Mike Kilen

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 […]

Summit builds good character in schools to combat a divisive culture

Photos by Ralph Freso As a summit of hopeful educators convened Friday at Grand Canyon University, they had no idea what the weekend’s national news […]

Student Affairs employees have their own Olympics, and it's an underdog story

It isn’t the Paris Olympics but close. Student Affairs Summer Olympics hurled toward a hot stretch run of the 12-week games with Wednesday’s dodgeball contest. […]

Teacher survives stroke and coma to hold her GCU diploma

It took a lot for Shawna Fry, a mother of two, to return to college, and after four years she was within a couple weeks […]

Student carries the lessons of war deployments to online study

Justin Walsh was twice deployed to Afghanistan with the U.S. Army. When he got back to the U.S., he wanted to help people like the […]

Trades pathway alum tells women: When it's broke, you can fix it

Solei Donahue grew up on an Arizona reservation with a single mom who taught her how to fix toilets and change car tires. But it […]

Campus facilities fine-tuned this summer

The summer of 2024 is one of fine-tuning GCU’s bustling campus, said James Kossler, vice president of Facilities Planning and Operations. While excited construction is […]

GCU conference shows that gardens can yield more than food

They tested water and toured GCU’s campus garden. They learned about compost and getting grants to make their school gardens grow. But what teachers and […]

GCU's workforce center honored for its economic impact

The Center for Workforce Development was honored by the Greater Phoenix Chamber for its trade pathways, winning the IMPACT award as an economic driver for […]