn't take a summer break

One student researcher’s summer job is at In-and-Out Burger. She got home late at night, and by 8 a.m. was inputting research data. “I just […]

The story behind a donation to GCU that is more than its parts

It doesn’t look like much, a big engine sitting just outside Nathan Cooper’s office in Building 66 on Grand Canyon University’s 27th Avenue campus. But […]

Faculty friends lead fast-growing group on how to spread friendliness

Perhaps it’s no surprise that the co-hosts of an online character workshop have become best friends – they talk about ways to be nice, after […]

Summer projects big and small to improve GCU's campus

Photos by Ralph Freso Numerous projects are underway this summer on the continually expanding 300-acre Grand Canyon University campus. Leading the list are two big […]